Investors in Woodbridge Units or Notes, as further defined below, who purchased a Woodbridge investment based upon a recommendation by former financial advisor Alan Harold New (CRD# 2892508) may be able to recover losses through securities arbitration. Publicly available information through FINRA BrokerCheck indicates that Alan New was formerly affiliated with broker-dealer NYLife Securities LLC…
Continue reading ›If you invested in Woodbridge upon the recommendation of former financial advisor Frank Roland Dietrich (“Dietrich”), you may be able to recover your losses in arbitration before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). According to FINRA BrokerCheck, a number of investors have already filed claims against Mr. Dietrich and his former employer, broker-dealer Quest Capital…
Continue reading ›As we have detailed in numerous blog posts, the Woodbridge Group of Companies, LLC (“Woodbridge”) and certain of its affiliated entities filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Case No. 17-12560-KJC) on December 4, 2017. From the outset of this Chapter 11 proceeding, investors in Woodbridge…
Continue reading ›On March 18, 2016, the Securities Commissioner of the State of Texas (“Securities Commissioner”) entered a Cease and Desist Order (“Order”) against Woodbridge Mortgage Investment Fund 3, LLC (“Woodbridge 3” or “Respondent”). Respondent Woodbridge 3 is a Delaware-organized limited liability company formed in or around 2014. Woodbridge 3 is one of a number of mortgage…
Continue reading ›As recently reported, the Woodbridge Group of Companies, LLC (“Woodbridge”) of Sherman Oaks, CA, continue to face considerable regulatory scrutiny in connection with allegations of offering and selling unregistered securities. For the past year on the federal level, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has been conducting an investigation into Woodbridge. In that regard, according…
Continue reading ›On May 4, 2015, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Securities Division (“Division”) entered a Cease and Desist Order (“Order”) against certain Woodbridge Mortgage Investment Funds. With respect to the Order, these mortgage funds — which are offered by Woodbridge Wealth (“Woodbridge”) of Sherman Oaks, CA — include: Woodbridge Mortgage Investment Fund 1, LLC, Woodbridge Mortgage Investment…
Continue reading ›The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) obtained an order on September 21, 2017 requiring the Woodbridge Group of Companies LLC (“Woodbridge”), of Sherman Oaks, California, to produce the documents of several company executives and employees, including the President and CEO. This order reportedly relates to an SEC investigation of Woodbridge. The SEC is reportedly…
Continue reading ›As recently reported, the Colorado Division of Securities (“Division”) is reviewing Woodbridge Mortgage Investment Funds 1, 2, 3, and 3A (collectively, the “Woodbridge Funds”) and related entities in connection with possible sales of unregistered securities. The Woodbridge Funds are offered by Woodbridge Wealth of Sherman Oaks, CA, through a nationwide network comprised primarily of independent…
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