Tell them you want to file an ethics complaint and then explain the situation.

Members of this association place ethics and values above all else and are true fiduciaries (something that sadly has become lost).P.S.

However I believe the stat is over 80% of ethics cases and license removal situations happen with "Dual agency".

Comment:   Even if this were true and there was no Agency contract between Seller and the Listing Agent, I don't believe that would give the Listing Agent, still acting as an Escrowee, the legal and/or ethical right to release Earnest Money to you without the Seller's written permission.Question: Does this mean that the Listing Agent is stating that they did have to get a signed release from the Seller because there was no Agency agreement between the two of them?

But we will have to do it legally and ethically.

Send it to collections.What is ethically right?

If I can work hard enough and smart enough, I think I can access the funds I'd need, but the education is priceless.Also, for the investors I am willing to lend my design skills and bring an insane work ethic to the table to get a deal done. 

They've renamed their company after all the online ethics complaints.

What I am really looking for is a place wherein I can use my skills and work ethic to help whilst receiving guidance on how to become a better RE investor, which I believe this site will! 

Agents pass an ethics tests, a background check, and carry insurance before being able to show property.