Petitioner: OFFICE OF FINANCIAL REGULATION
Respondent: TRINITY FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC
Judges: R. BRUCE MCKIBBEN
Agency: Office of Financial Regulation
Locations: Tallahassee, Florida
Filed: Apr. 03, 2018
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Monday, June 4, 2018.
Latest Update: Dec. 24, 2024
STATE OF FLORIDA
OFFICE OF FINANCIAL REGULATION
IN RE:
TRINITY FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC, Administrative Proceeding
Docket Number: 87356
Respondent.
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
The State of Florida, Office of Financial Regulation, (“Office”) files this Administrative
Complaint against Trinity Financial Services, LLC (“Trinity”), alleging:
GENERAL ALLEGATIONS
ie Pursuant to section 494.0011, Florida Statutes, the Office is charged with
administering and enforcing the provisions of Chapter 494, Florida Statutes.
2. Pursuant to section 494.00255(1), Florida Statutes, failure to comply with any listed
provision of 494.00255(1)(a) through (y), Florida Statutes, constitutes grounds for disciplinary
action.
3. Section 494.00255(1)(u), Florida Statutes, specifies failure to comply with any
provision of sections 494.001 through 494.0077, or any rule or order made or issued pursuant to
sections 494.001 through 494.0077, Florida Statutes, is a violation that constitutes grounds for
disciplinary action.
4. At all times material hereto, Respondent Trinity Financial Services, LLC is or was
a mortgage lender as defined in section 494.001(23), Florida Statutes, and holds license number
MLD1354.
a: Respondent’s designated mailing address of record is 2618 San Miguel Drive, Suite
30, Newport Beach, CA 92660.
6. As a matter of course, the Office regularly reviews submissions due from licensees.
7. Pursuant to section 494.0063, Florida Statutes, each mortgage lender business shall
submit annual audited financial statements to the Office within 120 days of the licensee’s fiscal
year end.
8. As part of its application for license, Respondent reported to the Office that its fiscal
year ends on December 31 of each year.
9. In violation of section 494.0063, Florida Statutes, Respondents failed to timely
submit its audited financial statement for its fiscal year ending on December 31, 2016.
10. The audited financial statement was last due on April 30, 2017, but has not been
submitted to the Office.
11. Pursuant to section 494.00255(2), Florida Statutes, violation of any act specified in
section 494.00255(1), Florida Statutes, may result in reprimand, license suspension, license
revocation, denial of a license, or imposition of a fine up to $25,000 for each count or separate
offense.
12; Rule 69V-40.111, Florida Administrative Code, and Form OFR-494-14, provides
the disciplinary guidelines for statutory violations. The maximum penalty for violation of section
494.063, Florida Statutes, is a fine in the range of $3,500 to $7,500 and, or, license revocation.
Rule 69V-40.111(3), Florida Administrative Code, and Form OFR-494-14(75).
WHEREFORE, Respondent is hereby notified that the Office intends to enter an Order
imposing an administrative fine of $7,500 and revoking Respondent’s license, MLD1354.
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NOTICE OF RIGHTS
The licensee is entitled to be represented by counsel or other qualified representative.
The licensee also has the right to request a hearing pursuant to sections 120.569 and 120.57,
Florida Statutes. Such request must comply with Rules 28-106.2015 and 28-106.104, Florida
Administrative Code. An Election of Proceeding form is attached for your convenience.
Any such request must be filed as follows:
By Mail or Fax OR By Hand Delivery
Agency Clerk Agency Clerk
Office of Financial Regulation Office of Financial Regulation
P.O. Box 8050 General Counsel’s Office
Tallahassee, FL 32314-8050 The Fletcher Building, Suite 118
Phone: (850) 410-9889 101 East Gaines Street
Fax: (850) 410-9663 Tallahassee, FL 32399-0379
Phone: (850) 410-9889
TO PRESERVE THE RIGHT TO A HEARING, A WRITTEN RESPONSE MUST BE
FILED WITH THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL REGULATION WITHIN TWENTY-ONE
(21) DAYS AFTER THE RECEIPT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT. SAID
RESPONSE MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE OFFICE NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. ON
THE TWENTY-FIRST DAY AFTER THE RECEIPT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE
COMPLAINT. A FAILURE TO TIMELY RESPOND IN WRITING WILL
CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF THE LICENSEE’S RIGHT TO REQUEST A HEARING
AND A FINAL ORDER MAY BE ENTERED WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE.
You may not make an oral request for an administrative hearing. With regard to a written
request, if you fail to follow the outlined procedure, your request may be dismissed. Any request
for an administrative proceeding received prior to the date of this notice is deemed abandoned and
to be considered, must be timely renewed in compliance with the procedure set forth above.
Mediation of this matter pursuant to section 120.573, Florida Statutes, is not available.
DATED and SIGNED this 13"" day of December, 2017.
DREW J. BREAKSPEAR
Commissioner
By:
S . Fransen
Assistant General Counsel
Office of Financial Regulation
Fla. Bar No. 994571
1313 N. Tampa St.
Suite 615
Tampa, FL 33602
813.218.5364
scott.fransen@flofr.com
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Administrative
Complaint has been sent by U.S. certified mail to Trinity Financial Services, LLC, 2618 San
Miguel Drive, Ste. 30, Newport Beach, CA 92660 on this 13" day of December, 2017.
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Docket for Case No: 18-001725
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Jun. 04, 2018 |
Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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Jun. 01, 2018 |
Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction filed.
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May 24, 2018 |
Order Canceling Hearing and Placing Case in Abeyance (parties to advise status by June 26, 2018).
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May 24, 2018 |
Motion to Cancel Hearing filed.
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Apr. 12, 2018 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Apr. 12, 2018 |
Notice of Hearing (hearing set for June 5, 2018; 9:30 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
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Apr. 11, 2018 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Apr. 04, 2018 |
Initial Order.
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Apr. 03, 2018 |
Answer and Request for Administrative Hearing filed.
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Apr. 03, 2018 |
Election of Proceeding filed.
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Apr. 03, 2018 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Apr. 03, 2018 |
Agency referral filed.
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