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Paul Lin

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Feb 24, 2016 → Jul 25, 2022

4deals (issuers)
$55Mreported sold
172investors
4Form D filings
2016–2022years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:36 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Paul Lin is listed as an executive officer and director on 4 SEC Form D filings by 4 issuers between Feb 2016 and Jun 2025: RBB Bancorp (Los Angeles, CA — commercial banking — 2018; $55M reported sold to 161 investors), RB Merger Corp. (Los Angeles, CA — commercial banking — 2016; $1,500 reported sold to 11 investors), 4Corners Fund 2, LLC (Palm Desert, CA — other real estate — 2025) and 4Corners Real Estate Fund 1, LLC (Palm Desert, CA — other real estate — 2022).

What this means A repeat sponsor — 4 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 9 years. Across those companies the filings report $55M sold in total.

Listed alongside Christopher Lin (2 shared filings), David Morris (2 shared filings), Howard Jiang (2 shared filings), James Kao (2 shared filings), Ko-Yen Lin (2 shared filings) and 21 others.

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

2 of the issuers belong to the sponsor group Group linked by Paul Lin (2 issuers, $0 reported sold, 2022–2025).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Group linked by Paul Lin has 2 companies on file and $0 reported sold in total — the group page shows the whole track record in one place.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 1 bankruptcy case matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 1 record 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 4 public filings for Paul Lin and found 2 differences: Form D filed 21 days after the first sale; Paul Lin is written 2 different ways on the filings.

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 Paul Lin has not run yet — it is joining a line of 11,742 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 27 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, 2:36 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: AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA (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 Paul Lin..

State securities regulators searched: AZ (Corporation Commission Securities Division), CA (DFPI — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE (DOJ Investor Protection Unit), TX (State Securities Board), WA (DFI) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. Other states are not covered.

3. Bankruptcies

1 case: 1 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Paul Lin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 2:05-bk-18032 · Filed Apr 14, 2005 · Closed Aug 12, 2005
Role of Paul Lin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-08-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 4 federal dockets); court in the person's filing state (CA)
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, 2:36 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

2 differences found between the filings for Paul Lin (compared 4 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Nov 29, 2018 – Dec 20, 2018

Form D filed 21 days after the first sale — RBB Bancorp

The filing says the first sale was Nov 29, 2018. The Form D was filed Dec 20, 2018 — 21 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 6 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Sources
Note · Feb 24, 2016 – Jun 18, 2025

Paul Lin is written 2 different ways on the filings

listed as "Paul Lin" on 3 filings (from Feb 24, 2016), and "Paul Ping-Jen Lin" on the Jun 18, 2025 filing.

What this means Same person, written differently — a middle name or suffix left off, or spelled another way. It is normal, but check that the full legal name matches your subscription documents.

Sources
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

1 of 4 offerings reports sales commissions totalling $625,000; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons.

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Jun 18, 2025 D
4Corners Fund 2, LLC
File 021-549350
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jul 25, 2022 D
4Corners Real Estate Fund 1, LLC
File 021-453636
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Dec 20, 2018 D
RBB Bancorp
File 021-328626
$625,000$0$0Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L. P. BrokerCheck CRD 23328 ↗EDGAR ↗
Feb 24, 2016 D
RB Merger Corp.
File 021-258079
$0$0$0None no CRD number reportedEDGAR ↗
How this is counted

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 4

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

Other Real Estate · group: Group linked by Paul Lin

4Corners Fund 2, LLC

Palm Desert, CA · Jun 18, 2025
  • Jun 18, 2025 · D · $0 sold of $25,000,000 · 0 investors · min. $75,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Paul is listed as executive officer.

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. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Other Real Estate / 506(b) (5,033 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

Other Real Estate · group: Group linked by Paul Lin

4Corners Real Estate Fund 1, LLC

Palm Desert, CA · Jul 25, 2022
  • Jul 25, 2022 · D · $0 sold of $5,000,000 · 0 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Paul is listed as executive officer.

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. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Other Real Estate / 506(b) (5,033 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

Commercial Banking

RBB Bancorp

Los Angeles, CA · Dec 20, 2018
  • Dec 20, 2018 · D · $55,000,000 sold of $55,000,000 · 12 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $55M from 161 investors (100% of the $55M target) as of the latest filing. Paul is listed as director.

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. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Commercial Banking / 506(b) (624 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

Commercial Banking

RB Merger Corp.

Los Angeles, CA · Feb 24, 2016
  • Feb 24, 2016 · D · $1,500 sold of $1,500 · 1 investors · min. $1,500 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $1,500 from 11 investors (100% of the $1,500 target) as of the latest filing. Paul is listed as director.

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. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Commercial Banking / 506(b) (624 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

People around Paul 26

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

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David Morris

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (2 issuers) · also on 4 other issuers

David Morris is on 6 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

RK
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Person

Ruey Chyr Kao

Director · 2 shared filings (2 issuers)

Listed on the same filings as Paul Lin. Their page shows their other deals.

KL
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Person

Ko-Yen Lin

Director · 2 shared filings (2 issuers)

Listed on the same filings as Paul Lin. Their page shows their other deals.

CL
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Person

Christopher Lin

Director · 2 shared filings (2 issuers)

Listed on the same filings as Paul Lin. Their page shows their other deals.

WC
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Person

Wendell Chen

Director · 2 shared filings (2 issuers)

Listed on the same filings as Paul Lin. Their page shows their other deals.

JK
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James Kao

Director · 2 shared filings (2 issuers)

Listed on the same filings as Paul Lin. Their page shows their other deals.

PC
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Peter M Chang

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

Listed on the same filings as Paul Lin. Their page shows their other deals.

HJ
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Howard Jiang

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (2 issuers)

Listed on the same filings as Paul Lin. Their page shows their other deals.

LC
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Louis Chang

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 5 other issuers

Louis Chang is on 6 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

RL
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Person

Richard Lin

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 12 other issuers

Richard Lin is on 13 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

AT
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Alan Thian

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Paul Lin. Their page shows their other deals.

PH
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Pei-Chin (Peggy) Huang

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Paul Lin. Their page shows their other deals.

CT
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Catherine Thian

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Paul Lin. Their page shows their other deals.

CK
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Person

Chie-Min (Christopher) Koo

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Paul Lin. Their page shows their other deals.

FL
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Feng Lin

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Paul Lin. Their page shows their other deals.

PH
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Person

Peggy Huang

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Paul Lin. Their page shows their other deals.

CK
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Person

Christopher Koo

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Paul Lin. Their page shows their other deals.

AL
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Person

Alfonso Lau

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Paul Lin. Their page shows their other deals.

RY
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Person

Raymond Yu

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Paul Lin. Their page shows their other deals.

FT
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Person

Fui Thian

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Paul Lin. Their page shows their other deals.

YT
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Person

Yee Phong (Alan) Thian

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Paul Lin. Their page shows their other deals.

JL
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Joseph Lin

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Paul Lin. Their page shows their other deals.

CT
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Clement Tsay

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Paul Lin. Their page shows their other deals.

EW
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Eddie SY Wang

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Paul Lin. Their page shows their other deals.

EW
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Person

Edward Yueling Wang

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Paul Lin. Their page shows their other deals.

SE
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Person

Sung-Yun Wang Eddie

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Paul Lin. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

Group linked by Paul Lin

2 issuers · 2 filings · $0 reported sold · 2022–2025

One team, 2 deal companies. Paul Lin is listed on 2 of them.

Sources

Issuers are grouped when their Form D filings share related persons, a management entity or a business address (automatic match from the filings). "Listed" marks the issuers that name Paul Lin.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 4 issuers 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 Paul Lin 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 4 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Paul Lin is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in RBB Bancorp's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #243,826 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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