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IN THE MATTER OF:

SERVION, INC.
NMLS # 1037

       ("Servion")
   
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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-534b, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes, “Mortgage Lenders, Correspondent Lenders, Brokers and Loan Originators”;

WHEREAS, Servion is a Minnesota corporation that is currently licensed as a mortgage lender under Part I of Chapter 668, Sections 36a-485 et seq., of the Connecticut General Statutes;

WHEREAS, Section 36a-490(b) of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended by Public Act 17-38, requires that a mortgage lender licensee file with the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry (“NMLS”) a change of its name at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to such change, and provide directly to the Commissioner a bond rider or endorsement, or addendum, as applicable, to the surety bond on file with the Commissioner that reflects the new name;

WHEREAS, Servion failed to file with NMLS a change of its name at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to such change and failed to provide a bond rider or endorsement, or addendum, as applicable, to the surety bond on file with the Commissioner;

WHEREAS, the Commissioner believes that such allegation would support initiation of proceedings against Servion, which proceedings would constitute a “contested case” within the meaning of Section 4-166(4) of the Connecticut General Statutes.  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, Servion, through its execution of this Consent Order, voluntarily agrees to waive its procedural rights, including a right to a notice and an opportunity for a hearing as it pertains to the allegation set forth herein, voluntarily agrees to consent to the entry of the sanction imposed below and voluntarily waives its right to seek judicial review or otherwise challenge or contest the validity of this Consent Order;

WHEREAS, Servion acknowledges that this Consent Order is a public record and is a reportable event for purposes of NMLS, as applicable;

AND WHEREAS, Servion herein represents to the Commissioner that it has reviewed and updated its internal policies, procedures and controls to ensure that Servion will file any change it makes to its name or any address of any office specified on its most recent filing with NMLS at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to such change and, in connection with such change, Servion will provide directly to the Commissioner a bond rider or endorsement, or addendum, as applicable, to the surety bond on file with the Commissioner that reflects such change.


CONSENT TO ENTRY OF SANCTION

WHEREAS, Servion, 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 Servion, it 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 Five Hundred Dollars ($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. 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 Servion based upon the allegation contained herein; provided that issuance of this Consent Order is without prejudice to the right of the Commissioner to take enforcement action against Servion 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 Servion and reflected herein is subsequently discovered to be untrue;
3. Servion shall not take any action or make or permit any public statement, including in regulatory filings or otherwise, denying, directly or indirectly, any allegation referenced in this Consent Order or create the impression that this Consent Order is without factual basis;
4. Subject to the foregoing, and so long as this Consent Order is promptly disclosed by Servion and its control persons, as applicable, on NMLS, nothing in the issuance of this Consent Order shall adversely affect the ability of Servion 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 the terms of this Consent Order are followed; and
5. This Consent Order shall become final when issued.


Issued at Hartford, Connecticut
this 15th day of March 2018.                                ______/s/__________
                                                                      Jorge L. Perez
                                                                      Banking Commissioner

I, S. Brad Crandall, state on behalf of Servion, Inc., 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 Servion, Inc.; that Servion, Inc., agrees freely and without threat or coercion of any kind to comply with the sanction entered and terms and conditions ordered herein; and that Servion, Inc., 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:  S. Brad Crandall
                                                                   Title:  President/CEO
                                                                   Servion, Inc.

State of:  Minnesota

County of:  Ramsey

On this the 7 day of March 2018, before me, Alison Ann Ford, the undersigned officer, personally appeared S. Brad Crandall who acknowledged himself/herself to be the President/CEO of Servion, Inc., a corporation, and that he/she as such President/CEO, 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 President/CEO.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand.


                                                                 __________/s/___________
                                                                 Notary Public  
                                                                 Date Commission Expires: Jan 31, 2020 

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