Mortgage -- Trouble during payment process -- Complaint #6459660

Complaint Overview

Complaint ID: 6459660

Company: United Shore Financial Services, LLC

Product: Mortgage

Sub-Product: FHA mortgage

Issue: Trouble during payment process

State: Massachusetts

ZIP Code: 02720

Date Received: 2023-01-19T12:00:00-05:00

Date Sent to Company: 2023-01-19T12:00:00-05:00

Company Response: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A

Submitted Via: Web

Consumer Narrative

I purchased my home in XXXX of XXXX with United Wholesale Mortgage ( UWM ) as the lender. The mortgage amount to be paid monthly was set at {$1300.00} per month. In XXXX of XXXX I set up an automatic payment with my bank ( XXXX XXXX ) paying {$1500.00} which was to be withdrawn from my checking account on the XXXX of every month to be sure ( XXXX ) would receive the payment in a timely manner on the XXXX of every month which would apply {$1300.00} to the minimum amount due and {$190.00} towards the principle. This was set up to continue till the end of the loan. In XXXX of XXXX, I was sent notification that my Hazard insurance was not paid and if I had not paid that insurance by a specific date then I would be subjected to " lender '' placed insurance which would be far more expensive and would offer less benefits than my original insurance company. This being my XXXX mortgage was confusing to me and I thought originally that the mortgage company was to be paying it on my behalf with funds that were in escrow. I was told that I had opted to pay for my own insurance and would be responsible to maintain the insurance separate from my mortgage. I contacted my Insurance company ( XXXX ) and paid in full for the year forthwith. Both myself and the insurance company sent out the evidence they requested to show that the insurance had not been canceled. In XX/XX/XXXX, I received a letter from XXXX that they had sold the account to XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ) and they forwarded my XXXX payment to XXXX XXXX XXXX but that my new monthly payment would be {$1500.00} which was stated on my XXXX statement from XXXX & XXXX Obviously, the increase got my attention and I called XXXX XXXX XXXX to see what happened to increase my monthly obligation. In this original conversation, XXXX XXXX XXXX claimed that XXXX had sold them the mortgage with my PIM, Hazard insurance, as well as taxes that were all to be paid out of escrow. XXXX XXXX XXXX claimed that they had not known that I was paying the insurance on my own since the beginning of the loan. However, they promised to look into the issue. In the meantime, I reached out to XXXX insurance department and it was told to me that they would send me a refund for the monies that were charged to me in error which was for the " Lender Placed " hazard insurance paid out to ( XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ) in the amount of {$1300.00} which they had charged me before the sale to XXXX XXXX XXXX but yet the remaining monies {$930.00} they claim was forwarded to XXXX XXXX XXXX ( which had already been taken from my escrow for the lender placed insurance ) who then claimed to apply it towards the principle of the loan. I called XXXX XXXX XXXX again to check on that and they claimed that they would refund me {$3500.00} which was overpaid since they purchased the loan but promised to do another escrow analysis which should then get it right. This is when I found the XXXX issue which I'll write about a little later. However, when they ran the escrow analysis, they still ran the Hazard insurance premiums as part of my monthly payment which failed to correct the problem. However, they now state that my new monthly obligation would be {$1400.00}. This is wrong. The problem is, who is at fault and how do I correct it. XXXX XXXX XXXX has refused to correct the issue, and state the issue was with XXXX who states they no longer service the loan and don't have the ability to help either. The facts are, I paid {$3000.00} per month since the very beginning of my loan, which was never my intention. It appears they were collecting {$1500.00} from Bill Pay on the XXXX of every month and then they were collecting another {$1500.00} from Autopay on the XXXX of every month. They claim that it is common practice for people to pay down their mortgage and since I never bounced a check, it never raised a flag to them that this was not my intention. So, here I am now in XXXX, after nearly XXXX hours of phone conversations and seem to be getting nowhere, I feel as though I need some assistance to correct the issues. This situation is causing me a lot of XXXX and cant seem to get them resolved. I can't see how this can be resolved. XXXX XXXX XXXX is adamant that they are to collect monies in my escrow for my insurance, though it has already been paid, as I had from the onset. So, here I am overpaying almost {$40000.00} in just over XXXX years, and then penalized another XXXX XXXX per month only because XXXX chose to sell the mortgage to XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX I have tried calling both XXXX and XXXX XXXX XXXX several times since the error was noticed and as of XX/XX/XXXX I have not been refunded any money as promised nor has the account been corrected. I don't see how this is right or legal, and would like to know how to best move forward in resolving the issue and if possible getting the monies that were collected in error, returned back to the account it was taken from. So, to clarify, I have XXXX issues. The overpayments that were paid monthly, {$1500.00} per month since XXXX of XXXX. They claim that it helped me to pay down the principle and will only help me later. My argument is that I should be able to decide that for myself and not be forced to go along with the error. How that was missed was the payments were taken usually within XXXX days of the other, which allowed this to continue for as long as it did. The XXXX issue is the hazard insurance portion of the loan. I think it is clear evidence that I was responsible for the hazard insurance from the beginning, hence the warning and subsequent charge for the lenders placed insurance which was promised to be refunded, ( yet I have not yet received ) from XXXX. Should XXXX XXXX XXXX who purchased the loan from XXXX honor the terms that were made? What would my recourse be? I feel as though this can be a much bigger issue than just myself and can really impact the average homeowner in a negative way. I am so upset and feel helpless in resolving it with the company.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Complaint #6459660 about?

Complaint #6459660 was filed against United Shore Financial Services, LLC regarding Mortgage specifically about Trouble during payment process. It was received by the CFPB on 2023-01-19T12:00:00-05:00.

How did United Shore Financial Services, LLC respond to this complaint?

The company responded with: "Closed with explanation". The response was timely.

What is the risk level of this complaint?

See the risk assessment section for details on this complaint's risk profile.

How do I file a similar complaint?

You can file a complaint with the CFPB at consumerfinance.gov/complaint. Select the appropriate product category (Mortgage) and describe your issue in detail.

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