Weekly Banking Bulletin

October 2, 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
September 29, 2026 (TM-LFS)
ETORO NY LLC D/B/A ETORO
221 River Street, 9th Floor, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030
Notification received for the change of location from 221 River Street, 9th Floor, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030 to 368 9th Avenue, 5th Floor, Suite 108, New York, New York 10001.

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.


September 29, 2026 (BK-CRB)
HANOVER COMMUNITY BANK
2131 Jericho Turnpike, Garden City Park, NY 11040

Application dated September 28, 2026, for permission to change the location of branch office from 600 Fifth Avenue, 17th Floor, Borough of Manhattan, City of New York 10020 to 551 Madison Avenue, 16th Floor, Borough of Manhattan, City of New York 10022, received.


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

September 29, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
Lakeview Mortgage Bankers Corp.
601 N. Congress Avenue, Suite 103A, Delray Beach, FL 33445


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

September 28, 2026 (BR-MBD)
Full Service Branch
Green River Capital Corp.
Suite 700R, 1266 E Main St, Stamford, CT 06902


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
July 31, 202635682Moheieldin Ismail ElmasriHoward BeachNew York
August 18, 20262770885Gabriel Marian MercasBronxNew York
August 27, 2026146910Jeffrey Marc SeidmanPlymouth MeetingPennsylvania
September 3, 2026624309Angela BayBronxNew York
September 10, 2026329626Cody HardridgeOklahoma CityOklahoma
September 14, 20261838088Alexis Noelle MpistolaridesChicagoIllinois
September 21, 20261902570Geetheswari Ruwanari SamynathanSherman OaksCalifornia
September 21, 20262864938Patrick Daniel BurkeSyracuseNew York
September 22, 20262826341Noah Sebastian MonzonNew YorkNew York
September 23, 2026680596Daniel Laszlo HoranyiCarlsbadCalifornia
September 23, 20262596399Niketta Junee NelsonDetroitMichigan
September 23, 20262813219Ryan Andrew BishopWixomMichigan
September 23, 20262837395Jimmy Ray PhillipsHollyMichigan
September 23, 20262846384Raymond Joseph GrignonTrentonMichigan
September 23, 20262864914Alexander Michael Rosas-WestichSt. ClairMichigan
September 23, 20262868777Kyla Mae ChmieleskiCantonMichigan
September 23, 20262872582Ali RahilDearbornMichigan
September 24, 2026404815Harold Russell RietherRandolphNew Jersey
September 25, 20262841852John Joseph DeSensoBellportNew York
September 28, 20261878182Edward Michael ZamoraOrangeCalifornia

SECTION II

September 24, 2026 (FB-FWB) 
BANCO LATINOAMERICANO DE COMERCIO EXTERIOR, S.A
Business Park, Torre V, Avenida La Totonda, Costa del Este, PO Box 0819-08730, Ciudad de Panama, Republica de Panama

Application, pursuant to Section 203.2 of the Banking Law, to change the corporate name of its agency located at 10 Bank Street, Suite 1220, White Plains, NY 10606, from Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A to Bladex, Inc., approved.


September 25, 2026 (CU-CRB)
MUNICIPAL CREDIT UNION 
22 Cortlandt Street, New York, NY 10007 
MEDICAL EMPLOYEES OF STATEN ISLAND FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 
355 Bard Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10310

The Superintendent of Financial Services has filed, pursuant to Section 601-b of the Banking Law, as of 11:59 P.M., September 25, 2026, the Plan of Merger, dated as of September 30, 2025, and other required documents, providing for the merger of Medical Employees of Staten Island Federal Credit Union with and into Municipal Credit Union, under the name Municipal Credit Union.


September 29, 2026 (TM-LFS)
APPLE PAYMENTS INC.     
6900 W. Parmer Lane Office No. AC03-2301, Austin, Texas 78729 
Application for change of location from 6900 W. Parmer Lane Office No. AC1-2225, Austin, Texas 78729 to 6900 W. Parmer Lane Office No. AC03-2301, Austin, Texas 78729 was approved effective September 29, 2026.


September 29, 2026 (PF-LFS)
ALLIANCE PREMIUM FUNDING CORPORATION 
50 Carnation Avenue, Floral Park, NY 11001

Application for a change of control whereby Ms. Clea Caiati-Cherkas will acquire 100% ownership interest in Alliance Premium Funding Corporation, was approved on September 22, 2026


September 29, 2026 (TR-FWB)
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
240 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10286

Approval given to change the location of branch office from MesseTurm, Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 49, 60308 Frankfurt am Main, Germany to Tower 185, Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 35-37, 60327 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on or after September 30, 2026.


September 30, 2026 (BP-LFS)
NAVICORE SOLUTIONS, INC. U/A/N NOVADEBT U/A/N NAVICORE SOLUTIONS    
200 U.S. Highway 9, Manalapan, New Jersey, 07726      

The license to engage in business as a budget planner at the following location has been surrendered, effective September 18, 2026:

Branch office: 243 Tresser Boulevard, 17th Floor, Office #23, Stamford, CT 06901


September 30, 2026 (pf-LFS)
IPFS OF NEW YORK, LLC U/A/N CAPITOL PAYMENT PLAN 
1055 Broadway, 11th Floor, Kansas City, Missouri 64105

The relocation of a branch office was approved as follows, effective September 30, 2026: 

From:  1122 Lady Street, Suite 1100E, Columbia, South Carolina 29201
To:      1301 Gervis Street, Suite 1410, Columbia, South Carolina 29201


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

September 29, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
New American Funding, LLC
31 E Ridgewood Ave. Ofc. #3 3rd Floor, Ridgewood, NJ 07450


License issued to engage in business as a Mortgage Banker Branch under Article 12-D of the New York Banking Law.  These locations listed below are re-licensed by the Department to address a change in legal entity classification:

January 20, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
New American Funding, LLC
45 East Main Street, Holmdel, NJ 07733

January 20, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
New American Funding, LLC
341A Hempstead Ave., Malverne, NY 11565

January 20, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
New American Funding, LLC
1415 Hooper Avenue, Suite 202, Toms River, NJ 08753

January 20, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
New American Funding, LLC
2810 Coliseum Centre Dr, Suite 500, Charlotte, NC 28217

January 20, 2026 (MB-MBD) 
Full Service Branch
New American Funding, LLC
169 Shrewsbury Street, Suite A, Worcester, MA 01604

January 20, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
New American Funding, LLC
41050 West 11 Mile Road, Ste 100, Novi, MI 48375

January 20, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
New American Funding, LLC
31 E Ridgewood Ave., Ofc. #3 3rd Floor, Ridgewood, NJ 07450

January 20, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
New American Funding, LLC
651 Willowbrook Rd., Ste. 102, Staten Island, NY 10314

January 20, 2026 (MB-MBD)
Full Service Branch
New American Funding, LLC
71 East Ave., Ste O, Norwalk, CT 06851
 


Mortgage Broker Branch Certificate Address Changes:

September 29, 2026 (BR-MBD)
Fort Funding Corp.
From: 8709 Third Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11209
To: 9120 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11209

 


Approvals issued to engage in the business of mortgage loan origination under Article 12-E of the New York Banking Law.

Date of ApprovalNMLS #Applicant NameCityStateSponsoring Entity
September 25, 2026243751Benjamin James JohnstonCameron ParkCaliforniaCrossCountry Mortgage, LLC
September 25, 20261281034Irene Paleologos RoblesTuxedo ParkNew YorkNew American Funding, LLC
September 25, 20262713140Katarzyna FaustoTuckertonNew JerseyGuaranteed Rate, Inc.
September 29, 20262594823Trisha Marie WhiteSmithtownNew YorkCrossCountry Mortgage, LLC