Date Received: 2018-01-22
Issue: Struggling to pay mortgage
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: My first issue revolves around the threats and abusive language from a customer service agent when I called Freedom mortgage on XXXX-17 while in bankruptcy. I was concerned about making a payment as nobody was able to talk to me to give me my payment options. When I expressed my concern and fear the rep told me these were the consequences for filing bankruptcy. I was utterly appalled by this response as if my financial hardship was a personal choice. When I filed a complaint I receive a generic response that they could not respond to me because I was in bankruptcy. Again I was extremely disappointed in the mortgage company. Although nobody would talk to me I continued to call and advise I was occupying the property and my intent was to keep the property and my intent was to bring the loan current. Fast forward to today! I have over {$100.00} in propert inspection fees from the mortgage company. Being as I work for a mortgage service, I understand that when loans fall delinquent and there is no communication with the borrower, visual inspections are required. What i dont understand is why my loan required an inspection when I was unable to obtain payment instructions and I stated on several occasions i occupy the property and i intend to bring the account current. This should be illegal. This is causing an unnecessary financial burden on me even though The mortgage company is well aware that i occupy the property. I would never recommend Freedom Mortgage to anyone. This company has been a nightmare since service transfer.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: NJ
Zip: 08060
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-01-22
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-01-19
Issue: Trouble during payment process
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: Freedom Mortgage is my loan servicer for the last 26 months. Over the last couple of years, property values increased in our neighborhood so I wanted to see if I would be able to get the PMI canceled. I called Freedom Mortgage to understand the pre-requisites to cancel PMI and was told to get a new appraisal to see if LTV is
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: OH
Zip: 45040
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-01-19
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-01-18
Issue: Struggling to pay mortgage
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: Freedom mortgage took over my mortgage on XX/XX/XXXX. They tried to give immediate relief but they said I needed more income. Then they said that I should fill out a loss mitigation packet. I filled out packet onXX/XX/XXXX and sent it over night. I spoke with someone on XX/XX/XXXX and set up a payment for XX/XX/XXXX for XXXX. But as we continued to talk he said he could n't set up another payment because of the letter that went out. He also said that any other payment should be western union. I told him that after the payment of XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX I could pay 2 payments on XX/XX/XXXX and another payment of XXXX at the end of the month XX/XX/XXXX.That would be a total of XXXX. He told me i should be fine he was going to try and extend the date of the letter fromXX/XX/XXXX to XX/XX/XXXX. But after the talk with the customer care dept. I mailed off the loss mitigation packet and went to my mailbox to open the letter from freedom mortgage. It 's a demand letter for all past due payments for XXXX no later XX/XX/XXXXand if payment in full is not made they will require full payment of the entire loan. So with all of the money I have coming in profit sharing and my pay checks to get back on track Freedom mortgage is going to take my home. I would like to believe that they are going to help but after all of the negative reviews from this company I believe that they will just take whatever I give them and if it 's not the total amount byXX/XX/XXXX they will keep it and sell my home. I was working with XXXX but they sold my mortgage to Freedom Mortgage. I have worked so hard to get my home at this point I feel as if my only option is to file bankruptcy. This is not what I want to do but letters speak louder than a Customer service representative saying I should be fine over the phone.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: MI
Zip: 480XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-01-18
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-01-18
Issue: Trouble during payment process
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: OnXX/XX/XXXX I contacted my lender, Freedom Mortgage to request that my PMI be removed from my loan since my mortgage balance had dropped below the required 80 %. The original loan amount was {$210000.00} and the balance owed as of XX/XX/XXXX statement was {$160000.00}. I was asked to fax a letter to the lender requesting my PMI be removed. I was told that I would receive instructions on what to do in a few weeks. As of XX/XX/XXXX I had received nothing from the lender so I called. After 3 attempts with different staff I was told that my fax was n't received. I have a fax received confirmation. I was asked to email my request so I did on the same day. Today I received a call from the lender and was told that I had to order an appraisal and pay for that myself. I told them that since my balance owed had dropped below the 80 % the PMI should be removed automatically. She also told me that since I was making accelerated payments this posed a potential issue, I did n't understand this statement. My minimum payment is {$1500.00} and I have been paying {$2500.00} to pay off the loan faster.I was put on a long hold and the staff came back on the line and said she was trying to reach a manager. I asked her to please call me back since I did n't feel me waiting for over 20 minutes was fair. I have heard nothing since the then. I have attached a copy of my XX/XX/XXXX loan statement and copies of my fax request, fax receipt confirmation, Email request and email receipt confirmation.
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: 2018-01-18
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-01-17
Issue: Struggling to pay mortgage
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: I got laid off end of XX/XX/XXXX, I applied for assistance with XXXX XXXX they put me on a forbearance plan. When I got a contract job, I submitted my paystubs, so they put me on a trial plan starting XX/XX/XXXXthe monthly payment with HOA was over 35 %. I called to ask them but they did not provide a reasonable response and did n't reduce the amount. InXX/XX/XXXX they sold my loan to Freedom Mortgage. Freedom Mortgage sent me a loan modification that increased my interest rate, so monthly payment with HOA is still more than 31 % of my gross income, and they added a 2nd lien of over {$66000.00}. The XXXX package was left at my door Saturday afternoonXX/XX/XXXX but it was dated XX/XX/XXXX too late to do anything with it Saturday, then Sunday and Monday ( holiday ) banks were closed, and they only gave me a few days to respond. I called them a couple times, and my spoc was supposed to call me back, I 'm waiting to hear. I only make {$19.00} per hour working an average of 40 hours per week, but often I work less than 40 hours due to not enough work. I am worried they are not rushing to help me and I will not lose my house to fraudulent practices. Please help, I 'm a single woman with one income, I can barely pay my bills and I do not live outside of my means, believe me.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: AZ
Zip: 85383
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-01-17
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-01-16
Issue: Struggling to pay mortgage
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: I lost my job in XXXX 2017. I contacted Freedom Mortgage to request a forbearance in XX/XX/XXXX. In 15 years I have not had a late payment on any line of credit. I assumed this process would be fairly simple. I was sent a document file for " Loss-Mitigation ''. I contacted the company because I did n't believe it was the correct document. They assured me that I had to fill it out and return it. I continued to pay my mortgage through XX/XX/XXXX. In early XX/XX/XXXX I had still not received any word from Freedom Mortgage about the forbearance request. I submitted the " loss-mitigation '' packet as requested. They assured me that forbearance was a quick process and that they would get back to me in three days. I contacted them the following week ( the week of XX/XX/XXXX ) and they told me that they had not received several documents that were included in the packet. After some debate they were able to find them. I called later that week to check on status and they told me that I did n't need to submit the file for forbearance and that I would just file over the phone. I did, but four weeks later I have still not been granted the forbearance. I have had numerous calls with the company - every week, sometimes 2-3 times per week. I had credit near 780 when this started so was anxious to protect it. I called yesterday ( XX/XX/XXXX ) to see if an answer was reached and was assured that they would have an answer by today. When I called today ( XX/XX/XXXX ) I was told that the request was AGAIN filed incorrectly - my request for " modification '' was declined because I was missing paperwork. I stated again that I did not want a modification, only a forbearance. They again told me that this is a simple process and made me go through the request process again. I still have no answer. 1. I have been assigned three different " Single Point ( s ) of Contact ''. 2. I have submitted expense detail, income detail, letters describing my termination of employment, bank statements, pay stubs and written requests for forbearance three times. 3. I have been assured each time I call that the request was in process and near a decision, but it remains unanswered. 4. Every single request I have made for returned calls and/or emails have been ignored. 5. I am now receiving letters describing pending foreclosure action. Quite simply, I believe I have been lied to by staff members at Freedom Mortgage.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: IN
Zip: 46037
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-01-16
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-01-16
Issue: Trouble during payment process
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: This is a followup complaint to my previous complaint XXXX. Regarding my previous complaint XXXX, I appreciate Freedom Mortgage 's prompt response and their acknowledgement of their error made with my account. After consulting with my accountant, the estimate of {$300.00} was lower than the actual taxes I will need to pay as a result of Freedom 's error. The property tax payment made by Freedom Mortgage on XX/XX/XXXX was {$3300.00} and I am minimally in the 25 % tax bracket for XX/XX/XXXX. Freedom 's payment error will cost me {$840.00} in extra federal taxes for the XX/XX/XXXX tax year ( XXXX x {$3300.00} ). Given that Freedom has already sent me a check for {$300.00}, I am requesting a second and final payment of {$540.00} to pay for taxes I will need to pay as a result of Freedom 's error. Please feel free to contact my accountants, XXXX, XXXX and XXXX to verify this information. Their website is XXXX XXXX XXXX and email for XXXX XXXX is XXXX. Thank you.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: CT
Zip: 064XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-01-16
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-01-12
Issue: Struggling to pay mortgage
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: In XX/XX/XXXX I fell behind on my mortgage and racked up some debt due to several visits to the ER and absences from work. I reached out to my mortgage company, Freedom Mortgage and applied for loss mitigation. I submitted paper work on XX/XX/XXXX and after some back and forth dialog regarding one missing signature on a document, I submitted the final document on XX/XX/XXXX. I then received a letter dated XX/XX/XXXX stating my application as of XX/XX/XXXX was " facially complete '', and that a final decision is expected to be communicated withing 30 days. Instead I received two letters after XX/XX/XXXX, dated XX/XX/XXXX, stating my request for assistance has been received, at this time you application is incomplete, requesting all the documents I had previously submitted. Essentially starting the process all over again and negatively impacting my time line to request assistance and receive the appropriate assistance. All the documents requested are documents that were already provided. I believe this is intentional, the customer support team apologized and said they do n't know why, but this happens ALL THE TIME. The words of several customer support representatives. This is wrong and negatively and unfairly impacts people looking for assistance during trying times. Again, the items that they are requesting are the same items they described as facially complete.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: CA
Zip: 92530
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-01-12
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-01-12
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Account information incorrect
Consumer Complaint: I have a mortgage with Freedom Mortgage. They are incorrectly reporting our XXXX, XXXX payment as late, even though the payment was made on time. On XXXX XXXX, XXXX, Freedom Mortgage was notified that I was in a Chapter XXXX bankruptcy. They suspended our ability to make payments online, so we were forced to mail a check into them. They did not receive ( or process ) the initial payment we mailed on XXXX XXXX, XXXX. They finally deposited the second check we mailed on XXXX XXXX, XXXX. They failed to process our payments in a timely fashion, which is causing a 30 day late payment on my credit report. Here is a summary of the charges on our statement. XXXX/XXXX/XXXX Payment Received ( {$2300.00} ) Detail XXXX/XXXX/XXXX Payment Received {$3.00} Detail XXXX/XXXX/XXXX Payment Received {$2300.00} Detail XXXX/XXXX/XXXX Payment Received {$2300.00} Detail XXXX/XXXX/XXXX Payment Received {$2300.00} Detail ( For XXXX XXXX, XXXX ) I have been asking for an explanation on this and they have failed to provide me with why the first payment was not deposited and the second payment was not credited properly, allowing the account to go over 30 days late. Furthermore, their online system is currently saying we are due for XXXX XXXX, XXXX, so we are not as late as they are reporting on the credit bureau.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: WA
Zip: 982XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-01-12
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-01-13
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Account information incorrect
Consumer Complaint: I refinance my house with XXXX XXXX they paid off my loan on XX/XX/XXXX freedom mortgage credited my account on XX/XX/XXXX freedom mortgage reported me late for XX/XX/XXXX but XXXX made sure they had there check on the XX/XX/XXXX I want this late payment removed from freedom mortgage
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: WI
Zip: 530XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-01-13
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A