Division of Consumer Services Enforcement Actions
The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) takes enforcement action against businesses and individuals that violate the laws, rules, or regulations.
Below is a list of recent enforcement actions. These actions help ensure compliance with state financial laws and protect consumers from unlawful practices.
| Order # | Respondents | Type of Order | Act | Date Entered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-18-2567-18-CO01 | Greater Puget Sound Escrow, Inc. |
Consent Order | Escrow Agents Registration Act | 01/10/2019 |
| C-16-1956-18-CO01 | Security Pacific Mortgage, Inc; Robert Edwin Sherwood |
Consent Order with attached Statement of Charges | Mortgage Brokers Practices Act | 01/08/2019 |
| C-16-2068-18-CO01 | Field Assets Service Team, LLC and lineofcreditnow.com; VIM Holdings Group, LLC and ezcreditline.net; B Financial, LLC and guaranteedcashnow.net; Nascent Holdings, LLC and Line of Credit Now; Oasis Trade Group, LLC and oasis1marketing.com |
Consent Order | Consumer Loan Act | 01/02/2019 |
| C-18-2369-18-CO01 | Brenton Joseph Sconce |
Consent Order with attached Statement of Charges | Consumer Loan Act | 12/21/2018 |
| C-17-2289-18-FO03 | Benjamin Richard Horton; Preferred Law PLLC; American Home Loan Counselors; Modification Review Board; Consumer Defense, LLC; and Consumer Link, Inc. |
Final Order with attached Statement of Charges | Mortgage Brokers Practices Act | 12/18/2018 |
| C-18-2431-18-FO01 | Directors Financial Group d/b/a Directors Financial Group, Inc; Charles Ray Dixon; Christopher Earl Hobson |
Final Order with attached Statement of Charges | Consumer Loan Act | 12/11/2018 |
| C-18-2453-18-CO01 | Nina Celia Hanna; Global Bancorp d/b/a Global Bancorp Corp |
Consent Order with attached Statement of Charges | Consumer Loan Act | 12/10/2018 |
| C-17-2350-18-CO02 | Carin Faye Kjoss |
Consent Order with attached Statement of Charges | Mortgage Brokers Practices Act | 11/20/2018 |
| C-17-2350-18-CO01 | Washington Discount Mortgage, LLC and David Randolph Chapman |
Consent Order with attached Statement of Charges | Mortgage Brokers Practices Act | 11/20/2018 |
| C-18-2417-18-CO01 | Elizabeth Anne Cousins |
Consent Order with attached Statement of Charges | Mortgage Brokers Practices Act | 11/13/2018 |
| C-14-1577-18-CO02 | Colleagues In Law; Devin D. Benter |
Consent Order with attached Statement of Charges | Mortgage Brokers Practices Act | 11/08/2018 |
| C-17-2132-18-FO01 | Robert G Bacon d/b/a Bacon Law Firm |
Final Order with attached Statement of Charges | Mortgage Brokers Practices Act | 10/18/2018 |
| C-17-2132-18-FO02 | Mark A Brunty d/b/a Brunty Law Firm |
Final Order with attached Statement of Charges | Mortgage Brokers Practices Act | 10/18/2018 |
| C-18-2405-18-FO01 | Stephanie Nikole DiPietro |
Final Order with attached Statement of Charges | Mortgage Brokers Practices Act | 10/15/2018 |
| C-17-2335-18-CO01 | Seattle's Best Mortgage, Inc. and Fion Yunyan Gu Wong |
Consent Order with attached Statement of Charges | Consumer Loan Act | 10/11/2018 |
| C-18-2424-18-CO01 | Today's Mortgage and Tuan A Nguyen |
Consent Order with attached Statement of Charges | Consumer Loan Act | 10/05/2018 |
| C-18-2365-18-CO01 | Lendbuzz Funding, LLC |
Consent Order | Consumer Loan Act | 09/27/2018 |
| C-18-2427-18-FO01 | Banesa Kemp Chindavong a/k/a Bane Sa Chindavong |
Final Order with attached Statement of Charges | Mortgage Brokers Practices Act | 09/27/2018 |
| C-17-2289-18-FO01 | Preferred Law PLLC a/k/a Consumer Defense LLC a/k/a Consumer Link, Inc a/k/a American Loan Counselors a/k/a Modification Review Board |
Final Order with attached Statement of Charges | Mortgage Brokers Practices Act | 09/27/2018 |
| C-17-2181-18-CO01 | Riverside Mortgage Group, LLC, Loren M. Pember and David M. Sefton |
Consent Order with attached Statement of Charges | Mortgage Brokers Practices Act | 09/21/2018 |