Weekly Banking Bulletin

July 10, 2026

SECTION I

This section records the receipt of applications and notices to the Banking Division of the Department of Financial Services.   Applications and notices received by Foreign and Wholesale Banks, Community and Regional Banks and Licensed Financial Services are listed in order of date of receipt; applications and notices received by Mortgage Banking are listed at the end of Section I by type of application or notice.  THE WEEKLY BULLETIN CONSTITUTES THE ONLY WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF THESE SUBMISSIONS THAT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT.  Any comment on, or objection to, any item contained in this Weekly Bulletin should be presented to the Department within 10 calendar days of the date of this bulletin, unless a different time period is specified in the item.  More specifically, such comments or objections, including any that concern CRA-related applications, should be either 
(a) delivered by mail or in person to Office of the General Counsel, New York State Department of Financial Services, One State Street, New York, New York 10004-1417 before the stated deadline or (b) transmitted by 
email to [email protected].

SECTION II

This section records actions taken by the Superintendent of Financial Services, and other information concerning the activities of the Banking Division of the Department of Financial Services.  Actions relating to institutions supervised by Foreign and Wholesale Banks, Community and Regional Banks and Licensed Financial Services are listed in order of date of action; actions relating to institutions supervised by Mortgage Banking are listed at the end of Section II by type of action taken.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Each item in the Weekly Bulletin is identified by a two-letter code indicating the type of institution and a three-letter code indicating the unit of the Department which has supervisory responsibility for the institution.  The following is a list of the codes and their meanings:

Institution Codes

SECTION I

July 6, 2026 (SB-CRB)
RHINEBECK BANK
6414 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, NY 12572

Application dated July 6, 2026, for permission to open and occupy a branch office at 800 Westchester Avenue, Suite 400, Rye Brook, Westchester County, New York 10573, received.

July 7, 2026 (TM-LFS)

THUNES FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
2 Embarcadero Center, 29th Floor – Suite 29-106, San Francisco, California 94111

Notification received for the change of location from 2 Embarcadero Center, 29th Floor – Suite 29-106, San Francisco, California 94111 to 2 Embarcadero Center, 29th Floor – Suite 29-105, San Francisco, California 94111.

The publication of receipt of this notification does not indicate that the notification is deemed complete.  A notification is deemed complete and filed when all required and requested information has been provided to the Department by the licensee.

Application to establish a Mortgage Broker's Branch received for examination:

July 7, 2026 (BR-MBD)
Full Service Branch
Americana Mortgage Group, Inc.
7 West Main Street, 2nd Floor, Beacon, NY 12508

Article 12-E Applications Received.  Individuals listed may not engage in mortgage loan origination activities prior to the approval of their application for licensing.  They must also complete all required education, testing and bonding requirements by the dates set forth in Part 420 of the Superintendent’s Regulations which may be found on the Department’s website.

SECTION II

June 18, 2026 (TM-LFS)
THE PAY-O-MATIC CORP.    
166-30 Jamaica Avenue, 2nd Floor, Jamaica, NY 11432

Application for change of location from 160 Oak Drive, Syosset, New York, 11791 to 166-30 Jamaica Avenue, 2nd Floor, Jamaica, NY 11432 was approved effective June 18, 2026.  

July 2, 2026 (TM-LFS)
BETRLINK, LLC   
250 Broadway, 28th Floor, New York, New York 10007

Application to engage in the business of a transmitter of money, pursuant to Article XIII-B of the Banking Law, was approved effective July 2, 2026.

July 2, 2026 (TM-LFS)
MONEYTUN LLC dba FIRMPAY dba FIRMPAY.COM dba MONEYTUN

3651 Lindell Road, Suite D225, Las Vegas, Nevada 89103

Application to engage in the business of a transmitter of money, pursuant to Article XIII-B of the Banking Law, was approved effective July 2, 2026.

July 3, 2026 (BP-LFS)
NAVICORE SOLUTIONS, INC. U/A/N NOVADEBT U/A/N NAVICORE SOLUTIONS  
200 U.S. Highway 9, Manalapan, NJ 07726

The licensee’s name change was approved as follows, effective July 3, 2026: 

From: Garden State Consumer Credit Counseling, Inc. U/A/N Novadebt U/A/N Navicore Solutions 
To:   Navicore Solutions, Inc. U/A/N Novadebt U/A/N Navicore Solutions

July 3, 2026 (PF-LFS)
PREMIUM FUNDNG ASSOCIATES, INC.
200 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10281

The licenses to engage in business as a premium finance agency at the following locations have been surrendered, effective June 26, 2026:

255 East Avenue, Suite 301, Rochester, New York, 14602
344 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, New York, 14202

200 Broadhollow Road, Suite 406, Melville, New York, 11747 

July 8, 2026 (CC-LFS)
CHALLENGER CHECK CASHING CORP. 
407 Utica Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11213

Application for a change of control whereby CFSC 2, LLC will acquire all assets owned by Challenger Check Cashing Corp., located at 407 Utica Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213 and 1772-B Ralph Ave, Brooklyn NY 11236., was approved on April 30, 2026.

July 8, 2026 (CC-LFS)
CHALLENGER II CHECK CASHING CORP. 
253-14 Rockaway Boulevard, Rosedale, New York, 11422

Application for a change of control whereby CFSC 2, LLC will acquire all assets owned by Challenger II Check Cashing Corp., located at 253-14 Rockaway Boulevard, Rosedale, New York 11422 and 135-08 Jamaica Avenue, Richmond Hill, New York 11418, was approved on April 30, 2026

July 8, 2026 (SF-LFS)
CARS & CREDIT, LLC
5865 County Road 32, Norwich, New York 13815

Application for a change of control whereby PR Equipment, LLC will acquire 100% ownership interest in Cars & Credit, LLC was approved on July 2, 2026.

July 9, 2026 (SB-CRB)
FIRST CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK
70 Glen Street, Glen Cove, NY 11542

Authorization issued to open and occupy a branch office at 16241 Biscayne Boulevard, North Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida 33160, on or after July 10, 2026.

Certificate to engage in business as a Mortgage Broker surrendered:

July 8, 2026 (BR-MBD)
Hometown Mortgage Corp.
4200 State Highway 30, Amsterdam, NY 12010
Effective Date: May 5, 2026

Certificate to engage in business as a Mortgage Loan Servicer surrendered:

July 8, 2026 (MS-MBD)
MAM Reverse, LLC In Lieu of True Name of Mortgage Assets Management, LLC
14405 Walters Road, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77014
Effective Date: March 31, 2026

Certificate to engage in business as a Mortgage Broker Branch surrendered:

July 8, 2026 (BR-MBD)
Hypotec Inc.
1170 State Route 17M, Suite #101, Chester, NY 10918-1481
Effective Date: June 22, 2026

Mortgage Banker License Address Changes:

July 8, 2026 (MB-MBD)
GR Affinity, LLC In Lieu of True Name Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC
From: 1800 W Larchmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
To: 1800 W Larchmont Ave, Suite 400, Chicago, IL 60613

Mortgage Broker Certificate Address Changes:

July 8, 2026 (BR-MBD)
The Mint Capital Inc
From: 24 Gilbert Street Extension, Monroe, NY 10950
To: 1149 Route 17M, Suite 223, Chester, NY 10918