Amended Final Order In Re Mortgage Plus Inc. and Louis Samuel Travieso

Index: OFR 2026 - 429 STATE OF FLORIDA OFFICE OF FINANCIAL REGULATION In Re: MORTGAGE PLUS INC., and LOUIS SAMUEL TRAVIESO, Case Number: 131179 Respondents. AMENDED FINAL ORDER This cause came on for consideration and final agency action. Upon review of the record and being otherwise fully advised in the premises, the Office of Financial Regulation ("Office") hereby finds:

1. The Office has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this case and the parties hereto.
2. The entry of this Amended Final Order concludes the above-referenced matter. ORDERED: A. The Stipulation and Consent Agreement (Exhibit A) is hereby approved and incorporated by reference as if fully stated herein and is adopted as the Office's Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law. B. The parties shall comply with all terms of the Stipulation and Consent Agreement. DONE and ORDERED this 2 7-t't day of August, 2026, in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida. Commissioner

STATE OF FLORIDA OFFICE OF FINANCIAL REGULATION In Re: MORTGAGE PLUS INC., and LOUIS SAMUEL TRAVIESO, Respondents. Exhibit A Case Number: 131179 STIPULATION AND CONSENT AGREEMENT The State of Florida, Office of Financial Regulation ("Office"), and MORTGAGE PLUS INC., and LOUIS SAMUEL TRA VIESO"Respondents"), in consideration of the mutual promises herein, recite, stipulate, and agree as follows:

1. Background. At all material times, Mortgage Plus Inc., is and has been a mortgage broker licensee pursuant to chapter 494, Florida Statutes, having been issued license number MBRl 924. At all material times, Louis Samuel Travieso is and has been the CEO, President and Sole Owner of Mortgage Plus Inc. Based upon an examination (No. 130060) initiated by the Office, grounds existed to initiate administrative proceedings against Respondents pursuant to chapter 494, Florida Statutes. The Office filed an administrative complaint on November 25, 2025, alleging a violation of chapter 494, Florida Statutes. A Final Order was entered on July 14, 2026. Respondents subsequently filed an appeal which is pending before the Second District Court of Appeal (DCA) in Case No. 2D2026-1993. In lieu of further litigation, the parties hereby resolve all of the issues raised in the administrative complaint, as well as all appellate issues which could be raised by Respondents in Second DCA Case No. 2D2026-1993, with this Stipulation and Consent Agreement.
2. Jurisdiction. The Office is the state agency charged with the administration and enforcement of chapter 494, Florida Statutes, and the rules promulgated thereunder. The Office

has jurisdiction to bring this administrative action against Respondents pursuant to chapter 494, Florida Statutes. 3. Findings. For purposes of this Stipulation and Consent Agreement, Respondents consent to the Office making the following findings: 4. a) Respondents failed to timely submit mortgage call reports for the Second, Third, and Fourth Quarters of 2024, as required by Rule 69V-40.J 76, F .A.C., in violation of section 494.004(2), Florida Statutes. Terms and Conditions. The parties agree that the issues raised in the administrative complaint, the Final Order dated July 14, 2026, as well as any appellate issues which could be raised in Respondents' appeal in Case No. 2D2026-1993, can be expeditiously resolved without further litigation by the execution of this Stipulation and Consent Agreement. The parties acknowledge that they have read this Stipulation and Consent Agreement and fully understand the rights, obligations, terms, duties, and responsibilities with respect to its contents. Therefore, in compromise and settlement of the foregoing findings and in consideration of the parties' forbearance from further litigation, Respondents agree to the following terms and conditions: a. DISMISSAL OF APPEAL. Respondents agree to file a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal with the Clerk of Court of the Second District Court of Appeal in Case No. 2D2026- 1993 and deliver the Notice of Voluntary Dismissal as well as the fully executed Stipulation and Consent Agreement to the Office prior to entry of an Amended Final Order adopting same. b. FUTURE COMPLIANCE. Respondents agree that they shall cease and desist from future violations of chapter 494, Florida Statutes, and the rules promulgated thereunder, and comply with all the provisions of chapter 494, Florida Statutes, and the rules promulgated pursuant thereto. 2

c. ADMINISTRATIVE FINE. Respondents agree they have paid the Office an administrative fine in the amount of Four Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($4,375.00). Respondents acknowledge and agree that in accordance with section 215 .31, Florida Statutes, regarding the deposit of monies, (i) the tendered fine or settlement check was deposited in advance of full execution or acceptance of the Stipulation and Consent Agreement; and (ii) such deposit shall not be construed as a final acceptance of the Stipulation and Consent Agreement absent full execution thereof and entry of an Amended Final Order adopting same. 5. Final Order. Respondents consent to the entry of an Amended Final Order, superseding and replacing the Final Order dated July 14, 2026, which incorporates the terms of this Stipulation and Consent Agreement. Respondents understand and agree that this Stipulation and Consent Agreement is subject to the final approval of the Office of Financial Regulation and the entry of an Amended Final Order adopting such Agreement. If the Amended Final Order is not entered, this Stipulation and Consent Agreement shall be null and void. The Amended Final Order incorporating this Stipulation and Consent Agreement constitutes final action by the Office for which the Office may seek enforcement pursuant to the provisions of chapters 494 and J 20, Florida Statutes. 6. Waiver. By Respondents' consent to the entry of an Amended Final Order with respect to this proceeding, Respondents waive: a) Any right to separately stated Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law; b) Any right to receipt of a Notice of Rights pursuant to chapter 120, Florida Statutes; c) Any right to an administrative hearing or issuance of a Recommended Order pursuant to chapter 120, Florida Statutes; and 3

d) Any right to contest in any administrative forum or judicial proceeding (including, but not limited to, an appeal pursuant to section 120.68, Florida Statutes) the validity of any term, condition, obligation, or duty expressly created in this Stipulation and Consent Agreement and the Amended Final Order. 7. Releases. Upon full execution of this Stipulation and Consent Agreement, Respondents waive, release, and forever discharge the Office and its agents, representatives, and employees from any and all causes of action, in law or in equity, which Respondents may have arising out of this matter. The Office accepts this release and waiver by Respondents on behalf of itself, its agents, representatives, and employees without acknowledging, and expressly denying, that any such right or cause of action may exist. 8. Failure to Com plv. Respondents acknowledge, concur, and stipulate that Respondents' failure to comply with any of the terms, obligations, and conditions of this Stipulation and Consent Agreement, and the Amended Final Order adopting it, is a violation of the written agreement and the Amended Final Order entered pursuant to chapters 120 and 494, Florida Statutes. Such non-compliance may result in the issuance of an emergency cease and desist order. 9. Attorney's Fees. Each party herein shall be solely responsible for its separate costs and attorney's fees incurred in the prosecution, defense, or negotiations in this matter up to and including the entry of the Amended Final Order adopting this Stipulation and Consent Agreement. 10. Severability. The parties agree that if any provision of this Stipulation and Consent Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the Stipulation 4

and Consent Agreement will be given effect without the invalid provision, and to this end, the provisions of this Stipulation and Consent Agreement are declared severable. 11. Counterparts. This Stipulation and Consent Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by the parties in separate counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute but one Stipulation and Consent Agreement. Copies of this Stipulation and Consent Agreement transmitted by facsimile or electronic mail shall have the same validity as if bearing an original signature. 12. Entire Agreement. This Stipulation and Consent Agreement represents the entire agreement by and between Respondents and the Office. Any alterations, variations, changes, modifications, or waivers of the provisions hereof shall be valid only when they have been reduced to writing, duly signed by the Office and Respondents hereto, attached to the original of this Stipulation and Consent Agreement, and subject to the approval of the Office. WHEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the Office and Respondents execute this Stipulation and Consent Agreement for entry of an Amended Final Order on the last date executed below. 5

amc: Louis Samuel Travieso Tit.le: CEO President, and Sole Owner State of (l \ County of l{1tU.~1- Louis Samuel Travicso, .as CEO, President and Sole Owner of Mortgage Plus Inc., BEFORE ME by means of [J,.p~al presence or O on line notarization, has sworn (or affinncd) that he has read and understands the foregoing agreement and voluntarily signed the same. SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me this__t&._ day of AAgUJt Check the appropriate box: Personally known D / OR Produced Identification [3" Type of identification produced g' Driver's License D Passport Notary Public 0 Other ______ _ (Do not include ID number) 6 , 2026.

• I. ·1 HA 'IF.SO: Name: Louis Samuel Travieso State of _ r:" .__ County of !,l\l¥-':fki / Louis Samuel Travieso, BEFORE ME by means of ~ ysical presence or D on line notarization, ha" sworn (or affinned) that he has read and understands the foregoing agreement and voluntarily signed the same. SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me this-13_ day of Aiq lL,(t￾Notary Public Check the appropriate box: Personally known D OR Produced Identification ~ Type of identification produced ~ Driver's License D Passport D Other _____ _ (Do not include ID number) OFFICE OF FINANCIAL REGULATION for Gregory C. Oaks Gregory C. Oaks, Director Division of Consumer Finance Date: 8/24/2026 7 , 2026.