Consumer complaint received 2018-09-20
Company: Freedom Mortgage Company
State: CA
Product: Mortgage
Sub-product: Conventional home mortgage
Issue: Trouble during payment process

Complaint:
I made correct and full mortgage payments to Freedom Mortgage for XX/XX/2018, and XX/XX/2018, a day apart. The XX/XX/2018 payment was 10 days in ADVANCE of the XXXX due date. I made clear this was a payment in advance and NOT to pay to principal. 

XXXX, Freedom Mortgage contacts me about a missing XXXX payment. I explained it was paid in advance, but the rep said it was returned for insufficient funds. My bank balance shows 1 ) the payment was NOT returned, 2 ) the funds were absolutely sufficient with tremendous excess, and 3 ) my bank did not charge me any fees for insufficient funds because no payments were returned. 

I took that opportunity to pay XX/XX/2018 and XX/XX/2018 payments again in ADVANCE because I didn't want to bothered until XXXX. Both those payments were withdrawn from my bank and credited to my mortgage. 

A few days later, I get another call from Freedom Mortgage demanding my XX/XX/2018. I have paid 4 ( FOUR ) months of mortgage in full and correct amounts for XXXX, XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX, and we aren't even past XX/XX/2018 yet. 

My bank provided me a letter from the branch manager on bank letterhead, dated XX/XX/2018, confirming all four payments were made and nothing was returned for insufficient funds. 

I provided several times the bank letter and a complete ledger of my bank history showing all the payments made and nothing returned. I made the XX/XX/2018 payment around XX/XX/2018, and Freedom Mortgage is demanding my XX/XX/2018 payment. The mortgage principal balance also shows no money accidentally went to principal. 

On XX/XX/2018, I gave Freedom Mortgage the ultimatum : they have all the information needed to determine that I made now 5 payments and the error is on their side for the missing payment, if this is error isn't corrected immediately, I will lodge disputes with all three credit bureaus and retain an attorney to drive this matter to conclusion in court. Freedom Mortgage said they are still investigating and would have an outcome by XX/XX/XXXX, that was in 2 more days. So I waited 2 days, and 2 days have passed. 

Today is XX/XX/2018, and I still don't have a resolution. Freedom Mortgage now says the new date is XX/XX/2018. That was the wrong response. Therefore, I have filed disputes with all 3 credit bureaus and provided the same supporting information to the bureaus. I have retained an attorney, and we'll see where that goes too.

I have been going back and forth with Freedom Mortgage for over four months about the XX/XX/2018 payment that they lost. They have billed me late charges. They have posted fraudulent lates against our credit at the credit bureaus. It's clear they lost my payment. Freedom Mortgage knows it's lost, and they can't figure out where it went. I have recorded all the phone calls with Freedom Mortgage, so that information is available to the attorney as well. While Freedom Mortgage is still trying to figure it, I am continuing to accrue late fees and continuing to get hit with false lates on my credit.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation