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Steven Hitz

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CO · Jul 26, 2010 → Jul 26, 2010

1deal (issuers)

$2.31Mreported sold

12investors

1Form D filing

2010year on file

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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:22 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Steven Hitz is listed as a director on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Jul 2010: Verus Acquisition Group, Inc. (Fort Collins, CO — commercial banking — 2010; $2.31M reported sold to 12 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Jul 2010. 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 Dennis Santistevan (1 shared filing), Gerard Nalezny (1 shared filing), Jack Duane Vahrenwald (1 shared filing), Mark Allen Kross (1 shared filing), Pat McLaren (1 shared filing) and 1 others.

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

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 15 court cases matching the name, 5 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 20 records came back, including 4 court cases still open — open cases can take years and cost money. 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 1 public filing for Steven Hitz and found 1 difference: No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open.

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 Steven Hitz has not run yet — it is joining a line of 8,361 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

15 cases: 4 open, 5 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 5 dismissed, 1 judgment

Hitz v. Aesto LLC open

District Court, N.D. Alabama · No. 2:26-cv-01561 · Filed Aug 31, 2026 · Nature of suit: 890 Other Statutory Actions · Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Contract Dispute

Role of Hitz: Plaintiff · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 32 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in AL (not a filing state)

Hitz v. Speedway LLC open

District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · No. 3:25-cv-02349 · Filed Dec 8, 2025

Role of Hitz: Plaintiff · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 32 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in PA (not a filing state)

Hitz v. Fair Collections & Outsourcing Inc. closed

District Court, W.D. Texas · No. 1:23-cv-01546 · Filed Dec 20, 2023 · Closed May 13, 2024

Role of Hitz: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2024-05-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 32 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)

Alexander Hitz v. Scottsdale Indemnity Company closed

District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:23-cv-02391 · Filed Mar 30, 2023 · Closed Sep 30, 2024

Role of Alexander Hitz: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2024-09-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 32 federal dockets); different first name (alexander); court in CA (not a filing state)

Alexander Hitz v. Safeco Insurance Company of America closed

District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:21-cv-07587 · Filed Sep 22, 2021 · Closed Jun 7, 2023

Role of Alexander Hitz: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2023-06-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 32 federal dockets); different first name (alexander); court in CA (not a filing state)

Hitz v. Davol, Inc./C.R. Bard, Inc. Polypropylene Hernia Mesh Products Liability Litigation open

District Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:21-cv-03475 · Filed Jun 10, 2021

Role of Hitz: Plaintiff · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 32 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)

Hitz Entertainment Corporation v. Shane Mosley dismissed

District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:17-cv-01317 · Filed Feb 17, 2017 · Closed Jan 22, 2019 · Nature of suit: 380 Personal Property: Other · Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

Role of Hitz Entertainment Corporation: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2019-01-22 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 32 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in CA (not a filing state)

Hitz v. Janssen Research & Development LLC open

District Court, E.D. Louisiana · No. 2:16-cv-11306 · Filed Jun 22, 2016 · Nature of suit: 367 Health care / pharm

Role of Hitz: Plaintiff · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 32 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in LA (not a filing state)

Hitz v. Trans Union, LLC dismissed

District Court, S.D. New York · No. 1:14-cv-07479 · Filed Sep 16, 2014 · Closed May 1, 2015 · Nature of suit: 480 Consumer credit

Role of Hitz: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2015-05-01 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 32 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NY (not a filing state)

Bank of America, National Association v. Hitz dismissed

District Court, N.D. Georgia · No. 1:12-cv-00848 · Filed Mar 13, 2012 · Closed Jul 30, 2015 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions · Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

Role of Hitz: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2015-07-30 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 32 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in GA (not a filing state)

HITZ v. BCN FINANCIAL, INC. dismissed

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. 2:09-cv-02139 · Filed May 15, 2009 · Closed Feb 23, 2010 · Nature of suit: 890 Other statutory actions

Role of HITZ: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2010-02-23 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 32 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in PA (not a filing state)

Hitz v. SunTrust Bank dismissed

District Court, N.D. Georgia · No. 1:05-cv-01413 · Filed May 31, 2005 · Closed Sep 4, 2007 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions · Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

Role of Hitz: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2007-09-04 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: other Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 32 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in GA (not a filing state)

HITZ v. LIFE INSURANCE CO. closed

District Court, M.D. Florida · No. · Filed Nov 8, 2001 · Closed Oct 28, 2002 · Nature of suit: 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act

Role of HITZ: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2002-10-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 32 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)

Equifax Service Inc v. Hitz closed

District Court, D. Colorado · No. 1:92-rj-00001 · Filed Jan 9, 1992 · Closed Jun 26, 2015 · Cause: Civil Miscellaneous Case

Role of Hitz: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2015-06-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 32 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (CO)

Equifax Services Inc v. Hitz judgment

District Court, D. Kansas · No. 2:89-cv-02047 · Filed Jan 30, 1989 · Closed Jan 24, 1991 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions

Role of Hitz: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1991-01-24 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on court trial; judgment for plaintiff Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 32 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in KS (not a filing state)

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, 2:22 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.

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 Steven Hitz..

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

5 cases: 5 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Hitz Restaurant Group closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 20-05012 · Filed Feb 24, 2020 · Closed Jul 27, 2020

Role of Hitz Restaurant Group: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2020-07-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 32 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in IL (not a filing state)

Daniel Aimar Smith and Misty J Bruce Hitz closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Oregon · No. 14-36181 · Filed Nov 7, 2014 · Closed Feb 10, 2015

Role of Daniel Aimar Smith and Misty J Bruce Hitz: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-02-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 32 federal dockets); different first name (bruce); court in OR (not a filing state)

M L Hitz Trucking Inc closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · No. 1:04-bk-04387 · Filed Jul 19, 2004 · Closed Jul 25, 2007

Role of M L Hitz Trucking Inc: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2007-07-25 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 32 federal dockets); different first name (m); court in PA (not a filing state)

J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, A v. Hitz closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · No. 04-04250 · Filed May 26, 2004 · Closed Apr 6, 2005

Role of Hitz: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2005-04-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 32 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MO (not a filing state)

Steven Michael Hitz closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. North Carolina · No. 00-80168 · Filed Jan 20, 2000 · Closed Jul 31, 2001

Role of Steven Michael Hitz: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-07-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 32 federal dockets); different first name (michael); court in NC (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, 2:22 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.

4. Differences between public sources

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

1 difference found between the filings for Steven Hitz (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Jul 12, 2010 – Jul 26, 2010

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Verus Acquisition Group, Inc. (latest filing Jul 26, 2010)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Jul 26, 2010 (first sale Jul 12, 2010). It reports $2,310,000 sold of an indefinite amount offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Form D · Jul 26, 2010 ↗Verus Acquisition Group, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗

Sources

Form D · Jul 26, 2010 ↗ (Jul 26, 2010)
Verus Acquisition Group, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗ (Dec 6, 2019)

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 commissions	Finder's fees	To insiders	Paid to sell it	Source
Jul 26, 2010 D Verus Acquisition Group, Inc. File 021-145446	$0	$0	$0	None listed on this filing	EDGAR ↗

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 Steven Hitz on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Commercial Banking

Verus Acquisition Group, Inc.

Fort Collins, CO · Jul 26, 2010

Jul 26, 2010 · D · $2,310,000 sold of Indefinite · 12 investors · min. $20,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $2.31M from 12 investors as of the latest filing. Steven is listed as director.

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 Steven 6

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

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Person

Gerard Nalezny

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

Listed on the same filings as Steven Hitz. Their page shows their other deals.

No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)

Person

Pat McLaren

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Steven Hitz. Their page shows their other deals.

No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)

Person

Dennis Santistevan

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

Listed on the same filings as Steven Hitz. Their page shows their other deals.

No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)

Person

Jack Duane Vahrenwald

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Steven Hitz. Their page shows their other deals.

No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)

Person

Richard Fred Spillman

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Steven Hitz. Their page shows their other deals.

No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)

Person

Mark Allen Kross

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

Listed on the same filings as Steven Hitz. Their page shows their other deals.

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 Steven Hitz 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 Steven Hitz is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Verus Acquisition Group, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #224,910 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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Steven Hitz

The short version

What the community is saying

Key records

1. Lawsuits

2. Regulatory actions

3. Bankruptcies

4. Differences between public sources

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Verus Acquisition Group, Inc. (latest filing Jul 26, 2010)

5. Money to insiders

Deals 1

Verus Acquisition Group, Inc.

People around Steven 6

Gerard Nalezny

Pat McLaren

Dennis Santistevan

Jack Duane Vahrenwald

Richard Fred Spillman

Mark Allen Kross

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

Public profiles and social

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