The Commissioner has authority to issue enforcement orders concerning the entities regulated by the agency. These include banks, trust companies, prepaid funeral services, prepetual care cemeteries, money services businesses, and private child support enforcement agencies. The orders listed below are final public orders.
Text of an individual order may be viewed by selecting the Order Number. Certain orders, and specific information contained within some enforcement orders may not be shown here as they are confidential by law.
Questions regarding the implications of these orders or content thereof should be directed to the Legal Division of the Texas Department of Banking.
Orders related to Money Services Businesses
| Number | Date | Title of Order | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/09/2009 | Order to Cease and Desist From Engaging in the Unauthorized Business of Money Transmission and to Give Certain Notices | Adame Envios, LLC and Freddy Envios, Individually and as Managing Partner of Adame Envios, LLC, Houston, TX | |
| 04/08/2010 | Emergency Order to Cease and Desist Activity | Euro Casa De Cambio, Inc. and Jesucristo Royval, as owner of Euro Casa De Cambio, Inc., El Paso, TX | |
| 05/25/2010 | Consent Order | Adame Envios, LLC and Freddy Adame, Individually and as Managing Member of Adame Envios, LLC, Houston, TX | |
| 06/03/2010 | Agreed Order | Euro Casa De Cambio, Inc. and Flor I. Nolasco, as President and Chief Financial Officer of Euro Casa De Cambio, Inc., El Paso, TX | |
| 09/15/2010 | Emergency Order to Cease and Desist Activity | Diversos Servicios Heidi and Heidi Casa de Cambio and Jose Flores Pinales, Owner, El Paso, TX | |
| 2011-011 | 02/28/2011 | Final Order and Amended Proposal for Decision | Diversos Servicios Heidi, Heidi Casa de Cambio, and Jose Flores Pinales, owner, El Paso, TX |
| 03/23/2011 | Order to Cease and Desist | GPal, Inc. and Benjamin P. Cannon, CEO, Healdsburg, CA | |
| 07/13/2011 | Order to Cease and Desist | Nhu Y, Inc. AKA My Viet Services, Inc., Houston, TX | |
| 2011-027a | 11/25/15 | Order Terminating Order to Cease and Desist Activity | Nhu, Inc., A.K.A. My Viet Services, Inc., of Houston, Texas |
| 06/05/2013 | Emergency Order to Cease and Desist Activity | Diversos Servicios Heidi, Heidi Casa de Cambio, and Jose Flores Pinales, Owner, El Paso, TX | |
| 2014-006 | 05/29/2014 | Consent Order | Bill.com, Inc., Palo Alto, California |
| 2014-008 | 06/02/2014 | Order to Cease and Desist Activity | Dinar Corp., Inc. and Husam Tayeh, President of Dinar Corp., Inc., Carson City, Nevada |
| 8/19/14 | Agreed Order | Xchange Of America, LLC, Stuart, Florida and Robert Hoffman, President Of Xchange Of America | |
| 2014-015a | 10/10/14 | Amended Consent Order Nunc Pro Tunc | SMART Payment Plan, LLC, Naples, Florida |
| 2014-015b | 10/17/14 | Second Consent Order | SMART Payment Plan, LLC, Naples, Florida |
| 2014-015c | 03/20/15 | Third Consent Order | SMART Payment Plan, LLC, Naples, Florida |
| 2014-015d | 02/13/17 | Fourth Consent Order | SMART Payment Plan, LLC, Naples, Florida |
| 2014-027 | 11/26/14 | Order to Cease and Desist Activity | Escrow Hill Limited and Administration Services, LLC D/B/A Escrowhill.com and Andee Hill, Chief Executive Officer, Auckland, New Zealand and Westminster, California |
| 2015-001a | 02/27/15 | Consent Order | Otti Money Exchange, Inc. (Currency Exchange License No. 128), Brownsville, Texas |
| 2015-004 | 02/27/15 | Consent Order | U.S. Equity Advantage Holdings, Inc. and Robert M. Steenbergh, Chief Executive Officer, Orlando, Florida |
| 2015-009 | 04/07/15 | Consent Order | Escrow Hill Limited and Administration Services, LLC D/B/A Escrowhill.com and Andee Hill, Auckland, New Zealand and Westminster, California |
| 2015-012 | 05/18/15 | Consent Order | IntelliPayment LLC, New York, New York |
| 2015-012a | 06/01/16 | Second Consent Order | Intellipayment LLC, New York, New York |
| 2015-014 | 06/10/15 | Emergency Order to Cease and Desist Activity and to Suspend License | Sterling Currency Group, LLC (Money Services Business license No. 3101), Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2015-015 | 06/22/15 | Consent Order | PreCash, Inc., Houston, TX |
| 2015-024 | 11/06/15 | Consent Order | eDeposit Corporation, Rockville, Maryland |
| 2015-027a | 02/01/16 | Consent Order | Autolink Payment Services, Inc., and its division Mortgage Saver, Santa Monica, California |
| 2015-028a | 02/01/16 | Consent Order | Automatic Funds Transfer Services, Inc., Seattle, Washington |
| 2015-030 | 12/22/15 | Order to Cease and Desist Activity | Treasury Vault LLC, Draper, Utah |
| 2016-004 | 02/01/16 | Consent Order | Telmate LLC, a Delaware company, Ontario, Oregon |
| 2016-005 | 03/28/16 | Consent Order | Treasury Vault LLC, Draper, Utah |
| 2016-006 | 3/28/16 | Consent Order | Coin Cafe, Inc., Brooklyn, New York |
| 2016-008 | 07/18/16 | Consent Order | DebtWave Credit Counseling, Inc., San Diego, California |
| 2016-017 | 10/03/16 | Consent Order | Regent Customer Care, LLC, Ruston, Louisiana |
| 2016-018 | 10/11/16 | Consent Order | Bannockburn Global Forex, LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 2016-019 | 10/13/16 | Order to Cease and Desist Activity | Foreign Currency Co. LLC, Fort Meyers, Florida and South West Services, LLC, Appleton, Wisconsin |
| 2017-003 | 04/07/2017 | Consent Order | Assembly Payments Inc., St Louis, Missouri |
| 2017-004 | 04/10/2017 | Consent Order | VendEngine, Inc. d/b/a JailFunds.com, Brentwood, Tennessee |
| 2017-011a | 08/22/2017 | Amended Consent Order Nunc Pro Tunc | R.B.T. Trading, LLC d/b/a R.B.T. Duty Free, Mission, Texas |
| 2017-015 | 10/23/2017 | Consent Order | PayPool LLC, Washington, D.C. |
| 2017-021 | 12/21/17 | Order to Cease and Desist Activity | CR International Services, LLC, Appleton, Wisconsin |
| 2018-002 | 01/08/2018 | Consent Order | Anybill Financial Services, Inc., Washington, D.C. |
| 2018-003 | 01/09/2018 | Order to Cease and Desist Activity | Money in a Day, LLC, Manchester, New Hampshire |
| 2018-005 | 01/29/2018 | Consent Order | Government Payment Service, Inc. d/b/a GovPayNet,: Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 2018-006 | 02/09/2018 | Order to Cease and Desist Activity and Pay Administrative Penalties | Otti Money Exchange, Inc., Brownsville, Texas |
| 2018-007 | 02/09/2018 | Order to Cease and Desist Activity and Pay Administrative Penalties | Maria Cuellar d/b/a Cuellar Casa De Cambio, Brownsville, Texas |
| 2018-016 | 07/09/2018 | Consent Order | JetPay Corporation and JetPay HR & Payroll Services, Inc., Allentown, Pennsylvania |
| 2018-017 | 07/25/2018 | Consent Order | AvidXchange Financial Services, Inc. Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2018-023 | 08/29/2018 | Consent Order | ZenPayroll, Inc., DBA Gusto San Francisco, California |
| 2018-024 | 09/06/2018 | Consent Order | Paychex, Inc., Rochester, New York |
| 2018-025 | 09/06/2018 | Consent Order | Plooto, Inc., Toronto, Ontario |
| 2018-026 | 09/24/2018 | Consent Order | CR International Services, LLC Appleton, Wisconsin |
| 2018-028 | 10/10/2018 | Consent Order | Accruit, LLC Denver, Colorado |
| 2018-029 | 10/16/2018 | Consent Order | Uphold HQ, Inc. f/k/a Bitreserve HQ, Inc Larkspur, California |
Orders related to Perpetual Care Cemeteries
| Number | Date | Title of Order | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/20/2009 | Order to Cease and Desist | San Patricio Memorial Gardens, Inc., d/b/a San Patricio Memorial Gardens, Portland, TX | |
| 12/08/2009 | Agreed Order | Threadgill Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Resthaven Memorial Park (Corsicana) and d/b/a Rusk County Memorial Gardens (Henderson), Corsicana, TX and Henderson, TX | |
| 2011-050 | 05/25/2011 | Agreed Order | Bellwood Memorial Park, Inc. dba Bellwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Temple, Texas |
| 01/09/2012 | Agreed Order | Bellwood Memorial Park, Inc., Temple, TX | |
| 04/17/2012 | Order to Cease and Desist from Operating a Perpetual Care Cemetery Without a Valid Certificate of Authority and from Violating Texas Health and Safety Code Section 712.029(c) | Myrtlewood Memorial Services, Inc. d/b/a Harlingen-Combes Memorial Cemetery, Combes, TX | |
| 05/15/2012 | First Amended Order to Cease and Desist from Operating a Perpetual Care Cemetery Without a Certificate of Authority and from Violating Texas Health and Safety Code Section 712.029(c) | Myrtlewood Memorial Services, Inc. d/b/a Harlingen-Combes Memorial Cemetery, Combes, TX | |
| 05/16/2012 | Emergency Order to Cease and Desist from Operating a Perpetual Care Cemetery Without a Valid Certificate of Authority and from Violating Texas Health and Safety Code | Antioch St. John's Cemetery Company d/b/a American Memorial Park and Gerald Weatherall, Sr. (president) and Beverly Randall-Weatherall (vice president), Grand Prairie, TX | |
| 09/12/2012 | Agreed Order | Central Texas-Killeen Memorial Park, Inc., Central Texas-Lakeland Hills Memorial Park, Inc. and Central Texas-Mt. Zion Garden of Memories, Inc., Temple, TX | |
| 09/13/2012 | Order to Cease and Desist | Parklawn Memorial Gardens, Inc., Plainview, TX | |
| 12/13/2012 | Agreed Order | Parklawn Memorial Gardens, Inc. and Matthew L. Gregory, Gabriel R. Gonzales, and Steven R. Pond, co-owners of Parklawn Memorial Gardens, Inc., Plainview, TX | |
| 02/27/2013 | Agreed Order | Palms Memorial Gardens, Inc., d/b/a Palms Memorial Gardens of Portland, Texas | |
| 2013-028 | 11/25/2013 | Final Order | Antioch St. John's Cemetery Company d/b/a American Memorial Park and Gerald Weatherall, Sr. and Beverly Randall-Weatherall, Grand Prairie, TX |
| 2014-009 | 07/23/2014 | Consent Order | The Palms Memorial Gardens, Inc., the Palms Memorial Gardens Cemetery Association, Carlos Aparicio and Helen Aparicio, Portland, TX |
| 2016-012 | 09/13/2016 |
Emergency Order To Cease And Desist From Operating A Perpetual Care Cemetery Without A Valid Certificate Of Authority And From Violating Texas Health And Safety Code |
In the matter of Lamesa Memorial Park LLC d/b/a Lamesa Memorial Park, Devin Lee Avant, Jose Eleno Morales, Jr., Brenda Avant, and Michelle Vela |
| 2018-008 | 03/30/2018 | Order Refusing to Renew the Certificate of Authority and Taking Other Appropriate Action | Foresthaven Cemetery Corporation, Sugar Land, TX |
| 2018-018 | 07/10/2018 | Final Order and Proposal for Decision | Bellwood Memorial Park., d/b/a Bellwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum |
Orders related to Prepaid Funeral Contract Sellers
| Number | Date | Title of Order | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/2009 | Agreed Order Canceling Permit | Gordon-Foster-Brown Funeral Home, Athens, TX | |
| 12/04/2009 | Order Cancelling Permit, to Cease and Desist Activity, and to Seize Funds and Records | Walker-Mora Funeral Home, Inc., d/b/a Walker-Mora Funeral Home, Alice, TX | |
| 03/01/2010 | Order to Cease and Desist Activity, Order of Seizure of Prepaid Funeral Accounts and Records, Order Canceling Permit and Order of Restitution | Jackson Mortuary, Inc., Houston, TX | |
| 03/01/2010 | Emergency Order Cancelling Permit, To Cease and Desist Activity, and Seize Funds and Records | Jeffrey Gentry d/b/a Gentry Fife Funeral Home (Junction) and Gentry Funeral Home( Mason), Junction, TX and Mason, TX | |
| 03/05/2010 | Emergency Order to Seize Prepaid Funeral Records | Gonzalez Family Funeral Home, LLC and Gonzalez-Rivera Funeral Home of Edinburg, LLC, Edinburg, TX | |
| 03/12/2010 | Agreed Order | Daniel L. Brothers, Individually and as Vice-President of Lake Road Cemetery, Inc. d/b/a Killeen Memorial Park, Killeen, TX | |
| 05/12/2010 | Agreed Order and Amendment of Commissioner’s Order No. 2010-011 | Jeffrey Gentry d/b/a Gentry Fife Funeral Home (Junction) and Gentry Funeral Home( Mason), and John Cashman (Junction), Junction, TX and Mason, TX | |
| 06/16/2010 | Consent Order | North American Plan Inc., San Antonio, TX | |
| 07/07/2010 | Agreed Order | Jackson Mortuary, Inc., Houston, TX | |
| 07/29/2010 | Agreed Order | Martin Leatherwood d/b/a Leatherwood Memorial Chapels, Brady, TX | |
| 08/05/2010 | Final Order, Supplemental Proposal for Decision, and Proposal for Decision | Arnoldo J. Ramirez, individually, and as President of Walker-Mora Funeral Home, Inc. and Diana L. Ramirez, individually; as Secretary/Treasurer for Walker-Mora Funeral Home, Inc.; and Walker-Mora Funeral Home, Inc. dba Walker-Mora Funeral Home, Alice, Texas | |
| 09/22/2010 | Order to Cease and Deist and Cancel Permit | Crenshaw Funeral Home and Don H. Napier, Owner, Seguin, TX | |
| 11/01/2010 | Agreed Order | Crenshaw Funeral Home and Don H. Napier, Owner, Seguin, TX | |
| 12/17/2010 | Agreed Order | L.M. Victory, President, and the Rix Funeral Home, Lubbock, TX | |
| 2011-018 | 04/11/2011 | Agreed Order | Wayne F. Brown, former funeral director in Charge of Foster & Brown Funeral Home, Inc., Athens, TX |
| 2011-024 | 05/31/2011 | Agreed Order | William A. Pipkins, Dallas, TX |
| 06/28/2011 | Emergency Order to Cease and Desist Activity, and to Seize Records and Funds | Keeney, Howell Doran Funeral Home, Inc., San Saba, TX | |
| 09/12/2011 | Agreed Order | Emmitt Lewis, Jr. d/b/a Lewis Funeral Home/Chapel, Brenham, TX | |
| 11/14/2011 | Emergency Order to Cease and Desist Activity, and to Seize Records and Funds; and related letter agreement | Bragg Chism, W.H. Body, and Denise Spratt-Larry d/b/a Linden Funeral Home, Linden, TX | |
| 2011-049 | 05/05/2011 | Emergency Order to Cease and Desist Activity, and to Seize Records and Funds | Emmitt Lewis, Jr. dba Lewis Funeral Home and Chapel, Brenham, TX |
| 02/16/2012 | Agreed Order | J&B Funeral Home, Inc. d/b/a Gatesville Funeral Home, Gatesville, TX | |
| 02/27/2012 | Agreed Order | Lonnie D. Wright, Sr. d/b/a Angel Hills Funeral Home, Arlington, TX | |
| 03/05/2012 | Order to Cease and Desist Activity and Seize Prepaid Funeral Records | Nathan Shannon, Former Owner of Shannon-McBee Family Funeral Home, Matador and Paducah, TX | |
| 05/10/2012 | Order to Cease and Desist Activity and Pay Restitution | Tyler Esser, Individually, and as owner of All Faiths Funeral Services of Houston, and Fred Esser, Individually and as General Manger of All Faith Funeral Services of Houston, Houston, TX | |
| 08/07/2012 | Agreed Order | Tyler Esser, Individually, and as owner of All Faiths Funeral Services of Houston and Fred Esser, Individually and as General Manger of All Faith Funeral Services of Houston, Houston, TX | |
| 2012-023 | 08/10/2012 | Final Order and Proposal for Decision | Oscar Johnson Funeral Home, Houston, TX |
| 08/10/2012 | Order to Cease and Desist Activities and Seize Prepaid Funeral Money and Records | Lindley-Robertson-Holt Funeral Home, Navasota, TX | |
| 08/14/2012 | Order to Cease and Desist Activities and Seize Prepaid Funeral Money and Records | Jeffrey W.Gentry d/b/a Gentry Fife Funeral Home, Junction, TX | |
| 08/28/2012 | Agreed Order | G.W. Cox Memorial Funeral Home of Del Rio, Ltd., Del Rio, TX | |
| 2012-034 | 10/22/2012 | Final Order and Proposal for Decision | Arnold J. Ramirez, Individually and as President of Walker-Mora Funeral home, Inc., and Diana L. Ramirez, Individually and as Secretary/Treasurer of Walker-Mora Funeral Home, Inc., and Walker-Mora Funeral Home, Inc., Alice, TX. |
| 2012-035 | 10/26/2012 | Agreed Order | Jeffrey W. Gentry, d/b/a Gentry Fife Funeral Home, Junction, TX |
| 11/15/2012 | Agreed Order | Nathan Shannon, former owner of Shannon-McBee Family Funeral Home, Matador and Paducah, TX | |
| 11/29/2012 | Agreed Order | Guerra Funeral Home, Inc., d/b/a Guerra Funeral Home, Brownsville, Texas | |
| 02/06/2013 | Final Order and Proposal for Decision | James E. Lister, Individually and dba James E. Lister’s Funeral Home, Kilgore, TX | |
| 07/25/2013 | Emergency Order to Seize Prepaid Funeral Money and Records | Terry Washington d/b/a Washington Memorial Funeral Home, Dallas, TX | |
| 11/07/2013 | Agreed Order | Kevin Keeney, individually and as Director and Vice President of Howell-Doran Funeral Home, Inc., and Howell-Doran Funeral Home, Inc., San Saba, Texas | |
| 2014-005 | 05/22/2014 | Final Order and Proposal for Decision Following Exceptions | Gonzalez Funeral Home, Gonzalez Family Funeral Home, LLC, Gonzalez-Rivera Funeral Home of Edinburg, LLC, Adan N. Gonzalez, Jr., Myrna Doris Gonzalez, Marc Anthony Gonzalez, and Aaron Rivera, Edinburg, TX |
| 2014-016 | 09/11/2014 | Consent Order | Belinda Neel Allee and James R. (“Randy”) Allee, former owners of the Callaway-Allee Funeral Home, Crockett, Texas |
| 10/22/2014 | Consent Order | Wilson Holdings, Inc., Houston, Texas | |
| 2014-021 | 10/23/2014 | Emergency Order to Seize Prepaid Funeral Records | Belinda Neel Allee, James R. Allee, and James Allee II, Crockett, Texas |
| 2015-006 | 03/06/2015 | Consent Order | SWCS, Inc. d/b/a Lamesa Memorial Park, Lamesa, Texas |
| 2015-008 | 03/18/2015 | Order to Cease and Desist Activity | Mercy/McGowan Funeral Home, Jacksonville, Texas |
| 2015-010 | 04/29/2015 | Agreed Order Canceling Permit of Shaw’s Funeral Home, Inc. and Related Matters | Shaw’s Funeral Home, Inc., Bowie, Texas |
| 2015-011 | 05/12/2015 | Consent Order | Ronald R. Ritter, Owner of Heartfield-Ritter Funeral Home and Bremond Funeral Home, Hearne, TX |
| 2015-011a | 11/02/16 | Second Consent Order | Ronald R. Ritter, Owner of Heartfield-Ritter Funeral Home and Bremond Funeral Home, Hearne, TX |
| 2015-011b | 11/21/17 | Third Consent Order | Ronald R. Ritter, Owner of Heartfield-Ritter Funeral Home and Bremond Funeral Home, Hearne, TX |
| 2015-013 | 05/19/2015 | Consent Order | Belinda Neel Allee (Belinda) and James R. (Randy) Allee, Crockett, Texas |
| 2015-018 | 08/12/2015 | Agreed Order | Previsión Integral de Servicios Funerarios, S.A. de C.V., of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico and its affiliated company, La Paz Funeral Home, Inc., of El Paso, Texas |
| 2015-016a | 08/17/2015 | Consent Order | Kashmere Gardens Funeral Home, Inc. |
| 2015-020 | 09/14/2015 | Emergency Order to Cease and Desist Activity, to Seize Records and Funds, and to Cancel a Permit | El Paso Mission Funeral Home, Inc., El Paso, Texas |
| 2015-020a | 05/03/2016 | Agreed Order | In the matter of El Paso Mission Funeral Home, Inc. and Lina Lucia Ruedas, Individually and as President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Sole Shareholder |
| 2016-013 | 09/13/2016 | Emergency Order to Cancel Permit to Hold and Administer Prepaid Funeral Benefit Contracts and To Seize Prepaid Funeral Funds and Records | In the matter of Lamesa Memorial Park LLC d/b/a Lamesa Memorial Park, Devin Lee Avant, Jose Eleno Morales, Jr., Brenda Avant, and Michelle Vela |
| 2016-021 | 12/12/2016 | Agreed Order Canceling Permit of Allcorn Funeral & Cremation Care and Related Matters | Allcorn Funeral & Cremation Care, Coleman, TX |
| 2017-010 | 08/3/2017 | Order to Cease and Desist Activity and to Seize Prepaid Funeral Money and Records | C. Johnson Funeral Home, Inc., Houston, Texas |
| 2017-016 | 10/19/2017 | Consent Order | C. Johnson Funeral Home, Inc., Houston, Texas |
| 2018-019 | 08/01/2018 | Emergency Order to Cease and Desist Activity, to Seize Records and Funds | Billy F. Peel, President of Austin Peel and Son Funeral Home, Inc. and Austin Peel and Son Funeral Home, Inc., Austin, Texas |
Orders related to Bank and Trust Activity
| Number | Date | Title of Order | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/05/2015 | Emergency Cease and Desist Order | Brickstone Trust Bank and its Agents and Operators | |
| 2016-022 | 12/30/2016 | Order Canceling Charter of Family Legacy Trust Company | Family Legacy Trust Company, Plano, Texas |
| 2017-013 | 08/28/2017 | Order Authorizing Temporary Branches or Offices | State-Chartered Banks |
| 2018-001 | 01/05/2018 | Order to Cease and Desist Activity | Arisebank, Arisebank Ltd, Arisebank Inc, Abank, Arise Foundation, LLC, Arisecoin Foundation, Dotoji LLC, Jared Rice Sr, Stanley Ford, and Tony Caldevilla |
| 2018-019 | 08/09/2018 | Consent Order | Diane R. Parker, Former Director and Vice-President, The Elkhart State Bank and Former Director and Vice-President, Elkhart Bancorporation, Inc. Elkhart, Texas |
| 2018-027 | 10/09/2018 | Consent Order | Charles Coney Burgess, Individually and as Chairman of the Boards of Herring Bank and Herring Bancorp, Inc. |
Orders related to Private Child Support Enforcement Agencies
| Number | Date | Title of Order | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-029 | 12/08/2015 | Order to Revoke Registration | Empire CSR, L.P. d/b/a Child Support Resources, San Antonio, Texas |
| 10/29/2009 | Emergency Cease and Desist Order | Child Support Services, Inc., a Nevada Corp. and Child Support Services of Atlanta, Inc., a Georgia Corp. and Stuart Clay Cole. |
Orders related to Other Entities
| Number | Date | Title of Order | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-014 | 06/25/2018 | Consent Order | Equifax Inc., Atlanta, Georgia |