Consumer complaint received 2016-09-30
Company: Freedom Mortgage Company
State: OH
Product: Mortgage
Sub-product: FHA mortgage
Issue: Settlement process and costs

Complaint:
In XXXX I started a search to re-finance my mortgage so that I could lower my rate, lower my payment and take advantage of some of the benefits that come along with that such as skipping payments, receiving escrow money back from the current mortgage and so on. Anyway, on or around the XXXX of XXXX I started speaking with Freedom Mortgage, the process at first moved smoothly and around the XXXX I was told that my file was moved to underwriting. At this point I felt comfortable and secure in Freedom Mortgage and I was set to close on XXXX/XXXX/2016, and I did. Then on XXXX/XXXX/2016 almost a week after closing I received a call stating that they would have to recall the loan due to the payoff amount differing from what they had to what was received from my current mortgage holder. I complied right away and it was taken care of in a matter of minutes on my end. At this point I was freaking out because I had already planned/spent the mortgage money that I would have used to pay XXXX payment but because as I stated above I was comfortable and confident so I thought that everything would work out. 
Since this point however everything that could go wrong has gone wrong and getting responses back from anyone has been nothing short of horrible. I was set to close on numerous occasions and something always happened. A lot of the benefits that I spoke about above I am now going to miss out on due to the timing and because of things that were outside of my control and things that should have been done/fixed before we got to here. I have also asked that someone tell me the " numbers '' and explain to me how or what they can do so that I can still enjoy some of the benefits that a re-finance should offer and if everything was done properly from the beginning would have been offered. Finally, on XXXX/XXXX/2016 I closed on my loan at my house with a notary that did not explain anything and just ask me to sign the documents and I did because it was my last opportunity to get it done on time, once completed he advised me that because he was running late he did not have a copy of any of the documents for me and that he would get them to me. That night I emailed two of the contacts at Freedom Mortgage and let them know that I completed the signatures and ask that someone call me to cover the documents since the notary did n't have answers or a copy to leave for me. Since that time I have not heard back from anyone at Freedom Mortgage and now the loan has funded. I feel that due to certain circumstances out of my control I was taken advantage of due to an early error on their end. I also feel that anyone that handles mortgages should be up front and very direct about the process and numbers given the amount of money that a mortgage entails. This process once the loan had to be redone has been very unfair and deceptive on behalf of Freedom Mortgage and to this date I still have not heard back from them.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation