Toll said Cortez compounded his problems by letting his
surety bond lapse in January 2008, meaning there is no insurance to cover him if victims decided to sue. Cortez called the lapse an oversight, as he was selling Ascend and going to work for Evergreen Home Loans.
"Because he had no
surety bond, the victims have no recourse," Toll said.
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