Unauthorized Banking: Mexican Financial Entities

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Unauthorized Banking: Mexican Financial Entities
To: Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks and Federal Savings Associations; All State Banking Authorities; Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; District Deputy Comptrollers; Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District Counsel and Examining Personnel
Re: Unauthorized Banking Activity (Mexico)
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has been informed that the below-mentioned entities have represented themselves as banks and offered banking products and services to the general public. The National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV) of Mexico states that the below listed entities are not part of the Mexican financial system, are not supervised by the CNBV, and have not been authorized to take deposits from the public. Also, these entities have not been authorized by the Ministry of Finance and Public Debt (Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público). The OCC has not authorized the referenced entities to conduct banking business anywhere in the United States.
Abastecedor Agrícola e Industrial, S.A. de C.V., also known as INVERTIMAX.
Address: Distrito Federal, Mexico.
Administrativos IG, S.A. de C.V. (INVERGLOBAL FINANCIERA)
Address: Puebla, Mexico.
Antares Capital Management.
Address: Distrito Federal, Mexico.
Boston Merchant Consulting Mexico, S. de R. L. de C.V.
Address: Nuevo León, Mexico.
BURCAP, S.A. de C.V.
Address: Puebla, Mexico.
Caja Progresa, S.C. de R. L. de C.V.
Address: Guanajuato, Mexico.
Caja Solidaria Cerro De La Bufa, S.C. DE R.L. DE C.V.
Address: Zacatecas, Mexico.
Caja Cerro del Tepeyac de Ahorro y Préstamo, S.C. DE R.L. DE C.V.
Address: Chiapas, Mexico.
Caja Solidaria Coliman, S.C. DE A.P. DE R.L. DE C.V.
Address: Colima, Mexico.
Caja Solidaria La Mixteca, S.C.
Address: Oaxaca, Mexico.
CAJA SOLIDARIA XU’UN ÑUU, S.C. A.P. DE R.L. DE C.V.
Address: Oaxaca, Mexico.
Caja Solidaria Villa de Jerez, S.C. DE R.L. DE C.V.
Address: Zacatecas, Mexico.
CAPITAL INSTITUTE, S.C. DE R.L., (CAPITALBANK)
Address: Baja California, Mexico.
COBIRMEX, S.A. de C.V.
Address: Puebla, Mexico.
Cooperativa de Consumo Caja Popular Jiménez, S.C.L.
Address: Jalisco, Mexico.
Cooperativa de Consumo de Ahorro y Préstamo La Santa Veracruz, S.C.L.
Address: Jalisco, Mexico.
Comercializadora Servicios y Valor, S.A. de C.V., (INVERBIEN)
Address: Puebla, Mexico.
COMSBRA, S.A. de C.V.
Address: Puebla, Mexico.
Construcciones Mauri, S.A. de C.V. (SITMA, Grupo Inmobiliario)
Addresses: —Distrito Federal, Mexico.
—Puebla, Mexico.

Consultoría Especializada en Mercados, S.A. de C.V., (Master Field Consultants Limited)
Address: Distrito Federal, Mexico.
Crédito Más, S.A. de C.V., also known as CRECICUENTAS.
Address: Yucatán, Mexico.
Desarrollos Inmobiliarios Yusana, S.A. de C.V., (INVERCAPITAL)
Address: Puebla, Mexico.
Fondos de Inversión DOT Fondos.
Address: Distrito Federal, Mexico.
De Vere & Partners, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Address: Distrito Federal, Mexico.
FGI LLC, Mexico, S.A.
Address: Distrito Federal, Mexico.
Financiera del Pueblo, S.C. de R.L., also known as La Moneda del Pueblo, S.C. de R.L.
Address: Oaxaca, Mexico.
Financiera Increfin, S.A. de C.V.
Address: Oaxaca, Mexico.
FOREX.com.
Address: Distrito Federal, Mexico.
Grupo Inmobiliario VERHOME S.A. de C.V., also known as INVERGROUP.
Address: Puebla, Mexico.
Grupo Uharma de Mexico, S.A. DE C.V. Sofom, E.N.R.
Address: Oaxaca, Mexico.
Hampton Consulting Group, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Address: Distrito Federal, Mexico.
Impulsa Zion S.A. de C.V. (INVERZION)
Address: Guanajuato, Mexico.
InverBan S.A. de C.V. (INVERBAN)
Addresses: —León, Mexico.
—Distrito Federal, Mexico.
—Nuevo León, Mexico.
Instituto de Banca y Ahorro.
Address: Guanajuato, Mexico.
Interbanc, S.A. de C.V.
Address: Distrito Federal, Mexico.
Market Traders Institute.
Address: Distrito Federal, Mexico
MexForex S.A. de C.V.
Addresses: —Distrito Federal, Mexico.
—Yucatán, Mexico.
MXBK Group S.A. de C.V., also known as MEXBANK S.A. de C.V. and MEXBANK Financiera, S.A. de C.V.
Addresses: —Distrito Federal, Mexico.
—Yucatán, Mexico.
Operadora Peninsular de Apoyo Crediticio, S.A. de C.V., also known as OPAC (Operando—Ayudando—Creciendo)
Address: Quintana Roo, Mexico.
RYM Capital Corporation, S.A. DE C.V. Sofom E.N.R. and/or RYMCAPITAL LLC.
Address: Jalisco, Mexico.
SAROFIN, S.A. de C.V.
Address: Oaxaca, Mexico.
Servicios Integrales de Apoyo Mutuo, S.A. Sofom E.N.R. and/or Financiera Comercial y Agropecuaria.
Address: Oaxaca, Mexico.
Soc. Coop. De Ahorro y Préstamo Cuxtitali.
Address: Chiapas, Mexico.
Soluciones Coyotepetl, S.A. DE C.V. Sofom E.N.R.
Address: Oaxaca, Mexico.
Servicios y Bienes Comerciales Empresarial, S.A. de C.V., (SYBCE)
Address: Puebla, Mexico.
Soluciones Económicas de la Península, S.A. de C.V.
Address: Querétaro, Mexico.
Sues Consultores y Asociados, S.C. (GRUPO SUES)
Address: Distrito Federal, Mexico.
Tu Casa Express, S.A. de C.V.
Address: Distrito Federal, Mexico.
WI Capital.
Address: Jalisco, Mexico.
WI Cambios.
Address: Jalisco, Mexico.
WI Consultores.
Address: Jalisco, Mexico.
W.M. Advisors.
Address: Distrito Federal, Mexico.
Yakey MX, S.A. de C.V.
Address: Estado de Mexico, Mexico.
The OCC is informed that these entities are carrying out activities in Mexico without an authorization to provide financial services. The OCC is issuing this Alert to inform the public that these entities have not been authorized by the OCC to conduct banking operating within the United States.
Any information that you may have concerning this matter should be brought to the attention of:
E-mail:occalertresponses@occ.treas.gov
Mail:Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Enforcement and Compliance Division, MS 7-1
250 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20219
Fax:(202) 874-5301
Mail:Angelica Gonzalez-Saravia
Director General International Affairs
National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV)—Mexico
Phone number:+ 52 (55) 1454 6020
Fax number:+ 52 (55) 1454 6830 Ext. 6021

For additional information regarding other types of financial fraud, please visit the OCC’s anti-fraud resource at: http://www.occ.treas.gov/fraudresources.htm.
Richard C. Stearns
Director for Enforcement & Compliance
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