Weekly Banking Bulletin

August 21, 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

CodeMeaningCodeMeaningCodeMeaning
BKBankBPBudget PlannerCCCheck Casher
CUCredit UnionFAForeign AgencyFBForeign Branch
FRForeign Representative OfficeHCHolding CompanyICInvestment Company
LLLicensed LenderLPLimited Purpose Trust CompanyMKMerchant Bank
MIMiscellaneousMBMortgage BankerBRMortgage Broker
MSMortgage ServicerPFPremium Finance AgencyPBPrivate Banker
SBSavings BankSDSafe Deposit CompanySFSales Finance Agency
SLSavings and Loan AssociationSLStudent LoansTMTransmitter of Money
TRTrust CompanyVCVirtual Currency  

Regulatory Unit Codes

CodeUnitCodeUnit
CMCapital MarketsCRBCommunity and Regional Banks
CEUConsumer Examination UnitFWBForeign and Wholesale Banks
LFSLicensed Financial ServicesMBDMortgage Banking
RIDResearch and Innovation Division  

SECTION I

August 13, 2026 (TM-LFS)
ZERO HASH LLC
327 N Aberdeen St, Chicago, IL 60607

Notification is received for the change of legal name from Zero Hash LLC to zerohash llc. 

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.


August 13, 2026 (TM-LFS)
ZERO HASH LLC     
327 N Aberdeen St, Chicago, IL 60607

Notification received for the change of main address from 327 N Aberdeen St, Chicago, IL 60607 to 609 W. Randolph St, Suite 600, Chicago, IL 60661.   

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 Banker's Branch received for examination:

August 13, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
loanDepot.com, LLC
360 Central Ave, Suite 800, Office 852, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

August 13, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
General Mortgage Capital Corporation
4 New Hyde Park Road, Office #2, Franklin Square, NY 11010

August 18, 2026 (PF-LFS)


ALLIANCE PREMIUM FUNDING CORPORATION
50 Carnation Ave, Floral Park, NY 11001

Application was received for a change of control whereby Ms. Clea Caiati-Cherkas will acquire 100% ownership interest in Alliance Premium Funding Corporation.

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


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.

Date of ApplicationNMLS #Applicant NameCityState
May 4, 2026721763Jamarr B. LewisNew YorkNew York
May 22, 20261561744Joseph Anthony WelninskiChicagoIllinois
June 16, 20261841666Khanh Bien Le NguyenLewisvilleTexas
June 16, 20262840097Allen Hamad AlAmriDearbornMichigan
July 14, 20262792442Joseph KohnMonroeNew York
July 19, 2026647180Jorge SanabriaBrewsterNew York
July 20, 20262062128Jason Gilbert KaufmannCharlotteNorth Carolina
July 20, 20262238480Naomi Chanta JacksonAubreyTexas
July 20, 20262706747Ryan Edward SmithKnoxvilleTennessee
July 20, 20262713771Dillon Joseph LeahyKansas CityMissouri
July 20, 20262789280Mason Alan FastColumbiaMissouri
August 3, 20262824639Alberto YabraMonroeNew York
August 4, 20262840134Vanessa Fernandez-HerakRichmond HeightsOhio
August 5, 20262423711Michael DeyakRocky PointNew York
August 5, 20262720140Shahrouz TorabiFreeportNew York
August 5, 20262829170Omar Mazin YehiaIrvineCalifornia
August 6, 20262851146Zachary James VasconcellosDix HillsNew York
August 10, 2026406272Linda Carol RessaPort WashingtonNew York
August 10, 20262839199Timothy HaskellWest IslipNew York
August 10, 20262853808Alec Jonathan MeyersKansas CityMissouri
August 11, 20261960023Jennie Kelly CarothersLas VegasNevada
August 12, 20261822504Caytlyn Marie HermannColumbiaMissouri
August 18, 20261132935Keri CoenOlatheKansas
August 18, 20262834581Thomas John KernHolbrookNew York

SECTION II

August 13, 2026 (TM-LFS)
INTERMEX WIRE TRANSFER II, LLC d/b/a Amigo Paisano, d/b/a INTERMEX, d/b/a International Money Express, d/b/a La Nacional
9100 S. Dadeland Blvd, Suite 1100, Miami, FL 33156

Application for a change of control whereby The Western Union Company will indirectly acquire 100% ownership of Intermex Wire Transfer II, LLC, was approved on August 13, 2026.


August 14, 2026 (TR-FWB)
MIZUHO BANK (USA) 
1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020

Notification received, in accordance with Supervisory Policy G 8, of the relocation of a representative office from 235 Pine Street, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California 94104 to 600 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California 94111.


License issued to engage in business as a Mortgage Banker Branch under Article 12-D of the New York Banking Law:

August 18, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC
2520 E Stop 11 Rd., Suite 11, Indianapolis, IN 46227

August 18, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
Better Mortgage Corporation
40 Main Street, Suite 110, Burlington, VT 05404

August 18, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC
5601 Bridge Street, Suite 300, Office 303, Fort Worth, TX 76112

August 18, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC
490 Wheeler Road, Suite 191, Hauppauge, NY 11788

August 18, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC
73 Main Street, Office A, Macedon, NY 14502


Certificate to engage in the business of a Mortgage Broker surrendered:

August 13, 2026 (BR-MBD)
Regional Home Mortgage, L.L.C. D/B/A Regional Reverse Mortgage
1150 Raritan Road, Suite 104, Cranford, NJ 07016
Effective Date: June 22, 2026


License to engage in business as a Mortgage Banker Branch surrendered:

August 13, 2026 (MB-MBD)
1st Priority Mortgage, Inc.
215 West Church Street, Elmira, NY 14901
Effective Date: August 5, 2026

August 13, 2026 (MB-MBD)
loanDepot.com, LLC
840 Crescent Centre Dr., Ste 600, CS-ST-2, CS-04, Franklin, TN 37064
Effective Date: August 10, 2026

August 14, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Cliffco, Inc.
142-62 Rockaway Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11436-1419
Effective Date: August 11, 2026

August 17, 2026 (MB-MBD)
East Coast Capital Corp.
2901 Long Beach Road, Suite 9 and 10, Oceanside, NY 11572
Effective Date: August 5, 2026

August 19, 2026 (BR-MBD)
First Financial Services Inc.
215-10 Northern Blvd, Suite 203A, Bayside, NY 11361-3623
Effective Date: August 16, 2026


Mortgage Banker License Name Changes:

August 19, 2026 (MB-MBD)
From: Arc Home LLC
To: Arc Home LLC D/B/A HomeEQ


Mortgage Banker Branch License Address Changes:

August 19, 2026 (MB-MBD)
loanDepot.com, LLC
From: 399 Thornall St., Suite F, Edison, NJ 08837
To: 379 Thornall St, 2nd Floor Suite F, Edison, NJ 08837

August 19, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Guaranteed Rate, Inc.
From: 750 Lexington Ave., Suite 2010, New York, NY 10022
To: 135 Pinelawn Road, Suite 240N, Melville, NY 11747

August 19, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Total Mortgage Services, LLC
From: 245 Saw Mill River Road, Suite #106, Hawthorne, NY 10532
To: 245 Saw Mill River Road, Suite #106-5, Hawthorne, NY 10532


Applications for licensing as a Mortgage Loan Originator under Article 12-E of the New York Banking Law, WITHDRAWN.  The individuals listed may not engage in mortgage loan origination activity in New York State or on New York State residential property:

Date Application WithdrawnNMLS #Applicant NameCityState
August 7, 2026142910Gina Maria BrownScottsdaleArizona