Date Received: 2016-07-18
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: Freedom Mortgage purchased my loan. They do not abide by the terms originally set in my loan nor do they acknowledge that this is a federal requirement, to include the payment due date. When converting to Freedom Mortgage from New Day USA I did not receive federally mandated written notification on where to pay Freedom Mortgage. Their conversion to allow me online access took eight weeks. I called them prior to deploying as the conversion was taking place as I was stepping on the plane overseas and expressed my concern that I was not able to log in, nor did I have documentation on where my mortgage payment was to be sent. Eight weeks into the XXXX my neighbor emailed me stating that I had a foreclosure notice on my door - with literally no way to pay my mortgage as it was lost in cyberspace of converting it over to a Freedom Mortgage loan. Freedom Mortgage charged me {$15.00} for placing the foreclosure notice and doing a " home inspection '' to see the status of the property. I advised them that not only was I attempting to be proactive in paying my mortgage, they were in violation of Service members Civil Relief Act by attempting to foreclose on me while XXXX. This is, hands down, the worst mortgage servicing company I have ever dealt with. They are in violation of several federal mandates and SCRA protections with ZERO accountability.
Company Response:
State: ID
Zip: 838XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-07-18
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: Yes
Date Received: 2016-07-18
Issue: Application, originator, mortgage broker
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: My fiance and I was searching for a forever home and we finally found one and put an offer on it. My fiance went with freedom mortgage because he was referred. The house was supposed to be a convential loan but with the ac missing and the front door in need of repair it had to be a XXXX loan. I was told it does n't take a super long time but it is longer than comventional. They were still gather info on our credit and financial things even in to month 3. Which is ridiculous. By the time they sent for an appraisal, that did n't come back for over 3 weeks which was after our closing date. Yes, we had to have an extension and it was approved. The appraisal came back with XXXX item on the list which included a whole lot of small repairs including replacement of a vanity cause the floor in it was broke to outlet covers, but yes there was one repair that cost a lot and that was the outside siding. Freedom mortgage would n't let me pay any money out of pocket or do any of the repairs myself which just kept raising my mortgage dollar amount. I had the money to pay for repairs out of pocket but they said that all I had to do was tell the contractors to not deduct the whole amount and the money left in account will go back to principle, and meanwhile with their procrastination we had to have a second extension which was approved. Now it 's past 4 months and closing date is coming up again and my lender tells me we are not going to close on that date. I filed for a 3rd extension and was told I would have to put more money down for deposit and my extension is approved but only because I am an excellent buyer with excellent credit and money in the bank. With the 3rd extension steadily approaching it was clear freedom mortgage would not be able to get their paperwork in order. My loan officer and my loan processor could not agree with anything and my loan processor kept losing my personal financial paperwork hence why it took over three month to collect my financial stuff. Now I lost the house and I 'm extremely mad because that was a home that I could see myself for the next 30 40 years. My loan was denied because of too many extensions not because of me but because of them. But they sent me a denial letter saying I cancelled the deal, which I did not. And because of that I ca n't get my deposit back. Please help me get my deposit back.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: FL
Zip: 32935
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-07-18
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-07-16
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: These people bought my mortgage a few years back, and are the worst I have ever seen in terms of customer service, and that is quite a statement. I have run call centers/helpdesks for some time now, and if my staff or response times were anything like this, I would expect to be fired. After waiting 15 minutes to speak with someone, I had a complaint about a fee they wanted to charge me for a piece of basic information ( payoff quote ). I asked to speak with a supervisor, and was told that none were available ( strike one ). I was told that I would be given a call back - when I asked what the timeframe was I was told 72 hours ( strike two - three days, really )? Strike three was when I was told that " supervisors do n't leave messages for people if they ca n't get in touch with them '', this in response to me saying that I had never heard back about another complaint I had with them a few months ago. I was told that someone " tried to call me '' three times, but did not get me. Absolutely pathetic - I have no missed calls or messages from them. At the end of the day, I need this information to get away from this pathetic company, so I will pay the fee. Exactly what they are counting on me ( and XXXX other customers ) doing because they assume that we will just " go away '' when there is no available escalation path within the timeframe that we need the info in.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: NY
Zip: 117XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-07-16
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-07-15
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: My husband and I refinanced our mortgage from Freedom Mortgage to XXXX. This loan closed on XXXX XXXX, 2016 and XXXX paid the mortgage at Freedom on XXXX XXXX. Freedom Mortgage has only partially paid us our escrow balance. They sent us a check for only {$460.00} as a refund for escrow. The remaining escrow balance of {$2100.00} has disappeared. I have tried all avenues to have them send our escrow balance but we are not getting any assistance.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: TX
Zip: 78633
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-07-15
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-07-14
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: I made a payment to Freedom Mortgage on XXXX XXXX, 2016 for my XXXX XXXX, 2016 payment. Freedom Mortgage says my bank XXXX did not pay for insufficient funds. I had sufficient funds in my account on XXXX XXXX, 2016. I made another telephone payment with a representative of Freedom Mortgage on XXXX XXXX, 2016, and today XXXX XXXX, 2016 Freedom Mortgage tells me that my bank XXXX stopped payment. I show no stop payment on my XXXX account. Freedom Mortgage has received two payments from me and has lied about what happened with each payment. I sent a note on a fax cover sheet to Freedom Mortgage not to take two payments from my account. Freedom Mortgage just keeps saying things that are n't true. Also Freedom Mortgage had the wrong address to mail my bill to. I have been with them unfortunately for 16 months and Freedom Mortgage changed my mailing address.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: NM
Zip: 875XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-07-14
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-07-13
Issue: Application, originator, mortgage broker
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: my loan was transferred from XXXX to freedom. I called to make a payment to XXXX and was given the number to freedom. I made numerous calls and got a message that my loan was not in the system to call back. I made a call once a week with the same results. I got a notice that I was 1-2 months late and received a call from a collector. I made payments and now I have 3 showing late on my credit score.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: CA
Zip: 93312
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-07-13
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-07-12
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: I 'm writing to provide additional information regarding the complaint I started on XXXX XXXX, 2016 [ Case number : XXXX ]. I 've received the response from Freedom Mortgage through CFPB, and disputed the response they provided. I 've also looked at my statements closely since my original complaint and found that even on the statements that the company has sent me when my account was paid ahead, Freedom Mortgage specifies that {$0.00} of my payment for the next due date would be applied to interest. However, as they received my subsequent payments, I was still being charged interest for advanced payments. I had since been slowing down my advanced payments because Freedom Mortgage has been so adament about refusing to reverse the additional interest charges that I was afraid I 'd be spending more money than I actually owe on my mortgage, however, given this new realization, I 'd like to redouble my complaint against Freedom Mortgage, and subsequently XXXX who purchased my mortgage from Freedom Mortgage while Freedom Mortgage continues to service my account.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: NJ
Zip: 07087
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-07-12
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: Yes
Date Received: 2016-07-13
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: My mortgage was sold by XXXX to Freedom Mortgage and in spite of my numerous communications with Freedom, I have not received complete and accurate loan ownership transfer notice.
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: 2016-07-13
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-07-12
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: Our mortgage is through Freedom Mortgage. When I stopped working, my husband and I fell on hard times. When I called freedom to ask about how late I can make my payment. They connected me to a dept to help customers in need. They set me up on a payment plan. I would skip the first month then pay a little extra for the next 4 months to catch up with my mortgage. They said to disregard all letters because they are system automated. They then transferred my loan to XXXX. When I was done with the payment plan they transferred my loan back to Freedom along with {$600.00} dollars worth of fees accrued by late charges. Freedom refuses to help me because they say that XXXX charged me those fees not them. XXXX will not help me because they say they do not have our file anymore and we are no longer their client.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: IL
Zip: 60453
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-07-12
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2016-07-12
Issue: Settlement process and costs
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: After closing my mortgage loan on XXXX XXXX, 2016, I found a payment of {$1800.00} was charge by XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 's XXXX Card account on XX/XX/XXXX. In reviewing the closing cost details I assume that a payment was going to be sent XXXX XXXX XXXX in the amount of {$1700.00} ( Other Cost, XXXX ) for termite repair. I called XXXX XXXX XXXX three times and they stated that they has not received payment from the title company. On XXXX XXXX, 2016 I emailed XXXX XXXX XXXX, Assistant Vice President of Sales, Freedom Mortgage Corporation XXXX ID : XXXX and XXXX XXXX XXXX, Senior Loan Processor the following : " In reviewing the closing cost details I assume that a payment was going to be sent XXXX XXXX XXXX in the amount of {$1700.00} ( Other Cost, XXXX ) for termite repair, however in checking XXXX XXXX Card account on XX/XX/XXXX a payment of {$1800.00} was charge by XXXX XXXX XXXX. Am I correct in my assumption of a double payment for termite repair and we are due refund, if not possible please clarify. '' XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX assured me that they would research matter. After many follow-up emails and phone calls over the past 4 and a half months, I have n't received any resolution.
Company Response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
State: CA
Zip: 92057
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2016-07-12
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No