Date Received: 2015-06-23
Issue: Settlement process and costs
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: On XXXX XXXX, 2014 I received a letter from SunTrust mortgage XXXX see attached XXXX ) about my statutory right to receive refund of unearned premium of my Private Mortgage Insurance ( PMI ). Encouraged by this news, I started the refinancing process and completed it in XXXX with a new mortgage which did not have PMI XXXX see attached XXXX ). I had upon origination of the original loan prepaid full premium of my mortgage insurance and following the Homeowners Protection Act 12 U.S. Code 4902, I submitted a request for refund of unearned premium ( see attached XXXX ). I am yet to receive a formal response from SunTrust. When I call them, they verbally tell me that I will not get paid because Mortgage Insurance provider ( XXXX ) issued a non-cancelable policy. When I tried reaching out to XXXX, they would not talk to me because I am not officially their client XXXX Suntrust is XXXX. My question - is it legal for Suntrust to obtain a non-cancelable PMI on my behalf from XXXX and not refund the unearned premium when PMI is no longer applicable? And how could I have avoided pre-payment of un-cancelable PMI?
Company Response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
State: VA
Zip: 22314
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2015-06-23
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: Yes
Date Received: 2015-06-23
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: My father 's health is failing and he has XXXX XXXX. He has XXXX daughters of which XXXX is under indictment XXXX, her arraignment was yesterday ( XXXX XXXX, 2015 ). Myself and another sister gained joint POA over our father in XXXX 2015. The XXXX daughters united and currently have a civil case against the XXXX under indictment. This XXXX sister called Suntrust Bank and said that my fathers account was being used fraudulently and that it should be investigated. Suntrust put a freeze on my fathers account, jointly owned with my sister who has joint POA and is the XXXX party payee for VA for my father. He has no income now and they can not make their house payment or pay for monthly medical expenses. There is no court order to freeze and no valid reason to freeze. On XXXX XXXX, 2015 we sent a copy of the POA, a letter from the XXXX XXXX XXXX, and a copy of our case against the sister under indictment ( the XXXX who called Suntrust and requested investigation ). We had the Detective call Suntrust Bank and talk to the individual who put the freeze on and she still would not listen. The representative for Suntrust, XXXX XXXX XXXX, was unwilling to discuss or offer a number that we could call to dispute. She said ... '' get a court order to remove the freeze ''. My father is without funds and has no way to support himself. My sister does not work and is the fulltime care taker for my father. We will now retain an attorney in Tennessee to fight this but the bank had no documentation to support this freeze and is discriminating against my sister for unjustified and undocumented claims.
Company Response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
State: TN
Zip: 378XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2015-06-23
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2015-06-23
Issue: Deposits and withdrawals
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: Placed on a hold on deposit funds even though they verified the funds available when I deposited XXXX checks in the savings account. I was told that even thought the funds have been verified that do to the large amount I had to wait until the XXXX until the hold expires.
Company Response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
State: VA
Zip: 20147
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2015-06-23
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2015-06-21
Issue: Problems caused by my funds being low
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: I have been banking with SunTrust Bank, XXXX. They run all credit and deposits at the end of the business day. When they run debts, they start with the highest and go to the lowest. They do this in order to extract extra overdraft fees and not deny payments when your account is overdrawn. I recently had a situation whereby I had approximately {$450.00} in my account and a deposit of {$360.00} giving me a credit of {$820.00}. I had several withdrawals on XXXX/XXXX/2015 listed below : {$7.00} {$23.00} {$29.00} {$46.00} {$85.00} {$280.00} $ XXXX $ XXXXHowever, I made the {$280.00} withdraw late in the day and was not denied use of my bank card, so I thought I had enough funds to cover. But I accept that I was overdrawn. However, Suntrust 's computer withdraws from my account taking out the highest debt XXXX and in order to charge more bank fees. Because of this practice, I was charged {$38.00} on XXXX checks for a total of {$150.00}. Whereas if they started with the lowest debt amount, which is how it shows up on both my statement and online, I would have only been charged XXXX late fee of {$38.00}. The following day, I deposited {$200.00}, but due to the extra {$110.00} in fees, I incurred an additional {$38.00} late fee. While I am willing to accept responsibility for overdrafting my account, I find it fundamentally unfair that SunTurst, XXXX uses a method to extract the most fees possible and it continues to allow a customer to access funds when they are overdrawn. Had I been denied when made the {$280.00} payment with my debit card, I would have known that I did not have the funds to cover the charge and I would not have made it or I would have checked my account to find out why I did not have the funds. I honestly am not upset about being charged a fee when I overdraw my account. That is fair. But their calculation methods as well as their allowing me continued access to funds when they are not available without warning is not fair and I feel cheated.
Company Response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
State: VA
Zip: 22030
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2015-06-21
Company Response to Consumer: Closed
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2015-06-21
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: I pay my mortgage with direct withdrawal from a bank account with the same bank, Suntrust, that owns my mortgage loan. My payment is a little over {$900.00} a month and I pay {$1100.00} XXXX a month ( I just raised the amount to XXXX from XXXX ) with the additional amount put toward my principal. I have specified multiple times ( verbally and in writing ) that this amount was to be put toward my principal. Several months into paying my mortgage, I started receiving a " Prepayment Notice '' telling me they were applying this extra money to my mortgage payment and not to my principal and that now I did n't need to pay my mortgage for XXXX months. The prepayment notice includes the following phrase : " In accordance with Suntrust policy, any amount received over the minimum monthly payment, may be applied to your principal balance. '' The verb " may '' is of course used here to indicate that early principal repayment is possible, though has not been done in this case - even though I have repeatedly asked that it be done and it was being done. I visited the bank after receiving the first of these notices and a banking representative discussed the situation with the " Exception Payment Processing Department '' to again let them know that I am not prepaying my mortgage, but rather prepaying my principal. Instead of correcting the problem, I now have received another of these Prepayment Notices which indicates that Suntrust is not applying my extra payments to my principal and has not been doing so for long enough to have amounted to full prepayment of XXXX - XXXX entire mortgage payments. This is stealing. Can you please help me and the many others who have had this problem?
Company Response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
State: VA
Zip: 232XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2015-06-21
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2015-06-19
Issue: Deposits and withdrawals
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: I had deposited a check and it seems that it was returned and they blocked the account and have not provided me any information as to why and my direct deposit from my job was sent to this account and they ignore every request from me as to an explanation why I spoke to a customer service rep on the phone they tell me I had to go to the branch I went and they dont want to tell me anything tried to speak to the manager he paid no attention to me in the XXXX XXXX branch. all they state XXXX is that they are doing an investigation at XXXX is was supposed to be 10 days for that and they will send my funds but as of yesterday now they state 30 to 120 days.
Company Response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
State: FL
Zip: 33014
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2015-06-19
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2015-06-19
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer
Subissue: Having problems with customer service
Consumer Complaint: SunTrust Custom Choice advertises a graduation reward in the form of a 1 % reduction in principal. In their own legal disclaimer, the terms I expect SunTrust to adhere to are a : " 1 % principal reduction based on the net disbursed loan amount. " A net disbursement total of {$46000.00} was provided for this degree, so under their own disclaimer they are required to credit {$460.00} toward my remaining loans as I have satisfied all obligations to be eligible for this reward. Their loan servicer, XXXX, is claiming that because I paid XXXX of the XXXX individual loans off already, that I am only eligible for a principal reduction on the XXXX loans that still have balances on them. Nowhere is this stipulation in any contracts or disclaimers I signed. The amount they are trying to short me totals {$280.00}. They are essentially punishing me for being a responsible borrower. I would like CFPB to enforce SunTrust 's contractual obligation and ensure that I receive 100 % of what I am owed - {$460.00}.
Company Response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
State: DC
Zip: 20009
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2015-06-19
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2015-06-18
Issue: Application, originator, mortgage broker
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: I have been trying to obtain a mortgage from a financial institution for over 3 months. In this time frame, they have requested irrelevant and personal information, neither of which pertained to my loan. I have gone above and beyond providing whatever they asked for to the best of my abilities until I had finally had enough and told them they were invading my privacy. I have an almost XXXX credit score and no debt on my credit report. I have been dragged along and promised on XXXX specific occasions that I was 100 % approved only to be followed by " and now we need this, BUT you 're still 100 % approved ''. I fear I am going to lose the home I am trying to purchase due to their outrageous demands for irrelevant information and being dragged along for over 3 months. If I choose to go with another lender, I will be out over {$18000.00} due to rates rising as well as the money I have put into all the appraisals and inspections I have already put into the home. Approximately a week and a half ago I was surprised with a call from the lender demanding I produce a document that the sellers claim does n't exist. It is a " XXXX road maintenance agreement '' and I was being forced to draw up a petition and have all my neighbors sign it and the purchase of this home I 'd like to buy is contingensign people I do n't know and that do n't know me signing this agreement. I do n't feel this is fair to place the fate of this home on my soon to be neighbors who have already supposedly not agreed to sign the made up form. I 'd like to report SunTrust for false representation and fraud and if they do not approve me after all this time and I 'll be out so much more money, I 'd like to some how getthat back as well to put towards my new loan. Time is of the essence on my loan given that my closing date is XXXX XXXX. Thank you for all your assistance.
Company Response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
State: NC
Zip: 284XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2015-06-18
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: Yes
Date Received: 2015-06-18
Issue: Other
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: I have a credit card with Suntrust bank with a {$2500.00} limit. About {$2000.00} is on the card. Minimum monthly payment was about {$59.00} - I 've been paying {$65.00} a month on time for XXXX years with no lateness. Was XXXX late in XXXX of this year - by mistake, did n't realize they 'd be close due to a holiday - bank assessed a {$35.00} late fee and raised my minimum payment. In XXXX was also XXXX day late due to XXXX that closed almost all business in TN. ( I live in XXXX ). but for the past XXXX months they 've still gotten {$65.00} every single month, only being late those XXXX times. Still, they assessed {$140.00} in late fees - and have raised the minimum to the point where I ca n't pay it - even after they 've been getting paid for XXXX months absolutely on time. They did agree to waive the late fees but even after paying my normal payment they 're insisting I pay them {$75.00} more this month or they 'll continue to assess " late fees '' and wo n't adjust the minimum payment. they claim there 's nothing they can do - and they wo n't guarantee my minimum payment will go back to where it was. I 'm between jobs and struggling to pay my basic bills - do I have any protections here? It 's not like I was weeks or months late - and it seems to me if they waived the late fees, it 's admitting they got paid. For them to act like the 'minimum payment ' they 've ( arbitrarily ) set is somehow beyond their control seems ludicrous. I still have good credit, and have XXXX other loans with them, both of which have been paid on time for years. help! best, XXXX XXXX, TN
Company Response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
State: TN
Zip: 37211
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2015-06-18
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No
Date Received: 2015-06-18
Issue: Account opening, closing, or management
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: My husband and I opened an account with SunTrust and three days later could not get access to the account. We called SunTrust and they told us that they could not tell us why our account closed and that we needed to call the fraud department. The fraud department looked XXXX of us up and told us that nothing was flagged on our account and that they saw not reason as to why our account got closed. Next, we went into an actual brand and again were told that they could not tell us exactly why our account got closed and when we would get our money back. Every time we talk to someone they tell us that they ca n't give us a time when we will get *ALL* of our money back. This is ridiculous and no one will help us.
Company Response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
State: FL
Zip: 320XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2015-06-18
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: No