dfpi-2024-0118

Pacific Crest Settlement Services — desist and refrain

Unlicensed escrow activity. Operator collected funds for refinance closings without an escrow agent license.

Party
Pacific Crest Settlement Services, LLC
County
Orange, CA
Year
2024
Amount at issue
$1.27M
Authority
California DFPI
Status
Active enforcement

What happened

Complaint filed by two homeowners who wired payoff funds that never reached the existing lender.

DFPI issued desist and refrain order in June 2024.

Civil restitution action pending in Orange County Superior Court.

Primary sources

  • DFPI Desist and Refrain Order
    DFPI File No. 963-2419