News Items tag as: BC Financial Services Authority

BC realtors fined for social media accounts without proper names, credentials
January 11, 2025 - 12:00 PM
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A couple of BC realtors have been fined $10,000 because their social media accounts didn't use their full registered realtor name.
Kelowna realtor fined $6,000 over 'legal' status of basement suite
December 15, 2024 - 7:00 PM

A Kelowna realtor has been slapped with $6,000 fine for advertising that a home's basement suite was legal.
BC mortgage broker who lied to regulator on the hook $83K
August 16, 2024 - 7:00 PM
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A BC mortgage broker who made $56,000 while working without a license is on the hook for $83,000 in fines and costs.
Unlicenced BC mortgage broker sues over unpaid commission
August 01, 2024 - 2:30 PM
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In an audacious move, a BC mortgage broker who worked without a license has taken his former employer to court arguing for the commission he made while on the job.
BC luxury rental agency has bank accounts frozen over 'unethical' books
July 28, 2024 - 7:00 PM

A luxury BC rental company has had its bank accounts frozen and its licence suspended after auditors couldn't work out how much money it had because its books were in such bad shape.
BC realtor fined $110,000 and licence nixed after scamming client
July 28, 2024 - 1:00 PM
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A BC realtor who scammed a client out of $60,000 has been fined $110,000 and lost her licence.
BC realtor on the hook $130,000 for 'fraudulent document scheme'
July 21, 2024 - 7:00 PM

A BC mortgage broker, who got kickbacks for referring clients to an unlicenced mortgage broker, has been stripped of her licence and ordered to pay $130,000.
BC realtor fined $50,000 after sale to friends fails
June 07, 2024 - 6:00 PM

A failed real estate deal between a BC realtor's husband and some friends has cost the realtor $55,000.
BC mortgage broker made $50K working without a licence
May 23, 2024 - 7:00 PM

A BC mortgage broker who made more than $50,000 in commission in the sale of two dozen homes has been found to have been working without a license.
BC realtor loses licence after manipulating inexperienced sisters
March 21, 2024 - 7:00 PM

Lower Mainland realtor Gobinder Kaur Takhar has surrendered her real estate licence and agreed to pay fines and fees of $57,000 after manipulating three sisters in a Chilliwack real estate deal.
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News Items tag as: BC Financial Services Authority

BC realtors fined for social media accounts without proper names, credentials

Kelowna realtor fined $6,000 over 'legal' status of basement suite

BC mortgage broker who lied to regulator on the hook $83K

Unlicenced BC mortgage broker sues over unpaid commission

BC luxury rental agency has bank accounts frozen over 'unethical' books

BC realtor fined $110,000 and licence nixed after scamming client

BC realtor on the hook $130,000 for 'fraudulent document scheme'

BC realtor fined $50,000 after sale to friends fails

BC mortgage broker made $50K working without a licence

BC realtor loses licence after manipulating inexperienced sisters

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