Consumer complaint received 2017-11-06
Company: STONEGATE MORTGAGE CORPORATION
State: VA
Product: Mortgage
Sub-product: FHA mortgage
Issue: Struggling to pay mortgage

Complaint:
Mortgage Servicer : Stonegate Mortgage ( per website, now XXXX XXXX XXXX ) I am an XXXX at XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. I represent a XXXX-speaking borrower who is currently divorcing from her abusive husband and co-borrower. The separation triggered loss of income and nonpayments of the monthly mortgage. 

I contacted XXXX XXXX XXXX and submitted a hardship application on behalf of my client on XXXX XXXX, XXXX. A Third Party Authorization signed by my client was included in the application. I supplemented the application with the husband 's information on XXXX XXXX, XXXX. Between XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX, I was able to talk to the servicer 's representatives without any problem. I was informed that a pending foreclosure had been postponed and that a new auction date had been set for XXXX XXXX, XXXX. 

Unbeknownst to me, on XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX representatives realized that they were not authorized to provide me any additional information because the my client 's husband and co-borrower had not provided a signed third party authorization. I was then cut off from all communications. 

Without my knowledge, XXXX XXXX representatives called my client and sent her subsequent letters requesting more information to process her application. My client, whose XXXX is limited, did not communicate with me to address XXXX XXXX 's request. 

On XXXX XXXX, XXXX, I called XXXX XXXX to check on the status of the application. The servicer 's representative informed me that they did not have a third party authorization on file and could not provide any information. 

I obtained the husband/co-borrower 's electronic signature on a Third Party Authorization form and faxed it to XXXX XXXX on XXXX XXXX. On XXXX XXXX, I was told that the the form had not been processed and that it could take up to 48 hours to have it on file. I resubmitted the forms on XXXX XXXX, XXXX via fax. I called on XXXX XXXX and was told that the authorization had not been processed. I called again on XXXX XXXX, and learned that the authorization had not been processed yet. 

On XXXX XXXX, XXXX I asked to speak to a manager. I was transferred to a Collections Manager who asked me to email the signed authorization to his business email. After receiving the forms, he informed me that the Third Party Authorization form needed to include a physical signature. This was the first  time that a representative looked at the form I submitted. 

I obtained a physical signature on XXXX XXXX, XXXX. I faxed it to the servicer and emailed it to the Collections Manager. The form was not processed until XXXX XXXX, XXXX. 

On XXXX XXXX, XXXX, I was finally able to speak to a representative who informed me that the hardship application had been withdrawn for failure to provide requested documentation. 

The house is currently in the active foreclosure docket, and it is set for auction on XXXX XXXX, XXXX.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation