Allen-based Halo Companies, Inc., formerly GVC Venture Corp., a publicly-traded nationwide consumer financial services company, has announced that the company is trading under the new symbol HALN effective February 25, 2010. The change is in accordance with the exchange's recognition of the company's name change outlined in the 8K filed November 20, 2009. All stock trading, filings and market related information will be reported under this new symbol. "We are pleased to be trading under the new symbol that more accurately reflects who we are as a company. It will be key for us now to make that transition public for the benefit of the investment community that has continued to follow our growth," said Reif Chron, vice president and general counsel of Halo Companies, Inc.

Halo Companies, Inc. offers real estate related origination and mitigation financial services to consumers. Halo was founded in 2004 and completed a public-transaction September of 2009. Halo's eleven subsidiaries operate primarily in debt relief, mortgage, real estate, credit repair, loan modification, insurance, and portfolio advisory services.

In February of 2009, Halo launched Halo Portfolio Advisors, LLC, a B2B service that leverages the complete Halo business-to-consumer suite of services to market turnkey solutions to lenders. The company's operational support services allow endless opportunities for strategic B2B relationships with major debt servicers.

For more information about Halo Companies, Inc., visit www.myhalogroup.com.