California · Financial Code
FIN §50503: (a) It is a violation for any person subject to this law or any director, partner, shareholder controlling an ownership interest of 10 percent or more, trustee, officer, agent, or employee of any such
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It is illegal to knowingly or recklessly misuse trust funds, commit fraud or theft related to trust transactions, misstate facts about loans, or misappropriate money or property deposited with a mortgage loan servicer.
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