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
| Code | Meaning | Code | Meaning | Code | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BK | Bank | BP | Budget Planner | CC | Check Casher |
| CU | Credit Union | FA | Foreign Agency | FB | Foreign Branch |
| FR | Foreign Representative Office | HC | Holding Company | IC | Investment Company |
| LL | Licensed Lender | LP | Limited Purpose Trust Company | MK | Merchant Bank |
| MI | Miscellaneous | MB | Mortgage Banker | BR | Mortgage Broker |
| MS | Mortgage Servicer | PF | Premium Finance Agency | PB | Private Banker |
| SB | Savings Bank | SD | Safe Deposit Company | SF | Sales Finance Agency |
| SL | Savings and Loan Association | SL | Student Loans | TM | Transmitter of Money |
| TR | Trust Company | VC | Virtual Currency |
Regulatory Unit Codes
| Code | Unit | Code | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| CM | Capital Markets | CRB | Community and Regional Banks |
| CEU | Consumer Examination Unit | FWB | Foreign and Wholesale Banks |
| LFS | Licensed Financial Services | MBD | Mortgage Banking |
| RID | Research 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 Application | NMLS # | Applicant Name | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2026 | 721763 | Jamarr B. Lewis | New York | New York |
| May 22, 2026 | 1561744 | Joseph Anthony Welninski | Chicago | Illinois |
| June 16, 2026 | 1841666 | Khanh Bien Le Nguyen | Lewisville | Texas |
| June 16, 2026 | 2840097 | Allen Hamad AlAmri | Dearborn | Michigan |
| July 14, 2026 | 2792442 | Joseph Kohn | Monroe | New York |
| July 19, 2026 | 647180 | Jorge Sanabria | Brewster | New York |
| July 20, 2026 | 2062128 | Jason Gilbert Kaufmann | Charlotte | North Carolina |
| July 20, 2026 | 2238480 | Naomi Chanta Jackson | Aubrey | Texas |
| July 20, 2026 | 2706747 | Ryan Edward Smith | Knoxville | Tennessee |
| July 20, 2026 | 2713771 | Dillon Joseph Leahy | Kansas City | Missouri |
| July 20, 2026 | 2789280 | Mason Alan Fast | Columbia | Missouri |
| August 3, 2026 | 2824639 | Alberto Yabra | Monroe | New York |
| August 4, 2026 | 2840134 | Vanessa Fernandez-Herak | Richmond Heights | Ohio |
| August 5, 2026 | 2423711 | Michael Deyak | Rocky Point | New York |
| August 5, 2026 | 2720140 | Shahrouz Torabi | Freeport | New York |
| August 5, 2026 | 2829170 | Omar Mazin Yehia | Irvine | California |
| August 6, 2026 | 2851146 | Zachary James Vasconcellos | Dix Hills | New York |
| August 10, 2026 | 406272 | Linda Carol Ressa | Port Washington | New York |
| August 10, 2026 | 2839199 | Timothy Haskell | West Islip | New York |
| August 10, 2026 | 2853808 | Alec Jonathan Meyers | Kansas City | Missouri |
| August 11, 2026 | 1960023 | Jennie Kelly Carothers | Las Vegas | Nevada |
| August 12, 2026 | 1822504 | Caytlyn Marie Hermann | Columbia | Missouri |
| August 18, 2026 | 1132935 | Keri Coen | Olathe | Kansas |
| August 18, 2026 | 2834581 | Thomas John Kern | Holbrook | New 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 Withdrawn | NMLS # | Applicant Name | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2026 | 142910 | Gina Maria Brown | Scottsdale | Arizona |