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, Envoy Mortgage is a Connecticut Limited Partnership 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, on March 10, 2011, the Commissioner, through the Consumer Credit Division of the Department of Banking, conducted an examination pursuant to Sections 36a-17 and 36a-498f of the Connecticut General Statutes into the activities of Envoy Mortgage 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, as a result of such examination, the Commissioner alleges that Envoy Mortgage employed or retained, during the period of March 11, 2009 through December 2, 2010, nineteen (19) individuals as mortgage loan originators who were not licensed, in violation of Section 36a-486(b) of the Connecticut General Statutes;

WHEREAS, the Commissioner believes that such allegation would support initiation of enforcement proceedings against Envoy Mortgage, including proceedings to revoke Envoy Mortgage’s license pursuant to Section 36a-494(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended by Public Act 11-216, and subsections (a) and (b) of Section 36a-51 of the Connecticut General Statutes, issue a cease and desist order against Envoy Mortgage pursuant to Sections 36a-494(b) and 36a-52(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes, and impose a civil penalty of up to one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) per violation on Envoy Mortgage pursuant to Sections 36a-494(b) and 36a-50(a) of the Connecticut General Statutes;

WHEREAS, initiation of such enforcement proceedings would constitute a “contested case” within the meaning of Section 4-166(2) of the Connecticut General Statutes;

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, both the Commissioner and Envoy Mortgage acknowledge the possible consequences of formal administrative proceedings, and Envoy Mortgage voluntarily agrees to consent to the entry of the sanction described below without admitting or denying any allegation contained herein and solely for the purpose of obviating the need for further formal administrative proceedings concerning the allegation contained herein;

WHEREAS, Envoy Mortgage acknowledges that this Consent Order is a public record and, notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph, constitutes a finding by the Commissioner that Envoy Mortgage has been involved in a violation of a financial services-related regulation or statute required to be disclosed in response to regulatory disclosure questions on the MU1 Form, MU2 Form or MU4 Form on the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry (“NMLS”), as such forms are applicable;

WHEREAS, Envoy Mortgage herein represents to the Commissioner that the individuals alleged to be unlicensed mortgage loan originators in violation of Section 36a-486(b) of the Connecticut General Statutes, during the period of March 11, 2009 through December 2, 2010, are either currently licensed as mortgage loan originators under Part I of Chapter 668, Sections 36a-485 et seq., of the Connecticut General Statutes or are no longer engaged in any mortgage-related activity with Envoy Mortgage that would prohibit Envoy Mortgage from engaging the services of such individuals without licensure as mortgage loan originators under Part I of Chapter 668, Sections 36a-485 et seq., of the Connecticut General Statutes;

WHEREAS, Envoy Mortgage herein represents to the Commissioner that it has reviewed and updated its internal policies, procedures and controls for assessing whether an individual engaged in mortgage-related activity with Envoy Mortgage requires licensure from the Commissioner under Part I of Chapter 668, Sections 36a-485 et seq., of the Connecticut General Statutes, and agrees that it will not engage the services of an individual as a mortgage loan originator in the future without first confirming that such individual is duly licensed; 

AND WHEREAS, Envoy Mortgage, through its execution of this Consent Order, voluntarily agrees to waive its procedural rights, including a right to notice and an opportunity for hearing as it pertains to the allegation 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, Envoy Mortgage, through its execution of this Consent Order, consents to the Commissioner’s entry of a Consent Order imposing the following sanction:

NOW THEREFORE, the Commissioner enters the following:

Dated at Hartford, Connecticut
this 2nd day of November 2011.          ________/s/_________
                                                     Howard F. Pitkin
                                                     Banking Commissioner

I, Patrick A. Walden, state on behalf of Envoy Mortgage Ltd d/b/a Envoy Mortgage, A Limited Partnership, 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 Envoy Mortgage Ltd d/b/a Envoy Mortgage, A Limited Partnership; that Envoy Mortgage Ltd d/b/a Envoy Mortgage, A Limited Partnership agrees freely and without threat or coercion of any kind to comply with the sanction entered and terms and conditions ordered herein; and that Envoy Mortgage Ltd d/b/a Envoy Mortgage, A Limited Partnership 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:  Patrick A. Walden
                                                   Title:  President
                                                   Envoy Mortgage Ltd
                                                   d/b/a Envoy Mortgae, A Limited Partnership
                                                   
                                                   

State of:  Texas

County of:  Harris

On this the 24th day of October 2011, before me, Patrick A. Walden, the undersigned officer, personally appeared _______________________ who acknowledged himself to be the President of Envoy Mortgage Ltd d/b/a Envoy Mortgage, A Limited Partnership, a Limited Partnership, and that he as such President, being authorized so to do, executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained, by signing the name of the Limited Partnership by himself as President.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand.

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