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IN THE MATTER OF:

XPRESS LOAN CENTER, LLC     
NMLS # 99009

     ("Xpress Loan Center")

   
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CONSENT ORDER        

WHEREAS, the Banking Commissioner (“Commissioner”) is charged with the administration of Part I of Chapter 668, Sections 36a-485 to 36a-534c, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes, “Mortgage Lenders, Correspondent Lenders, Brokers and Loan Originators”;

WHEREAS, Xpress Loan Center is a Connecticut limited liability company that is currently licensed as a mortgage broker under Part I of Chapter 668, Sections 36a-485 et seq., of the Connecticut General Statutes;

WHEREAS, the Commissioner, through the Consumer Credit Division of the Department of Banking, conducted an investigation pursuant to the authority granted by Sections 36a-17(a) and 36a-498f of the Connecticut General Statutes, into the activities of Xpress Loan Center to determine if it had violated, was violating, or was about to violate the provisions of the Connecticut General Statutes within the jurisdiction of the Commissioner;

WHEREAS, on March 22, 2013, as a result of the investigation, the Commissioner, acting pursuant to Sections 36a-494(b), 36a-52(a) and 36a-50(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes, issued a Notice of Intent to Issue Order to Cease and Desist, Notice of Intent to Impose Civil Penalty and Notice of Right to Hearing (“Notice”) against Xpress Loan Center, which Notice is incorporated herein by reference;

WHEREAS, the Commissioner alleged in the Notice that Xpress Loan Center failed to timely file its MCR – Standard – Financial Condition report for 2011 that was due on March 30, 2012, and a certain quarterly MCR report that was due on August 14, 2012, all in violation of Section 36a-534b(c)(3) of the 2012 Supplement to the General Statutes in effect prior to October 1, 2012, and Section 36a-534b(c)(3) of Connecticut General Statutes, which such violations form the basis to issue an order to cease and desist pursuant to Sections 36a-494(b) and 36a-52(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes, and to impose a civil penalty pursuant to Sections 36a-494(b) and 36a-50(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes;

WHEREAS, on March 22, 2013, the Notice was sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to Xpress Loan Center (Certified Mail No. 70112000000247319544);

WHEREAS, on March 28, 2013, Xpress Loan Center received the Notice;

WHEREAS, Section 4-177(c) of the Connecticut General Statutes and Section 36a-1-55(a) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies provide that a contested case may be resolved by consent order, unless precluded by law;

WHEREAS, the Commissioner and Xpress Loan Center now desire to resolve the matters alleged in the Notice and set forth herein;

WHEREAS, on March 22, 2013, Xpress Loan Center otherwise filed required financial information by timely uploading a required Financial Statement for 2011 on the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry (“NMLS”);

WHEREAS, Xpress Loan Center represents to the Commissioner that it in good faith believed it had filed all required financial information, but admits that the MCR – Standard – Financial Condition (2011) described in the Notice and set forth herein was not filed on its respective due date, and admits that the quarterly MCR described in the Notice and set forth herein was also not filed on its respective due date;

WHEREAS, Xpress Loan Center has satisfactorily filed on NMLS all MCRs required up through and including the Q1 – RMLA that was due May 15, 2013;

WHEREAS, Xpress Loan Center acknowledges that this Consent Order is a public record and is a reportable event for purposes of the regulatory disclosure questions on the NMLS, as applicable;

WHEREAS, Xpress Loan Center voluntarily agrees to consent to the entry of the sanction described below, solely for the purpose of obviating the need for further formal administrative proceedings concerning the allegations contained in the Notice and set forth herein;

WHEREAS, Xpress Loan Center herein represents to the Commissioner that it has reviewed and updated its internal policies, procedures and controls for timely and accurately filing required reports with the Commissioner through NMLS as required or as otherwise permitted under Part I of Chapter 668, Sections 36a-485 et seq., of the Connecticut General Statutes;

WHEREAS, Xpress Loan Center agrees that the Notice may be used in construing the terms of this Consent Order and agrees to the language of this Consent Order;

AND WHEREAS, Xpress Loan Center, through its execution of this Consent Order, voluntarily agrees to waive any applicable procedural rights, including a right to a hearing as it pertains to the allegations contained in the Notice and set forth herein, and voluntarily waives its right to seek judicial review or otherwise challenge or contest the validity of this Consent Order.


CONSENT TO ENTRY OF SANCTION

WHEREAS, Xpress Loan Center, through its execution of this Consent Order, consents to the Commissioner’s entry of a Consent Order imposing the following sanction:

No later than the date this Consent Order is executed by Xpress Loan Center, Xpress Loan Center shall remit to the Department of Banking by cashier’s check, certified check or money order made payable to “Treasurer, State of Connecticut”, the sum of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500) as a civil penalty.


CONSENT ORDER

NOW THEREFORE, the Commissioner enters the following:

1. The Sanction set forth above be and is hereby entered;
2. In the future, Xpress Loan Center shall timely and accurately file all required reports on NMLS or as otherwise permitted under Part I of Chapter 668 of the Connecticut General Statutes in connection with its current, and any future license issued to Xpress Loan Center;
3. Upon issuance of this Consent Order by the Commissioner, this matter will be resolved and the Commissioner will not take any future enforcement action against Xpress Loan Center based upon the allegations set forth in the Notice and contained herein; provided that issuance of this Consent Order is without prejudice to the right of the Commissioner to take enforcement action against Xpress Loan Center based upon a violation of this Consent Order or the matters underlying its entry, if the Commissioner determines that compliance with the terms herein is not being observed or if any representation made by Xpress Loan Center and reflected herein is subsequently discovered to be untrue;
4. So long as this Consent Order is promptly disclosed by Xpress Loan Center and its control persons on NMLS, as applicable, nothing in the issuance of this Consent Order shall adversely affect the ability of Xpress Loan Center to apply for or obtain licenses or renewal licenses under Part I of Chapter 668, Sections 36a-485 et seq., of the Connecticut General Statutes, provided all applicable legal requirements for such license are satisfied; and
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This Consent Order shall become final when issued.


Issued at Hartford, Connecticut
this 15th day of May 2013.               ________/s/_________
                                                     Howard F. Pitkin
                                                     Banking Commissioner



I, Faina Melnitsky, state on behalf of Xpress Loan Center, LLC, that I have read the foregoing Consent Order; that I know and fully understand its contents; that I am authorized to execute this Consent Order on behalf of Xpress Loan Center, LLC; that Xpress Loan Center, LLC agrees freely and without threat or coercion of any kind to comply with the sanction entered and terms and conditions ordered herein; and that Xpress Loan Center, LLC voluntarily agrees to enter into this Consent Order, expressly waiving the procedural rights set forth herein as to the matters described herein.

                                                 By:  ________/s/________
                                                 Name:  Faina Melnitsky
                                                 Title:  Principal
                                                 Xpress Loan Center, LLC

State of:  CT

County of:  Hartford

On this the 15th day of May 2013, before me, Amy B. Grillo, the undersigned officer, personally appeared Faina Melnitsky who acknowledged himself/herself to be the Principal of Xpress Loan Center, LLC, a member managed/manager managed limited liability company, and that he/she as such Principal, being authorized so to do, executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained, by signing the name of the limited liability company by himself/herself as Principal.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand.


                                                       _________/s/_________
                                                       Notary Public  
                                                       Date Commission Expires:  2/28/18


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