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Michael Goldfarb

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · WA · Sep 2, 2009 → Sep 2, 2009

1deal (issuers)
$15Mreported sold
66investors
2Form D filings
2009year on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:19 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Michael Goldfarb is listed as a director on 2 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer in Sep 2009: Foundation Bancorp, Inc. (Bellevue, WA — commercial banking — 2009; $15M reported sold to 66 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Sep 2009. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.

Listed alongside Diane Dewbrey (2 shared filings), E. Ronald Cohn (2 shared filings), Edward Urquhart (2 shared filings), Gerald Grinstein (2 shared filings), H. Martin Smith III (2 shared filings) and 9 others.

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Michael. Each name links to their own page.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, LA, ME, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, NH, NM, OR, RI, TX, WA) — 13 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 13 records came back. Each one is listed below with a link to the original document and a line saying why it matched. A name match is not proof it is the same person or company — read the why line and the document. Being sued or named in a release is an accusation, not a finding.

We compared 2 public filings for Michael Goldfarb and found 7 differences, 3 worth asking the sponsor about: Amount sold went down between filings; Investor count went down between filings; and more below.

What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.

What the community is saying

Community search for Michael Goldfarb has not run yet — it is joining a line of 21,148 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 329 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: BiggerPockets forums (via DuckDuckGo, Brave, Bing and BiggerPockets search) and Reddit (search feed + public archive).

Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:19 AM ET.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

2. Regulatory actions

None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: NV (crawled Oct 23, 2026)

What was searched

SEC enforcement searched: SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings — respondent names in the sec.gov index titles (30,205 releases, 1995-09-19 to 2026-10-23); release text is read only to confirm a candidate. Names that appear only in the body of a release are not found. — Searched SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings (1995→ / 2007→) (30,205 records as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) — nothing matched Michael Goldfarb..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (3,318 actions): AZ Corporation Commission Securities Division (411 actions, 2017–2026), CA DFPI (25 actions, 2007–2024; listing starts 2002), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, KS, MI, NE, NV (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

13 cases: 13 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Michael W Goldfarb and Patricia L Goldfarb closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 17-30891 · Filed Oct 16, 2017 · Closed May 10, 2018
Role of Michael W Goldfarb and Patricia L Goldfarb: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2018-05-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 14 federal dockets); court in IL (not a filing state)
Michael Goldfarb and Marilyn Goldfarb closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 14-23662 · Filed Jul 2, 2014 · Closed Oct 9, 2014
Role of Michael Goldfarb and Marilyn Goldfarb: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2014-10-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 14 federal dockets); court in NJ (not a filing state)
Michael D Goldfarb closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · No. 1-12-48133 · Filed Nov 29, 2012 · Closed Feb 28, 2013
Role of Michael D Goldfarb: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-02-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 14 federal dockets); court in NY (not a filing state)
Michael J. Goldfarb and Cathryn J. Goldfarb closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 6:09-bk-09062 · Filed Jun 26, 2009 · Closed Jul 21, 2010
Role of Michael J. Goldfarb and Cathryn J. Goldfarb: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-07-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 14 federal dockets); court in FL (not a filing state)
Michael W Goldfarb and Patricia L Goldfarb closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 05-50901 · Filed Oct 12, 2005 · Closed Nov 14, 2008
Role of Michael W Goldfarb and Patricia L Goldfarb: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2008-11-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 14 federal dockets); court in IL (not a filing state)
Michael W Goldfarb closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 03-14058 · Filed Mar 31, 2003 · Closed Dec 19, 2003
Role of Michael W Goldfarb: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-12-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 14 federal dockets); court in IL (not a filing state)
Michael Goldfarb closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · No. 5:01-bk-03522 · Filed Aug 24, 2001 · Closed Dec 18, 2001
Role of Michael Goldfarb: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-12-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 14 federal dockets); court in PA (not a filing state)
Michael B. Goldfarb closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · No. 01-17767 · Filed Jul 19, 2001 · Closed Oct 31, 2001
Role of Michael B. Goldfarb: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-10-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 14 federal dockets); court in FL (not a filing state)
Michael J. Goldfarb closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · No. 01-36316 · Filed May 21, 2001 · Closed Oct 15, 2001
Role of Michael J. Goldfarb: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-10-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 14 federal dockets); court in NY (not a filing state)
Michael J. Goldfarb closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 6:99-bk-02494 · Filed Mar 24, 1999 · Closed Jul 22, 1999
Role of Michael J. Goldfarb: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-07-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 14 federal dockets); court in FL (not a filing state)
Michael Goldfarb and Marilyn Goldfarb closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 94-32845 · Filed May 5, 1994 · Closed Sep 27, 1994
Role of Michael Goldfarb and Marilyn Goldfarb: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1994-09-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 14 federal dockets); court in NJ (not a filing state)
Michael J. Goldfarb and Judy A. Goldfarb closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Rhode Island · No. 1:91-bk-12047 · Filed Jul 31, 1991 · Closed Nov 22, 1991
Role of Michael J. Goldfarb and Judy A. Goldfarb: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1991-11-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 14 federal dockets); court in RI (not a filing state)
Michael Goldfarb and Marilyn Goldfarb closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 84-2914 · Filed May 30, 1984 · Closed Nov 21, 1984
Role of Michael Goldfarb and Marilyn Goldfarb: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1984-11-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 14 federal dockets); court in NJ (not a filing state)
What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:19 AM ET.

Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

4. Differences between public sources

Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals

7 differences found between the filings for Michael Goldfarb — 3 worth asking about (compared 2 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Sep 2, 2009 – Oct 22, 2009

Amount sold went down between filings — Foundation Bancorp, Inc.

The Sep 2, 2009 filing says $6,045,719 sold; the Oct 22, 2009 Form D says $1,500,000 sold — $4,545,719 less.

What this means Amounts sold normally only go up as a raise continues. A drop can mean investors were refunded, a figure was corrected, or an earlier number was wrong. Ask the sponsor which it was.

Form D/A (earlier) · Sep 2, 2009 ↗Form D (later) · Oct 22, 2009 ↗Foundation Bancorp, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Worth asking · Sep 2, 2009 – Oct 22, 2009

Investor count went down between filings — Foundation Bancorp, Inc.

The Sep 2, 2009 filing reports 66 investors; the Oct 22, 2009 Form D reports 3 investors.

What this means Investor counts normally only grow. A smaller number can mean investors left or were refunded, or a count was corrected. Ask the sponsor what happened.

Form D/A (earlier) · Sep 2, 2009 ↗Form D (later) · Oct 22, 2009 ↗Foundation Bancorp, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
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Worth asking · Nov 24, 2008 – Sep 2, 2009

Form D filed 282 days after the first sale — Foundation Bancorp, Inc.

The filing says the first sale was Nov 24, 2008. The Form D was filed Sep 2, 2009 — 282 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 267 days past that.

What this means The notice went in months after money was taken in. Late notices are common and carry no penalty by themselves, but it is fair to ask the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Form D · Sep 2, 2009 ↗Foundation Bancorp, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Sep 2, 2009 – Oct 22, 2009

Offering amount lowered between filings — Foundation Bancorp, Inc.

The Sep 2, 2009 filing says $15,000,000 offered; the Oct 22, 2009 Form D says $6,000,000.

What this means The target raise got smaller. That can mean the plan shrank or the sponsor stopped early. Ask what changed in the deal.

Form D/A (earlier) · Sep 2, 2009 ↗Form D (later) · Oct 22, 2009 ↗Foundation Bancorp, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Sep 2, 2009

Offering amount lowered between filings — Foundation Bancorp, Inc.

The Sep 2, 2009 filing says $20,000,000 offered; the Sep 2, 2009 Form D/A says $15,000,000.

What this means The target raise got smaller. That can mean the plan shrank or the sponsor stopped early. Ask what changed in the deal.

Form D (earlier) · Sep 2, 2009 ↗Form D/A (later) · Sep 2, 2009 ↗Foundation Bancorp, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Sep 2, 2009 – Oct 22, 2009

Minimum investment changed between filings — Foundation Bancorp, Inc.

The Sep 2, 2009 filing lists a minimum of $100,000; the Oct 22, 2009 Form D lists $500,000.

What this means A different minimum usually means the offering terms changed. Check which terms apply to you.

Form D/A (earlier) · Sep 2, 2009 ↗Form D (later) · Oct 22, 2009 ↗Foundation Bancorp, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Sep 2, 2009

Minimum investment changed between filings — Foundation Bancorp, Inc.

The Sep 2, 2009 filing lists a minimum of $250,000; the Sep 2, 2009 Form D/A lists $100,000.

What this means A different minimum usually means the offering terms changed. Check which terms apply to you.

Form D (earlier) · Sep 2, 2009 ↗Form D/A (later) · Sep 2, 2009 ↗Foundation Bancorp, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
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What is compared

What is compared: every Form D and D/A we hold for this subject, side by side — filing dates vs. first-sale dates (the 15-day rule), amendment timing on open offerings (the yearly-amendment expectation), amounts sold, investor counts, offering amounts and minimums across amendments, industry and size bands, addresses, how each person's name and role is written, paid sellers' CRD numbers, and (for groups) where the member companies were formed and sit. Everything is as filed by the issuer; the SEC does not check it. Differences are common and usually have ordinary explanations — we show both values, the dates, and the source so you can ask. As of Oct 24, 2026.

5. Money to insiders

None reported on 1 offering — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail
Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Sep 2, 2009 D/A
Foundation Bancorp, Inc.
File 021-134106
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗

Counts come from Form D Items 12–15 on the filings in our index (latest filing per offering; one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.

Counted across every filing this person is listed on (latest filing per offering, per issuer).

Deals 1

Every issuer that named Michael Goldfarb on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

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Commercial Banking

Foundation Bancorp, Inc.

Bellevue, WA · Sep 2, 2009 → Sep 2, 2009 · 2 filings
  • Sep 2, 2009 · D/A · $6,045,719 sold of $15,000,000 · 66 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Sep 2, 2009 · D · $221,616 sold of $20,000,000 · 5 investors · min. $250,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $15M from 66 investors (100% of the $15M target) as of the latest filing. Michael is listed as director on 2 filings for this deal.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer.

People around Michael 14

Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.

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Edward Urquhart

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Michael Goldfarb. Their page shows their other deals.

RC
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Person

Randy Cloes

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Michael Goldfarb. Their page shows their other deals.

HM
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Person

Harve Menkens

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Michael Goldfarb. Their page shows their other deals.

LW
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Leonard Wilkens

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Michael Goldfarb. Their page shows their other deals.

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Gerald Grinstein

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Michael Goldfarb. Their page shows their other deals.

HS
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Person

H. Martin Smith III

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Michael Goldfarb. Their page shows their other deals.

LM
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Person

Lou Mills

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Michael Goldfarb. Their page shows their other deals.

DD
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Person

Diane Dewbrey

Executive Officer, Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Michael Goldfarb. Their page shows their other deals.

EC
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Person

E. Ronald Cohn

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Michael Goldfarb. Their page shows their other deals.

PE
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Person

Paul Ellingson

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Michael Goldfarb. Their page shows their other deals.

WS
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Person

Walter Schoenfeld

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Michael Goldfarb. Their page shows their other deals.

RP
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Person

Robert Pfau

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Michael Goldfarb. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

George Smeby

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Michael Goldfarb. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

Tom Ellison

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Michael Goldfarb. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Same business address

11 other issuers file from the same address

A shared address can mean the same team, a shared office building or a registered agent. It is a lead, not a conclusion.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 1 issuer this person is listed on appears in Form ADV (searched 24,962 advisers as of Oct 2, 2026). A person is never an adviser firm; Form ADV is checked for the issuers and the management companies they are listed with.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

Searched SEC Regulation A Data Sets (Forms 1-A, 1-K, 1-Z; 2015 Q2 → 2026 Q3); SEC Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets (Form C family; 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q3); EDGAR form index for 2026 Q3 → 2026 Q4 (51,358 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET) — nothing matched this name.

Property records none — individuals are not matched

Property records are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to Michael Goldfarb by design. Searched property records in Hillsborough County FL (Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026 + FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Harris County TX (HCAD 2026 ownership roll), Dallas County TX (DCAD 2026 ownership roll), New York City ACRIS documents and PLUTO ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers, Cook County IL sale and ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers (814,874 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET) for the 1 issuer this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Michael Goldfarb is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Foundation Bancorp, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #305,382 of 374,652 in line (528 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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Business registries

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