NoteWorld, for its part, stonewalls customers and refuses to
refund illegal fees, hiding behind false claims that it «only» provides «payment processing» services; that it is «not a debt settlement company»; and that it is wholly «independent» from the vanishing Front DSCs.
4 DOS APP 02 Matter of DOS v. Hecht - business practices; commissions; broker's past acts can not be used against him as evidence of repeated misconduct on a charge of
illegal business practices where such conduct is being now first reviewed for untrustworthiness; charging
fees in excess of professional norms, absent a showing of unique services offered above and beyond those services normally rendered by a real estate broker, demonstrates untrustworthiness; broker's current commission rates are far in excess of rates established by custom and usage; ALJ's decision modified, license suspended until one month after broker
refunds amount in excess of rates established by custom and usage