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Inside this Issue:
NMLS Money 2 Services
Businesses Call Report and 1st Quarter 2018
Upcoming Atlanta 3 Check Cashing Classes
Upcoming 2018 3 State Holidays
Contact Information 4
APPENDIX: MSB Activity by Current
License Status
State Financial Regulators Release BSA/AML Compliance Tool for Money Services Businesses (MSBs)
On February 13, 2018, State financial regulators announced the release of a new, voluntary tool to help money services businesses better manageBank Secrecy Act/Anti -Money Laundering (BSA/AML) risk.
Developed by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) and state regulators, the BSA/AML Self-Assessment Tool aims to help institutions better identify, monitor and communicate BSA/AML risk. The tool is intended to reduce uncertainty surrounding BSA/AML compliance, support more transparency and address de-risking practices within the financial sector.
To access the BSA/AML Self-Assessment Tool for MSBs, visit https://www.csbs.org/ money-services-business-bsaaml-self-assessment-tool on the CSBS website.
New Georgia Checklists Published on NMLS
On March 9, 2018, the Department released new application, amendment, and surrender checklists on the NMLS. Please visit the NMLS Resource Center for our most current checklists and jurisdictional forms. When making any change to your NMLS record, please consult the appropriate Amendment checklist.
Using outdated forms will delay the processing of applications and other approval requests.
Georgia Check Casher License Georgia Check Casher Branch Location Georgia Money Transmitter License Georgia Seller of Payment Instruments License
New Application Amendment Surrender
New Application Amendment Surrender
New Application Amendment Surrender
New Application Amendment Surrender
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1st Quarter 2018
NMLS Money Services Businesses Call Report and 1st Quarter 2018 Quarterly Reporting
Quarterly reports on transactions that occurred between January 1, 2018 - March 31, 2018, are now due. The Department adopted the NMLS Money Services Businesses Call Report (MSBCR) functionality for submission of routine financial and transactional reporting requirements by Seller of Payment Instrument and Money Transmitter Licensees.
The NMLS MSBCR is a mandatory filing for Seller of Payment Instrument and Money Transmitter Licensees and is due 45 days after the quarter end (May 15, 2018). Licensees should follow the instructions and directions provided by NMLS for completing the MSBCR requirement, in addition to updating the Uniform Authorized Agent Report (UAAR). Even if you have nothing to report, you must complete the MSBCR and the UAAR in NMLS.
All updates and resources pertaining to the MSBCR will be posted on the MSB Call Report page on the NMLS Resource Center. Likewise, the Department will continue to communicate with its licensees for reporting requirements outside of NMLS. Questions regarding the MSBCR or the UAAR should be directed to the NMLS Call Center at 1-855-NMLS-123 (1-855-665-7123).
In addition to the reporting through NMLS, licensees must also submit Average Daily Balance of Outstandings directly to the Department, outside of the NMLS, through the existing webform.
Please complete and submit all reports by May 15, 2018.
Licensees that fail to file all required reports by the deadline will be assessed a fine of $1,000 and may subject their Georgia license to revocation.
If you have additional questions, please e-mail the Department's MSB Section at msb@dbf.state.ga.us.
COMMONLY USED ACRONYMS
CC -- Check Casher License Department -- Ga. Department of Banking and Finance ESB -- Electronic Surety Bond MSB -- Money Services Business MSBCR -- Money Services Businesses Call Report
MT -- Money Transmitter License NMLS or NMLSR -- Nationwide Multistate Licensing System & Registry O.C.G.A. -- Official Code of Georgia Annotated
SPI -- Seller of Payment Instruments License
UAAR -- Uniform Authorized Agent Report
1st Quarter 2018
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Upcoming Atlanta Check Cashing Classes
The Department offers a check cashing class that benefits first-time and experienced check cashers. These classes generally last about an hour. There is no cost for the class and it is a great way to learn about Georgia law, Department regulations, the Bank Secrecy Act ("BSA") and Anti-Money Laundering ("AML") requirements. During examinations, those who have attended the class have stated that the knowledge and information they gained helped prevent violations and avoid the imposition of fines.
As a further benefit, the Department provides a certificate of attendance that licensees may use as evidence of training received on BSA and Anti-Money Laundering.
The classes are limited to a maximum of seven attendees, so you must make an advance reservation by calling 770-986-1652 or emailing msb@dbf.state.ga.us. Reserve your seat now! We look forward to seeing you.
Upcoming Atlanta Check Casher Class* June 6, 2018, 10:00 AM
September 5, 2018, 10:00 AM December 5, 2018, 10:00 AM
* Please note that the class schedule is subject to change
Upcoming 2018 State Holidays--State Offices Closed
State Holiday -- Will be observed on Monday, April 23rd Memorial Day -- Monday, May 28th Independence Day -- Wednesday, July 4th
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1st Quarter 2018
Department Contact Information
NAME Fernando Ornelas, Supervisory Examiner Ana Contreras, Financial Examiner Byron Larios, Senior Assistant Financial Examiner
E-MAIL ADDRESS fornelas@dbf.state.ga.us acontreras@dbf.state.ga.us blarios@dbf.state.ga.us
PHONE# (770) 986-1313 (770) 986-1652 (770) 986-1639
Corresponding with the Department
When corresponding with the Department, e-mail communication is preferred. Providing written details in the email regarding any questions or concerns you may have allows the Department to forward the request to the appropriate person who handles that area, and if sufficient details are included in the request, that person can then more efficiently provide you with an answer. The main Division e-mail address is msb@dbf.state.ga.us.
Since the Department's main method of communicating with licensees is via e-mail, it is very important that you supply the Department with a valid e-mail address and that you keep us informed if your e-mail address changes. Please be sure that your e-mail account does not divert Department e-mail to your spam or junk folder.
1st Quarter 2018
Georgia Department of Banking and Finance
2990 Brandywine Road Suite 200
Atlanta, Georgia 30341-5565
Phone: (770) 986-1633 Fax: (770) 986-1655 or 1029 Email: msb@dbf.state.ga.us
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The Department is the state agency that regulates and examines Georgia statechartered banks, state-chartered credit unions, and state-chartered trust companies. The Department also has responsibility for the supervision, regulation, and examination of Merchant Acquirer Limited Purpose Banks (MALPBs) chartered in Georgia.
In addition, the Department has regulatory and/or licensing authority over mortgage brokers, lenders and processors, mortgage loan originators, check cashers, sellersissuers of payment instruments, money transmitters, international banking organizations, and bank holding companies conducting business in Georgia.
Our Mission is to promote safe, sound, competitive financial services in Georgia through innovative, responsive regulation and supervision.
Our Vision is to be a willing and able partner with our regulated entities in order to support vibrant economic growth and prosperity in Georgia.
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This quarterly publication highlights topics and activities pertaining to the Department's regulation of state-licensed Money Service Businesses (MSBs). Notification is delivered to interested parties via e-mail. Licensee primary contacts are automatically subscribed to receive Department publications appropriate to their particular industry.
If you would like to be added to our distribution list, please go to the Quick Links section on our homepage (dbf.georgia.gov) and click on Stay Connected. This will take you to our new subscription service provided by GovDelivery (also known as Granicus). Notifications regarding subscriptions will no longer be sent from dbfpress@dbf.state.ga.us but will originate from <Department of Banking and Finance> GADBF@public.govdelivery.com.
APPENDIX
License Status Approved Denied Revoked Terminated Expired Terminated Ordered to Surrender
Terminated Surrendered/Cancelled
Definition
The entity has an Approved licens e.
The entity applied for a licens e and the reques t was Denied. The entity's licens e was Revoked and the entity is no longer authorized to conduct business.
The entity failed to renew. An entity has been ordered to s urrender their approved licens e. The entity is not authorized to conduct busines s. The entity has reques ted a s urrender/cancelation of their licens e and the regulator has granted this surrender/ cancelation request.
MSB ACTIVITY BY CURRENT LICENSE STATUS
GA Check Casher License
Approved
NMLS# License#
Company Name
1696218
59626
Raina Rakin Investment LLC
1635404
59480
Jay Ma Brahmani LLC
1692597
59185
SHREEJI PACKAGE LLC
1657989
59869
ATZ GROUP INC
1704842
60051
GMP PROPERTIES OF VALDOSTA INC
1713738
60264
Fastlane check cashing McDonough,llc
1396676
47156
ROYAL GAS & FOOD INC
1243766
31907
SOMESH PACKAGE STORE LLC
1700864
59903
DHWANI, INC.
1703749
60067
BOSS CHECK CASHING AND MONEY SERVICES LLC
1675007
60152
M & DK Company LLC
1655430
57656
GHOTRA BROTHERS INC
1253868
20934
EMPRESAS GARCIA LLC
1495640
51156
COBBLESTONE STORE INC
1716952
60427
6167 LIQUOR LLC
1574882
56350
MEMORIAL EXPRESS INC
1686993
59576
East Point Venture 92, LLC
1697849
60153
JAI RANCHOD INC OF BAXLEY
1286530
45028
Ethredge Properties LLC
1701831
60642
claxton convenience mart llc
Date 01/04/2018 01/11/2018 01/24/2018 01/25/2018 01/30/2018 01/30/2018 02/05/2018 02/05/2018 02/07/2018 02/08/2018 02/09/2018 02/12/2018 02/12/2018 02/13/2018 02/15/2018 02/20/2018 02/26/2018 02/26/2018 02/26/2018 03/05/2018
City Winder Valdosta MARIETTA Lilburn VALDOSTA McDonough ELLENWOOD moultrie COLUMBUS NORCROSS Brunswick MADISON Cornelia FAYETTEVILLE stone mountain DECATUR East Point BAXLEY Mount Vernon claxton
State GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA
Appendix 1 of 5
1718107 1594272 1715324 1726265
60555 55202 60956 60942
ARAV N ARIANNA LLC KRISH2016 MANAGEMENT LLC Veera Shiv Inc Reena Trading Inc
24
Terminated - Expired
NMLS# License#
Company Name
1230597
30732
JOHNSON TAX SERVICE LLC DBA EDWARDS TAX SERVICE
1232799
43928
Indusa Beverage Inc
1275486
23998
J.C Brantley, Inc dba Main Street Bait, Tackle and Pawn
1254327
9496
JACKIE'S GUN & PAWN INC
1249923
23899
JAIPRABHU, INC.
1233315
24202
Akshay, Inc
1230911
13027
HMY ENTERPRISE,INC
1266663
40283
Jeffs Beverage Depot
1377288
46690
Happy Go Lucky, Inc.
1581805
54561
Karim Ali dba Geraro Grocery
1622111
56485
khodiyar seven corp.
1256670
41069
KINGSTON GROCERY, INC.
1239867
40971
KOMAL FOOD INC.
1234714
32505
L & K SPIRITS, INC
1256028
25011
ADR Financial Services, Inc.
1275502
16373
Lee Discount Company Inc.
1234177
34146
jay narsangaveer llc
1229110
34046
AYUSHI DEVELOPMENT
1229201
23122
Cash Express of Georgia, INC
1530204
52371
BLESSING FOOD MART LLC
1447496
49215
D & G Burke Dawgs LLC
1238671
34147
BIG E Z WIRELESS INC
1264846
34903
Bhanumapi, Inc.,
1433294
48837
Ben JM, Inc.
1253868
20934
EMPRESAS GARCIA LLC
1381261
46801
AMAYAH INVESTMENTS INC
03/05/2018 03/08/2018 03/26/2018 03/30/2018
Cario Claxton Hawkinsville Hazlehurst
Date 01/01/2018 01/01/2018 01/01/2018 01/01/2018 01/01/2018 01/01/2018 01/01/2018 01/01/2018 01/01/2018 01/01/2018 01/01/2018 01/01/2018 01/01/2018 01/01/2018 01/01/2018 01/01/2018 01/01/2018 01/01/2018 01/01/2018 01/01/2018 01/01/2018 01/01/2018 01/01/2018 01/01/2018 01/01/2018 01/01/2018
City MOULTRIE Albany Vidalia Eastman BAXLEY Riverdale Decatur Richmond Hill Marietta Griffin woodbine Kingston ROCHELLE Decatur atlanta Vidalia sandersville MOULTRIE Albany CHAMBLEE Waynesboro conyers LYONS College Park Cornelia DORAVILLE
GA GA GA GA
State GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA GA
Appendix 2 of 5
1250363 1286530 1245649 1248916 1238767 1549725 1406412 1247306 1245828 1241246 1232814 1380722 1240758 1232798 1240469 1593499 1246732 1240297 1464025 1524654 1237266 1612352
1587014 1243766 1235839 1242655 1237249 1434633 1255038 1245656 1245693 1530221 1240304
38925 45028 20783 40804 21742 53428 47613 30217 34323 29929 20527 46800 9029 22558 35252 55468 32878 29931 49940 52372 20520 55969
30016 31907 44397 38264 44108 51217 39921 30294 38262 52582 23906
Azalea USA LLC Ethredge Properties LLC Aum Enterprises,Inc. Garnto, William, Daniel Atkinson Pawn & Gun Shop Inc ASHVEEN INC GS & KC INC GUDDY INC Cairo IGA himansifood inc ENARA GROUP INC SONIA BEVERAGE HOLDINGS INC MCS INVESTMENTS INC dba elmstreet check cashing SARA G INC. mahi patel llc SH REDAN PACKAGE, LLC Shajanand1llc SHAYONA FOOD CORPORATION Shital Enterprises LLC Shiv Krisha,Inc. SHIVANAND CORPORATION DBA S&S PACKAGE STORE SHREE GAJKARNA CORPORATION
SADHIMA INC SOMESH PACKAGE STORE LLC SAL-TOL INC SP TRUCKSTOP, LLC. T & T Gas, LLC TA Operating LLC Title World Inc Tri-County Quality Foods of Hartwell, Inc. TSK 786 INC D.B.A TEXACO GAS STATION TWO BROTHERS CONVENIENCE INC UMIYA MA INC.
01/01/2018 Doraville
GA
01/01/2018 Mount Vernon
GA
01/01/2018 Montezuma
GA
01/01/2018 McIntyre
GA
01/01/2018 Hortense
GA
01/01/2018 TOCCOA
GA
01/01/2018 BROOKHAVEN
GA
01/01/2018 TIFTON
GA
01/01/2018 Cairo
GA
01/01/2018 blackshear
GA
01/01/2018 BETHLEHEM
GA
01/01/2018 MARIETTA
GA
01/01/2018 covington
GA
01/01/2018 Duluth
GA
01/01/2018 GROVETOWN
GA
01/01/2018 STONE MOUNTAIN GA
01/01/2018 albany
GA
01/01/2018 GEORGETOWN
GA
01/01/2018 Brunswick
GA
01/01/2018 JACKSON
GA
01/01/2018 ATLANTA
GA
01/01/2018 DAWSON FOREST
GA
ROAD
01/01/2018 COLUMBUS
GA
01/01/2018 moultrie
GA
01/01/2018 DALTON
GA
01/01/2018 Bainbridge
GA
01/01/2018 Macon
GA
01/01/2018 Westlake
OH
01/01/2018 FT.Oglethorpe
GA
01/01/2018 HARTWELL
GA
01/01/2018 ellenwood
GA
01/01/2018 FOREST PARK
GA
01/01/2018 VALDOSTA
GA
Appendix 3 of 5
1255989 1256807 1246311 1253354 1245659 1232458 1238296 1263016 1269861 1246312 1574882 1230524 1267641 1574312 1245412 1245654 1230599 1245661 1247462 1588927 1257702 1230543 1282186 1251228 1488321 1396676 1537053
36305 31176 37110 29144 30296 23933 22648 21152 36380 42709 56350 43905 25273 54160 23415 30293 35750 30297 29321 55342 44316 9322 45733 33050 51485 47156 52718
United Financial Vivek Enterprises Inc WREN, RAY, BYRON DBA Rack & Grill Shree Ramdev LLC DBA WCS Minit Mart Quality Foods of Sugar Hill, Inc. NEW GREEN ENTERPRISES, INC Mun Kom Inc DBA Spalding Liquor OM SAI INC Morgan Greystone Enterprises, LLC SFS ENTERPRISES INC MEMORIAL EXPRESS INC RRF Tonys, LLC PLATONIK INC Pramukh Swami Chatsworth LLC NEW KOREANA RESTAURANT INC Quality Foods of Cornelia, Inc. PATIALA FOOD MART, INC Quality Foods of Toccoa, Inc. Quick Shop Express Inc Raina Rakin Developments, LLC RATH, LLC RAYMOND J BROWN YOGINE LLC RIKIN N REMA INC Ross Management Group LLC ROYAL GAS & FOOD INC PURNIMA USA LLC
86
GA Money Transmitter License
Approved
NMLS# License#
Company Name
1384867
47498
LumoXchange LLC
1701125
59764
Blockchain Technology Machines Inc.
01/01/2018 Columbus
GA
01/01/2018 Ashburn
GA
01/01/2018 martinez
GA
01/01/2018 Forsyth
GA
01/01/2018 Buford
GA
01/01/2018 Acworth
GA
01/01/2018 Griffin
GA
01/01/2018 JESUP
GA
01/01/2018 Atlanta
GA
01/01/2018 MORROW
GA
01/01/2018 DECATUR
GA
01/01/2018 Hampton
GA
01/01/2018 ATLANTA
GA
01/01/2018 Chatsworth
GA
01/01/2018 ATLANTA
GA
01/01/2018 Cornelia
GA
01/01/2018 Duluth
GA
01/01/2018 Toccoa
GA
01/01/2018 Mableton
GA
01/01/2018 Altnata
GA
01/01/2018 CAIRO
GA
01/01/2018 CALHOUN
GA
01/01/2018 AMERICUS
GA
01/01/2018 Rome
GA
01/01/2018 Dalton
GA
01/01/2018 ELLENWOOD
GA
01/01/2018 GLENWOOD
GA
Date 01/02/2018 02/15/2018
City Little Rock Marietta
State AR GA
Appendix 4 of 5
2
Terminated - Expired
NMLS# License#
Company Name
1392720
24446
Thinking Minds, Inc.
1240956
19138
UNITRANSFER GEORGIA, INC.
1567523
56242
Lifeline Legal Funding LLC
1561693
53675
FreeTradePay, LLC
4
Terminated - Surrendered/Cancelled
NMLS# License#
Company Name
1597670
57968
RegionsLink Corp
1
GA Seller of Payment Instruments License
Approved
NMLS# License#
Company Name
1679397
60426
Apple Payments Inc.
1
Terminated - Expired
NMLS# License#
Company Name
1124974
52022
Tiger Commissary Services, Inc.
1242697
40044
P2P Cash Inc.
1256702
39829
BitPay Services LLC
3
Date 01/01/2018 01/01/2018 01/01/2018 01/01/2018
City Marietta Miramar Atlanta Norcross
State GA FL GA GA
Date 01/23/2018
City Snellville
State GA
Date 02/08/2018
City Cupertino
State CA
Date 01/01/2018 01/01/2018 01/01/2018
City Jonesboro roswell Atlanta
State AR GA GA
Appendix 5 of 5