Date Received: 2019-08-13
Issue: Closing on a mortgage
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: In XX/XX/XXXX we obtained a 2nd mortgage with XXXX XXXX XXXX when we purchased our home. Several years later this mortgage was sold to XXXX. In XX/XX/XXXX we filed for Chapter XXXX bankruptcy. We stopped paying on this 2nd shortly after and never received any further notification from XXXX. This no longer shows on our credit report. In XX/XX/XXXX we decided to refinance our 1st mortgage. This was dragging out a bit, and in XX/XX/XXXX we were told we would have to clear the 2nd mortgage that showed up on our Title Report. We were shocked by this and tried to find XXXX, but they no longer existed. One small piece of paper that I found somehow linked XXXX to XXXX XXXX , who currently holds our 1st. I contacted XXXX, who told me on XX/XX/XXXX that this loan had been sold to SLS and they gave me a contact number. I contacted SLS on XX/XX/XXXX by phone and spoke with a representative who told me this loan had been archived in their system, but if I faxed my request for information, along with a copy of the title report they would work with me on how I could remove this lien. She said to expect it to take a few days for this to be done. Later the same day, I faxed my request, along with a copy of the title report, to SLS. A week and two days later ( XX/XX/XXXX ), I called again and talked to a XXXX who said nothing had been done on it and she couldn't see a request. It was still archived. She suggested that I re-send my request and that I should hear back within 5 days. I re-faxed and also emailed my request on XX/XX/XXXX. I got a read-receipt from my email. In the meantime, I'm having to communicate all of this with our potential new mortgage company. On XX/XX/XXXX, I still had heard nothing, so I called again and talked to both a XXXX and a XXXX, who were both appalled that nothing had been done. They said they emailed the proper department and that I should receive a phone call from someone later that day. They both implied that I should have received a response within 5 days. Today is XX/XX/XXXX, we still have heard NOTHING.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: CA
Zip: 91915
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2019-08-14
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2019-08-13
Issue: Struggling to pay mortgage
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: Years back I tried a modification with XXXX XXXX, got the run around, then XXXX XXXX XXXX and got the run around for a modification as well. When things got bad financially at my home and I became delinquent and tried with XXXX XXXX XXXX in the middle of a modification process, they changed the services to specialized loan servicing. They gave us the run around, and after two attempts and a lengthy stressful process, they decided to send me a check in the amount approximately {$3000.00} overage on escrow. Then after I cashed the check and used it to stay in my house, they said it was an error and we owed them {$3000.00} back. Then finally the HAMP program helped modify the loan with the {$3000.00} owed, and gave us a 40yr mortgage. It was XXXX. I went through trauma and XXXX. I was lied to by all three companies and I was misled and disrespected. I feel that an investigation needs to be made on my mortgage for the purpose of wrongdoing by these services and XXXX XXXX that also owns the loan. MERS states some servicers I never had with my mortgage as well. I was a victim of mishandling and unprofessional mortgage services by all these corporations.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: MI
Zip: 48134
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2019-08-13
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2019-08-13
Issue: Trouble during payment process
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: I have been making 2 payments per month directly from my bank to the mortgage company, my mortgage is due on the XX/XX/XXXXof every month. I make a payment 15 days prior to the mortgage coming due and then on the XX/XX/XXXX. I was told that because there is no balance due on the account on the XX/XX/XXXXof each month, the loan company has been applying my payments to multiple accounts including principal. On my loan statement, it states that the funds would be placed in suspense and then when the balance of the partial payment is made it will then be applied to the mortgage. This has not happened. I have called the mortgage company and submitted online emails to them advising them that I am current. I have provided them a list of all the payments made that are confirmed from my bank. Each call they tell me that they will remove the past due fee and correct the problem. I have learned that on several occasions, the representative only removed the past due fee but never corrected the transaction. I am now showing a past due balance of 1 full mortgage payment. I did track back to an error that they have not fixed and they are now advising me that they can not correct the error because it is in last years transactions and that year is closed. They asked me to place my request in writing but there is a good chance that they will not correct the change. I am showing late on my mortgage statement and I am in the process of applying for a home equity line of credit with my bank. I had to explain for this and am being impacted because of this error. If it isn't fixed I am sure that they will at some point place me into foreclosure because of their errors. I can show all my payments to evidence timely mortgage payments were made. I need help! Can you assist?
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: VT
Zip: 054XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2019-08-13
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2019-08-13
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem
Subissue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Consumer Complaint: Went through mortgage loan modification and made all payments on time. New loan servicer incorrectly reported to credit bureaus that we were past due 180 days in XX/XX/2018 when the loan was transferred to Specialized Loan Servicing ( SLS ) XX/XX/2018. We made requested payments and modification was completed XX/XX/2018. Now our credit history shows we were late with 2 mortgages-XXXX XXXX and SLS, even though we paid as agreed to new loan servicer SLS. This negative information has prevented and is still preventing me from my ability to conduct commerce. I have disputed this with all 3 credit reporting agencies and SLS and have had no success in correcting this information. SLS has violated FCRA by not informing us of this negative credit history so that we may have disputed it back in XX/XX/2018 when they started reporting it.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: TX
Zip: 77354
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2019-08-13
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2019-08-11
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Account status incorrect
Consumer Complaint: We sold this residence on XX/XX/2019. My credit report still reflects and open loan balance of {$120000.00}, and 2 late payments which were brought current.
Company Response:
State: GA
Zip: 30017
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2019-08-11
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2019-08-07
Issue: Trouble during payment process
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: I got behind 90 days because the website ( specialized loan servicing ) won't allow you to pay just 1 month if you are behind. They force you to pay the full amount so you stay behind. My other Mortgage company ( XXXX XXXX XXXX ) lets you pay any amount you want and pay extra to the principal if you want. I called XX/XX/2019 to pay the 90 days and they would only allow me to pay 2 months worth so I'm now 60 days behind because a new bill came out. I tried to pay 1 month on their website on XXXX XXXX 2019 but it won't allow me to do so. I would just pay the 2 months to catch up but I only have 1 months worth I can pay this month ( which would bring me current ) but I'm not allowed to on the website since 1 owe 2 months. They make it hard to pay if you get behind and I don't think that's fair. It just keeps you behind. I don't know what kind of rules there are for this case but hopefully there is something. Thanks, XXXX XXXX
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: WA
Zip: 98002
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2019-08-07
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2019-08-08
Issue: Struggling to pay mortgage
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: I have tried to modify my loan currently held by Specialized Loan Servicing. I believe this loan is a predatory loan as the interest rate is 11.3 %. It is a purchase money loan which I got before the financial crisis that occurred about 10 years ago.. I did not receive any invoices for quite a long time and was told the loan had been forgiven. I'm now told by SLS that I am in default and risk foreclosure. Between having thought the loan was forgiven, the missed payments and the exceedingly high interest rate SLS is telling me I owe them 1/3 of the amount now owed on the loan. The balance is much higher than the original loan amount and I just can not afford that kind of payment They just refuse to work with me and denied my request to modify my loan. This lender is not considering that the current interest rate on my loan is completely out of line with interest rates that have been granted in the last several years.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: CA
Zip: 90068
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2019-08-08
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2019-08-07
Issue: Written notification about debt
Subissue: Didn't receive enough information to verify debt
Consumer Complaint: By way of letter dated XX/XX/2019, Bank XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX. Box XXXX, XXXX, FL XXXX, advised me that effective XX/XX/2019, my home equity line of credit would be assigned to Specialized Loan Servicing, XXXX, XXXX O. XXXX XXXX, XXXX, CO XXXX. As of today, XX/XX/2019, I have received no correspondence from Specialized Loan Servicing. XXXX XXXX XXXX has advised me that Specialize will establish a new loan account number for my loan. As of today I have no knowledge of that loan account number. My payment is due on XX/XX/2019.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: CA
Zip: XXXXX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2019-08-07
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2019-08-06
Issue: Struggling to pay mortgage
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: I was affected by the National Disaster in XX/XX/XXXX, I was employed in a Federally Declared National Disaster Area due to the CA Wildfires. I am in contact w my first loan servicer and previous servicer to obtain disaster assistance I previously applied for, which has been affected as a result of my loan servicer transfer. I advised SLS that was in the middle of applying for assistance based on the disaster and that I was affected prior to SLS beginning foreclosure proceedings. I also requested an assistance package which I never received. Now I have a pending sale date at the end of this month, XX/XX/XXXX, which SLS advised me was an option on my account.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: CA
Zip: 90035
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2019-08-06
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2019-08-06
Issue: Struggling to pay mortgage
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: In XX/XX/XXXX We suffered a substantial loss of income. Our first mortgage was modified by way of interest reduction. However, the second proposed literally a XXXX-dollar reduction in payments for which we could not afford. From then until XX/XX/XXXX of this year there has been no communication between us. On XX/XX/XXXX, I reach out to them in order to make arrangement to settle the load as after all the past years we have finally recovered. The process started via XXXX Teller ID : XXXX instructing us to submit a loan modification for which we did. I believe the process took the better part of a month before them concluding we were limited to either a short sale or complete loan payoff. After reading the entire package I decided to enlist the help of a certified VA HUD consular. At his request, I filled out the necessary third party authorization forms and submitted them to the consular as requested, he, in turn, submitted the signed and submitted them to SLS. The HUD consular advised us to resubmit a new request for a loan modification. I attempted to locate the forms on SLS 's website and was unfortunately unable to do so, which resulted in a phone call directly to SLS. At that point, I was advised there would be no need to do so as they already had our information and that is was being reviewed. On a correspondence letter dated XX/XX/XXXX SLS stated they were in receipt of our request for assistance and have determined the application was complete as of XX/XX/XXXX and that they were in the process of reviewing, however, today while on the phone with both our consular and XXXX an SLS teller the insisted there was no review in process. Please see attachment number 1. Additionally, it should be noted that SLS denied receipt of the third party authorization on the phone during today 's conference call. I found as you will see in the attachments the process to be confusing with them saying how much they want to help on one hand and giving unreasonable solutions on the other.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: CA
Zip: 92653
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2019-08-07
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A