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Consumer complaint received 2015-04-09 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
I have been working on a loan modification with Ocwen financial for over a year now each time they tell me my file is complete for processing but when we are to finalize any type of agreement there is ALWAYS an issue " missing '' documentation " expired '' signatures which I realize are STALL tactics on Ocwens part~ The latest excuse is that a letter from my boss WITH my tax returns AND a XXXX are NOT sufficient proof regarding a stipend my employer pays me each month~ our Mortgage was held by GMAC up until a few years ago where our mortgage payment jumped up close to {$450.00} a month with NO explaination as to how this new number was calculated AND there are " insurance '' premiums tacked on to my mortgage that I NEVER SIGNED FOR OR REQUESTED! And as of last week my husband is unemployed and no longer has proof of income ( which Ocwen always rejected his pay stubs from his employer anyway Its ALWAYS an excuse with Ocwen. I recently started researching into this company and have come to find that they stall on most modifications and are happy to pay the fines involved as they fare much better financially by screwing strapped homeowners around and paying the fines than running their business ethically! There have been XXXX ( im number XXXX ) NJ consumer complaints against Ocwen in the last year ( XXXX XXXX to XXXX XXXX XXXX. My credit which has been pristine is now totally destroyed and I am in grave fear of losing my home.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-05-15 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional adjustable mortgage (ARM)
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
Ocwen uses Fraudulent Practices to Try and Seize our HomeIn XXXX states Ocwen is known for their predatory lending practices, dual-tracking loan modifications and robo- signing of documents. Now it is happening again here in IL to US! 

When Ocwen could not sale our home, they tried to buy it back for themselves on behalf of the bank at a much lower price, after they had charged off our entire principle balance. While at the same time putting us through a loan modification process for a much higher price. In addition, in rare cases are foreclosure filed in federal court, however, our is such a case. While the XXXX judges constantly denied the confirmation of the sale to Ocwen, in this latest event on XXXX XXXX, their attorney advised them to proceed with the sale in lieu of the Judge 's order. How is that possible? 
Where do we go from here if:1. Ocwen was allowed to charged off our property, issued us a XXXX, closed the account and have no communication with us the borrowers2. Then turn around reinstate the account for purpose of a Sale, without a court order? 
We are asking you to investigate this company and help us TO SAVE OUR HOME!

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-01-18 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Other mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
Ocwen Loan Servicing , LLC commenced foreclosure on an owner-occupied property that is our primary residence. The foreclosure notice was originally filed with a foreclosure date of XXXX/XXXX/2016. He had a court hearing to get a temporary retraining order. The temporary retraining order was only good for 7 days. Our claim for a temporary injunction was denied by the judge on XXXX/XXXX/2016 and Ocwen Loan Servicing , LLC reposted our primary residence for sale on XXXX/XXXX/2016 for a foreclosure sale on XXXX/XXXX/2016. As outlined in the Ocwen National Servicing Settlement, " Before a loan is referred to non-judicial foreclosure, Servicer shall ensure that it has reviewed competent and reliable evidence to substantiate the borrower 's default and the right to foreclose, including the borrower 's loan status and loan information. '' Ocwen has failed to show that they have the right to foreclose.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-04-07 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Other mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: TX

Complaint narrative:
I paid my home off on XXXX/XXXX/15 which is 8 months ago. I have sold my house and can not get a release of lien. I am supossed close on Monday XX/XX/XXXX. Can you help me?

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-09-16 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: False statements or representation — Attempted to collect wrong amount
Company: Integrity Solution Services, Inc.
State: CO

Complaint narrative:
My husband and I relocated to XXXX from XXXX in 2013. We lived in an apartment while we were house hunting. Our apartment lease was up in XXXX 2013 and we signed a home lease to begin XXXX 2013. We moved out of our apartment XX/XX/XXXX and returned our XXXX XXXX 'box ' to the local center. We both walked in and handed it to the XXXX XXXX employee. We asked if there was anything else we needed to do to cancel services, and he said, " Nope, you are good. '' We forwarded our address to our new home, and almost two years later, my husband received a call from a debt collector stating that we owed {$100.00} because the box was never returned ( we canceled our service and switched to XXXX when we moved ) -- and accused us of " stealing '' the box. He argued with the debt collector and insisted we had done this, but since the debt was so low, he agreed to pay the {$100.00} immediately because we are looking to buy a home and have been aggressively protecting our credit. We are now going through the loan process to buy a home, and our banker said that the XXXX XXXX credit hit knocked our score down XXXX points and we will not qualify for our home loan. Our banker has encouraged us to go back to XXXX XXXX and argue this " debt '' ( which we paid the first time we received a phone call ). After talking to XXXX customer service agents yesterday, they have " no record '' of our account and can not help us. It seems absurd to me that a company can literally ruin a family 's credit without any proof of our wrongdoing. Again, the " debt '' was {$100.00} and we would have paid six times that amount to keep our credit history in tact. Now, we are faced with not being able to buy a home for our family of XXXX. Please advise. This should be illegal!

Company public response: Company chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-04-23 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional adjustable mortgage (ARM)
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: NC

Complaint narrative:
I have faxed over loan modification paperwork. Still threatening foreclosure and have not updated my online account even though the modification has been approved. All the payments have been made for the trial period. 

I am attaching the XXXX fax confirmations.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-22 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional adjustable mortgage (ARM)
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: CT

Complaint narrative:
Ocwen Mortgage is trying to collect {$1800.00} in Escrow Debts instead of {$1700.00}, and {$100.00} in overcharge.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-05-18 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
I received a letter dated XXXX XXXX, XXXX from Ocwen Loan Services , LLC ( Unique ID No. XXXX ) asking to provide proof of homeowners insurance on a property I purchased in XX/XX/XXXX. Ocwen owns my mortgage since XX/XX/XXXX or XX/XX/XXXX. The property located in Florida is a townhome in a condominium. We 've always had condo insurance which is responsible for any damage up to " unfinished walls '' meaning that kitchen and bathroom cabinets, wall finishing, flooring, stairs, etc. are not covered. Since XX/XX/XXXX the certificate of insurance issued by the condo association insurance company was enough for the different owners of my mortgage including Ocwen in the last XXXX years. I called the condo insurance company asking to submit to Ocwen the XX/XX/XXXX-XX/XX/XXXX certificate. When I called Ocwen last week to check if they had received the certificate, Ocwen confirmed that they had but that they were asking for additional insurance to cover any additional cost finishing the walls, etc. I asked them to explain why Ocwen had decided to start requesting for additional insurance when for many years the certificate of insurance from the condo association was enough. I was left waiting for a supervisor for more than XXXX minutes until the representative got back to the phone to tell me that someone will call me later. This new requirement is an additional financial burden placed upon me despite the fact that I have never being late with my mortgage payment even when my property was under water. 
My questions to you are the following : 1 ) Can Ocwen decide to up the insurance requirement from what has been sufficient for many years without a new law backing their decision? 
2 ) Can Ocwen purchase this additional insurance without given me enough time to inquiry about the validity of their request? 
I thank you in advance your kind attention to this complaint and prompt response. 
XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-01 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: IL

Complaint narrative:
Good Afternoon, I recently filed a complaint about our mortgage, Ocwen and how they wo n't re-evaluate our mortgage and the monthly payment. We are on the HAMP program, which is supposed to lower our payment but because of a miscalculation of of escrow last year, we are now paying way more! I have enclosed a copy of an accrued amount which is applied to our principal. They did n't include our hazard insurance and we had a surplus to our escrow and now they realized it and now we are paying more. Also the wo n't help is because the investors ca n't. We are also paying more for what our home is worth. I also made an appointment with the relationship manager, XXXX XXXX, for today to discuss some payments options, but no call. They are also constantly sending us paperwork to do a short sale and or foreclose. We are making our payments with the late fees, because we are late, but they are still sending us paperwork. Also they have a person taking pictures of our home. It 's not like we are not making our payments. My previous complaint number is XXXX. Ocwen promises that they will keep you in your home but does n't come through as it says on there website, statements etc. Thank you.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-09 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional adjustable mortgage (ARM)
Issue: Settlement process and costs — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
I am still waiting for a response from Ocwen. Case # XXXX. My first letter was XX/XX/2016. Ocwen responded with nothing more than a copy of my modification. That was n't what I asked for. I sent a follow up letter XX/XX/2016 and have not heard anything. I want an accounting of the numbers used in my modification and if Ocwen is not hiding anything, why wo n't they provide it. I work for XXXX Mortgage and the numbers I am referring to are in the modification waterfall. I provided them in my original letter. Further, when you apply for and are approved for a modification, is the Lender supposed to provide the numbers prior to your acceptance?? They did not. What about the Reg. Z and Reg. X with regard to modifications. Also, I was told the modification was a fixed loan and turns out it is an adjustable. Does the lender not have to provide that information when they are doing a modification? Please respond and have Ocwen provide the calculations used in the modification. 
Thank you, XXXX

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-12-09 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: NV

Complaint narrative:
This complaint is for Ocwen Loan Servicing. 
I contacted XXXX XXXX and XXXX today, XXXX XXXX 2016 at XXXX regarding our Note and Deed of Trust. I explained to XXXX XXXX XXXX that fraud has occurred with our Note/Deed of Trust and that both our Note and Deed of Trust has Nevada XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX on each document. Each page of the Note and Deed of Trust has what appears to be a loan number at the bottom left side, which is XXXX. XXXX and XXXX XXXX could not find anything within their systems pertaining to a loan. XXXX stated ; call your servicer and ask them the following questions. 
1st, please provide the investor loan number for our Note/Deed of Trust. XXXX stated that everyone has an investor number! 
2nd, why does our Note and Deed of Trust have the following information? ( NEVADA Single Family-XXXX/XXXX XXXX ) 3rd, if you do not know why XXXX XXXX XXXX is on our Note and Deed of Trust, we request that Ocwen Loan Servicing completes a full investigation and provide us a response! 
4th, when we requested in the past for a copy of our Note and Deed of Trust, we expected a certified copy and not a notarized copy or a copy of a copy which is very clear from the stamp at the top right corner that these documents are copies of copies. 
Why did Ocwen provide us a copy from a copy of our Note and Deed of Trust? We 've been trying to verify that the servicer has the original documents. Without the original Note and Deed of Trust, Ocwen MERS and XXXX Bank can not enforce the copies of our Note and Deed of Trust! 
5th, please provide a certified copy from your state recorder 's office of our original Note and our original Deed of Trust! NOTE, in order to get a certified copy from your state recorders office, you must have the original documents! 
Enclosed is a copy, of a copy of our Note and Deed of Trust that you provided us in the past. Please review the bottom left corner along with the top right corner. We request that your company answer our questions in detail and provide documentation. Please do not have XXXX XXXX from the Ombudsman Office respond to this complaint? If she does, more complaint will be filed since she failed in the past to respond accurately to our complaints. 
Failure to answer our questions must result in action taken against Ocwen but not limited to the following ; investigation from a federal agency, fines being imposed, loss of business license, court order, criminal charges filed, incarceration, lawsuit, compensation for damages, mental anguish and emotional distress.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-08-25 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional fixed mortgage
Issue: Loan modification,collection,foreclosure — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
Our mortgage was sold within the XXXX year and immediately our payments increased by {$300.00} without warning or explanation. Since then we have been trying to get our interest rate lowered. Then my wife became very ill, was out on XXXX a few times, had XXXX surgeries, and is now on total XXXX. During her time of illness, we were unable to make our payments. For two years we have been trying to get a loan modification, or at least a reasonable interest rate. Every time we have complied with the requested information, they say it 's out-of-date and it seems we have to start all over. The company is Ocwen. We were told that we would NOT be foreclosed on and if we would just keep sending in the paperwork, something would be worked out - that they WANTED to work with us. Now we received a summons of forecloser. We ca n't seem to get anywhere with this business ; calls coming from XXXX which makes it even harder with the communication. We have complied and have KEPT complying with their requests and something new always comes up. We are frustrated, scared, and frankly angry that this is allowed. We ca n't even speak to anyone American so as to understand what they are even saying. We have gotten nowhere fast and feel that this type of conducting business should not be allowed! e neeD SOME HELP!!! PLEASE!

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-25 00:00:00
Product: Money transfers — International money transfer
Issue: Money was not available when promised — 
Company: MONEYGRAM PAYMENT SYSTEMS WORLDWIDE INC
State: FL

Complaint narrative:
My name is XXXX XXXX, on XXXX of XXXX 2016 i transfer the amount of XXXX Us Dollar to my father in XXXX through Money Gram and Today is XXXX of XXXX 2016 and he still not yet received, he went to more than three Money Gram agency they told him there is no transfer under this name, now been tow Days trying to find out whats the problem? the costumer service person keep saying is on hold because of verification when i ask why she said is because of money laundry, i asked what i should do? they said that the receiver need to call the Money Gram office in XXXX to verify his identity, the receiver try to find a contact number he could n't find it and i called 3 times this morning to get costumer service contact number they gave me this XXXX and the other lady gave me this XXXX none of these contact work?! when i ask i wan na cancel the transaction they wont cancel it unless the receiver call and get verified, i ask for a manger so can provide me with more info they refuse to escalate the call to a manager. 
i been sending money through XXXX XXXX for years i never experience such a horrible miserable horrible experience and trashy nasty costumer service, am frustrated angry mad because the person waiting for money for medical propose.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-09-25 00:00:00
Product: Mortgage — Conventional adjustable mortgage (ARM)
Issue: Loan servicing, payments, escrow account — 
Company: Ocwen Financial Corporation
State: CA

Complaint narrative:
DEAR CFPB I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMPLAINT AGAINST MY MORTGAGE LENDER OCWEN LOAN FINANCIAL. I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THIS COMPANY BECAUSE THEY ARE STATING THAT WE ARE BEHIND ON OUR MORTGAGE PAYMENT OF {$1300.00}. I HAVE BEEN PAYING MY PAYMENTS SINCE IT WAS MODIFIED IN XXXX XXXX. WE ARE GETTING THESE PHONE CALLS FROM OCWEN STATING THAT WE HAVE TO PAY OUR XXXX XXXX PAYMENT, WE HAVE BEEN MAKING ALL PAYMENTS AND HAVE NEVER BEEN LATE. WE WERE INFORMED IN A LETTER AND BY PHONE THAT WE ARE NOT CURRENT. I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH AND ASKED FOR MY PAYMENT HISTORY BY MAIL AND FOUND THAT A PAYMENT OF {$1200.00} ON XXXX XXXX, XXXX WAS NOT APPLIED CORRECTLY TO MY ACCOUNT. I HAVE CALLED ON XXXX XXXX, XXXX AND THEY HAVE STATED THAT MY PAYMENT HAD BEEN CHANGED AND WAS HIGHER THEN WHAT WE BEEN PAYING. WE WERE NEVER INFORMED OF THE CHANGE, NOW BY NOT BEING INFORMED OF THE CHANGE, THEY HAVE HELD MY {$1200.00} IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT AND STATED THAT THEY NOT ONLY HELD MY PAYMENT IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT, BUT THEY APPLIED PART OF MY PAYMENT TO THE LATE FEES THAT THEY ARE CLAIMING WE OWE. FROM THEN ON MY MORTGAGE IS NOW BEHIND, AND I AM DISAGREEING WITH WHAT THEY HAVE DONE. I CALLED ON XXXX XXXX, XXXX AND HAD SPOKE TO THE RESEARCH DEPARTMENT AND THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO INVESTIGATE WHERE MY PAYMENT WAS APPLIED AND WILL LET ME KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. SO I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH OCWEN AND THEY STATED THAT MY ACCOUNT IS BEING LOOKED AT AND WILL BE RESOLVED WITHIN 15 DAYS. I HAVE CALLED AGAIN ON XXXX XXXX, XXXX AND SPOKE TO THE RESEARCH DEPARTMENT AND THEY HAVE STATED THEY HAVE CORRECTED THE ISSUE, BUT MY ACCOUNT IS STILL BEHIND. I AM DISPUTING THE WAY THAT THEY HAVE TAKEN BEEN APPLYING MY PAYMENTS TO MY ACCOUNT. I NEED ANSWERS TO MY DISPUTE, BECAUSE NOW THEY ARE MAKING ME FAIL ON MAKING MY PAYMENTS ON TIME I HAVE SUBSTANTIATION TO PROVIDE BY FAX OR MAIL.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation
Consumer complaint received 2015-07-02 00:00:00
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: HW Holding, Inc
State: WA

Complaint narrative:
XX/XX/XXXX I agreed to " pay '' for my Step daughters ( XXXX XXXX XXXX lease deposit for her student housing XXXX, one of the conditions they had ( I found out after the fact in reading the lease ) for her was that she had to have a cosignnor in order for the lease to be signed. Bottom line when they XXXX forwarded the paperwork for me to sign ( for the lease deposit ) it was asking me to sign on her behalf for the lease. I REFUSED and immediately told her I would not. 

This company " Hunter Warfield '' within 30 days of my refusal to cosign and or sign for the lease ( On XXXX behalf ) started calling me at my place of business, my home and my cell phone weekly threatening me with lawsuits demanding me pay in full for a lease that was never signed ( THEIR OWN TERMS WERE GET A COSIGNOR WHICH SHE COULD NOT, AND NEVER DID ). She told them numerous times she could get no one to sign on her behalf. She eventually found other housing with oter students. It took me over a year just to get the harassing phone calls from Hunter Warfield to STOP. 

Now XXXXforward to XX/XX/XXXX, I decided to refinace, I have a derogatory collection account on MY CREDIT REPORT from Hunter Warfield. I have contacted them numerous times asking what and why I have a {$260.00} unpaid collection charge on my account. I have no clue what and or how this is and neither I nor XXXX ever signed anything agreeing to any charge with this company XXXX. 

in communications with a XXXX XXXX ( Manager at Hunter Warfield, he is no longer there by the way ) he did indeed admit that no lease was ever signed and XXXX XXXX never moved into this facility, he suggested I get a letter from XXXX stating I should not have any costs associated with XXXX or myself and he would work to clear this from my account. 

I got a letter from XXXX XXXX XXXX University stating just that, It is not my charge nor my Step Daughters expense whatsoever, now I 'm dealing with XXXX Hunter Warfield and he is saying now that he needs to " verify '' via letter XXXX that I do n't owe something that I have no clue as to what or why I owe any money whatsoever. 

How is it a company ( I have no idea who Hunter Warfield is, nor did I ever sign any document with them ) can just put a bogus charge on my credit report with zero back up documentation.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation