Consumer complaint received 2015-07-28
Company: LD Holdings Group, LLC
State: MT
Product: Mortgage
Sub-product: Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Application, originator, mortgage broker

Complaint:
After successfully completing over two months of a full documentation mortgage loan application process my loan was approved on XXXX XXXX 2015. This cash out 60 % LTV refinance is needed to complete a remodeling project on my property which I have owned for over 23 years. XXXX XXXX XXXX, Loan Depot 's loan processor assured me I was approved and final loan closing documents would be drawn up as soon as I cancelled four of my five credit cards that were to be paid off in the loans close. I immediately cancelled the four credit cards they specified even though I was told it would be impossible to reinstate them and that this action would negatively affect my then good FICO credit score. XXXX XXXX the loan processor pushed me to obtain emailed and or faxed confirmations of these credit card cancellations which was successfully completed on XXXX XXXX. On XXXX XXXX after nearly three weeks of excuses I was amazed to hear XXXX XXXX 's explanation that the property appraisal was being reviewed causing this delay. After another five exhausting weeks of phone calls and emails asking for an update I was told on XXXX XXXX that their appraisers comparable ( comps ) were not acceptable to Loan Depot and the loan was being declined because of this. This cancellation caused me to be damaged on several levels starting with my FICO score being negatively affected because the lender required me to cancel credit cards as the only condition of final loan approval. In addition Loan Depot required me to rewrite at additional cost my hazard insurance policy with additional conditions and coverage. 
The facts have become clear after I have looked into this which are disturbing. I agreed to pay whatever the cost was for a professional appraisal and paid a deposit of {$390.00} to begin the process, I was contractually obligated to pay whatever the cost was for a professional fee appraisal. As far as I can ascertain Loan Depot through its XXXX appraisal agents was the cause of the the unacceptable appraisal by restricting the appraisers fees offering a substandard fee causing a low end appraiser located hundreds of miles from the property to be the only appraisal service willing to do the work. The appraiser they selected was not a member of the local local XXXX XXXX XXXX board. There are many local Montana real estate fee appraisers when it comes to these unique properties but they hired an out of area appraiser simply because of the low cost, this cost was mine not Loan Depot'sMy damages are ongoing after nearly five months time passing when this could have been finished in two months because of Loan Depot 's actions. This has caused me XXXX dollars damages in lost time, emails, phone calls and more. 
I am ready to proceed with a loan closing in order to rectify this, not wanting to to resort to a costly lawsuit with XXXX XXXX for its disregard to its fiduciary obligations to me. Kindly help me with this or refer me to whoever you feel may be able to help me proceed.

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