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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered Goodpocket and Easymoney Lending Corporation to stop operating as lending firms because they do not have the necessary licenses from the Commission. In an order issued January 18, the Commission En Banc directed Goodpocket and Easymoney to im
MANILA - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered Goodpocket and Easymoney Lending Corporation to stop conducting lending operations without the necessary licenses from the commission. In an order issued January 18, the commission en banc directed Goodpocket and Easymoney to immediately cease and desist from engaging in, carrying out, promoting, and facilitating any lending activity/transaction until they have secured the necessary approval and authorization from the SEC. The companies, their owners, operators, promoters, representatives, and agents were further enjoined to cease from offering and advertising their lending business through the internet or any other media, and to remove all materials involving such. The commission issued the order after finding that Goodpocket and Easymoney have been conducting lending activities despite not being registered as a corporation. Accordingly, both companies have no certificates of authority to operate as a lending or financi