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South Bay Escrow unauthorized dormant-check disbursements and trust shortages — Regulatory record

Los Angeles, California · SOCEF-0089

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Court / region
Los Angeles
Case number
SOCEF-0089
Filed
July 16, 2018
Source system
California DFPI
Procedural posture
Regulatory order
Strongest reviewed source
Public source record
Allegation / finding status
Unknown / needs review
Disposition
Regulatory order
Last posture checked
2026-05-30
Reviewed
2026-05-30

Why this is included

Teaches an escrow file-review pattern from a public regulatory or court record.

Summary

The cited regulatory order describes license revoked and individual barred after unauthorized disbursement findings. The extracted workflow issue is Official accusation and bar order state South Bay Escrow ceased escrow business and had its license revoked, and that a June 2016 exam found escrow manager Suzanne Ewen knowingly or recklessly disbursed escrow funds in violation of Escrow Law. The records identify a...

Topics

Seller Proceeds·Disbursement Authorization

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Third-party instruction, beneficiary authority, independent source, exception approval, match/gap notes, and release decision.

What this record does not show

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