Consumer complaint received 2023-01-13 00:00:00
Product: Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports — Credit reporting
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem — Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company: Freedom Mortgage Company
State: NJ

Complaint narrative:
My name is XXXX XXXX. My Freedom Mortgage loan ID is XXXX. 

Since XX/XX/XXXX I have been having ongoing issues with my Freedom Mortgage account. After a few months of going back and forth, we finally came to the conclusion that an escrow analysis was not done since our loan modification and I was overpaying for my mortgage each month from XX/XX/XXXX to XX/XX/XXXX. 

After multiple agents told me not to pay the full amount of the mortgage due ( {$1500.00} ) and just to pay the previous amount ( {$1200.00} ), Freedom Mortgage reported me to the credit bureau, against the advice given. I was advised in XX/XX/XXXX by two agents that Freedom Mortgage would contact the bureau to correct this because of the discrepancy in my mortgage and the going back and forth to try to figure out the correct payment. 

On XX/XX/XXXX I spoke to two agents at Freedom Mortgage XXXX and XXXX who both advised that I send proof of this negatively impacting my credit score to the email address XXXX and they would fix it. I did this and never heard anything back. 

On XX/XX/XXXX I paid a lump sum of {$4300.00} even though I was advised AGAIN to wait until the escrow analysis is complete to ensure that I do not continue to overpay ; however, I did not do that to be sure that it does not also negatively impact my credit score. 

Here is an outline of the calls and agents I spoke with, if you can PLEASE pull the calls and listen to the multiple agents advising me to not pay the full payments due : XX/XX/XXXX -- Rep XXXX Partial payment advised of {$1200.00} actual should have been {$1500.00} XX/XX/XXXX -- Rep XXXX Partial payment advised of {$1200.00} actual should have been {$1500.00} XX/XX/XXXX - Rep XXXX Partial payment advised of {$1200.00} actual should have been {$1500.00} ( this is the month I was reported to the credit bureau after multiple agents told us to make this payment and DID NOT advise that what I was doing would negatively impact my credit, at this point I was unaware that what I was doing was not best practice and I should have never been advised to make partial payments ) XX/XX/XXXX - Rep XXXX Payment made {$1500.00} XX/XX/XXXX lump sum payment made of {$4300.00} I truly appreciate any and all help you can give me regarding the credit bureau and getting that removed from my credit report. My next step is to receive legal counsel and have a lawyer request the calls to review them if no one can help me after a year of my credit being torn down. At this point, my wife and I are trying to move as our family is expanding and due to my credit being significantly impacted, we are unable to do anything. 

Sincerely, XXXX XXXX XXXX

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