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Reviewed Jan. 6, 2015
I sought and received a loan modification on my mortgage which was assumed by Ocwen a few years ago. Although I understand this process can be tedious and time consuming, I was surprised how impersonal my experience was. Additionally, although my modification went through, it saved me very little on my monthly payment. I sensed no one really cared or understood about the hardship I was experiencing. My rate is much higher than rates at other companies. Also, it is tedious making payments online, reaching personnel on the phone at night and Ocwen charges for making payments by phone. This is a very difficult company to work with and they show very little concern or compassion for their customers. I had no choice in my relationship with them as they assumed my mortgage...otherwise I would never do business with them!
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2015
Our loan was transferred from GMAC to Ocwen several years ago, similar to what other people have written. Since that time we have had several issues, mainly with our escrow account. We have a fixed rate loan, with no increases in any of the inputs except for a $100 year increase in property taxes. Despite this, every year Ocwen determined that every year our escrow was deficient and we were required to pay an additional lump sum or increase our month payments. The two previous years the amount was in the vicinity of $400 and we paid it.
This year it was $2100, and we challenged it based on all available data that our inputs would stay the same in 2015 and that we had enough funds in our escrow account. We called three different customer reps over the course of 6 weeks who all told us they didn't understand the issue either and agreed with our assessment based on their viewing of our account. They all said they would submit our account for a reassessment and it would arrive in 5 days. None of these reassessments were ever conducted, or if they were, they were never sent to us.
The other major issue was we received two notifications that our home was located in a flood hazard zone based on FEMA map 000000, map panel 000000 dated 00/00/00 and that if we didn't increase our insurance value to $200,000, Ocwen would acquire insurance at our cost and it was likely to be more expensive and less effective than insurance we could acquire on our own. We consulted the FEMA website to confirm we were not located in a flood zone.
We immediately called and were told the letters were sent in error and they could be ignored. We nevertheless wrote a letter providing the correct flood zone data and requested Ocwen confirm receipt of the letter and confirm we did not require the additional insurance. The letters never arrived. We called again, demanded a letter confirming we would not need the insurance and was told they "did not do that sort of thing," and the original letters could be ignored. Unrelenting, I informed them that the last official correspondence we had from them was, in their words, "an error" and they were required to correct the record. We eventually got the letter. We decided to refinance our loan with another company rather than continuing to deal with their shady business practices.
Reviewed Jan. 5, 2015
I was contacted by my insurance carrier informing me my homeowners insurance is past due and that my coverage would be cancelled on 5 January, 2015. I contacted Ocwen and they told me a check was sent but the check was returned and they couldn’t tell me why. I gave my insurance carrier the FAX number for the Ocwen insurance department and they faxed my payment slip to them. I then followed up the next week and still no payment to my insurance carrier. I called Ocwen once again and got even more of a strange story. At first I believed what they were telling me until I started doing an internet and BBB search on these people. It would appear they are doing this very same thing to a lot of people and so far it appears they are getting away with it. I was told they would express a check to my carrier and that they would receive it prior to the deadline for my insurance. Well they lied again.
Now I’m forced to pay my homeowners insurance out of pocket even though I’ve got an escrow account set up for this and my county taxes. I started out with GMAC but like many others, my loan was sold to Ocwen when GMAC went belly-up. Now I’m forced to deal with a company that has some VERY BAD business practices and little to no business ethics. My question is, what do we/I do now? What recourse do we have? I’ve already contacted the ombudsman who’s been assigned to oversee the Ocwen government action but that’s been two weeks and I’ve not heard a word yet. I guess I’ll go file a Better Business Bureau complaint next to see if that sparks anything. I don’t really think it will help as there are already thousands of complaints and that’s where I found out there is a government action against them. I’m not sure what that means as they list no details of this action on the BBB website. On a scale from A+ to F the BBB rates these people at F. From what I can gather, this Government action goes back to 2012 or even more so why are all of us still having such issues with these people? HELP!!
Reviewed Jan. 4, 2015
My loan with Ocwen was transferred from a different lender. At the time, my loan amount was $19,998. I filed bankruptcy and they paid Ocwen $24,947. I got a motion saying principal, arrears, interest had been paid in full August 2008. Three months later, they did a new claim with a new bank and collected $12,000 plus till it was caught they had been paid in full. When I asked them about my deed, I was told my loan was behind and that I had to do a modification in order for them to help me. I sent them all the ledgers and documentation showing the payments and the checks they had endorsed. After that, I received so many threats of foreclosure and hang-up calls.
I have paid Ocwen over $60,000 for a $19,000 loan. I am still paying a note every month. I am being told that by me doing a modification to lower my payments, that my loan doubled and there is a modification fees, bankruptcy fees, and foreclosure. I asked, "How can you charge fees like that when you are not suppose to?" They said because they can and it's in the small print. Ocwen is giving me hell about locating these payments and finding out why they was not applied the way bankruptcy courts set them up and why they are charging me after they are being paid in full. My loan is now $27,000. I have been in my home since 1981. I keep being blown off and told, "Why would you still pay us?" Ocwen even went as far as saying that the Bankruptcy Court was lying about the payments.
I look at my Ocwen records and they have other people information in my loan documents. Even a death certificate for someone with the same first name but different last name. I have been looking for an attorney to look this over with. I am tired of the runaround, rude customer service reps, passed around to 10 different people, no English reps. I have never dealt with a company that was so careless and horrible customer service. All I am getting is, "We need to investigate." I asked for a payment history and it is unbelievable. I was charged for being on bankruptcy. Letters being mail. Even though I have proof, they still don't want to accept they have made a mistake and refund all my money paid over the claim amount they claimed on Bankruptcy. Send my deed lien-free. I am just so PISSED AT OCWEN AND THEY KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT.
Reviewed Jan. 3, 2015
We have being showing past due on our account. Talked to a Lady Dec and she said she would correct. We are not. I talked to some guy from India on Jan 2, 2015 that told me technical difficulty. He then told me we had over 4000.00 on our account that had not been applied. He was argumentative and would not give me straight answers. I have been going through this for months. We never had this problem when Gmac handled our account.
Reviewed Jan. 3, 2015
We changed our insurance company. Our payment was suppose to be lower, they told us but instead went up and they keep calling saying we owe more money plus they are very difficult to understand. We are really less than satisfied with them. They are terrible and don't care that they constantly harass us for more money!
Reviewed Jan. 2, 2015
My home loan from GMAC was sold to Ocwen over a year ago. They screwed up and sent my present statement to a very old address in another state. My real problem with them was when I called "consumer care." I told them they messed up my address but they wanted to know when I was sending my present payment. Present payment due January 1st, a holiday, and today is Jan 2nd. I said I didn't call about that, I called about straightening out my address so that they don't send my tax information with social security numbers this month to a wrong address. I told them once they straightened that out we could discuss the payment. They seemed very reluctant to even address the problem. I did get the US representative finally and she was even worse. I asked to speak to her supervisor but she was "not available at this time." After reading the complaints here I'm not surprised.
Reviewed Jan. 2, 2015
This all started in 2012, I didn't know GMAC sold my mortgage to Ocwen. I had gotten several come ons from Ocwen for loans so when I got mail from them I disregarded it. Although the payments were regularly sent to GMAC they were never forwarded on to Ocwen. This coming February my house was supposed to go into foreclosure despite evidence of substantiating bank statements. When I tried working with GMAC the customer service number was actually another company. I had to be extremely consistent and forceful to speak with a supervisor when I was told they could do nothing. The supervisor asked me to send the bank statements and notice of foreclosure (why did he need the foreclosure notice when he admitted the money had gone into a bulk account?) Why was that done? To reach this man, Mahonrry, I must call one number open option five then dial his number where upon I leave a message and he responds within 24 hours. Ridiculous and he never responded.
I have been stalled and put off at all turns with these companies and Ocwen needs this money from GMAC (or whomever) asap or they were ready to foreclose. I have paid on time for 20 years and now they are taking my house, ruining my credit and stealing 18000 dollars from me, Ocwen sent me a Modification package in August of 2104, I filled that out only to find out that I was denied for low income, they told me that they could do nothing about this.
I went on to google search page and typed 'Ocwen Loan Modification Help' and there were a lot of options and I choose one of them who said that they will charge a fee only after the modification goes through, this was absolutely what I was looking for, well they put in my application through with Ocwen and I had a call from my RM saying that they have received the complete documents and will be calling me back once the review is completed. And guess what I received - a call on 24th of December with a good news, I was approved for a HAMP mod with 2% fixed interest rate for the life of the loan, now I fail to understand what was the difference between my file submission and the agency who submitted the package with Ocwen for me, well whatever that was, one thing is clear that Ocwen will always try finding ways to harass borrowers and make them go on their knees. If you have a good credit score, refinance and get away with this unprofessional organisation or else they will find a reason to take away your home.
Reviewed Jan. 1, 2015
I have had this property for 11 years. 3 years ago ocwen started asking for proof of flood insurance. This is covered by my HOA master condo policy. So I sent them the policy by mail. They say they never got it. They conveniently cannot have it emailed. So I faxed it to them. Over and over. They would say there was something wrong with the format. So now the 3rd year of having forced flood insurance imposed on me. On my account below my master condo policy is the forced flood insurance, even though they have my master condo policy.
Reviewed Jan. 1, 2015
I will start out rating PHH with a 5 stars. I have hope to find an honest resolution to my situation. I am a widow of 11 years (a sudden traumatic loss). My husband had continually reminded me that our mortgage was covered in case of his death. This as he was serving in the Army during Desert Storm, and felt it would be difficult for me to support our four children alone, if anything were to happen.
I attempted during the year of his death to contact PHH to verify all was in order. They claimed our mortgage was not covered. With so much more to deal with at that time, I trusted they were honest and that the refinanced loan was not covered. So, I gradually paid off the remaining $85,000. Recently, while searching through his files for another document, I came across our PHH loan folder from 1993. On the outside of it it says, in his writing, "insure PHH loan".
When I call I am passed from one representative to another, even supervisors, who seem to be quite talented at circumventing. I have been promised records or remaining records, since they tell me all records have been purged after completion of payments. Nothing in the mail so far, but I am hoping to see something soon.
Within the paperwork it is mentioned that PHH is responsible for securing insurance. Again, I have faith that not all who work for PHH are of criminal minds. Someone will help. There is a reason I came across this "message". I will pursue this in my husband's memory. I believe it would be his wish. I have heard recently that a lawsuit would bring a lot more than the original 85,000. I am willing to settle, with the court's blessing.
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2014
Our account was sold to these low-life's several years ago and they've been nothing short of a pain in the **! Recently, they've taken to calling me at work as a "courtesy reminder" of payment coming due. Mind you, we are current with them, not behind, but they insist on calling to remind me when the payment is due and ask when it will be submitted. Usually the calls come from a foreign call center and the customer service agent has a thick accent that's difficult to understand. I spoke with one of them today and when she started asking for my information, and informed me that the call might be recorded, I told her I hope so, and then asked how I could get a copy and transcript. She didn't have an answer. Then I told her I was at work and it was against the law for them to be calling, at which point the call was abruptly ended. These guys are predatory scum and need to be slapped, and slapped hard for their practices!
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2014
Late fees charged for the mishandling of payments from our bank. They have claimed no payments. Harassing phone calls four and five times a day, as many as three or four a week on a regular basis. As of a letter received today (12/30/2014) they want to collect $9,271024 includes January and February. This is totally erroneous, even December is paid to date. We will include the latest notice upon request. The document goes back to 9/1/14 through 2/1/15. Claiming 11/1/14, 12/1/14, 1/1/15 and 2/1/15 remain unpaid. This company continues to keep our life in turmoil to the point we are in the process of obtaining a "reverse mortgage" because said company has been responsible for reducing our credit score by as much as 100 points and numerous loan rejections when we have tried to refinance at several other mortgage institutions.
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2014
I was sold to Ocwen and they came up with a whole bunch of fees and then wouldn't let me pay unless I paid all the fees and I had to get a lawyer and contacted a state senator's office to report it. I am still fighting them. They should not be in business. A disgrace of an American company for sure.
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2014
Ocwen is my loan servicer. On December 17 a payment for Homeowner's Insurance was due. Ocwen sent that payment to the wrong address. How that happened is a mystery since it was the same payment to the same company made by Ocwen the year prior. I only discovered the Insurance had not been paid when I added a vehicle to my Auto Policy. Since then I have been attempting to contact Ocwen and have been hung up on, or reached dead ends and disconnection. On their website Ocwen claims they have paid the amount due, but the Insurance Company has not received anything. I had to pay with my own money to carry this account and avoid cancellation. Ocwen used escrow monies inappropriately. It would seem appropriate to impose some sort of fine or penalty for gross negligence on their part.
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2014
This all sounds too familiar. First HSBC sold them my mortgage to Ocwen. Decided to enroll into their direct withdraw. After 2 months I started getting notices of late payments and calls trying to collect. After 3 months of hour long phone calls trying to convince them I was in the program I decided to cancel and make payments. Well they kept withdrawing monies out every month even after I made a payment and yes the late notices kept arriving. Got with my bank and stopped payment on the amount they kept on taking. They changed the amount. Still working on that one. Then I got a letter from my insurance to tell me it was being canceled due to nonpayment? After 2+ hours on the phone with Ocwen I finally convinced them I have an scroll. And now I found out they have an incorrect SSN. I hand delivered the documents, emailed and faxed. 2 weeks later they have informed me they have yet to receive any information. At this point I do not know where to turn, does anyone have any advice?
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2014
Three months of them telling me that I was LATE in my monthly mortgage payments. RIDICULOUS. My bank automatically pays them. After talking to three of their "reps" for an unusually long time, they assured me that all was well and then the ridiculous snail mail arrives. I want them to be sued, and I want them fined for harassment. WHAT CAN I DO. They are still sending me mail and I have proof that my bank made the payments ON TIME.
Reviewed Dec. 27, 2014
I feel I have been strung along and jerked around by Ocwen for the past 4 years! Ocwen cannot "police" itself through the loan modification process. I believe they try to wear people down by the use of predatory lending practices - through the loan modification process with requests for applications, document requests that they later lie and say weren't furnished or they never asked for them, outsourcing and any other predatory practices they can think of. Corruption is so ingrained in Ocwen's culture, that I don't believe it is possible for a fair resolution for anyone. They will set everyone up for failure if they can.
I was placed in foreclosure by Ocwen while in dispute over the loan modification that I believed was in force. Ocwen offered me 4 SAM agreements over 5-month period beginning in March of 2011 - June of 2011. I paid each one and would be offered a newer one the next month with better terms: more loan forgiveness and lower interest rate. They were all denied for missing documents, which they refused to put in writing the steps I needed to take to rectify the missing documents. During the trial SAM which was to become permanent after 6 months, while making the lowered the payments Ocwen reported me as being late - while I knew nothing about being reported late as I made the lowered payments on time.
In August of 2011, Ocwen offered me another modification with no loan forgiveness and higher payments and when I objected - telling them they had cashed my check and I believed the previous SAM was still in force, they told me it has expired, even though I only made 1 payment. I was frantic and stressed. I called HUD agency and was given an intake number immediately. Through their counseling agency I asked for a 3-way phone call with Ocwen and requested Ocwen to honor/reinstate the SAM bringing my loan balance down to approximately $125,000. They refused multiple times over the next several months to honor the agreement they cashed my checks for.
While in dispute with Ocwen, they filed for foreclosure in April of 2012. A year after being placed in foreclosure they finally requested the missing document. It was a quit claim deed to be signed by my ex. There were many continuances on Ocwen/Deutsche's Bank behalf until October of this year when the case was dismissed because they filed for foreclosure with a document that was dated and signed over to Ocwen 3 years after the New Century Mortgage was put out of business. They tried to amend the title along with a different one without the date and signature on it. It was dismissed on October 30th 2014.
I still don't have my loan modified and Ocwen lies and offers new modification agreements based on property value that is not correct. I have sent Ocwen an appraisal and property sales offers for about $80,000 less than what Ocwen states the property value is. The property in 2011 was underwater at $184,000 -approximately $60,000 more than what it was currently worth. Now they want to say it is worth $218,000. Doesn't agree with current market values or sales offers. No legitimate bank will refinance a mortgage that is underwater and their newest offers push it further underwater. As a condition of my divorce I must refinance in my own name. There will be no hopes of that with their figures. They lie and swear to their lies all the time.
Ocwen has refused to give me the name of the administrator for the $2 billion settlement against them by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The National Settlement Company is dealing with the money for the settlement for people who already lost their homes--it was a cash payout for them. I qualify for a mortgage underwater and still in my home. The application for that Settlement for people who already lost their homes was September 15th 2014, not even a year after the CFPB won the settlement against Ocwen. I believe Ocwen made continuances on my foreclosure case to make sure I went past that cut-off date to access money from the Settlement. To date no one at Ocwen has addressed the settlement money for my loan/circumstances, I was verbally told no in a phone conversation in May of this year by Anna at Ocwen's Office of Ombudsman. All other requests to Ocwen in writing go unanswered.
Even though I have requested the information multiple times from Ocwen for the entity that can address my circumstances in regards to the $2 billion dollar settlement against Ocwen, since April of 2014. From January-April the CFPB told me there was no administrator assigned yet. The first response to my request, was 12.2.2014, but I don't believe Ocwen is giving me the information so I can access the Settlement money to get my loan modified with necessary loan forgiveness. They just state that I need to have an application to the loss mitigation, but they haven't given me access to one yet. I believe I qualify. I need loan forgiveness because my loan is underwater. No loan modification offers since the 6.30.2011 SAM pkg have ever addressed the loan forgiveness that is necessary to bring the principal amount in line with current market values for me to be able to refinance my loan in my name only.
Hopefully, that entity will be with a 3rd party administrator, someone objective with NO alliances or allegiances to Ocwen. I do not believe Ocwen can "police" itself. I believe this is a conflict of interest and I will not get a fair resolution. I would like the name of the loss mitigation administrator for Ocwen and contact information. I believe I can get resolution when it is handled by a 3rd party entity. If the Office of the Consumer Ombudsman was created to help ensure that Ocwen's servicing remains fair, reasonable and proper, I think that remains to be seen, I hope to be beneficiary- if it is possible for Ocwen to be ethical. My experiences so far and everything I read about Ocwen suggests that this is not the way they operate to date and that Ocwen is banned in California from doing any further business as written by a person on this website. Very discouraging... Shame on Ocwen... They have learned nothing from the slap on the wrist $2 billion Settlement against them by the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau. This supports the fact that: Corruption is so ingrained in Ocwen's culture, that they can't change and should be put out of business! Their predatory lending practices go on as I write here today...
I feel the fairest resolution would be for Ocwen to honor the 6.30.11 SAM package which includes loan forgiveness, 2% interest with no arrears and we can move forward so that I can refinance as soon as possible. Ocwen cashed my check and I believe Ocwen is therefore in breach of contract. This has been a long frustrating process on my end and I am skeptical and not trusting Ocwen to be ethical and do what is fair on my behalf. Whether the modification is a SAM or a HAMP, it must include loan forgiveness. They have ruined my credit, I would like them to fix that also!
I will continue to work through this, perhaps the Department of Justice will eventually do SOMETHING, that is the only hope any of us have, or perhaps we can get together and file suit against Ocwen, we need to be able to contact each other. There is strength in numbers. We need the help of the news media and government agencies to force Ocwen to do business in a legal, ethical manner or put them out of business! Right now we are all helpless VICTIMS of the criminal ways of Ocwen and we, the law abiding citizens have little to no rights!
The victims live in hell with no hopes of getting a lifeline from anybody with this mortgage mess -a direct result of these criminals that engineered this scheme and brought our economy to its knees! No consequences for white collar bankers/criminals! Lots of promises and no follow through for the victims, even years later. The banks are not doing what they were supposed to with the bail-out they got! Our government witnesses and allows this to continue to happen to its law abiding citizens for years now! Laws need to be written to protect the consumers and this would not happen again... OCWEN NEEDS TO BE PUT OUT OF BUSINESS! I am one of millions of angry citizens that the banks perpetrated, premeditated and launched a successful financial attack on.
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2014
I am locked into a 6.75 mortgage in Solano county California in spite of a FICO of 788 and continued payment of my mortgage in spite of income reduction. When I asked for a lowering of my mortgage rate via a loan modification, I was told "We don't do that." I am paying 4,200 per month for this house and emptying my wife's bank account of her inheritance. Meanwhile, our kids are entering college. It seems that the only remedy is default.
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2014
Due to catastrophic illnesses, we were approved for a loan modification with Ocwen several years ago. We have never been late on a payment since. The remodification had a balloon payment attached which is due in 5 days. We don't have the $45000.00 to pay it. Ocwen won't help again. Home is to be foreclosed on in 5 days. They did an assessment from the outside and they said the property has 5 bedrooms (never has), 2 baths (nope) and is VACANT...We've lived here 30 years.
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2014
Complete harassment! 1st, they constantly called us saying there was not enough money in escrow. We proved there was and they said our taxes went up. Called town and they did not. 2nd, they say now twice we were late on payments. We automatically get it taken out of our bank and they have proof. Just crazy and NO ONE works with you. Constant mistakes and the amount of calls and harassment is CRAZY.
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2014
Without any delinquent payment notices. No options to assume mortgage or make payment when obligation was minimal. Served with foreclosure long after Quit Claim Deed was filed in a divorce. They ruined my credit. I was required to put over three times down payment and higher interest rate upon purchase of new home. We're declined by all mortgage insurance companies and almost homeless due to their negligence.
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2014
Ocwen is the most messed up loan servicer.....no communication and when there is, it is to someone over in India.
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2014
My father passed in 2005 and accordingly his estate passed to my mother. He left a will which was probated and they lived in a community property state so there was never a question about the property passing on to my mother. I was her POA during her widowhood. She named me in her Will as the Executor of her estate and sole heir to her property. She passed in March 2013. The same month she passed away, the Mortgage was sold from Homeward Residential to Ocwen.
In 2009 the prior mortgage company (Homeward Residential) acknowledged receiving the proofs that my father had named my mother as Executor of his estate and the letter indicated that they would make the changes to the mortgage list the mortgage in her name. She received HAMP assistance under her name prior to Ocwen taking over the mortgage. I notified Ocwen of my mother's passing and sent the documents several times (approximately 15 times in one year to various departments through Faxes and and emails to 4 different Customer Relations Representatives, Research Department and Assumption Department) showing proof of her death and probate and the court letter of administration to me as well as the completion of probate and quit claim of the property from my mother to me per her Will.
I continued to pay the mortgage throughout the probate of my mother's estate and Ocwen even approved a modification under my name. In February 2014. They insisted that I do a modification and then they would approve the Assumption in my name. Every time I spoke with my Customer Service Representative there was a new reason why they couldn't do the assumption and I was told to submit the same papers I had submitted several times.
Finally in November 2014, I was told to send a specific amount before December 1 and request a modification to bring the mortgage current and then I would apply for the assumption (Again) and they would approve it in two weeks. I followed the instructions AGAIN and they took my payment and the Customer Service Representative told me that they approved the mortgage and would send the papers for me to sign to get the mortgage assumed in my name. The "modification" increased my monthly note by $80 and increased a balloon payment by $2,000.
When I had my "confirmation appointment by phone with my Customer Service Representative...who was stationed in Pakistan- He told me that I could not get approved for the modification BECAUSE MY BROTHER WAS NAMED IN MY FATHERS WILL AS ALTERNATIVE EXECUTOR OF HIS WILL IF MY MOTHER DID NOT SURVIVE, so MY BROTHER WOULD HAVE TO SIGN THE MODIFICATION REQUEST. I explained over and over that my father's will had been probated and his estate was turned over to my mother, also that the prior mortgage company had already made those changes prior to turning the mortgage over to Ocwen (I provided the documentation) AND that Owen had ALREADY approved a modification in February 2014 with MY SIGNATURE. I explained that my Father's Will simply named my brother as alternative Executor of his estate in the event my Mother did not survive my father and was unable to serve as Executor. Since she did survive him by 8 years and his Will was filed and the deed of property passed to my mother, my brother was not legally involved in any way. The property was my mother's and passed to me upon her death.
All I wanted to do was to assume the mortgage in my name. Ocwen has just been repeatedly incompetent, losing documents, misinterpreting legal documents, sending as many as 7 statements to me in one day, all of which had different (incorrect) amounts due for the month, and they failed to retain the many legal documents that I faxed, emailed and mailed to them so that each time I talk to someone there. I have to start all over from the beginning explaining the sequence of events, the legalities involved and the next step which is simply to put the mortgage loan in my name. They do not understand the legalities and I can never talk to anyone there except foreigners whom I barely can understand because of their very strong Middle Eastern accents.
I have requested to speak to a Supervisor, their legal department, their American office, their research specialist or to make an appointment where I can come into an office and show them the legal documents and get a resolution face to face, to no avail! I am unable to manage this property properly or to seek a different mortgage company, or to even claim the interest I pay on the mortgage and taxes because the loan is STILL IN MY DECEASED FATHER'S NAME!
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2014
I attempted to modify my mortgage since last year. Ocwen has assigned 5 different relationship managers to the account and has lost my submitted documents. Asked for the same documents more than three times even after I have received confirmation that they have received the required documents/tax information. After months of delays, I was contacted last week (12/19/14) that the time has expired to review my latest request and I must file a new application again!
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2014
I was transferred from GMAC to Ocwen. They sent me a statement stating I was a month behind. I called them and stated I make a payment every other week and my statements show I never missed. They informed me that two payments where applied to the principle and not the statement. I asked how does this happen and I wanted to speak to a supervisor. The guy would not transfer me after four times asking for him. He said he would take care of it and hung up on me. I called back and got another guy who I had to ask twice for the supervisor, and it was to the point I asked if he was even there. I was finally transferred and he explained same thing, I asked how did this happen and he said "I don't know", but he would take care of it. Wait a minute the last guy was to do that but he never did. I then asked for statement showing all was cleared up and something showing no late fees or late payments were reported since I have never missed since I had the loan. He said he could do that for 5.00. I had to argue with him on that stating this was their error not mine and I was not paying for that. He then also explained that I shouldn't be mad about the other representative due to the fact he took care of it. BTW he gave me his name but wouldn't give his operator number, go figure.
This company is massively shady and cannot be trusted. They are doing weird things to payments to collect fees, and their customer service absolutely is horrible. Their customer service is also across the pond in India so good luck understanding them. Stay Away if you can.
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2014
My mortgage was taken over by Ocwen. My payment were being paid by Ga Homesafe due to under employment. I was concurrent until they took over and stated they did not receive my payment, even though records show it was paid. According to them they received Feb but not January payment. How is that possible? After calling for months they said they had the payment but never changed the statement showing it. I am always showing one month behind and they will not correct it.
Reviewed Dec. 21, 2014
I have my property for 10 yrs. Gmac sold my mortgage to Ocwen. Why can I get a payoff amount from them? I have requested this through there Ocwen website and when I call I can seem to get an answer as to why I haven't got it. Can't get a manager nor a payoff amount. Get a phone call from Ocwen on Dec 21,2014 Sunday, telling me that they need me to fill out a W9 and send a copy of my social security card for IRS purpose, why after ten years, they have all this information. Something is not right!
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2014
Ocwen sent me an escrow analysis showing my property taxes had increased almost $2000 in one year. After researching I discovered they had listed my school taxes as a separate line item than my county taxes. I have sent them back up showing my school taxes are included and collected by the county. Supporting documents included a letter from the school district and a copy of my tax bill. After 6 weeks I still have not received resolution to this error, my phone calls have not been returned when requesting a supervisor to call me. Customer service for Ocwen is outsourced to India and the language barrier is an issue. They continue to show my account is past due and will not research my request for investigation like they have said. Also I am selling my home and have signed a seller's disclosure but they refuse to work with my title company on providing the necessary pay off. This company has issues with communicating with its customers and could have a negative impact on my credit and closing documents when I sell my home.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2014
In 2012 I sold my home in Michigan to find a life in Columbia TN. I went there with the equity from the sale of previous home sold, my savings and good credit. I had a broker I was working with and made it through underwriting for the exception of the Realtor selling this property not providing the HUD Plate # for my financial institute. Therefore all the hard work and effort and documentation was down the drain and they could go no further with my contract with them. Needless to say in a day and a half this Realtor had me set up with a Mortgage Co. he uses all the time and instantly provided them with the HUD Plate # he claimed he was unaware where it was located on the dwelling and could not provide to my original lender. Red flags everywhere popped up. At this point and time I was exhausting so much moneys out of pocket it was unreal. So here I am back to square one with all the red tape and countless of numbers of documents to provide all over again and again and again. After going through three different individuals in PHH Mortgage out of New Jersey I finally got a closing and moved in on my 56 Birthday May 20th 2013.
Now mind you I had ReMax Elite working for me with the selling Realtor of this property. I had to spend so much moneys on Home Inspection, Termite Inspection, Structural Engineer Inspection, not to mention the Appraisal of this dwelling. I was new to Tennessee so therefore had to use all of these persons Inspectors and so on and so forth. The owner selling the home was still in the dwelling at the time of showing as well. Little did I know that I found out later was the Selling Realtor with Columbia Country Realty had internal ties with this dwelling. So internal that it was his Brother's Mother in law’s home he in fact was selling and had did repairs to this home numerous times as he previously owned a Building Company that built homes. Then he went into Real State, guess he failed at that too.
I moved into this dwelling again on May 20th, 2013 and on June 9th, 2013 we had a bit of a storm and the shingles on the roof was flying off. I called my Agent in returned called the selling Agent and addressed him of the issue. He proclaimed that he knew of no existing problem with the roof and welcome to being a new homeowner, but in the same breath earlier he said he was the one who in fact did the repairs to the roof. So what is it? You did the repairs to the roof or you knew of no existing problem with it. Nothing was ever resolved with the roof and it remained to get worse.
I went back to Michigan for the Holidays to come back to the bottom of the hot water heater rusted out on which flooded over and over in my living room and bedroom, and a $400.00 dollar electricity bill, along with a few hundred dollar water bill. The water began to run through the walls in my laundry room and flooded out the whole room. Additional problems were popping up left and right. Woke up a few days later to find my dining room and kitchen flooded out due to the back French doors being so rotted underneath that the rain just flowed in. They had put trim board up to conceal the rotted doors. Trim on the top of the ceiling and walls started to come away due to the leaking of the water from the rotted roof conditions. Floor trim was bulging out from the water running through the walls in full bath and laundry room. It gets even better. Now I find water pipe breaks in the crawl space under the dwelling I have to crawl the whole length of the house to dig up and fix. Not only that there was a break from the house to the roadside where water meter was located. I went without running water for over two months. Hauling water to maintain the care of myself and my home.
I had lived in this dwelling for only 9 months. Less than a year and had to return to Michigan to seek out some help with getting this situation taken care of. Or that is what my intentions were. I reached out to every Lawyer possible in Tennessee for help and no one would take my case to Litigation. I continued to work with the Mortgage Co. and decided to do a Deed in lieu of Foreclosure. Take back your unlivable house and give me back my out of pocket costs and my credit. They shut me down quicker than the speed of light. This is after they made me write a letter and show proof of this situation to the Lenders on which it never made it to the lenders. File was lost along with a SanDisk of all the pictures of damages. Lady at PHH Mortgage provided me with an address on which they hadn't used in over a year, and a phone # that was to Commercial Bank and Trust, on which this financial Institute had nothing to do with me, my home, my loan or anything. I ask the gal why I had reached their Institute and she said she did not know, that they had been getting a lot of calls from the same company PHH Mortgage that had given the # out to so many others.
Now mind you I have a Case Manager, well actually two because no one knows their job there at PHH Mortgage on which they are doing nothing for me. I go to the Loan Modification Dept. and start a modification on my Loan when the person's in the payment Dept. keeps calling me and sending me Foreclosure notices left and right as I tell them I am working with someone on a loan modification. Well they tell me that they cannot see this activity on their screen. So the bottom line is that PHH Mortgage foreclosed on me, sent someone out that broke into the back door. Changed all the locks on the doors and applied a lock box to them unlawfully because I still held the Title/Deed to this dwelling. They also informed me that they did roof repairs. On which I am being charged for. So while all of this is going on I get a letter from PHH Mortgage Co. lawyers telling me that my house was going up on the auction block November 21, 2014. Which in fact it did not and the Mortgage Co. took it back. Revised the loan to a whopping $81,000.000. My loan was only for $78,900.00. Come to find out that the market value for this place was only $41,000.00. Their appraiser appraised it at $80,000.00.
This is why this Mortgage was a fraudulent Mortgage in the first place. This is why the Selling Realtor shut down my first Lender to use PHH Mortgage because he knew they never would have let any of this slide with the condition of this house and it's garbage fee's you incur from them. He knew where the HUD plate # was all along seeing it was his brother's mother in law's house and he was the one doing all repairs to it for years. Now my credit is shot, I have lost everything I worked so hard for all my life in less than a year. Please some one help me. I do have pictures of all damages in this house as the condition sold to me under false pretenses. I also have all emails and correspondence with all of these people in question. I do have additional photos and the order # I provided you with is my loan #. Not quite sure of what this referred to.
If in fact you take the time to read my complaint I do appreciate your time to do so. I have lost everything. I am on disability and on my way to being homeless if things do not get better. Just want some justice here. My Grandpa Gorde always said. Figures don't lie, but liars can figure. Sincerely yours Carrie **. Will provide receipt at a later time if I in fact can get some help with my situation. It looks grim as always at this point and time.
Reviewed Dec. 17, 2014
I was a GMAC consumer till OCWEN took over. I am sick to my stomach after reading the reviews & how OCWEN is still in business. How is our government allowing this? I was able to have my loan modified earlier this year, but now I'm afraid for some mysterious fees to surface up. I tried making payment with debit. No longer an option. Mail in payment. Have not posted to my account as of today. Guess they will add late charges to January's payment. Not to mention I have not received a statement in 4 months. Had to request for one! I will have to keep on top of my account by calling weekly. I had them make a note that I did not want to talk to anyone in India. I am going pray for justice to be served. We are hard working citizens & I'm single mom. Refuse to let them get away with the scams!
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2014
I have lost my patience to Ocwen. Dear customer please read that, do not fool yourself that the loan has been modified. It is NOT!!! How on earth this loan servicing company exist? I was told couple years ago that my loan had been modified, then if you want to sell it, you must pay deferred balance and share appreciation which means you are back to the property value before the loan was modified. Customer service representative is reading the script to you when you ask questions, when you try to talk and they keep reading with one breath. Relation manager is also clueless. Each day you will call you will get different answer. Every question you ask you must wait 15 minutes, and the answer has nothing to do with your answer. Where is our Consumer Affairs? Dear customer you can never sell your house if your lender is Ocwen.
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2014
This company should be the poster child for what's wrong in the mortgage industry today. They keep a skeleton crew in the US and like many other servicers in the mortgage field primarily service the accounts using cheap Indian labor abroad who have no clue as to what a mortgage is let alone the components necessary to service a loan. I will even call out the one of the head scumbags named Tom **. He rules from his bully pulpit caring nothing more than the bottom line of $. This lerch of a moron must bathe in his own urine and use ** as soap. Just Google this company's name and you'll find plenty of stories of this company using off shore accounts to siphon profits. Get out of the business!!!
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2014
This is the worst company I have ever dealt with. My mortgage was sold to them one month after building my home. I always paid on time and yet I still got harassing phone calls asking when I was going to make a payment. I told them that federal law prohibits them from such debt collection harassment being that there is no outstanding debt and all they say is "sorry for the inconvenience". I've asked to speak with a supervisor several times and never got through to one. I told them just yesterday that from this point on I will be recording all of their calls to take to an attorney to file harassment charges. I was in turn told that they have been instructed to not talk to customers if they are being recorded. Hmmm.....could that be because what they are doing is illegal?!?!
Like many of the other posts..... I too had an issue with my tax bill. They were supposed to be paying it out of escrow every month and didn't so at the end of this quarter I got a bill from the county. It wasn't until I sent Ocwen that Bill was it finally paid. I can't wait until I have enough equity so I can refinance and get away from these criminals. They are incompetent morons who have no idea how the American mortgage industry works. My previous mortgage was with a large bank and never did I have a single problem. Please do not use this company for any loan needs if at all possible.
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2014
They hit you with "OPTIONAL" add-ons without your permission and in the small print on the back says that you can withhold that amount from the payment and NOT be in default. But I highly doubt that to be the case because these people are scammy and you should call your states Attorney General right away. NO CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEIR PHONE NUMBER WAS DISCONNECTED. E-MAILS GO UNANSWERED. These people should not be allowed to conduct business in the United States. Make sure you send your emails to your AG's and the FHA and the USAG. Predatory lenders are in the hot seat right now so you need to act quickly. If you can refinance... you should do so right away.
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2014
As with the other complaints I received a call from my insurance company. Ocwen did not pay the insurance. Also got someone who barely spoke English (I told her to get me someone that either can speak English or she needs to slow down and pronounce her words). She of course told me it would be taken care of (after an hour on the phone) guess what? I was told I never had an escrow account? After about an hour I was told it was taken care of (Didn't happen) hence another hour long call. Finally they paid but also they apparently sent me a check (guess what?) never received it. But the latest is they paid my insurance and taxes but they charged me another thousand dollars for? Where did that $1000.00 go? I will be looking for another mortgage company to get out from under these (Business People at OCWEN). And now my mortgage payment is going up again? Why? Not sure? I am angry and can understand why people rent.
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2014
I thought was done with this horrible mortgage company but I guess not. We sold our home in March 2014. We were about 5 months behind in our payments and their relationship manager who was assigned to me was fairly helpful in getting payoff quotes, etc. We were able to pay our loan in full. Early April I received a letter from them that said, "Congratulations, your loan is now paid in full." A couple of weeks later I did receive the notarized official release documents from them. In late October I received a check from them for a pretty fair amount which I assumed was amount due to me from my escrow account (based on my calculations I had this coming); however, the only notation on the check was "General". No letter, nothing.
Then in early November I received a letter from their Mortgage Assistance department informing me that I had a relationship manager assigned to me and ready to help me avoid foreclosure. OK odd...I tossed it. Then a week later, another letter with the form to fill out for possible mortgage assistance. I figured I better follow up on this. I, of course, got India on the line and was transferred to their Research department. After about 20 minutes on the phone and this woman putting me on hold to check on some things, she said they would research and send me a letter. She must be paid by the hour because she kept me on the line for another 5 minutes asking me if there was anything else she could do to help me...wouldn't take no for an answer.
Last week I got the letter. They claim that their records indicated that the loan was transferred from one Ocwen location to another. OK so what does that have to do with me? I paid it off. Then they go on to say I have a late charge due for over $100 and therefore the account is still active. Please remit payment. The letter goes on to say that I can call them if I want to discuss further or mail them, or if not resolved the consumer advocate email through Ocwen website. Well guess what happens when I go to Ocwen's website? There is no consumer advocate email. Guess what happens when I try to log in? It can't find me. Guess what happens when I say I cannot find my password? It comes back saying this website is no longer valid, use this new website (the same one I was on). It's frustrating and I'm not looking forward to having to deal with this further. I am going to mail copies of all these documents with a letter but I'm not optimistic it will help. They make it difficult to get a hold of them. Very frustrated and clearly they have no clue what they are doing.
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2014
My loan was purchased by Ocwen and since that day I have had nothing but problems. My home insurance was with Geico, and they non-renewed my policy due to "Hurricane Sandy" so I had to replace coverage for which I did with Liberty. Upon replacing coverage I had to place a deposit in order to bind coverage with that carrier. With that said I pay the insurance premium in full. I've been on the phone for 4 months trying to get the escrow dept to de-escrow my account for homeowners insurance because I paid in full. They paid the insurance as well and Liberty return their funds stating policy paid in full by the insurer.
I have sent at least 100 faxes to the escrow/insurance dept trying to resolve this problem. I have spent hours of my life that I will never get back on the phone with them trying to get them to resolve the issue. Every time you call, you get "the system was not updated and they don't see your information system". They refuse to give me the correct amount that I should be paying for property taxes, I'm being overcharged in my mortgage by $400.00. Please do not place your mortgage with this company. I inherited Ocwen because GMAC went belly up and it has been a nightmare ever since.
Reviewed Dec. 14, 2014
This is to inform you of a mistake that Ocwen had made in 2008, during the time that my loan was active. I had not gotten a statement for (2) two months, so I phoned Ocwen. They informed me that they would re-send my statement. The third month, I called Ocwen back to find out why I had not gotten a statement in (3) three months. I was informed that they had sent the statements to my co-borrower's address. I said that I did not have a co-borrower and never had. I asked what address they sent my statements to and they gave me this address: **.
I was shocked and asked how this could have happened. I did not ever know of anyone in that address. They said they did not know how it happened and could not explain it. I started receiving my statements to **, (my home) after that. In August of 2008, I found out that Ocwen had reported that address on my credit report. I called Ocwen and asked them to remove it from my credit report because it is fraudulent. They said that they would. It has been on my credit report all these years, associating me with that address. I have to get it removed, and only Ocwen can do that. Please do whatever you can to get this information taken off of my credit report, I do not want to keep pursuing this and do not want to go to other avenues to get it removed. I hope to hear something from you soon. Thank you.
Reviewed Dec. 12, 2014
They sent me a letter telling me they want my SSN, which they said was not provided to them. I have been paying them for over two years. Every time I make and auto pay, I am asked for the last four of my social. I asked them why their letter says that they don't have it, when they have sent me my tax information last year with my SSN. How did I even wind up with this organization in the first place? I don't like them, don't trust them, Never know where I am talking to, and would love to be a part of a joint legal action against them.
Reviewed Dec. 12, 2014
Saxon had my mortgage. Then Ocwen took over their loans. My hud settlement papers were not registered with the state of Florida. Now that I have contacted them I have to jump through hoops. You cannot talk to anyone in their research department. You can only fax and mail then hopefully you will get a response. This is the only company I've had problems with. Lending Tree, Bank of America have been great and on the ball. Beware of Ocwen! Grrrrrr....
Reviewed Dec. 12, 2014
PHH is trying to make me understand that I have a shortage of $3000 on my mortgage increasing my payments by $300. I elected to have the payments spread over 18 months to keep it affordable. My payment was at an affordable amount! $300 is a significant increase to a monthly mortgage. PHH reps are clueless!! I previously worked in loss mitigation for 4 years and I have a great understanding for this line of business; however, I cannot get any understanding from PHH. After owning my home for one year, I have placed it on the market for sale. I do not want any dealing with this company at all! I would rather start over. I am interested in a class action lawsuit!
Reviewed Dec. 12, 2014
Ocwen sent me a letter asking for a W-9 and a copy of my SS card. The letter stated they don't have a valid SS number on file. I've had the mortgage with them for a couple of years now, after they took over for GMAC. I received a 1098 from them last year, and I've created a login account on their website-- which both require confirmation of my SS number... so, they have my SS number on file. Called Ocwen and got a bogus story about how this is required by the IRS. Emailed the ombudsman-- which offered no help, or explanation, but only re-iterated that I need to send in this information. So, after much hassle to get my SS card, I emailed an encrypted file to the secure server. I hope they don't mistreat my personal info, or get hacked, and I end up victim of ID theft. In the letter they threaten to charge $100 and up to 28% withholding on all taxable disbursements. Wow, really?
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2014
I have been told that my homeowners insurance is cancelled and that it was not scheduled as part of my payment plan. Well I was with GMAC. I always was. They bought it and it was last year and I was never contacted of any changes and I didn't authorize any either. I have spent hours on the phone going through numerous operators to finally find out that when they moved my loan from one office to another office in a different state, they accidentally dropped it but gee whiz they charged me for paying my insurance all year and still didn't pay.
It smells like horse crap to me. Stealing is stealing. They then told me they would expedite the payment since oops they made a mistake again and pay it. Two weeks later it is not paid and here I sit on the phone again with someone that speaks broken English, doesn't understand a word I say, and I have no insurance and or the money I paid them to pay the insurance. So I guess my insurance will now cost me $1,600 instead of $800 because if I don't have it they will probably try foreclosure ** or some type of expensive insurance. Since I’m low on cash I’m off to sell my car.
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2014
My original loan was supposed to be for $58,000.00 which would pay off a credit card and secured my home. The loan was bounced through at least 3 companies and I ended up owing $68,000.00. My home was assessed at $48,000.00. I finally was able to get a loan modification then Ocwen started calling me constantly. If I didn't pay on the first they harassed me and paid my insurance which I paid myself. They are just a nasty company and also I have a balloon payment of $35,000.00 due 2035. Just super upset.
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2014
Our 2nd mortgage was taken over by Ocwen from Gmac about 3 yrs ago. Since that time we have had nothing but problems with Ocwen. We have made extra principal payments that were applied wrong and had to be corrected. They will lie to you and refuse to answer any questions or route your call to India or another country where they speak little to no English and they are terrible with their record keeping. Please!!! Please!!!! If you have a choice, avoid this company like the plague. As I write this letter we have paid this loan off and Ocwen is refusing to send a letter of satisfaction. Numerous calls and still no letter or reason why they are refusing to send one. Ocwen will damage your credit report. Please take notice of my warning - I can't emphasis this enough. They are at the very least criminals that should be prosecuted and shut down. Usually a satisfaction letter is sent out in 30 days but they won't send one. I would like to find a lawyer to take this company down and I am currently looking for one and any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated. AVOID THIS COMPANY AT ALL COSTS!!!!!
Reviewed Dec. 9, 2014
A portion of my mortgage was sold to Ocwen a few years ago. I recently received a letter from Ocwen asking for my social security number for IRS purposes. I didn't send it back because my mortgage company should already have that. I then received a phone call at work (a number I never give out) and they left a message for me. I called the number back the next day. The operator asked for my account number. I didn't have it. She asked for my social security number. I told her that my mortgage company should already have that. I asked if she could look it up with my address and she mumbled something and then asked if I spelled my name "Stephenie". (No one spells it like that.) I told her it should be spelled with an A and she said, "Oh I see it now. Can you verify the last 4 numbers of your social security number?" I thought about it a second and then gave it to her. Now I regret it. There are too many things ask to verify your identity using the last 4 of your social security number.
She then tried to convince me that even though they had my social security number, then needed me to confirm it so they could send it to the IRS so I could receive tax benefits associated with mortgage interest payments. I asked if I could send it to the IRS and she said it had to come from the mortgage company. I said that they are my mortgage company, they should have my social security number already. She said, "We do have it - we verified the last 4 digits of your social security number." (Yeah, that's because I just gave it to you.) I said that I’m not giving them my social security number. She said, "That is ok. No one is going to force you to give it to us." I have had no problems with Ocwen so far, but something is wrong with this.
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2014
I will be losing my house in the next year coming due to taxes and high interest on my mortgage with Ocwen. I have filed for a hardship because of being disabled but that doesn't matter to them. My interest is 6%, well above the national rate. So Ocwen, when I lose my house I will notify everyone I can to make you pay for not helping us. And it would be nice if you hired Americans to answer your phones. Ocwen CEO, you should be ashamed to call yourself an American.
Reviewed Dec. 7, 2014
My loan was purchased by Ocwen and since that day I have had nothing but problems. They lost my first payment. It took 4 months of phone calls, emails and letters to try to resolve. I have spent hours of my life that I will never get back on the phone with them trying to get them to resolve the issue. They even sent me a letter with an Ocwen email address to send my documentation to them. I scanned all my documentation and emailed it to them, only to get a response that the email address was invalid. A caution to others - don't waste your time emailing ocwenipay@ocwen.com. Most recently they lost my insurance policy and sent me a letter saying they were going to purchase an expensive policy on my behalf. Can't wait to refinance with a reputable company so this nightmare will end.
Reviewed Dec. 7, 2014
It's always been bad dealing with Ocwen, but, now I can't believe that SO many other people are dealing with the same junk. Since February they have changed the account number 4 times, which isn't too bad but when sending in the payments, they always seem to lag in posting. Last Christmas, I was injured and unable to work for 3 months, in trying to keep the account in good standing was very difficult, but I always tried to keep them in the loop and the payments up. They may have been late, but not just nonexistent. And they won't take a partial payment, they just don't care a bit. Now they won't even send a statement. I just got December today (12-6-14) AFTER the due date. Still haven't gotten October or November, even after multiple calls to request them. 7 to 10 days they say. I tried to get one online and print it out but it said that any form or statement is "unavailable". That's IF it will let me log in, always gives me an invalid ID or password, even though it's never changed.
Well, with the December statement is another letter in the mailbox. This one states that "Our records show that your hazard insurance expired, and we do not have evidence that you have obtained new coverage. Because hazard insurance is required on your property, we plan to buy insurance for your property. You must pay us for any period during which the insurance we buy is in effect but you do not have insurance."
Okay, that's not gonna fly. The policy has NOT been changed, the policy runs 03/28/14 to 03/28/15. Oh, yeah sounds fishy to me. Their letter directs me to ** to "update" my information, when really it wants me to purchase a policy through a company called SWBC out of San Antonio, TX! Magically, so is the center that sent the letter! I've never received or sent ANY correspondence dealing with Ocwen out of Texas. It's always been Florida or way back when, Waterloo Iowa. I filled out the form, scanned the policy and sent it to them. I hope to refinance to get away from them. This is just a tip of the iceberg, stuff like this has been going on since they took over the loan, constant hassle over and over again. How the heck am I short on the escrow?! The insurance policy is $1200 annual and taxes are less than $500 annual, so why the $2266.45 charge annual by Ocwen? I asked, but unless you speak Farsi, good luck with that answer. SO FED UP!!!
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2014
Back in the beginning of 2009 our mortgage was sold to Ocwen. It was the worst thing that could happen. After about 6 months they were saying I missed a payment. I tried to talk to the company and first no one speaks clear English and all they want to do is pay the bill. I asked to talk to someone maybe in accounting. I was denied that. I was told that I had to send a fax with my dispute. SO I did and never heard back. I would just get the run around. This went on for a few years. I finally contacted my attorney. I provided him with documentation that showed a withdrawn every single month with signatures for the deposits. Bottom line we are now in litigation to get everything resolved and my credit report repaired. I would stay far away from this company and trust no one.
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2014
So we refinanced approximately 5 years ago with local credit union, within 5 months our mortgage was bought by phh. The first few months were okay, then we had some family problems, we missed one month's payment. Upon calling them, I was told that they could add to the next 5 payments to cover the missed payment, we did this and caught up not realizing that this went against our credit score for 5 months. This was the start of the storm, calling them to try to hash this out was frustrating to say the least, getting someone from India that hardly speaks English and keeps asking "do you want to keep your house?" I've been in my house for 40 years of course I'll want to keep it.
We also did a loan modification program which was set up as a trial offer, once we got accepted we made 3 trial payments, during this time we went through 4 representatives and had to keep sending our information to them, then we get hit with late fees on the 3 payments which we paid early every month. In short I refer to this company as the Indian mafia, after seeing everyone else's problem with this company I cringe. It's just not right. They are wrecking hard working families lives. My next move is to get my taxes and insurance and pay them myself. This should be an interesting phone call... disgruntled client.
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2014
They have taken 2 house payments out of my bank in Sept, in Oct I put them on a leash and signed up for the ACH, where they take it out automatically. Never worked. I was certain that this month it was going to come out as planned on the 10th. Nope they took it out on the 1st. Now that I have accused them of double drafting, and stealing from my bank they have decided to overnight mail me a refund for the payment they just took, just to follow through with the withdrawal on the 10th. How can they legally take money from a bank on a day other than the day you authorized? I hate this place. I want to refinance just to get away from them.
Reviewed Dec. 5, 2014
First, I have never been late with a mortgage payment. Recently they failed to make my insurance payment from escrow. I paid myself to avoid cancellation. It was unbelievable the run-around I received from customer service. I would ask to speak to someone in the US and was told they are "an international company" and there are no phones for the Florida or Texas offices. I have since requested to close my escrow. No surprise that I cannot get an update on the status of my request. My property taxes are due by 12.31.14. I was told today that Ocwen plans to pay the taxes sometime in February, 2015. "We (Ocwen) always pay in February". I told them "No, Ocwen does not pay in February, look at the history. Furthermore, email me my account history back to 2012."
Then I get an email with history from 4.1.14 to 12.1.14 because all the information prior to April, 2014 is on the old system and unavailable. The people at Ocwen are clearly incompetent. There is a huge language and cultural barrier when dealing with people in India and now today the Philippines. I can't imagine what would happen if I tried to refinance with another lender. I suggest anyone with Ocwen as a mortgage company/loan servicer, check your credit reports! They had reported my "account in dispute" since April. There had been no dispute until recently when Ocwen failed to make the insurance payment. If you have a FNMA loan, file a complaint with FNMA. I have filed a complaint with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau only to receive a letter from Ocwen in India that they will look into my complaint. Seriously, in-house from India to respond? Well today I will be filing a complaint with Department of Insurance and Financial Services after contacting the State Attorney General's office. This is unacceptable and Ocwen needs to be held accountable.
Reviewed Dec. 5, 2014
On Oct. 30, 2014 I sent an email to Ocwen after speaking to a Marshall (ID#**) from the tax department. According to both Aiken County and North Augusta the property taxes for 2013 were never paid and we experienced an embarrassing situation where our property tax debt was being auctioned off on Nov. 4th, 2014. We were forced to display a sign on our front yard and the notice stated it was unlawful to remove. We had to borrow funds in order to pay the property taxes owed. According to Ocwen they paid the property taxes for 2013 in July of that year but according to both the city and county government that was false and they had no record of payment. So I requested from Marshall with the tax department a copy of the check (front and back). Marshall said it would take two weeks at least but I would receive a response. The response I received was a from letter stating simply that we paid our mortgage payment along with the escrow payment and that was it. No mention of a copy of the checks or anything.
So I called the Ombudsman Department on Nov. 14 and spoke to Ryan. He stated he could see where the alleged payments claimed by Ocwen were in excess of $15,000 and that Ocwen was reporting our escrow was in arrears by just short of $20,000! I told Ryan that was crazy because according to two separate government entities, no payments for property taxes were ever paid by Ocwen only by the owner (us). Even Ryan said he thought it was odd that Ocwen would post they paid in one check on May 2011, they sent almost $10,000 to the county of Aiken when our house value and property taxes are nowhere near that amount being owed. Ryan said he would get the tax department to audit the account and he would be in touch. I expressed our great concern that Ocwen was now demanding we pay an extra $806 a month for escrow and was told by Ryan that we would in fact have to pay that additional cost until this matter was resolved. So Oct and November we had to borrow or scrape up an extra $806.
On Nov. 21 I called Ryan back and got his voicemail, so I called the 1-800-390-4656 number and talked to a Russell. Little later Ryan called back. Told Ryan (and Russell) that I was expecting some type of update and according to Ryan he was still awaiting the tax department to respond (two weeks later) and no update. On that same date I received a form letter in the mail from Ryan stating it would probably be Nov. 29th he would be getting back with us with the expected response from the tax department. Well, November 29th came and went with no word. Called Ryan back on the direct line he gave me ** and his voice mail states he would not be back in office until Dec. 11th, 2014. So, called the 1-800 back and again Russell answered. Now, it is important to note that in EVERY conversation I had with Ryan and Russell I EXPRESSED how DIRE our situation was that NO EVIDENCE of payment by OCWEN was made despite taking 50.47 from us since 2011 plus additional amounts including $806 and yet no proof of any payment for insurance or property taxes has ever been received by us. We pay our own property insurance and taxes. So I told Russell this was feeling like fraud and I would be contacting my state representatives.
As I was having this conversation I GOOGLED Ocwen complaints and was stunned at all of the thousands of complaints and a class action lawsuit against Ocwen for the very thing we are experiencing. When I told Russell what I found on the internet he quickly dismissed our conversation and told me Ryan would be in touch with me when he returned. I will be sending this information to my state representatives because this is fraud and this company should not continue to be allowed to do this to consumers.
Reviewed Dec. 5, 2014
December 2014 and losing my home of 17 years! I applied for a HAMP modification through my attorney’s office after recently completing a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy lasting 5 Years. The hardest 5 years of my life btw. I filed for obviously being in too much debt. I make no excuses here. I'll be the first to admit, I made poor judgments on my own, and I got myself into trouble. I needed to file for that reason and also I WANTED to keep my home of 17 years that I'd inherited from my father, after he passed away suddenly at (52) in April 1998. So, after a very long 5 years, I had the Loan Modification Dept. at my attorney’s office get to work on applying to Ocwen for some type of mortgage (Help/Assistance) and/or relief. As a 7 year ARM was coming up shortly and I knew I could not handle that HUGE payment -- let alone the back arrears that had accumulated during the bankruptcy, yet again. The home is OLD - built in the 30's and needs much work - but it was still my home and I truly wanted to work something out.
After several days - I got a call from my attorney's office. Was told that Ocwen HAD APPROVED ME for a HAMP Temp Mod. This is a (3) month trial and after you complete successfully you'll be approved a Perm. Mod. My payment we were told was to be $3050.00 a month. It's a lot but I could deal with that payment. NOT MORE than (3) days later a packet from Ocwen came to my home. It said that I WAS NOT APPROVED and the payment form HAMP, but Ocwen was offering me a (in house) modification, that would be $3579.00 a month --> REALLY? The letter continued on to say that the reason for denial, was because I still have an OPEN BANKRUPTCY! My BK ended May of this year, but the BK Judge has not signed off on it -- but that is not my doing! Ocwen knew this as well.... BTW, it's now December 5th, 2014 and my BK case is still OPEN and in limbo with the L.A. County BK court system.
I called my attorney's office after getting this packet - denial and NEW offer. They were as baffled as I was. After making a few calls they were told that Ocwen made a mistake in speaking before talking to the lender, which is ONE WEST. And that is was ONE WEST - NOT Ocwen that denied the HAMP... REALLY? SERIOUSLY? One, I was approved by Ocwen, THEY ARE THE LOAN SERVICER - CORRECT? And (3) days later I get this? OK, Loan Modifications we know are designed to SAVE someone's home - yes? I make decent income. I am NOT rich though. I am also single and I asked for NO- special treatment. Just be fair and just under the (supposed) HAMP guidelines - which I meet. Ocwen knew and KNOWS my income -- it was all submitted to them for the application of the HAMP Mod. They deliberately made it IMPOSSIBLE for me to qualify for the program - one by making the payment too high to meet with what I have coming in. Then Ocwen says "Sorry. We made a mistake." No, I am sorry Ocwen. Is this not what you do for a living? Make money in LOAN servicing for company/s? And then brush people off by saying say you made a mistake? :-(
Talk about fuming mad!!! That's what you have me now. And then you have the nerve to blame this on the Loan holder? Come on now - you think? Attorney’s office said they do not even know for sure that is was even presented to ONE WEST for any type of review. AS you cannot call and talk to them directly, you have to DEAL with Ocwen. I decided to GIVE UP now. I am in the process of looking for a rental - one that in Los Angeles will be as much as the original offer of $3050.00 month - from Ocwen. Makes ZERO sense to me that I could have kept this place but now need to spend the cash on a rental. Ocwen could have offered several solutions but did NOTHING! They could have offered to place a 40-year mortgage on this home. WITH (NOTHING FORGIVEN) ZERO! Offered to forgive- some, or most of the back arrears, which are (Late Fees and Penalties) accessed by Ocwen even after my BK. My home is underwater by 100,000.000 or more. MOSTLY, BECAUSE OF ALL THE JACKED-UP PENALTIES ACCESSED by lovely Ocwen, for my missed payments.
OK, I have vented - feel better now. It's most likely too late to help me, but I am going to file a complaint with the Attorney Generals office and let her know that Ocwen is up to their OLD tricks yet again. Maybe something can/will happen? I hate what is happening to me - but also to all the other people, like those that were NEVER in trouble to begin with. Just had come into the Ocwen TRAP! This company NEEDS to be stopped. They are deceitful, lowest of the low and truly bottom feeders...
Reviewed Dec. 4, 2014
Every other month or so they are writing me letters saying they have lowered my house payment and then I will get another letter stating, "Just keep paying the original amount." They do this all the time. Please help me if you can.
Reviewed Dec. 4, 2014
For 1 month I have been on phone with India finding out where a refund ck. is from a home insurance company I switched to bring my payments down. Their answer is we will send out Escrow papers each time with diff. Escrow amount & No ck. Then they say IRS wants a form with copy of S.S. card. IRS should have my info. I pay my taxes & I'm 47 yrs old plus I have been with Ocwen for 3 yrs (really 17 because it's same people they just Change their Name every few Years). I got so Pissed that I requested that when I call I WANT TO SPEAK TO THE USA. I Call today Dec. 4th Spoke to USA & they FOUND MY CHECK. It will take 5 days for them to get my new mortgage payment. THIS COMPANY IS THE PITS!
Reviewed Dec. 4, 2014
One of my employees is refinancing her mortgage through phh mortgage. In the past 30 years I have dealings with several mortgage companies asking for employment verification for mortgage refinancing, but NEVER I have seen such incompetency! Twice I have had to fill out the same form and I've received phone calls asking for verbal confirmation of her employment FOUR times in the past couple months. I was assured in the last 3 phone calls that no more would be necessary-including the call yesterday afternoon and the one this morning! When will it end? This company needs to get its act together.
Reviewed Dec. 3, 2014
Ocwen did not pay my homeowner's insurance that is in the escrow account. When the insurance company called and told me, I started calling (India). Very long wait times. Very hard to understand the people who are trying to speak English. Seems like the person who answers never can help, so they keep transferring to different departments. On Nov. 25 and on Dec. 1 they said the payment would be made. This is Dec. 3 and no payment to insurance company. I'm on hold right now (again -- over 30 minutes). Asked for written proof that the insurance has been paid and they said they can't do that. What??? Can't provide proof that you used my money to pay homeowner's insurance? Tonight they said a payment has been "requested".
Today my insurance company (large, nationally known company) called to say that they had been trying to get information from Ocwen too. She said every time she called Ocwen would say things like "we cannot hear you" or "we can't understand" with no answers at all. Also I received a letter in Oct. saying that Ocwen deactivated my records from their existing system when they transitioned to a new technology system to achieve their "technology goals". Well, now I have the tax bill that is supposed to be paid through the escrow account too. I think my "technology goals" at this time will be to find another company and start the refinance process so as to not have to deal with the mess at Ocwen.
Reviewed Dec. 2, 2014
Over the past 4 weeks I have spent endless hours trying to send a letter of map amendment to Ocwen to prove that I am not legally required to have flood insurance. I would guesstimate I spent over 6 hours on separate occasions, even talking to supervisors twice, just to confirm that they RECEIVED my fax. It was sent on four occasions, each time with a confirmation on my end that it went through. I finally got Mr. **, a supervisor, to actively search for it and confirm it was received. I received a confirmation from them via mail two weeks later, confirming that I do not require flood insurance. Today I heard from my insurance agency saying she received a fax from Ocwen stating I need to provide proof of flood insurance. Arrggghhh!!!!! After spending another 45 minutes on the phone with them, I was just disconnected. I have had nothing but terrible experiences dealing with this company. It should not be legal for mortgages to be bought and sold the way they are, and to such a disorganized company as Ocwen is outrageous.
Reviewed Dec. 2, 2014
I pay my House Insurance in my mortgage and it is due Nov 1st. My Insurance company call me and told me that my house Insurance is cancelled for non-payment!!!! When I called Ocwen they told me that the check went out on October 21st. It was November 8th and they have not received it. They said they would have to put a stop payment on it and it will be 5 business days before they can issue another one. I called back on November 17th and it still has not gone out!!! Needless to say here it is December 2nd and I have been on hold for 45 mins and then disconnected 4 times!! I have asked for a supervisor and I am always disconnected. I still have no house insurance!!! If I didn't pay my house insurance you know the next day they would charge me an arm and leg with their own Insurance company!!!!
Reviewed Dec. 2, 2014
I am usually not one to complain and I roll with the punches but this just went overboard. After over one year of being charged a mystery $50 extra on my mortgage loan for a lender placed bogus interior insurance I was able to get them to stop the charges. It took 24 phone calls to India, being on hold for at least 10 minutes every time, being transferred between departments because nobody knew what those charges were for, and many migraines. A few months after the issue gets resolved they claim to need a W9 form to validate my social security number; shouldn't they have this in the first place? I send it via email to have proof and one month later I get the same request for a W9. I call them to let them know I had emailed it and they asked me to resend. Long story short I end up emailing them the form 4 times, monthly since August, and they send me a letter today saying they never received the form and will put me on backup withholding!!! This is ridiculous! I don't know what to do anymore and their customer service is horrible. AVOID!!!
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2014
I have been trying since June 2014 to determine why I received a statement showing 30 days past due. I initially was told that my March or April 2014 payment was missing. I faxed copies of both cancelled checks but was then told that the payment received in April was for March so I was still behind. After requesting payment history from 2009 forward, I sent them a detailed analysis showing 66 months of recorded payments. They then sent a letter stating that my March 2013 payment was returned by the bank due to "insufficient funds". I again went to the bank and procured a copy of my cancelled check on the bank's letterhead which stated that the payment amount was debited on my account on 03/14/13. So now they saying that the cancelled check information is not sufficient and they want me to send them a copy of my revolving bank statement. Today I received a notice of delinquency and when I tried to call the collection department, my calls were disconnected.
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2014
Like most, GMAC Customer now with these jerks!
1st... I could swear payments were lost around the time of the switch... OCWEN immediately telling me I'm behind on payments... Didn't make sense... And when you try to find anything out or rectify an issue, Good Luck!!! They farm their calls to India... And the Account Reps there stick to the script!!! There is NO ONE to go to... You will be caught in the "Loop". 2nd... I purchased an older home... After a very severe storm I got a leak that has been the bane of my existence since... Like Chinese Water Torture every time it rains!!!
I've been trying for 2 years to fix the issue... In the process I have gotten behind on my payments... Reason: My priority is to fix an unstoppable leak as most people would... Sometimes you can only give so much!!! So, I finally get an Adjuster to get some money for the repairs... Wait!!! OCWEN needs to get their two cents in!!! They want me to mail the check endorsed to them and they will divide out payments to me in thirds, essentially having me pay out-of-pocket... Does anyone else see a Catch-22 here!!!
I finally have a chance to fix a 2 year old leak and get a dry roof over "OUR" (OCWEN, you own this mess to) Heads, but because I am behind on my payments after all this, you want me to pay out-of-pocket AND get current on my mortgage??? I am days away from throwing in the towel and foreclosing... And I have OCWEN to thank for this. Calling India again tonight... I already know the outcome!
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2014
If you scroll down, you'll see many reviews like this one - feel free to skip to the TL;DR section if you prefer. I've been on hold with ocwen's "customer support" for over 31 minutes now. This is the third (I think) time I've had to contact them today. That's on top of the times I had to contact them last week. Like many, I did not choose to transact with this company (I use this word loosely); My mortgage was sold to ocwen from GMAC. A bit of perspective: my mortgage when I first bought my house was with bank of America. I refinanced to get away from them, they were so bad. Honestly, given a choice between BoA and ocwen, I'd go running back to BoA. For the first 5 years I had a mortgage (BoA, then GMAC), I had 0.0 processing issues. None. Customer service with GMAC was fine - never really had to contact them, to be honest... And I liked it that way.
Auto draft of my payment went through every month and I didn't think much of it. Enter ocwen in late 2012 (or early 2013... close enough). Didn't take long to get one of the infamous "escrow shortfall" letters from this company. My payment didn't go up THAT much, so I let it go. Not much changed until december 2013 when I received a notice that my homeowner's insurance was cancelled for nonpayment. It took a total of 10 days and a lot of calls to get everything paid & reinstated. I spent more time dealing with my mortgage during that time than I ever had before. I bought the story about a changed address but made sure that everything was updated so that it wouldn't happen again. I moved on.
Fast forward to november 2014 (in the interim, I got hit with another "escrow shortfall" which I became skeptical of, but I let it go because again it wasn't that much money). Despite all of the assurances I received in 2013, my homeowner's insurance was once again in danger of being cancelled. I called ocwen and apparently their address changed for the second year in a row. Either way, I called them last week (tuesday, I think) and while I was on the line, their rep assured me he had spoken to my insurance agent and that the necessary paperwork was being faxed over, and that payment would be made in time to avoid cancellation. Shame on me for not following up directly with my agent. Today I find out that no payment has been made. I call my agent, ocwen did not call them last week. I call ocwen, tons of runaround so I ask to be transferred to someone in the US (keep in mind, you will almost always be routed overseas and the call quality will be terrible)... They drop my call after I wait on hold for about 10 minutes. I call back, and am told that I need to fax documents to my agent?
This makes no sense, so I call my agent and they tell me they faxed everything to ocwen. I call ocwen again, and find out that they received the documents. (Great! Why couldn't the person before tell me this? ) But then they tell me they requested the wrong payment amount... It's short by about $50. So I think I fixed that problem but the payment is going by regular mail and it takes up to 15 business days to arrive. Nothing I can do about that. Of the 6 different people I've talked to in the past week, 3 were inept, 1 was downright rude, and 2 were helpful. Given that I have tough odds dealing with their reps, I decide (even in this last month of working with ocwen) to set up my account online to do anything else required (i.e. cancel my auto draft payment, since I'm sure they will take it after I close out my loan). Turns out they also changed their website in 2014! I have the wrong one.
I receive the right one but I get a browser error upon trying to set up my account for the first time. No worries, the rep tells me. The acct setup was successful, just try to login. So I do that... and I receive a DIFFERENT browser error. Nice new website, it doesn't work. This means they changed their address, website and 3 phone numbers (general number, insurance number, fax number) in 2014 and you still can't get what you need. When I finally get the website to let me log in a few hours later... I'm kicking around the (terribly set-up) website and I find something called the "fee schedule." Intrigued, I click on it... And I am shocked at the number of ridiculous fees they will load onto your account. INCLUDING $30 every time you ask for a payoff which I, of course, have done due to the fact that I'm refinancing.
No one ever advised me of this fee so I'm sure I'll get hit with it twice (once for asking myself, once for my new lender asking), but at this point I'll call the $60 the cost of doing business to get away from this company. I work in a customer-facing role. If at my company we were this bad, we'd all be fired. I really hope that all of these reviews and actions add up to something being done about this company, but I won't hold my breath. Haha, I almost forgot. Last month I received a refund to my escrow account for PMI... because the month before it was paid twice! Something about a system upgrade. Some upgrade, given that nothing works. TL;DR... If you're thinking about entering into a business relationship with ocwen, don't do it. If you're already doing business with them and can make a change, please do yourself a favor and escape.
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2014
Ocwen bought my mortgage off of Indymac. My mortgage was $634:00. Now Ocwen wants first it went up to $718.00 then it went to $843.00. Now they want $1043.00. I only make $11,000 a year & I put down $24,000 Dollars & the house was only $93,000 & I've been paying on it for 6 years & 10 months. Can you believe that & I never missed a payment......
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2014
About one year ago OCWEN purchased our mortgage from Ally Bank. It has been the most frustrating experience in my life dealing with your organization. We have never been without insurance on our home but we cannot convince OCWEN of this. We have faxed our documentation proving the coverage half a dozen times to many different numbers OCWEN provided as well as conference calls with our insurance agent and your insurance department. Initially they charged us over $5,000 but that has dropped to $800 which is still not correct. We have tried to make our mortgage payment but OCWEN's system will not accept it without the additional insurance costs paid. OCWEN also calls at all hours of the day and night plus weekends including Sunday mornings and evenings. This is bordering on harassment. What do we have to do to deal with the incompetence of your company? Do I need to get my lawyer involved? Do I need to drag this through Social Media? Having completed a search on several sites I have found that I am not alone with issues in dealing with OCWEN.
Reviewed Nov. 30, 2014
BBB gives them a F - almost 3000 complaints. People make payments on property long before the first of the month. OCWEN still holds payment not posted in a timely fashion. Show late payments that are not fact but due to their time frame of posting, put payment late charge false fees. Escrow go back years on GMAC loan and make account short up payment.
My daughter has been going through all of this and trying to get away from this scam. They make it so you are stuck with them false reports. No English speaking rep with a script they read. HOW CAN THIS company keep getting away with the way they conduct business. My daughter and her husband cannot get out from under this scam. They now pay the house payment 10 day early so it will post by the 7th or later but before the 15th. This is a crime. CANNOT GET AWAY FROM THEM. The goal I read is they want to take as many homes as they can and they make payments when they want, not when they come in.
HOW DO WE ALL GET TOGETHER AND MAKE THIS CHANGE. OCWEN needs to be closed down and pay for their actions. The CEO for one. This is a scam other pay. This is by far the worst crime I have viewed. So many victims. This is like an insider trading scam. BILLIONS in fees, late charges, escrow, I could go on and on. Let's pull together and STOP this SCAM. Now they should more than pay for their actions.
Reviewed Nov. 30, 2014
Requested a payoff balance. PO balance sent via USPO mail. Paid the requested amount. Then another PO balance letter arrived changing the amount. When checking my account online say that the original check had not been credited, but was cashed. OCWEN said my check was returned - obvious lie. Then they demanded the regular Oct payment that they now claimed as late. Paid Oct payment via WU and was charged for processing. Meanwhile they send a check for the original PO balance to me 10 days later. At that point gave up on doing a PO and went back to regular payments, Paid the Nov payment, now increased due to penalty charges, online. Received mail notice that bank had returned the electronic check.
My bank has no record of such an action on their part. Now that payment was late. Paid it again via WU on 23 Nov and check cleared my bank on 25 Nov. But OCWEN claims money not received and continues to send invoices that change daily. It does little good to talk to these people on the phone because every one has a different story. I understand OCWEN is under investigation by the US Government. So my advice is for all who are having issues to file formal complaints with your state agencies as well as the USG.
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2014
I have had it with this company - am contacting attorney. Don’t know what they are doing being a crooked company operating in the U.S.A. This is **. I bust my American ass to pay my bills on time. These people don't pay Ins., my flood ins., or my taxes on time. It costs me more in the end plus one big ** headache. Will talk to Attorney Monday and whoever else. THIS ** SHOULD BE ILLEGAL TO OPERATE LIKE THIS TO HARD WORKING AMERICANS.
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2014
As I read the complaints, I am noticing a pattern. I too have been subjected to the Ocwen run-around. My GMAC mortgage was taken over by Ocwen. I set up automatic payments on specific days to correspond to my pay dates. They recently changed their Website and there is no area in the site to view "future payments scheduled." I sent them an e-mail asking if my scheduled payments are still in tact, no response. I have tried calling "during their posted business hours," the recording states that they are closed and to call back during their business hours. I received a physical statement stating that my next payment was due, so I set up the payment. Sure enough, they took out 2 payments.
Again, I wrote to them - no reply, I tried calling - offices closed. So I contacted my bank, who was extremely helpful and will be returning one of the payments ($30 to stop a payment is better than $1,850). I am yet to be able to get in touch with anyone at Ocwen to ensure that this does not happen again and to find out if in fact the next 5 payments I had originally set up are still set up. I am afraid that if I assume they are, the next notice will be a late notice. My husband and I are in our 60's and I am not prepared to refinance our mortgage at this stage, but I don't know what else to do. Ocwen's customer service is non-existent.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2014
Ocwen is stonewalling my making a payment. As executor of a will, I received one block after another to pay for the estate home. This is the run around with every trick. Numbers, dates, ID, method, online....I have heard it all. Not helpful..dogmatic, objectifying. Sticky and stinky.
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2014
Made an online payment and Ocwen took two payments from my checking account. Complained to Ocwen and reported issue to my bank because of bouncing checks (required in order to get insufficient fees reversed). Ocwen returned the unauthorized payment after 5 days and then returned the original payment after getting a letter from my bank stating I did not authorize 2 payments (the bank letter was dated the same date I complained of the error to Ocwen). They charged me late fees, NSF fees, and Western Union fees to return the payments. I explained the letter from my bank was for the unauthorized payment but they disagreed. It's been over a year and I am still trying to get fees reversed.
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2014
My loan was sold to Ocwen a few months ago. I received a notice of cancellation from my homeowner's insurance company due to nonpayment. I have an escrow account to pay for this and my taxes. When I called Ocwen they said I don't have an escrow account for this loan! I told them I have the statements to show that there is money in my escrow. After further examination the representative found that yes there is escrow and assured me that she would take care of this and the payment would be made to my insurance company. That was a couple of weeks ago. I called my insurance company today and there has been no payment. My policy will go into cancellation on 11/27.
I am currently on hold with an Ocwen representative who told me the same thing - my mortgage does not have an escrow account! So here we go again......hope this can be taken care of before my insurance is cancelled. I'll probably have to make a payment myself so they don't cancel. I'm not a happy Ocwen customer that's for sure. I've now been on hold for 20 minutes, the rep occasionally comes back on to say he's working on this with customer service.
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2014
I hesitate to even write the word "business" in association with Ocwen because it implies there is some structure and organization. This company has been a JOKE from day one of acquiring my mortgage from GMAC in January, 2012. I had the same escrow issue many customers have experienced but my main issue is with them double drafted my mortgage in October, I had to eventually, after TWENTY ONE business days, file a fraud claim with my bank because I had other bills earmarked for that money. Ocwen then returns the other payment and reports to the credit bureau that I am 30 days past due even though I paid October, technically, TWICE. This has impacted my credit rating from nearly 800 down to 690 and putting me in entirely different risk category thus impacting my ability to refinance my loan, which is exactly what I had planned to do, simply to get my mortgage away from these clowns. Of course, I received the usual runaround and "fax your statement" here **. Why should I have to provide a statement of any sort when you know darn well you took my money twice and filed this report of spite. I'm going to give these idiots three business days to remedy the situation and if the report is not removed, I will be seeking legal counsel and suing Ocwen. Who is with me!?
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2014
I have one bad experience after another with Ocwen in trying to get a modification. The customer service is in located Indian and it is the worst experience I have every experience in my lifetime. When I try to communicate with them, we are not understanding each other. It sound like they are reading from a script. I complaint to them and demanded to speak with someone that speak English in the USA after going around with them about my document. Every time I check with about my documents, they either have not received them or they need additional information. Or when I talk with one person, they will tell me one thing and then I told something else. I was assigned a Relationship Manager who was in Indian and we could not communicate. They did change my relationship manger now about three times and they are in to Texas.
One day, I was schedule to speak with my relationship manager about my paperwork. I stayed home waiting for my call. In addition I got a call and it was not from the relationship manger but someone from Ocwen who transferred me to a voice mail where I left a message and the call was never returned. I call back the next week after waiting for a return call from the relationship manager who never call back.. Was told during the call that they called me and no one answered the phone which was a completed lie. They also lied to Keep Your Home California. They told them that I had not submit my paperwork to them and they closed my file because of the lie they told them. So I had to start my paperwork all over again. Now I have been told that my current paperwork has expired.
So now, I have to start all over again with them. This loan servicing company scares me, because the last time I spoke with my relationship manager, she told me what documents she need and the file was going into review. But that was not accurate. They make me feel like they are jerking me around so they can foreclose on my home. The reason I states this is because of their lack of concern, professionalism, and promptness to their clients and how they are treated and the lies that are being told. Something definitely needs to be done about how they operate.
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2014
I have been having trouble talking to anyone over there about my account. Ocwen has been nothing but a nightmare since I started dealing with them after GMAC sold their loans to OCWEN. I recently had them go up on my loan amount from 496.00 a month to a whopping 586 dollars in supposed property taxes; I'm sorry but property taxes do not go up over 90 dollars a month all of the sudden for one thing, so due to this I had to be forced to get behind on my mortgage payment because of the hike and force them to refi my loan back to a reasonable amount of 474.00. They since assigned me to a personal account officer and at first it wasn't too bad and I could contact her when I made a payment etc. Now I constantly have problems getting in touch with her about it and have been told that I have to schedule a freaking call appointment with her about anything dealing with my mortgage payment.
I keep receiving foreclosure letters about my property like it's 4 and 5 payments behind when OCWEN agreed to the refinancing payment amount and I finished the trial period of those payments successfully. I am tired of getting threatening letters about something that is not behind nearly that far and have been told there is nothing I can do about it lol..wtf? This is your company OCWEN and if you don't have control over what happens there then who does?? I have recently sent them out a check over 2 weeks ago that they have failed to cash and keep getting letters asking why I haven't sent payment lol! This is about the dumbest thing that I have ever seen...I mean you have had the check for over 2 weeks now so why don't you try cashing it, as the money is still sitting in my account! I used to just be able to pay it over the phone by debit but then the last time I talked to her they were making some kind of changes to their computer system and that was not possible lmao!
So then if you won't cash my check and you won't take debit over the phone, then how the hell am I supposed to pay you. These people need to be shut down by the better business bureau or someone who regulates dishonest and unreliable practices in the banking industry. It is just this kind of thing that is causing our country more and more problems with people losing their homes and getting behind on their house payments for absolutely no reason at all and it is CRAP! Anyways if I would have had a choice I would never have let a company like this take over my loan, but this is what happens with a lot of things any more, no choices and then the choices we do have are sub par at best. Anyways this company sucks and all of the comments provided will give you all the information you need to know about this company...DO NOT DEAL WITH OCWEN LOAN SCAM SERVICING!!!
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2014
My loan was taken over from GMAC. Because of my bankruptcy, it was sold to another unknown company then sold to these crooks. My insurance sent me a letter stating my insurance was not paid and was due 15th of October. Called Ocwen, talked to a very nice guy. He said to have them review and that they had sent my insurance company payment on 10/09/2014. Called my insurance agent that I have known for many years and they told me that it had never been paid. So I told my insurance agent you should call since they said they had paid it on the 9th and it was almost November first. She called them and they told her that it had not been paid so these people lied to me. He even gave me a payment authorization code verifying they had paid it. I don't have a choice to stay with these people because of my bankruptcy but guarantee you when I get back on my feet I will get away from them!!!
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2014
I too had a mortgage with GMAC. The company was awesome. For whatever reason, they sold out and I now have Ocwen. In August of this year I got notice that my homeowners policy was due on 9/11. My escrow account makes payment of this policy and my property taxes. I got notice from my insurance carrier that my policy would be canceled due to non payment. My statement from Ocwen showed payment was made. I called Ocwen and I discovered THEY send it to the wrong company. I was told they would get that check back, and reissue a new check, to the right company. I called back after my insurance carrier send me the cancellation letter for non payment. The American person told me the insurance department had a new phone number and "split" from the business. I called this new number, and spoke to a non American person. I knew the country he was from, but when I asked him where the office was located, he lied and said Texas. These calls to Ocwen went on from the end of August 2014 until November 2014.
Each time I called Ocwen I was assured not to worry, "we'll take care of it, we'll send rush payment 2-3 days. I'd call 3 days later to my insurance company. No payment. I had to make a partial payment myself to reinstate my policy. I called Ocwen, and flipped out on them, stating they messed up the first time, I was told it would be taken care, and now, I had to pay partial payment to reinstate policy. I asked him what country he was in, already knowing the answer, and he confirmed, INDIA. I again was told they are so sorry, they will send express payment out, 2-3 days. I'd call back. No payment. I'd call Ocwen, they need to verify my insurance policy information. Yet, they never asked that before. OK, so, we have a 3 way call, everything is confirmed with insurance company, and once again, I was assured, it will be sent out rush payment 2-3 days.
I got letter from my insurance company, policy to cancel due to non payment. I called Ocwen, same story, "so sorry, will send rush payment 2-3 days." I had to make balance of payment for policy to not cancel. I wrote a letter to the CT Banking Commissioner requesting to file a complaint. I was told a letter was sent to Ocwen. I got letter from Ocwen stating they were looking into the matter. Two days ago, I actually received full payment from Ocwen for the amount I paid out to insurance company! His business needs to be shut down! Taxes and insurance are escrowed to be paid by the mortgage company, which Ocwen does not seem to be. My policy cancelled because they never paid it, and I had to come up with the $742. I have names, times and dates of all the calls I had to make. If I had a full time job, I would never have been able to make all those calls.
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2014
My 2nd mortgage was sold to Ocwen from GMAC. I got behind in payments because they stopped sending me payment statements. When I started getting threatening letters I called their customer representative line. I was set up with a foreign counselor who was very hard to understand. I was asked for and faxed to their number many, many pages of financial information. Then the next time he (they) would ask for more. And the next month more. And on and on - they never being satisfied with what was sent. I worked with (tried to anyway) these people for a year at which point they wanted me to start over because my time had expired.
I wrote them a letter and explained that I didn't want to go through all that again and sent them a check for what I thought would be a fair payment and asked for their cooperation. They sent the check back, indicating an amount I needed to send in order to catch up, by a certain date. I complied and back comes that check saying that I have to pay the entire amount still owed on the loan or they may start foreclosure on my home. I am extremely upset, angry, and frustrated with Ocwen and would never in a million years ever recommend them even to an enemy.
Reviewed Nov. 21, 2014
Just like most people, our mortgage was sold to Ocwen when GMAC went out of business. For the first year or so, we didn't have any issues (that we know of) with Ocwen. In September 2014, our homeowner's insurance company sent us our renewal letter which we signed right away and sent back. A month or so later, our homeowner's insurance company called and stated they have not received payment from Ocwen. We proceeded to call Ocwen many times to straighten this out. We even had Ocwen on the phone with our homeowner's company to make sure they had all the information they needed to make the payment.
To this day, more than two months later, our homeowner's insurance has not been paid and will be cancelled on November 25, 2014 due to non-payment. We currently pay $748 per month in escrow alone. That more than covers property taxes, mortgage insurance, and homeowner's insurance. Our escrow account currently has a few thousand dollars in it which covers the homeowner's insurance premium. Every time we call Ocwen, we are told the same thing: they are very sorry, do not worry and they will send the payment within 3 to 5 business days. When we call back to see why it was not sent, they tell us again, "Do not worry, we will send the payment within 3 to 5 business days" in their thick Indian accents.
We understand that an escrow account is required if you owe more than 80% of the value of the property (which we do), but we do not trust this company. We would like to close our escrow account or at least minimize the amount monthly to only cover the mortgage insurance fee. We would like to pay property taxes and homeowner's insurance ourselves. I believe we have the right to do this as we have done nothing wrong and have never been late on our mortgage payments. We also never received an itemized statement of our escrow account which they are required by law to do. Also, per our 10/1/2014 statement, we were charged double for mortgage insurance. Has anyone had any success in closing or at least lowering their escrow accounts? If so, how did you go about it? Any help is appreciated.
Reviewed Nov. 21, 2014
So far, my mother received a letter from Ocwen stating that she needed to send in a W-9 and a COPY of her Social Security card. There were a number of problems: She was basically being made to produce evidence to confirm her social security after she had made over 14 years of mortgage payments. The representative continually tried to shift blame to the IRS, citing that they were required to do this, yet could not be bothered to explain how they had lost the files that confirm all of this to begin with. Yet she was about to be charged $100 and up to 28% withholding on all taxable disbursements.
While neither of us have a problem with sending in an updated W-9, sending in a copy of SS would mean jumping hoops and waiting for the government to send her a new copy, and they still won't let you laminate those cards. Not only was the woman (Gina) pushy, but her accent was so thick, we could hardly follow her. After verbally wrestling with her for nearly 45 minutes, we insisted on speaking with someone in the USA whose first language was English. I am all for cultural diversity as I speak 3 languages, but communication means that you have to be able to hear details properly in order to respond accordingly. We talked to Kelsey ** from Iowa and got a green light to send in the W-9 without a copy of the SS card.
I am forwarding this information to the BBB, consumer protections, and the state attorney for California. The fact that we have to waste our time with them and then following up with the authorities is completely unacceptable, but if we don't do it, these corporations will never stop. Please share your ideas and experiences. We will also be sharing this on social media to get the word out on Ocwen and other "loan servicing" businesses that are attempting to fleece anyone and everyone.
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2014
My loan was taken over by Ocwen from GMAC. My homeowner's insurance has cancelled due to OCWEN not paying it. I was told almost 3 weeks ago that a payment along with the $15 reinstatement fee would be made (OCWEN said they would pay this) and my insurance carrier still has not received payment. I spoke with my agent thru my ins. yesterday. OCWEN told her it was sent out Monday 11/17/14. I spoke to OCWEN rep & was told in 3 - 5 days it would go out. I am still without homeowner's insurance due to OCWEN not sending payment. Almost 3 weeks ago this payment was suppose to have gone out. I am not sure what the hold up is. I do not get anyone on the phone that can give me an answer as to why this has happened. I trusted OCWEN to make these disbursement payments responsibly.
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2014
As a former GMAC customer, which I enjoy over 10 yrs of never having to call or worry about being scammed, then the nightmare started Jan 2014... I left the country Dec 29, 2013 to visit my family (wife and 2 daughters)... having a return ticket back to my home here in Michigan on May 02, 2014. When arriving in the Philippines I logged into GMAC site to make a payment and message was... Ocwen now has their own website where I could set up automatic monthly payments. I filled out all the required info Ocwen asked for: bank name, account #, routing #, etc. The ending message was payment accepted... Great! Wrong. I checked my bank statement mid January 2014 and no payment from Ocwen was deducted yet... so being in foreign country I am thinking only way I can deal with them is email.
I emailed Ocwen ombudsmen 4 different times before end of January 2014. Finally I was given an answer from ombudsmen that came from Ocwen research dept: "Your bank could not find account number." I am thinking what the heck. I know my account number by heart... Been with same bank almost 40 yrs. I email ombudsmen again letting Ocwen know that I need to deal with them via email as I am out of the country and will not be returning until May 2, 2014. NO HELP. I log back into Ocwen site and fill out automatic payment form again FEB, 01, 2014... message after, "Your automatic payment accepted and your payment will be Feb 15, 2014." Phew, I am relieved. Oh no, I check my bank statement Feb 20, 2014...no deductions from Ocwen. I email ombudsmen. After 10 days I get reply: "A letter was sent out to you letting you know your automatic payment option was canceled Feb 15, 2014 because you're late in making January 2014 payment."
I email ombudsmen back... Again I am not at my home address in Michigan... My mail is forwarded to my son (he lives nearby)... and will not be able to open my mail until I return May 2, 2014 as I informed you before. Now I know all my good intentions are falling on deaf ears. My hands are tied until I get back to Michigan in May. I return and open the many letters from Ocwen (30) letters, letting me know I have late fees, etc. I call and talk to man named Rajee and first thing he tells me..."What is your hardship?" I replied, "Ocwen!" I told him briefly my story and knew he didn't care or listen... And said I was sending Ocwen a check now...but before I could hang up he is yelling, "NO NO we won’t accept your check." I am thinking, is this a joke? Guess not. He said only cashier’s check, money order, etc.
I send my personal check anyways... Yes Ocwen didn't cash it and returned it to me. Now it's approaching June 2014. I have been trying to pay my mortgage since January 2014. I go to my lawyer and he tells me, "Glenn I am dealing with them in another case. My advice is just send them cashier’s check because I will be on phone (hold) with Ocwen 45min... And you (Glenn) will be paying me for nothing." So I take his advice. I send Ocwen cashier’s check for the amount they asked minus the 1301.00 they tacked on to buy me home insurance which I already have paid in full from Allstate...Nov 2013-Nov 2014. I send them a copy of house insurance policy. Week passes, they don’t cash check. Now it’s approaching July 2014.
I call and set up appointment with relations manager... but they don’t know anything or any details of me or my plight... but will get back with me and "Oh by the way Mr. ** what would you like Ocwen to do with the excess payment you sent?" I said, "Excess?" "Yes we received 16,280.00..." Whoa, really? I just told her, "Please just resolved this. I didn't send you that excess. I sent via cashier’s check exact amount minus home insurance you brought for me, which I already have." She told me, "Oh, I will get with the research dept and get back to you." Omg... it's not over. I am losing sleep, sick and feel hopeless. They return my cashier’s check... reason not enough to satisfy my loan payment.... (They didn't reduce 1301.00 home insurance.) I call, make appointment with relations manager... Get a different person each time. "OK Mr. ** just send your payment July and we dismissed the house insurance we purchased for you." I am thinking, is it over?
I send another cashier's ck from my bank for the exact amount Ocwen sent me in reinstatement notice... same as before (June) but deducted home insurance but even it's their mistake... I am charged late fee and some other fees amounting to 120.00. I pay it, just want this to end. I am reinstated August 2014... Now I want Ocwen out of my mortgage loan... My bank will take it at 4%... but they or I am unable to get a payoff quote in past month... even they tell me on website it's sent... and print out is joke... always error on Ocwen website. Talked to Ocwen rep. Nov 18... he told me and my bank rep.... "We (Ocwen) will fax payoff quote/per diem to you within 4 business days." Well I get a call this morning from my bank saying, "Glen it’s been 5 days and we still have not received a payout quote from Ocwen." Now I set up another Ocwen relations manager appointment to tomorrow at 12 noon.
I am so sick and tired of this... I also canceled my monthly automatic payments to them (which took me 7 months to get) starting Dec 2014... Oh and I got a letter in the mail today from Ocwen... It's not a payout quote, it's a reinstatement quote... lol, and it’s got a 29.00 dollar late fee along with my monthly payment due Dec. 1, 2014. Late fee for what? I am already reinstated since Aug 1st, 2014 and you Ocwen took out automatic payments from my bank (well documented) each and every month since then. I sure hope I get a payoff quote before Dec 2014. I am not paying them ever again... Will they take my home? Probably... I just can’t do this anymore!
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2014
I received some documentation in the mail regarding "if I filed bankruptcy" and that my "mortgage payments" were past due. I have paid on time and in full every month for the history of my loan, which has been over 10 years. About a year ago, I received a bill that showed my amount due was less per month than previous. I thought it was strange, so I called customer service and they told me to pay what it showed was due. Just today I called after receiving these certified letters to find out that they did a "correction" to the system on 11/6 and now I owe over $20,000 due in a couple of weeks to bring my account current. When I spoke to customer service in India, the best she could do was "apologize for my inconvenience". I'm sorry I don't know anyone that $20,000 is an inconvenience... P.S. I was also informed that they won't take partial payments...
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2014
Sold my home and had closing on 9/4/14. OCWEN has yet to send a release or satisfaction to be recorded in my county. Title company cannot issue final report until release is recorded. I have no lien against my new home and this lien keeps showing up against me and on my credit report. I spoke twice with a rep from OCWEN and advised them that I contacted my County Clerk and they have received nothing from them to release this property in question. They told me they would "refer it to their Research Department". Also told me it takes 2-6 months to get a release back to me. I told them I wasn't concerned about how long it takes to get it back to me; I want the release sent for recording and that doesn't take 2-6 months. I want this mortgage released ASAP.
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2014
My loan was bought out by Ocwen. They are crooked. They are "holding" 4000.00 of my escrow money's. I pay my own homeowners insurance. Have requested a refund many times and keep getting a letter in the mail stating the amount they are holding hostage. Against the law I'm sure.
Reviewed Nov. 19, 2014
Our mortgage with GMAC was sold to Ocwen. We have never had an escrow account on our mortgage, and after reading other reviews, I am glad of that! However, when they "upgraded" their system this year, they somehow or another created an escrow account. After talking to the first person, I was about ready to pull my hair out! She insisted that I would have to be the one to correct THEIR mistake.
I called back, and felt like I had made some headway. It seems that my insurance company was going to have to reverse the payment, and I was initially told that it would come to me. Nearly four weeks later, I still hadn't received the payment, but was then told by our insurance agent that it actually went directly to Ocwen. Ocwen has sent me letters stating that I owe my mortgage payment PLUS the non-existent escrow payment, and then turns around and sends me multiple copies of a letter stating to disregard the escrow analysis, that they are still investigating the issue. It's clear that the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing. I can see why they are being investigated, and a class action lawsuit is in the works.
Reviewed Nov. 19, 2014
Ocwen is the worst company I have ever dealt with, period. Their customer service is atrocious. They routinely lie and mislead, and are incredibly difficult to work with. I have a loan that was kicked to them after GMAC went under. Here's just one issue I've had which has yet to be resolved after a dozen phone calls, HOURS on the phone and numerous emails; I have PMI (personal mortgage insurance) which I want removed. I called their representatives on two separate occasions to gather all the information I would need to have it removed. (They refused to send me a check list of the items, I had to write them down one by one.) I methodically met all their requirements...This included a $350 appraisal on the home and confirmation that my loan to value ratio was below the 80% threshold. They refused to remove it!!!!
I called yet again and spent another 2 hours on the phone explaining/proving that I had met all their stated requirements. Their representative then gave the excuse that the loan to value ratio had now changed 70%!! This group should be in jail. How can they continue to be in business with such deceptive practices??? I could spend another 2 pages of their outrageous behavior. I'm literally just getting started.
Reviewed Nov. 19, 2014
I had damage to my house from a hail storm. I received two checks from my insurance company for the repairs that had been completed in July (it is now 11/18/14). I sent the checks with a copy of the contractor's bill and a letter asking OCWEN to endorse the checks and return them to me. Without my endorsement, they illegally deposited the checks on 10/28/14. After waiting a week to receive the checks back, I called and got the run around. I literally asked to speak to a manager 15 times and was not given a manager. Late that night someone called me and told me that a check would be sent out and I would receive it in a couple of days. I have been waiting 9 days and I received a check for less than the full amount. The full amount was over $11,000 and I got a check for around $8,000. Guess what, they are going to send another check which means another 9 days, I am sure!
Reviewed Nov. 18, 2014
Our mortgage was sold to OCWEN awhile ago. In August we enrolled in the equity accelerator program that automatically pays our mortgage from our checking account by making a withdraw every 2 weeks. They are telling us now in November that we are half a mortgage payment behind. When we set this up we paid what & when they ask us to. The money has been withdrawn every 2 week. It's automatic. How are we behind? Nothing you say to them makes any difference. These people need put out of business.
Reviewed Nov. 18, 2014
Ever since Ocwen took over from GMAC I've had an escrow shortage every year even if there is no noticeable change on taxes or fire insurance. This year (2014) I again received a shortage letter. I paid the amount of $86.20. Upon receiving the following month's statement I noticed that the $86.20 was applied as "unapplied funds", and my payment had increased. I called in an attempt to find out why it was not applied to the shortage. The persons that answer the phone are based in foreign countries and do not have full command of the English language, therefore it is like talking to a wall or a robot. It is a shame that companies in our country resort to such tactics to save a buck! The result was that the following month the monthly payment was reduced to my old payment and they some kind of reduction leaving behind $15.24 as "unapplied funds".
Again I called again. I wanted an explanation about what had transpired. Again the call was outsourced. The person I spoke with, just had no idea what I was talking about. The supervisor I spoke with later was in the same boat. I was told that the "investigation" was going to be conducted by their resolution department. The following month I got another letter stating that they had conducted an escrow analysis and my new shortage was now $410.67. I wrote a letter wanting to know why after an escrow analysis in March, and their screw up; two months later I was now getting another much higher analysis. The first letter I received from their Resolution Dept. was a totally unsolicited one page explanation of how funds are applied on a loan, failing to address the discrepancy in shortage amounts. The second letter I sent demanding an explanation was met with a similar letter completely ignoring the questions I posed to them. How do these people stay in business? How come regulatory Government agencies are not investigating them? My property is a rental. If I cannot refi, I will have to sell just so that I do not have to deal with them. Something is very wrong about their operation..
Reviewed Nov. 17, 2014
I had a Chase mortgage that I refinanced and went through PHH in 2012. Everything has been fine until just now, 11/2014, they have decided that I have a $700 shortage in my escrow account and have jacked up my payments. I have went through every single PMI, tax, and home insurance payment, and what was paid though my escrow and cannot for the life of me find out why I have a shortage. My insurance and taxes went up by $160 for the year, so that should be the only difference. Multiple calls to the company have ended in nothing but frustration. I'm sure they will end up sending me a check for an overage at some point. Absolutely ridiculous. I have great credit and have never missed a payment.
Reviewed Nov. 17, 2014
Decided to pay off my mortgage early. They told me to write them a check for a final amount, which I did. They went and cashed my check and charged my bank account again for the same amount (over 12K). When confronted, told me it was a mistake and it would take up to 30 days to get it back. In the meantime, I have to pay overdraft fees and transfer sufficient amount to my checking account till I get that money back. What if I wouldn't have it?! I guess it's a custom to use other people's money to make a profit in banking industry... Disgusting!!! Remember the name "Ocwen" and run away...
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2014
My original mortgage was opened with Pinnacle Capital in Nov 2013. Unfortunately, my loan was sold to Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC in August 2014 and it has been a complete nightmare ever since. First, I received notice from my insurance company in September 2014 saying that Ocwen wrote them a letter stating they were no longer servicing my loan. In fact, what happened was Ocwen split its organization into two servicing centers and neglected to tell my insurance company of the change. It was then my responsibility to call Ocwen, get their new servicing center address, and provide this to my insurance company to get my insurance reinstated.
When my original loan was set up with Pinnacle, it was escrowed for property taxes and insurance, but when it was sold to Ocwen, this set up was not transferred over and my account was only escrowed for taxes. When I discovered this, I called Ocwen and was told to fax a letter indicating that I wanted my account to be escrowed for insurance, which I did on 10/27/14. Today, I discovered that my condo unit owners insurance still hadn't been paid (it was due 11/7/14) and when I called Ocwen they said they never received my faxed letter indicating I wanted the account escrowed for insurance. The agent I spoke with told me there was no possible way to confirm receipt of the fax because there were "no people" who worked in the escrow dept, but he advised that I resend the letter to 2 different fax numbers as well as mail in a hard copy to ensure that Ocwen actually receives it, so I did. Ridiculous to have to send something to 3 different places to ensure receipt, but I complied because I'm desperate at this point.
In addition, my property taxes, which were due on 11/1/14, have STILL not been paid by Ocwen, despite my escrow account being properly set up for property taxes (which Ocwen has acknowledged). When I log into my Ocwen account, I can see that they have my parcel number related to my tax bill and when I received my bill from my county, the county indicated that Ocwen had also requested my tax bill and that it would be paid through Ocwen. However, when I called Ocwen asking why the payment still hadn't been made, they were unsure and said it would take 3-5 days for them to "get back to me".
Meanwhile, because of Ocwen's negligence, I am now delinquent on both my homeowners insurance and property taxes. Every time I call I am passed to multiple agents located in a call center in India who don't understand my concerns and tell me that I have to call a "different" department to help me. They seem to have no accountability and have absolutely no regard for providing decent customer service. I just want them to pay my homeowners insurance and property taxes as indicated in my escrow agreement or release my funds so that I can the on-time payments myself since they have proved to be incapable.
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2014
Just spent 3 hours trying to get my insurance paid out of my escrow. Ocwen paid it last year. This year they say they never received a bill and don't have record of it being in escrow. When I called I talked with 3 different people and each time I was transferred I had to explain the same thing over and over and they didn't understand what I was trying to say. They called my insurance company, were very rude and the man actually hung up on the woman he talked to. Because of them I had to pay $1,000 out of my own pocket to my insurance company so they wouldn't cancel my policy. I had to take the day off from work because what I thought would be a simple phone call resulted in a three hour waste of time. My mortgage was sold, my mortgage to them and I didn't have a choice. I can't refinance because I don't have the funds to do so. I can't sell because we bought the property before the crash of the market and it's not worth what it was when we bought it. It's a real nightmare I don't know how to get out of.
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2014
On Oct. 30, 2014 my husband and I closed on the refinance of our home, thus our Nov. 2014 mortgage payment would be in the payoff to the new mortgage holder and a payment would not come out of our account, we have auto pay. Prior to this though, on Oct. 24, 2014 at the request of Ocwen who was servicing our mortgage stated we should put a stop pay on our auto pay for our mortgage payments so the Nov. payment isn't withdrawn, and we did just that, and it was confirmed by Ocwen. On Nov. 3, 2014 Ocwen withdrawn the mortgage payment anyway, on top of the fact that on Nov 5, 2014 they received a payoff for the full amount of the mortgage. We contacted them immediately and we were told that it would take 3-5 business days, but we explained that was not good enough because we had written checks and had other auto pay bills ear marked for that money, in fact the check for the closing of the refinance had bounced already.
At that time the representative from Ocwen stated he would put a 24 hr rush on the repayment, that was Wed. Nov. 5, 2014, Thurs. Nov 4, 2014- no payment. We call and once again we are told they would put in a 24 hr rush. I explained that it was imperative we receive that money the next day because not only do we have outstanding bills for that money, but our daughter had a competition she had been working for months on that upcoming weekend and we needed the money to pay for it. Again we were promised the money would be in our account by 4 pm Friday. Well Friday comes, 4 pm and no money so again I call and I was given another excuse as to why the money was not repaid and we were promised it would be there by the end of business Monday. But again I made it clear we could not wait until Monday especially due to my daughters competition, they did not care, it was Monday and only Monday.
I was hysterical to say the least as was my daughter, she had college scholarship money on the line and well they did not care. So we wait until Monday Nov. 10, 2014 and wait and wait, I call at 3 pm to make sure the money was going to be in our account by 4 pm, at that time I was told, "we don't know," so I ask for a supervisor, which in itself is an ordeal. On average I would wait in hold for over an hour for a supervisor to get on the line, apparently they are always on the line with someone else, so I wait and at 4:05 pm a supervisor gets on. And when I ask where my money is he states they have until the end of business. I tell him it's 4:05 the business day is over and he proceeds to tell me no it's not so I ask when is the end of business he states 9 pm EST. I said that is odd because all last week everyone I spoke to at Ocwen has said it was 4 pm EST, and he repeated again they have until 9 pm EST, so I asked, "are you guaranteeing my money will be refunded today by 9 pm?" He stated, "YES," that he spoke with the cashiering dept. and they are going to release it very soon. So I wait and wait, I eventually fall asleep and wake up Tuesday morning and guess what No money!!!
I honestly did not have the energy to fight with them again, especially since none of them speak English as a first language and have no concept of the laws of this country. So I give it until Wed. Nov 12, 2014 and still no money, so this time my husband calls and they try to give him some excuse that it was our fault the money was taken because we didn't verify that the stop auto pay was in place because apparently someone at Ocwen denied it. But we had proof it was approved, so when that didn't work they tried to say that there was a payment due for our homeowners so they were denying the repayment!!! I couldn't understand. So I call on Thursday Nov 13, 2014 to inquire about the issue and initially they were trying to tell me that when the payoff was made, the amount was not enough. So they are withholding the amount owed from the amount they took, so I argued with them until I finally was able to get it through their thick, stupid heads that the payoff was for the full amount.
Then we were told that we were not getting the full amount because we owed money to the homeowners and that since they paid it they were going to take it out of our repayment. When I asked how it was possible we owed our entire yearly premium, they could not give us an answer. So when I asked what happened to all the money that was to be put in an escrow account from our monthly mortgage payment to pay the insurance, we were told that there was not enough. So I asked why, we have made EVERY mortgage payment on time, every month and still no answer. So I call our homeowners and they denied ever sending Ocwen a bill, like Ocwen had stated, they denied ever receiving a payment from Ocwen, which was supposedly sent over a week ago and they stated that our homeowners was paid in full this past May and we were current until NEXT June!!! So I call Ocwen back to give them this info. and once again on hold for 30 mins.
This time, I explain the situation to the supervisor who does not understand what I am telling her, and she repeatedly stated that the money would be sent out. When I explain once again that we were being denied a full refund she put me on hold to check our records... She then gets on the line and tells me that she would have to contact the supervisor in the insurance dept. to verify the info. and so she can then contact the cashier dept. so I wait and wait, finally she puts the supervisor from the insurance dept. on the line with us and he begins to tell that since our loan was paid off he can no longer look into our records. WHAT??? Then how was it that everyone else for the past week, even up until today could look into our records, and he just said "I understand" ughhh, "no you cannot possibly understand," I tell him. He then tells me that he would have to initiate a formal investigation into why this extra homeowners payment was made. I tell him I don't think it ever was made because no one can seem to find any record of it being requested or needed.
I told him that one of the supervisors earlier had told about the disbursement to the homeowners and when I told her it was a double payment she went on to tell me that I should just call my homeowners and cancel my policy with them due to this. And now I have a feeling that this was a ploy for me to get homeowners through them. The supervisor I was speaking to at the time had no response to this accusation and once again said he needed to open an investigation because he could not access my records. When I asked how long it would take, I was told 4 business days, maybe 6!!!! I nearly lost it, actually I did lose it. I began to make it very clear we will not wait another week for someone at that company to get off their ** to do their job and that I was contacting an attorney and I told him I had already contact the Attorney Generals office of our state because of the absolutely illegal business practices they are involved in. And given that there is an ongoing federal lawsuit against Ocwen for similar incidents to the tune of 2 BILLION dollars you would think they would get off their butts and do something, and well nothing has been done!!!
They have lied over and over and over to us, they have given us every excuse in the book as to why they have not refunded our money, they took the money against our knowledge and consent and they even have the nerve to send us a statement for next months mortgage payment, even though our account has been closed. I just want my money back!!!! and the worst part is that apparently Ocwen is the loan service company for new mortgage lender, well not if I can help it.... We have already notified the new mortgage company of what the situation is and they are very unhappy and have already promised us that a representative of the company will be making contact with Ocwen to inquire about their reasoning for their refusal to refund the money especially since they were paid in full.
I have also recently become aware that California has banned Ocwen from mortgage services until further notice for it's continued illegal and unethical business practices and I want to work to have Pennsylvania to do the same thing. Either Ocwen makes the necessary changes in their business or they will be OUT of Business!!! I will do whatever it takes to make sure that happens!!!! My husband and I are not the only ones that are being taken advantage of, along with overdrawn checks and outstanding bills we have bank fees and fees from the businesses that have not gotten paid and this is going the ruin our credit worthiness as I am sure it has already done to others. When you live paycheck to paycheck something like this could put you in an impossible position that you cannot recover from. I want this company to stop all of their illegal activities now!!!
Reviewed Nov. 13, 2014
I have called my customer service representative repeatedly, whom is never available for me to speak to directly. When she is available, she gives me her robotic phrases and still never answers my questions.
Reviewed Nov. 13, 2014
I received my yearly escrow account letter and noticed at the bottom under summary of actual payments made to Escrow a charge for $460.49 for New Loan Setup Balances. I don't know what this charge is for my loan is not new but was sold to OCWEN by GMAC. Can't get an answer from the foreign person on the phone, not sure why they call these people customer service when they can't help you. Sooooooo Frustrating!!!!!! I don't think it's fair to have to pay more closing cost to refinance with another lender to get rid of these guys. I already paid those costs to GMAC. How is this legal? I will do what was suggested and fax a copy of OCWEN's letter over to their research Dept. in who knows what country and see if I can get some answers to my question.
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2014
I had my mortgage sold to Ocwen this year. I have been chasing them for 2 months trying to get my homeowners insurance paid. I have been lied to and given the run-around for the last 6 weeks. I see my escow account was reduced for my insurance payment on 10/24/2014 (was due 9/26/2014) and my insurance is still not paid! My advice to anyone stuck with these idiots is call the ombudsman at 800-390-4656 and demand they close your escrow account and send you your money. Register a complaint with your state banking commission and re-finance to get away from these unethical crooks.
Reviewed Nov. 11, 2014
My mortgage account was GMAC and was bought out by Ocwen. Last year they sent me an escrow analysis stating I was short around $700. The year before was around $250. This year they said I was short $244.77, which I sent in with the escrow coupon. A couple of weeks later I received a payment notification and it was the incorrect amount because I had sent in my shortage. I called them and found out that my last four digits did not match what they have on file. I explained that I am indeed the owner and was able to verify other information on the account. They proceeded to tell me the $244.77 was applied to my principal and not escrow.
This was rectified and another escrow analysis was done. When I received the analysis, it said I was short another $522. My homeowner's insurance has not gone up in the last two years and I find it hard to believe my town taxes has gone up $1400. I've talked to other homeowners in my town and they've never had a shortage as high as mine. I'm very dissatisfied with this company. Basically Ocwen has increase my monthly payment by $70. That is quite a spike.
Furthermore I had to fax a copy of my SS card so they can make the changes on my account. Why did they not have the correct information when they acquired the account from GMAC? I was reluctant to send them a copy. I had to jump through hoops to get approved for the house! And who is getting credit for my payments? I would NOT recommend anyone this company.
Reviewed Nov. 11, 2014
OCWEN has made many mistakes in servicing my mortgage loan in the few months (10) since they acquired my loan from Synovus Mortgage. I write this review in hopes of helping anyone else that may have the same problems with OCWEN. My wife and I bought our new house October 18, 2013, and got our mortgage through Synovus Mortgage. This was our second house purchase with this lender, and they are great. Synovus also established an escrow account to pay our property taxes, insurance, and PMI. In December 2013, we received a letter explaining that our loan was being sold to OCWEN.
We continued to make the monthly payments in full, and on time, to OCWEN. Then, in March, I got a call from the county saying that my property taxes had not been paid and were now past due. So I called OCWEN to find out why it had not been paid from my escrow account. They said that it must have been a mistake on their part, and would pay the taxes, plus pay any late fees incurred.
Well OCWEN did finally pay the tax bill (in June), and paid the late fee of 15% of the bill. However, they paid the bill and late fee using funds from my escrow, then reimbursed the late fee. On top of that, in the months of April and May, they double-dipped my escrow account, and paid my PMI payments twice for each month, for a total of four PMI payments in two months (approximately $400). They did not send PMI payments for the months of June and July, as they had paid them the two months prior.
So, when they did a new escrow analysis in June, my escrow account appeared that it was going to be short when it came time to pay the property taxes come December/January. This was probably because my account, when they did the new analysis, was missing the funds that would have been there had they not sent two PMI payments prematurely. I suspect that they may have intentionally sent the two payments early, and paid the taxes (plus late fee) out of my account, then immediately did an escrow analysis while my account had been depleted.
In August, we received a letter saying that our monthly payments were increasing due to a shortage on our escrow account. The payments had gone up $105 per month. I was furious, but knew that I would have to pay this amount until we got everything squared away. I did not want to give them any opportunities to say I was delinquent in anyway.
I called many times requesting them explain to me why my payments were increasing, and each representative would try to explain to me that my escrow was going to have a shortage in the upcoming year. Well the change in insurance premiums and taxes were not going to change too much from 2013 to 2014 in my area, so I wouldn't accept what they were telling me. It was after much research (within my OCWEN customer account online) and many phone calls that I was able to piece all of this together, that they had double-dipped my account in April and May, that they paid my taxes late, and that they had paid the late fees with funds from my escrow (which they reimbursed the same day).
I believe it is illegal for them to pay the late fees from my account in any way, if it was their fault, I don't care if they do reimburse me. It's not a piggy bank for them to borrow out of, no matter how temporary. It is very suspicious to me that the PMI was paid twice, in each of the months of April and May, the taxes were finally paid in June, and then a new escrow analysis was performed in June. It was almost like they set everything up so that when they were going to do a new escrow analysis, my account would show that it is very short.
Anyway, after I figured all of this information out, I phoned again, and finally got them straightened out. They agreed to do a new escrow analysis in September, after my account had balanced back to normal. The new escrow analysis showed that I would not have a shortage, and after paying the higher payments for three months, they sent a refund of approximately $200 and our payments went back to within $5 of the original monthly payment amount. Everything seems to be back in order at this time.
I may be too much of a conspiracy theorist, but I can see a shady company trying these tactics, in hopes that the new higher payments would cause financial hardship for a struggling homeowner, and may render the homeowner unable to make the payments. Which then would allow OCWEN to come and foreclose on the property! I hope my story may help others dealing with OCWEN in the future.
Reviewed Nov. 11, 2014
As per the usual, I too have had innumerable problems when OneWest sold my loan. Some tips I have learned:
Pay in money orders, send with signature required & photocopy everything in the payment - including receipts - with a copy for your records & an additional for them. I know, pain in the butt, I've had Ocwen overdraft my bank account trying to double dip my mortgage payment. For some reason, they divert some accounts to overseas consumer help & other accounts to their U.S. representatives - ask for them to transfer your accounts to their U.S. representatives (demand, rather) & eventually they will.
Send them a Qualified Written Request detailing EVERYTHING they have about your loan. This will expose them if they are doing anything sneaky or bad with your loan. (QWR's can be found online. Send certified mail. They have 20 business days to respond) Send them a QWR annually (or more if needed). Ocwen is only a servicer of your loan - they don't own your house - usually it's Fannie Mae who loaned you the money, go one up & call Fannie Mae about your experience with Ocwen, let them know how dissatisfied you are.
Fannie Mae was bailed out of financial downfall from all of us taxpayers - remind them of this & how Ocwen treats us & how far from integrity Ocwen is & lastly, some good news - Ocwen was caught backdating loan mod letters. Please, if this was you - contact your states attorney general asap. Keep complaining! We as a group can do more than any single person alone. We all know how Ocwen lies, cheats & steals, we CAN keep them under scrutiny if we simply apply our volume of dissatisfied people to the states we each live in. Have hope. Totally difficult when talking to India about a lost payment or erroneous late fee - you are NOT alone, we all dislike Ocwen.
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2014
I've tried for over a week to set up an online account. Have been waiting all this time for a confirmation email that I've requested more than 20 times. Re-registered today and still haven't received necessary information to complete registration. Emailed their web service and haven't heard from them. Today a customer service person said they take up to 15 days to respond. This is insanity. How can a company that is so inept continue to be in business?
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2014
Our mortgage is with Ocwen. Our complaint is they still have not paid/sent the payment to our homeowners insurance company. I contacted Ocwen insurance department on October 8, 2014 to advise them that I will be changing my current homeowners insurance company to a new company on October 27, 2014 and to make sure not to send a payment to the old insurance company.
On October 8, 2014 I called Ocwen's insurance department and gave them all the new insurance company's information and where to send the new payment that will be due on October 27, 2014 (I also faxed them the information as well). On October 8, 2014 my NEW homeowners insurance company called, faxed and mailed Ocwen's insurance department all the payment information that they requested.
I have called every week, twice a week for the last 4 weeks and get the same response (Your insurance company should receive the payment within 3-5 business days). I call back after 5 business days, 10 business then 20 business days and my insurance company has still has not received the payment from Ocwen that was due October 27, 2014. I called Ocwen today Monday 11/10/14, 33 days later from when I made the request for my homeowners insurance to be updated and the payment STILL has NOT been sent to the new homeowners insurance company.
I have had several different mortgage companies over the last 25 years and NEVER had to deal with such incompetence, rudeness and poor customer service. All the money is in my escrow account at Ocwen; I really do not understand WHY they just can't do their jobs and send my homeowner’s insurance company the payment and quite giving me the run around.
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2014
I was serviced by GMAC before my loan was sold to Ocwen. At first, I didn't have any issues because it was transparent, the website was the same, the contact numbers the same. After several months, the nightmare set in. I have NEVER had to call GMAC, NEVER, thing just ran smooth. When they switched my loan to the new website I was unable to make a payment online for two months. Each time the process took over 30 minutes JUST to make a payment with a representative. The supervisor said they were "working" on the site and should be fixed in a few days. Second, I attempted to sign up for bi monthly payments, only not to have the option on the site, like GMAC had.
I was transferred several times and end-up speaking to some third party that tried to sell me the idea of making payments to them and they would pay my bill for me. Oh and get this: for a low fee of $500 on-time charge and small monthly fees. The most stupid thing ever and I was insulted I had to spend 1 hr 30 mins on the phone to find out this is NOW how I could make bi monthly payments. Why would I add a third party and pay someone to only complicate my situation further with an already stupid company Ocwen. Then I spent another 40 mins trying to get to a supervisor that told me how to get back to the old site and schedule the bimonthly payments with no fee or third party because I was grandfathered into the GMAC policies which it was free for their customers. I was happy to hear this, but still another example of their customer service team not understanding their own system or rules.
Now as for escrow, my loan was brought over as is "escrow", just so happened that I changed my insurance company two days before...What a nightmare, they switched us from escrow to pay on our own, the insurance company sent me threats that they would cancel. Finally after 6 hours of calls over the course of 2 weeks, my account shows they sent the payment, unfortunately the insurance still does not have it. The representatives I speak to, I can’t understand because of heavy accents, no follow-thru and resolutions on first call. I have NO confidence with this company whatsoever.
Now my insurance has wrote me a $9,000 check for repairs for our roof. Unfortunately, I have to send to Ocwen to endorse before I can start the repair work. I can foresee them losing the check and me having to ask the insurance for another, but I could be wrong. Unfortunately, all I have seen from the company is really bad service and I have no trust for them. As many hours as I spent with them on the phone, I should be compensated. If there is EVER a class act lawsuit for them, I will be #1 with signing the papers. I hate this company and I don’t use the word hate often. I would never let my employees I manage or company look so horrible, Ocwen has inspired me to do a better job with my own customers in my job because I never want to look badly in the public eye.
Reviewed Nov. 9, 2014
My story is just like the rest. I had Indy Mac. They sold me Ocwen. Ocwen has been giving me the run around with the payments. All the hits just like the rest of you poor souls. I thought I was alone in this but over 900 negative reviews can't be wrong. I also would like to be a part of a class action lawsuit. How about Erin Brockovich or some other amazing lawyer to get the job done before it's too late and tons of hard working people lose their homes? This is horrible. I can't believe they can continue to stay in business. This company is horrible, it's fraud, and justice need to be served. I like some of the others can afford a lawyer but that shouldn't stop us from giving them what they deserve. God help us. Or whatever you believe in...HELP US!! Oh and another thing is the only reason they got 1 star is because it is required and 1 star means angry which is an understatement.
Reviewed Nov. 7, 2014
On 11-06-14 I received a phone at about 10:00 am CST from collection dept and another call 7:45 pm same day. My mortgage is due on 1st of every month and I get paid usually around 4th of month and pay it then and usually received on 9th to 15th of month and NEVER have I been over 30 days late.
Reviewed Nov. 6, 2014
I don't know where to start other than I wish we would have never ever heard the word Ocwen, for the last few years that they have had our loan it's been a living nightmare. They do not report on our credit report correctly, we have sent them every documentation we have to prove they are wrong, because they are HOLDING on to our payments stating they are not the correct amount. They charge ridiculous fees to even make a payment and keep raising our monthly payment without our knowledge. This year alone they raised it $300.00. All they will say is our escrow went up, strange because we see those bills and NOTHING has changed in 7 years, because they are reporting us incorrectly. No bank out there will look at us even though all our payments are perfect.
Currently we are hoping to be refinanced with our credit union who is actually smart enough to see the pattern that Ocwen has created on our credit report. I'm sick of the 5-6 phone calls everyday, and all the letters they send, it's harassment, at one point we tried to apply for a modification, after submitting all the paperwork we were told we make too much money and didn't qualify, funny when with all the fees, interest and other crap they charge we can barely make ends meet, ready to say screw it and let them have our home that we worked so hard for. This company is a complete utter joke and I sure feel bad for everyone that I read about with similar issues. We all need to get together and give them one heck of a lawsuit, see how they like it for a change!!!!!
Reviewed Nov. 6, 2014
I would like to thank B of A for selling my mortgage to PHH. What a nightmare! I tried refi thru PHH, I think they confuse me so I would give up. I could not understand their reps, they weren't from the U.S. I am a 100% disable vet. They don't care. The reps I talk to are not from here.
Reviewed Nov. 6, 2014
Pinnacle Capitol sold our loan to Ocwen. I received a notice from my insurance company mid August that they had not received payment. It was due August 1st. I called their customer service and after being disconnected several times, I finally got a person. I was told payment was paid 8/14 so I thought it was done. Received a cancellation notice my insurance was canceled 9/22. Then thru my insurance carrier trying to help, requested a copy of the check, was told it was ordered and would fax over - never happened. Called again and was told they would send a check to my insurance. Four days later I called and was told the check was rejected, name did not match. They has a company named DeSoto as our insurance. They are in Florida and only write insurance for Florida and never heard of us. We are in California. I never want to call India again, can't understand them and nobody follows up, can't talk to the same person twice. I had to pay my insurance to reinstate my insurance and now are trying to get reimbursed. I contacted my agent who set up the loan and I am now talking to an English speaking person located in Iowa! Still trying to resolve something that should be easy.
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2014
My loan was sold to these jokers and OMG the pain of doing business with them is crazy! Their website for making payments worked at the beginning of 2014 and then in May of 2014 I was not able to access the website to make the payment. I have been forced to go to a manual payment! I have to mail the check 10 days before the 1st (per OCWEN) in order for it to be posted on the 1st! This is crazy. You have no way of controlling this situation unless you refi and make sure to tell the lender under NO CIRCUMSTANCE can they sell your loan to OCWEN! I don't understand why Wells Fargo has not bought these jerks and fixed the situation. Please someone close down these jerks and protect the people! In addition, I am tired of talking to someone that does not speak English and someone from India! This is just down right horrible. They are so shady. I have tried to refi just to get out from under them and my lender said they have yet to get an accurate payoff from OCWEN. Oh that's a warm and fuzzy.
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2014
First I want to start out by saying that we are currently 30 days past due on our loan, so I do take some responsibilities. However, each month they keep adding ridiculous charges. Certified mail (nothing coming certified); property evaluations - yet I have NEVER seen anyone evaluating the property and I work from home so I am always home.
Like everyone else making complaints I have tried to resolve over the telephone; today the foreign representative I had said that "Your mail person must not be delivering them." Yeah right! Now I have to start all over with their research department. I am so frustrated with Ocwen Loan Servicing!
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2014
We been fighting this company for over a year now, they raised our payment back in 2012 and never told us till we got a paper from them last year saying our loan was in default. We then tried to do a loan modification and they kept sending us papers saying we were missing papers.....since last year. Well, 2 months ago they send us a new package saying we had to do papers over due to new policy change. Well, last month they sent us 5 papers saying they have decided they are going to auction our home. Next, this month Nov 19th 2014, we are heart broken, we took over the payments from my parents 5 year ago. It's my childhood home.......we have no money to fight them, and are in the process of moving in to my parents' house with our two year old daughter in their small two red room trailer because we have nowhere place to go... we just spend all our saving fixing up and updating our home and don't know what else to do. :( At a total loss.....how can these people be so cruel.
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2014
Currently in a chapter 13 bankruptcy. Last statement I received was in 12/2013 and it stated that next payment was due on 5/14. That payment along with payments for June, July and August were sent on 8/14 via certified check. When I called for amount owed for September, imagine my surprise when I was told I owed for July 2014. After much back and forth, I spoke to another agent who said I owed $12000. I then spoke to a third agent who said I owe $2700, which was sent. Called on 10/14 to find out payment amount and was told I own Mar/2014 payment. At this point, I went off on the representative and have also sent an email to the OMBUDSMAN stating I want full accounting of all monies sent. Complaint also filed with the PA State Attorney General over OCWENS voodoo accounting practices.
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2014
I took a mortgage on my home with IndyMac bank in 2000. I have never missed a payment or been late a single day in my loan with them and when my home was destroyed by Hurricane Irene, the people at IndyMac were very understanding and helpful. A year later my home was again destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. Shortly thereafter IndyMac sold my loan to OCWEN and dealing with OCWEN concerning flood insurance coverage and the release of escrowed funds has been an absolute NIGHTMARE!!! The phone representative are cordial but they're in a foreign country and many times read from script all prefaced with "I'm sorry for your inconvenience" but absolutely nothing gets accomplished. It took over 20 phone calls and hours on the phone to convince the OCWEN representative that I could not provide flood insurance on a demolished home!
Instead, they order "lender placed insurance" on my now empty lot pending construction and charged my account $2,250.00! When I asked for funds held in escrow to be released to pay my contractors for the re-construction, it took weeks to receive a check made out to me and some contractor I never even heard of as joint payees. Another phone call and I got "I'm sorry for your inconvenience" again. It would take another 7-10 business days to re-issue a check. In the meanwhile, does anyone out there think that the contractors believed this story when they didn't get paid for their work? Stay far, far away from this grossly incompetent and bureaucratic nightmare of a company.
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2014
Ocwen pays our property and school taxes. According to the annual escrow statement, Ocwen had sent our town the school tax on September 14, 2014 for both our properties. On October 21, I received two letters from our town tax collector stating that we were in arrears for the school tax on both properties. I then called Ocwen and the customer service representative assured me that in fact they had been paid and he would send me the documentation to support this. After several days, I called Ocwen again and was told that an outside company that paid the school tax never paid it and that they were expediting their investigation of this. No one ever sent us any documentation or called us regarding this matter, which I find to be serious.
In a separate issue with Ocwen, they sent us a statement for November 2014 and there was a sentence in the body of the paper stating that as of November 1, 2014 our monthly payment would increase and then as of December 1, 2014 it would increase again by about $200 a month. The statement also said that we would receive a separate letter with an explanation for the increase. It is October 31 and we still have no letter explaining anything.
Reviewed Oct. 31, 2014
Our GMAC loans were sold to Ocwen who apparently is in India. They continue to call with a Rep that is hard to understand and ask for way too much sensitive information before they verify why they are calling. They are rigid and rude and can't be understood. They won't transfer you to a supervisor.
One time they called on a duplex and insisted we have two insurance policies for one property. This took forever to resolve. Now they call me again and won't verify what address, loan# they are calling about until I give them a ton of info. We have more than one loan and since the GMAC transfer we get a call about every other month with some purported "issue". From prior review posts before mine, they appear to be the worst loan processor on the planet. Where is our Federal government on trying to help all of these customer complaints out... In 30 years of dealing with lenders this is by far a total joke.
Reviewed Oct. 31, 2014
OCWEN receives 2 $400 payments from me each month but can't add so they don't apply the first one correctly so they claim $775 which is my payment is due even though they receive $800 each month then they try late fees.. India calls and asks for my SSN and I tell them "Don't you dare CALL ME THEN ASK FOR MY SOCIAL". Do they think we are stupid?
Reviewed Oct. 31, 2014
We received our escrow analysis statement that was completed in September. I received the letter the first week in October which stated that my escrow was short and I had 30 days to come up with over $600.00. I called and no one could answer any of my questions, I was transferred multiple times. I called over a two week period and one day alone I held from 2pm to past 4pm with still no answers. I ended up mailing my escrow shortage the full amount was not posted to my escrow even after I sent in the payment to escrow dept. check had account # and ESCROW wrote at the bottom of check. Will be calling back tomorrow.
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2014
Applied for a loan modification through Ocwen. Told me NOT to make payments until trial payment. Explained how important my credit is. Was told don't worry. NOW - two 30-day lates, one 60-day late, one 90-day late on credit report. Legal?
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2014
Ocwen has been a terrible company to deal with during the time that they have had my mortgage. Relentless collection calls, five to six times a day. Customer service pressures you to send in payments sooner than I can afford and then one foreign rep will refuse to accept my phone payment, demanding western union only, or sometimes demanding the full balance owed, because the payment is late. If I hang up and call back, another rep (also obviously in India or another country) will gladly accept the payment but keep me on the phone forever. I applied for modification and finally they sent me a predatory deal wherein I would still owe them 135,000 at the end of the loan when I am only 2 payments (3,200) behind, and my payment would go up. Ocwen needs to be investigated and should not be allowed to handle US mortgages. This is a dirty company that is taking advantage of homeowners who pay every month.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2014
Loan was purchased over a year ago from GMAC. Homeowners insurance has always been impounded and no changes have been made to the carrier since the property was purchased in 2008. Ocwen sent premium to an incorrect address and I received a cancellation notice. Called customer service (India) and spent 30 minutes on the phone with an agent who assured me that even though the insurance was to expire at midnight, I had nothing to worry about! Following my common sense I paid the premium. That was 10 days ago. Called India again and payment still has not been sent out.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2014
They set me up for a mortgage that was wrong and when I needed to fix it they put my mortgage payment as late on my credit report when I do not have a mortgage with them yet. They refuse to take it off my credit. I've done this 10 times now they want me to do this again. Anybody know how I can get away from them? They suck.
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2014
I made my house pmt on time and received a valid confirmation number. Ocwen didn't draft the money from my checking account and charged me a late fee. I can't afford to make another pmt without being assured that the 1st one won't go thru! All I've received is apologies for wait times.
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2014
Always paying one month ahead and overpaying to bring down principal. My 9/1/2014 payment was applied to all principal incorrectly. Then obtaining a letter in default for the mortgage, a fee for being late and a double payment due for 9/1/2014 and 10/1/2014. In trying to call and have this correct, could not understand them and they did not care. Advised make 11/1/2014 payment and we are fine. Not the point, needed to reapply the 9/1/2014 payment as I have been one month ahead for years due to being in construction. No response, they don't care.
Reviewed Oct. 26, 2014
My loan used to be with Countrywide. I was so happy to finally own a home. I made sure I was never late. Then I heard they had problems and my loan got passed on to Bank of America. I was always able to make my payments online with no problems. Then 5 years later it got passed to Ocwen... Their website would not know who I was each month. I would have to re-enter a new user name and a new password whenever a payment was due. Finally I started calling them, but could not understand them when I finally got someone to answer. I contacted them to inquire about a loan refinance due to my current rate is 6.125 and I was told that it was not possible. I must foreclose and do a short sale. I have made repeated calls and then finally reached someone that speaks English and is located in Florida. I was told that because of the depreciation of real estate, the value of my house has gone down and I owe more than it is worth... and can only do a modification.
Now I have just qualified for a loan modification after sending all of my paperwork, and I am on a trial period. I was told to skip 1 payment and start my trial payment on Nov 1, 2014... But now, I received a phone call from my insurance company telling me my insurance policy has been cancelled due to Ocwen not paying it, even though my documents from Ocwen all show my payments coming out of my escrow... I am not getting anywhere with trying to get this fixed and reading all of the other endless complaints, it seems like I am the next nightmare victim. What can be done? I’m scared to even send them anymore of my money. Someone there is clearly directing money somewhere else. They should be put out of business.
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2014
I have done several modifications and followed through with them. The only thing wrong with this is they tap on a subordinate loan that has to be paid in full at the end of the loan. Last February I mailed a payment in and it was returned. No explanation. From that point I did not hear from anyone until now. They are wanting to foreclose on my home. My loan was sold to Ocwen by GMAC and both have been total nightmares. When you call all you speak with is someone from India and can't understand them. They know zip about your loan and probably just reading off a computer screen. I received a statement of which those have been rare stating that my loan has went up $10,000 more. They are charging all of these outrageous fees. How can these people be in business when all they are is scammers. They are not here to help you.
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2014
They took over my taxes and insurance when my loan was transferred to them. During the transfer they claim they would pay the insurance. They did not. I could not get insurance in Florida because it lapsed. So they placed insurance for over $2000 per year when my previous insurance was $730 per year. After about a couple months I used the gov ins company Citizens Property Ins that gave me limited insurance for 1400. Then after 6 months I found my own insurance, but at 1100... 3 months Bankers Insurance added and sent me a policy that I never approved or wanted.
So I had my policy, Citizens was never canceled after telling the agent to cancel, and now Ocwen paid Bankers 1300 for a new policy. Why would I want 3 home insurance policies on one house? Now they send a letter claiming I can call and cancel and send the refund to them for the escrow. Seriously? They actually increased my mortgage after adding two extra insurance I did not need. They keep adding hazard insurance and I already have insurance. They need to stop using people in India who have no clue what life here is like and and are playing with our lives. They do not have credit in India, but they are quick to say they can mess up my credit. They do not understand the importance of documentation and don't care when we have deadlines to get things done.
My mortgage went up for no reason. They denied my modification saying "the investors do not want to modify because you are a good investment". How does barely able to pay my mortgage and stressing out because of the constant increase good for anyone but them? And denied me HAMP although I qualified. They kept asking for the same things over and over pretending I did not send them the paperwork. I think they are deliberately frustrating customers into giving up so this company can sell it and start over with new customers. They make money selling the house and make money when others buy the same house. It is a big scam. They keep selling and buying the same house and ruining lives in the meantime. I wouldn't be surprised if they own the insurance company they use for hazard insurance, just like they owned the company they used to sell the foreclosed homes they deliberately caused by constantly increasing fees. They should lose their license.
Reviewed Oct. 24, 2014
I have been in my home for 7 years and have made my payments and I owe more on my home today than I borrowed. For over the last two years they have had my escrow screwed up and last year we had to come up with over $2,000 and just today the same news came. If you add up what they say goes to escrow it is over $4,300.00 going to escrow and with taxes and insurance it is $3,200 a year so how can I be behind on escrow. Every time I turn around we are behind on something with them. I'm very unhappy with this company and would not recommend them to anyone at all.
Reviewed Oct. 23, 2014
I had lost my job at the end of 2012. I was paying partial payments and my 3rd payment was rejected because they weren't allowing me to pay partial payments anymore. Was assigned a relationship rep and was told we can do a hardship on the loan and try to do a modification. During this whole process it took almost 5 months going back and forth. During this time they started the foreclosure and no letter was sent to us letting us know they were starting the foreclosure.
We found out when we were outside and someone asked if they can take a picture of the house. When that person was questioned we were told they were hired by Ocwen because the house was in foreclose. We called Ocwen right away and they told us the house was not in foreclosure and that we don't have to worry. All lies. We had to get our account current in order for them to stop the foreclosure so we did. Then we find out that we can't get a modification because they do not do that anymore. What a nightmare.
We are trying to refinance with someone else just to get away from Ocwen and was told that they made a note on our credit about the foreclosure process was started. Called Ocwen to ask them to send something to the credit bureau expressing that foreclosure was stopped and no longer in foreclosure. They told us they can't do that. Now we are thinking of getting a lawyer to get this straightened out so we can refinance. There was a lot more issues that we had dealing with them but I don't have all day. This is by far the worse lending company I have ever had to deal with.
Reviewed Oct. 23, 2014
In March of 2013 I filed a claim on my roof. I was forced to use their insurance due to a 24 hr lapse in my coverage. The insurance company paid my Claim to Ocwen in full plus a supplement claim. It has been 2 yrs now and the insurance co paid the depreciation now also to Ocwen. I have had Ocwen's inspectors out and verified all the work. I paid in full for the repairs and as of today I still have not received but 1/4 of the money from Ocwen! They have all the required paper work and forms they wanted from me yet they still owe me a lot! Now they are returning my payments and stating I am behind! They are calling the loan due in full and the amount they are requesting is not accurate either! I've already won a wrongful foreclosure case against them once!
Reviewed Oct. 23, 2014
We did a chapter 7 on 5/2012. Somehow our mortgage was sent to Ocwen. We had modification payments on time. My husband lost his job 6/14. Ocwen put us under unemployment hardship for 6 mos. Now they are starting a foreclosure. It's not the income, it's no program to help. Had 2 different counselors and led us to believe they would help. They lied. We're both disabled. They suck.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2014
We had a house fire, the insurance company came out and did their estimate and issued a check for repairs. The checked was made out to us and Ocwen loan. That's when the problems began. We contacted them, we had to send the check to them. The person we spoke to said they would check out the paperwork and damage to the home. The next call we find ourselves talking to a call center in India. We had a hard time understanding them, on the phone for hours trying to get the money released. The contractor had started cleanup and repairs. Ocwen refused to release any money at all. We jump thru loops and sent all kinds of paper work to them and still no money even though we paid the insurance company, not Ocwen loans.
It's a shame a mortgage company hires a company in India to handle affairs here when they have no knowledge about what goes on. They have a paper with outlines to go by. My family have been out of the house for over a month and no end in sight. All I want is the home repaired and back living in it. I just don't know what to do. Every time I call they want something else, things I can't do until the house is complete and inspected, that I can't do until they release some money. I don't understand what they were thinking when they passed law. They should have put in the law that it had to be held in the u.s. not in another country. It's a shame that Americans have to deal with another country who don't understand that money is ours to repair the house, not Ocwen loans. I need help.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2014
Consistently takes less escrow each year and slams me with few hundred dollars more each year in October. Then, deliberately pays my home insurance late and gets bill from my insurance and when I ignore it, they slap me with their own insurance that cost more than 3 times! Plays back "Obama Homeowner Assistance Program" on their auto attendant and when you apply, you get consistent run around. If it sounds like a scam, feels like a cam, then yes, it's a scam. To expedite mortgage payment they only use Western Union, what a scam.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2014
First I changed my insurance and when billed by the insurance company, Ocwen instead of paying the amount due, they paid $1300 instead of $200. Then I had to get a refund to replace funds in my escrow account, when I sent in a check to replace those funds even though I wrote a note and wrapped the check in it, they applied it as a payment. Then I had sent in some principal payments and they applied them as regular payments, All which requires phone contact with Ocwen and I have trouble understanding the people on the phone and it took 3 phone calls so far to correct the principal payment issue. Then they had the nerve to ask me if I wanted to re-mortgage with them. NOOO WAY.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2014
OCWEN says they paid our homeowners insurance in Aug 2014 yet we are at Oct 20, 2014 and it has still not been paid. Despite numerous phone calls from myself and my insurance agent, we continue to get the runaround from their customer service dept and even ended up with customer service out of India. We are in the USA. I had to come up with a partial payment to avoid cancellation of our policy and now another partial payment is due November 6th. I wrote a letter to OCWEN, "Office of the Consumer Ombudsman" and to the "Consumer Financial Protection Bureau" and am hoping to hear back this week. I was told 15 days and also by the 21st. I am not going to hold my breath. Not sure what to do next other than get a lawyer. But can the fees for a lawyer be charged to OCWEN? That's my next venture if need be.
Reviewed Oct. 16, 2014
For over six (6) months I have been trying to get Ocwen to file a Release of Mortgage with no success. "Satisfaction Department" 516-682-8745 fax 561-682-8555 fails to respond to voice messages or faxes. Ombudsman 800-390-4656, nice folks have failed to act and now do not return messages. Filed a complaint with Florida Office of Financial Regulation with no response. VERY FRUSTRATED. OCWEN HAS COMPLAINTS FILED IN EVERY STATE THEY WORK!!!!!
Reviewed Oct. 15, 2014
First...lost my job - filed for a loan modification which was approved with GMAC in September 2012. And also had to file Chapter 7 on October 2012. The balloon payment was included in the BK which was approved by US Bankruptcy Court in Jan 2013. During this time (4/2013) loan had been turned over to OCWEN...That is when everything became very unclear. My statements would come in showing the Principal Balance of $208,800 and a Deferred Prin Bal. (inc in PR) of 75,800. Their own words!! The original balloon per bk was $74,929.00. No problem until I received a letter from my insurance company stating I had defaulted on my payment due in Mar.
I called OCWEN since they had the escrow account and it was affirmed they called my insurance company and took care of everything. Then, on May 20, 2013 I received a letter from OCWEN.. Final notice re. failure to pay insurance and they would provide insurance at $1,976...vs my rate of $431. That is when I started questioning their practice and as of June 2013, they stopped reporting to the credit reporting agencies...changed my statement to read Principal Balance: $281,650....regular principal $205,900 and deferred balance 75,800... And, no way to talk to anyone other than transfer to BK department and no straight answer.. I don't even know if I am the holder of my own mortgage....and their letter clearly states they are a "debt servicing agency"...and this is "an attempt to collect a debt." Can someone help them to get their act together or do I need an attorney again?
Reviewed Oct. 15, 2014
Our home flooded on July 16th 2014. At this time we were involved in a program to save our home from foreclosure and have made our payments on time. We reported the flood to our insurance and had estimates done immediately. We were told that the checks would have to go to OCWEN first before we could have a contractor start the work needed because of the program we were on. However we were told the money would have to sit in an escrow acct then would be sent back in small amounts to begin work. No contractor can start the work with the small amount they want to send us. So our contractor called them and personally discussed them sending more money so he had enough to purchase supplies and pay his workers and Ocwen was fine with that. No paperwork or forms were needed.
Now it's been since Sept 8th they received our insurance, nothing in our home has been repaired and they won't send out our insurance money. They are saying they can't release the money until we fill out a packet of forms and this will take weeks. Every time my husband calls he speaks to Indians who give him a run around of **. He asks to speak to a supervisor and no one calls him back. He finally flipped on them and is reporting them to the Attorney General. We have two kids and we are living with walls ripped out and mold around us and they keep postponing sending our insurance check to get started. Not to mention winter is coming and we have no walls which means our Gas bill will go through the roof. We are so angry with these people and have never seen so many idiots not be able to do their job! Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Reviewed Oct. 15, 2014
This company has to be going under (the sooner the better) -- there is no way it can be allowed to do this to honest people and get away with it. Had our loan for 2 years, was sold to ocwen and have had nothing but trouble since. They keep saying our insurance is not paid and we have the proof it has been paid. We are refinancing -- higher interest rate but at least we will get out from under these slimebags.
Reviewed Oct. 14, 2014
I have been working with Ocwen on a short sale. I started this process in March. After having the home on the market for 2 days we received in offer. That offer fell through in July because the Ocwen would not approve the purchase price of $75,000 offer but instead they would do it for $80,000. (I'm sure by now they have lost more than $5,000 in processing and expenses). That buyer walked after the bank not budging. Within a few days, I had another offer for the $80,000. We are finally going to close on this in November. However, I was just informed that the HAFA program was switched to a regular short sale without my knowledge. In my opinion, to avoid the $3000 relocation incentive.
I called to find out why this is not on my Discount Payoff Agreement and I was notified by Ocwen directly that they had to deny that program because they didn't received the required documentation in sufficient time. This was not correct because the representative on today's call confirmed that they did receive it in sufficient time. They just didn't review it in enough time. Again to avoid paying the relocation incentive. But they are really sorry and they can restart the whole process again and they cannot guarantee that it would be finalized by my sale date of November 3. I was told back in March that I should have no problem receiving this incentive and now that we are have scheduled the closing - they are not sticking to their agreement. Shame on them!
Reviewed Oct. 13, 2014
Despite numerous phone calls and numerous empty promises Ocwen Mortgage has failed to pay our homeowners insurance resulting in a cancellation of our policy and that we have been uninsured since September 22, 2014. The premium was due on July 1, 2014. There are more than enough funds in our escrow. I cannot get any good answers as to why this has not been paid nor can I get a remedy to the situation
Reviewed Oct. 13, 2014
I applied for a loan modification and was advised that my modification was $30.00 higher than the rate was trying to modify. After numerous calls and several emails to their corporate office which to this day remains unanswered, it doesn't matter who you speak with. Every person will provide you a different response and yet each and every one of them are wrong. I was told they couldn't provide me details on the modification until I sign the paper and that once I signed, I would be on 2 trial payments. That is what my "assigned loan specialist" told me. Then I get a letter stating that because I accepted the new terms, I now pay a higher mortgage.
THEY ARE SCAMMERS AND CHEATS. The only honest thing I heard in my 5 months of back and forth agony is that when they calculate your income to debt ratio, they do not care about your expenses, which is evident since my expenses included replacing a damaged water heater that cause damaged to my walls. Repairing moldy wall and an emergency surgery that I have to pay $7,000 out of pocket expenses.
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2014
I received a letter in the mail from my insurance company that my insurance was not paid and being cancelled. I knew that we have escrowed. For the last 7 years we have not lived but have rented the house out. I called ocwen and apparently without my knowledge or consent my escrow was switched to taxes only creating a huge headache for me. I now have to go through a process of writing a letter and getting it back into insurance and taxes escrow and to find out when or who authorized this. i have to contact research department and have a review done.
Reviewed Oct. 11, 2014
I went to pay my payment on 10-10-2014 and have to my surprise need an account number. It was also stated online at Ocwen Mortgage bank site that I should have received or may receive info about the change over from GMAC to Ocwen. I have never received any letters to that effect. Calling them is horrible as there are at least x number of phone numbers that can be used. Up until now, my GMAC info worked... I am at a loss for words. Payment is due by the sixteenth! How do I obtain my loan account number from Ocwen? Please respond by email.
Reviewed Oct. 10, 2014
My loans were sold to Ocwen from GMAC and all kinds of problems began. Three different Relationship Managers with Ocwen continually lied and misrepresented themselves which put me in a horrible situation with my loans. I have a first and second on my house. I inquired about a HAMP modification June 2013. I received all the necessary paperwork for the modification and asked several times if approved would the modification include both loans. I was told they would work on the first note and once approved they could roll the second note into the first. I was approved on the first and everything looked great. Guess what? I was assigned another relationship manager for the second note and had to go through the whole process again. This took three months and was told not to make payments during this process. I was approved for the modification and asked to make my first trial payment, which I did immediately. A month later I received a call telling me I could not receive a modification because this was a second note. I asked to speak to a supervisor. I got one call from him and never heard from him again.
I was then assigned another relationship manager and she said I could work out a settlement with them and get out from under the note. I asked what kind of settlement and she gave me a range which sounded great. I made the offer and was turned down. All this time I was told not to make any payments on this note but to save up the money and I can make another payment in three months. I did what she said and in three months I had another relationship manager assigned to my account and she had a completely different story to tell about a settlement offer, one which could not possible make. All this time I was trying to make my regular payment online and it would not be accepted. I would receive the message to contact your relationship manager.
Over a year has passed and now they are telling me my options are only to repay all the past due payments, (which they told me not to make) with all the penalties and interest in order to reinstate this second note. Bottom line. I have been lied to by three different relationship managers throughout this horrible experience. My credit has been damaged and I seen no way out. They are not threatening with foreclosure. By the way, everyone you talk to from this company does not speak English very well and I have to have them repeat everything several times. I have even asked to be assigned a relationship manager that is American so I can understand them. My complaint is against Ocwen but I cannot believe GMAC, original note holder, would do business with a company like this.
Reviewed Oct. 8, 2014
5/2013 got an escrow check for overpayment. I was told I didn't need flood Ins on my property. I am in a flood plain and have always been required to carry it. Called Ins dept and told them the facts. Got a snotty reply and was told to "prove it then". 2014 they purchased a very expensive flood ins policy in my name without any contact with me in any way. After months of calls they finally cancelled their policy since I have maintained my policy. They now have added their policy back on my escrow. Every time I call them about this I am repeatedly told the wrong information, my faxes are "never received" though I have confirmation of their being sent and told I will get a call back and never have. I have been dealing with this company for 1 1/2 years on this issue and still have no resolution. I am ready to refinance with another company. Ocwen is a terrible company to deal with!
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2014
I JUST SPENT ONE HOUR AND FIVE FREAKING MINUTES ON THE PHONE WITH 4 CLUELESS AGENTS THAT COULDN'T ANSWER MY QUESTIONS AS TO WHY MY MORTGAGE SUDDENLY WENT UP $300. They tell me it's because of a lender based HOI that WAS $687 (GMAC) and is now $2037!!!!! NO ONE could answer the justification for the increase and expect me to call back in 2 days. They claim they sent notice in JUNE 2014 about my mortgage increasing and now claim that it's not the mortgage but the HOI.
IT IS NOW OCTOBER and still NO ONE can offer an explanation as to why??? But they can send me 3 letters in the space of two days claiming that I'm defaulting on my loan. REALLY?? REALLY!!??!!?? I'll be waiting on the class action lawsuit since I asked the jerk in India (where their call center is - NOT San Antonio, TX) if that was legal to charge someone an increase without justification and he said, "I don't know, ma'am." I hope to GOD that you were recording that call. YOU ALL ARE UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!
Reviewed Oct. 6, 2014
I am an active duty military member stationed in Oklahoma. In Sept of 2013, I was notified that I would be leaving our home in Tampa, FL to move to Oklahoma City, OK. We put our house on the market for sale in April of 2014 and it has been up for sale since with no interested buyers. When I originally bought the house back in 2009, I did the loan through USAA who I found out later was only a servicing company for GMAC. GMAC eventually went bankrupt and my loan was sold to OCWEN. Since our house has been on the market for so long, in Sept of 2014 we decided to put it up for short sale. The workings with OCWEN on the short sale have been a total nightmare. Requested documents have been lost and I'm trying to work with them about my insurance on the house but to no avail. I can't even get someone in the US to talk to because the calls are routed to India. What the hell is that? I can't understand for the life of me why this company is allowed to still be in business.
Onity Mortgage Company Information
- Company Name:
- Onity Mortgage
- Year Founded:
- 1984
- Address:
- P.O. Box 5452
- City:
- Mount Laurel
- State/Province:
- NJ
- Postal Code:
- 08054
- Country:
- United States
- Website:
- www.onitymortgage.com
