Consumer complaint received 2017-01-07
Company: CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC
State: TX
Product: Mortgage
Sub-product: FHA mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account

Complaint:
In XXXX XXXX, I discovered during a telephone conversation that my mortgage had been acquired by Carrington Mortgage Services. This allegedly occurred in XXXX, but I was never notified. ( I did receive a couple of voicemail messages during that time, but I assumed it was a solicitation to refinance my mortgage because I had received calls from other companies for this purpose. ) During my initial phone conversation, I requested written verification via email of Carrington being the new mortgage servicer. This request was refused. When I asked to speak with another representative, I was told that my call could not be transferred and that I would have to call back. During my second telephone conversation with Carrington, I again requested information in writing via email or fax so I could confidently submit payment to the appropriate company. Again I was told this was n't possible, but was promised a request for this information would be submitted to that department. I was told this would be mailed to me within 7-10 business days. The representative indicated he could take a payment over the phone. When I told him I was uncomfortable doing that, he encouraged me to register on Carrington 's website. I did this, but the website did not allow me to access any information about my loan, nor would it allow me to make a payment. It showed my name and a loan number. On XXXX XXXX, XXXX, I contacted Carrington again to tell them I still had not received a statement or confirmation regarding the sale of my mortgage. Again, I requested something in writing via email or fax. I indicated that I would submit any payment due as soon as I received confirmation. I was yelled at by the employee and told that I did n't need to be worried about receiving anything in writing because my loan was in preforeclosure. I immediately asked to speak with someone else and was disconnected. I tried nine more times to call Carrington that day. Each time I entered in my account number, the call was immediately disconnected. When I finally got through to someone again, I was told that my loan was not in preforeclosure, as had been stated by the previous representative. This was obviously a falsehood and a scare tactic. She told me that she would send me information by email within 72 hours. She also indicated that payment could now only be made through certified funds via XXXX XXXX. When I asked for a more secure transfer ( bank to bank ), she provided me wiring information to XXXX. I have now received an email statement from Carrington, but still nothing in writing regarding the acquisition date, etc. Prior to this loan being acquired by Carrington, I was never even a day late on my mortgage payment. Payments were automatically drafted from my bank account. When I inquired about initiating this process with Carrington, I was told that it would be available only after the loan was brought current and remained current for a six month period!

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation