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Reviewed Nov. 14, 2013
Dana **, Agent for the Office of the Attorney General, Bureau of Consumer Protection (21 South 12th Street, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107) is investigating my Complaint to have OCWEN Financial Corporation investigated and prosecuted for fraudulent and deceptive business practices, misapplication of customers funds, placing illegal insurance which causes delinquency, charging unjust late fees, inspection fees, and appraisal fees, obstructing refinancing, refusing to identify a mortgage holder, and harassment for more than 500 collection calls during which the account was paid on time every month! I am confident that Agent ** and the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office will take action!
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2013
We applied for a loan modification around the Month of May. It was approved for three month trial. We complied with the trial and we were told they were preparing the final modification paperwork. In the mean time, we have been double tracked. Ocwen has been sending letters about our late payments. The last letter we got from them said we need it to send them $8000. At the same time, we got the final modification papers. This happened this past Thursday or Friday of Nov 7th or 8th respectively. We had the agreement notarized on Saturday and were preparing to send it today. We read the paperwork one more time to make sure all was in order. To our surprise, the agreement had to be returned early October. Yes we got it a month late. Ocwen was contacted to find out what was going on. They said they have not yet sent the final agreement. To add, we found that MERS assigned our DOT to the trust in June of 2013. This should have had happened in Nov. of 2005. Per the PSA agreement, I do not even think MERS had the right to assign the DOT. The loan should be VOID per New York Law.
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2013
Ocwen bought my mother's loan from GMAC and like so many it has been a nightmare. From having to make multiple request for proper mortgage documentation to a "lost" payment that still has not been made accounted for. We asked where did the payment go. We were told it got lost during the transfer between companies (an answer that took about 90 days to get). Needless to say we were not satisfied with that answer. Our faith has been shaken badly and as a senior on a fixed income, my mother does not need this headache because every cent counts. At this point we are looking to go to a more reputable company. We thought we were all alone in this quagmire until I started doing some research. Please help.
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2013
We bought our house about 2 years ago. Our mortgage was sold to PHH about a month after we closed on the house. My payment is taken directly from my bank account. They are now calling telling me that I have not made November 2013 payment, in which my bank shows they took the money out on Nov. 4th. Now mind you, the loan is in my husband’s name, and since he is in the Army, he is now out of the country and not so easy to reach. PHH will not talk to me, even though I have a POA. The only thing they will tell me is that my loan is past due, and the amount that they tell me was due is more than what my payment is supposed to be. I ask questions, like how they can say that I haven’t made a payment, and why is the payment amount more than what it is supposed to be. And they say they cannot bring up the loan information and to have my husband call them. I already told them that he is not in the country. After 45 minutes of arguing back and forth with someone who barely spoke English and refused to transfer me to a supervisor, I hung up. I am so ANGRY!!!!
Reviewed Nov. 11, 2013
Our home loan mortgage was just purchased from IndyMac Bank. We received letter of notification by mail stating purchase from IndyMac with no details of current amounts due or monthly payments. Nothing sent in mail regarding any amounts due or continuing monthly payment amounts. I then proceeded to check website for Ocwen - I created account for log on. Much to my chagrin, amount for monthly payment indicated by my loan number was twice the amount of my normal monthly payment with IndyMac. I then proceeded to call the 800 number indicated. A man answered the phone and could not at all understand my questions, nor I him. (The call center is in India.)
I inquired regarding the amount discrepancies and was told amounts were indicated when Ocwen bought the loans from IndyMac. I informed the man that as having a modification, terms and amounts cannot be changed due to their discretion. I will send the amount of my normal payment as usual to Ocwen. If rejected or Ocwen states new amount of monthly payments are now changed, I will sue them in court. I have since made four more attempts at communications with reps but get different answers from each. And not one of them can explain fees and charges due. By far worse than Bank of America or Wells Fargo.
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2013
Decided we couldn't stay in home due to upcoming changes in income and medical issues. Home $50,000 under water. Voluntarily walked away in Aug of 2011. Ocwen is first mtg and had a $40,000 second mtg. Had filed bankruptcy in 2007 - Chapter 13 repayment plan. Discharged October 2012. Sent dozens of letters & emails as well as an average of 10 phone calls a month the past 2 years basically begging Ocwen to start foreclosure as house was sitting vacant (in Minnesota). No foreclosure as of yet. I figured a voluntary foreclosure would move quickly...not with Ocwen. No one ever knows anything. No one speaks English as first language so there is a huge language/understanding barrier -they are all in India.
Got word last week that second mtg was discharged with bankruptcy so unless we sell house, we never have to pay that debt. Now first mtg (Ocwen) is affordable for us...especially with family member paying rent for a room. So... just requested a modification. Asked that they lower interest rate, lower principal a bit since under water, and waive penalties and fees. I'm dreaming... I know. Figured it was worth a try. The fact that Ocwen has yet to foreclose and i'ts been 26 months already gives me little hope of a swift modification.
I have never dealt with a more frustrating company before. No one ever knows anything. They set you up with a relationship manager and they know even less than the rep answering the 800 number calls. Makes me crazy. So if the modification falls into my lap that's great... but I will not waste anymore of my time and energy fighting with them to get it done. I don't need anymore Ocwen aggravation. I would rather leave the house behind.
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2013
I was in the process of a loan modification with HSBC. May 1st 2013, HSBC transferred all loans to PHH. My 1st letter from PHH was dated 5/6/13, "Sending this letter in reference to your application for assistance. I am pleased to be your designated case mgr... I am your single point of contact throughout the review process. My direct # is...” Problem? No name was given and no, it was not a direct #. “Our team rec'd your foreclosure prevention assistance. Prior attempts to obtain info from you were unsuccessful.” They just took over the loan May 1st; no prior attempts were made. Then it states my foreclosure date is 1/4/2010. Problem? Do they not know it’s 2013?
May 7, 2013 next letter: “Thank you for your interest. A prelim review of the docs indicates supplemental info is needed to process your request. Which was two (2) items.” Then it states, “If the 4506-T is needed and you need another copy…then there is the IRS website.” Problem...if it is needed? Not listed as one of the two items requested and how the hell do I know if it’s needed? They never sent me a "copy" so I assumed it's not needed. Point of contact was never mentioned.
Next letter dated June 13th: “Now 7 more items are needed and have 10 days. WARNING SAVE/COPY your envelope, this company tends to mail the items well after the date on their letters.” It was postmarked the 18th and sent to a mailing address for HSBC. I had approximately 2 days to reply which I did. Again, no point of contact named or a direct phone #. Next contact was a phone call from a Ms. ** on Aug 14th telling me to send my documents in as soon as possible a letter was sent to me on Aug 7th. I have no idea what the hell she is talking about. I went to the wrong address, there was nothing.
I went again on the 17th. There is my letter dated August 7th but was not postmarked until the 13th. This time it is 9 items being requested; most they rec'd already and now the IRS form 4506-T. Yet, they sent no documents to fill out. Appears they don't like to send documents. I downloaded documents from the internet and faxed their latest request. I found an HAMP application filled it out and faxed that as well (was not requested to do so by PHH). This letter had an e-mail address which when I tried to e-mail it came back. The letter also had a typed name at the bottom, Ms. **, yet a Ms. ** contacted me on the 14th?
Next letter dated Sept 24th, I was denied the HAMP loan. This one says, “I am pleased to be you case mgr. I am your single point of contact.” Again no name no direct #. It further states, “We will work with you to explore other options. If you have not completed a financial assistant package or supplied the required documents, it is very important you do so; we have enclosed one for you.” No they did not. Since I rec'd this on the 27th and due to the time difference of New Jersey I called on September 30th and requested the packet. Two days later, I come home from work and the trustee sale of Nov 4th was plastered on my door.
At the end of October, Ms. ** left a voice-mail message wanting to know what my intentions were? No one bid on the house, now it is PHH's. I was not aware of this company's business practices let alone the violation of the homeowner bill of rights effective 1/1/13. I was never given or denied a modification loan and per the September letter still believed it was in progress. I read the horror stories and someone wanting to do a class action suit is a great idea.
If you know of any California resident that has PHH who is also a victim of PHH, have them contact the attorney general's office, file complaints with all known departments. They violated our rights and law; they need to be ran out of business. Those of you in other states, check the laws to see if you are protected and file, file, file complaints everywhere. These are horrible stories what they have done to people.
Reviewed Nov. 8, 2013
I lost my job due to a worker's comp case and was unable to make my payments to PHH. My husband and I were trying to live off his disability but it wasn't enough and I was without pay for about 2 years. I contacted them for help and they sent to a bunch of papers to fill out for a modification which I did. It was a nightmare and when I would call to check on things, they were rude and didn't try to help me at all.
I was finally told they would not help me. I got behind on payments but finally found a buyer. I found out when checking my credit that they had sold my mortgage to Fannie Mae which I nor my husband knew anything about. I would never recommend this company nor use them again. I think they had no intentions of helping me with a modification when they sent out the paperwork. I was never behind until I lost my job. I would like to know how them selling my mortgage will affect me buying another home?
Reviewed Nov. 7, 2013
Before my father refinance his houses, I was in the loan of the property. But my father refinanced the the property with Ocwen Loans and he didn't include my name anymore b/c my credit was not doing that good... I look @ my credit report and is showing that I have a mortgage with them. I never signed any legal document. But Ocwen Loans decided to add my ssc as owner of the property. But when my father sign his document, he didn't need me b/c I was removed from the loans. These people are bunch of pigs b/c they are messing up my credit report.
Reviewed Nov. 6, 2013
Recently we sold our home. Mind you our mortgage was not held by Ocwen. We were good to close Oct 31st. Then our title company notified us there was a lien on our mortgage. Our neighbors had taken a loan out on their home in 2003 and Ocwen handled their mortgage now. They had overlooked the fact they had placed our lot number on their DEED.. Mind you this has been 10 years.. They will not contact me regarding the matter after several faxed correspondence. Their email notified me I was contacting the wrong address. So being helpful they gave me their customer only email to contact. The run around game.
I made it clear I was not a customer in my correspondence. I am an innocent person who only lived next door to their loan customer. This company is incompetent and unprofessional, and very unaware of the seriousness of this matter. Their loan could be sold for 1.00 by my neighbor and they would not have to pay off their 136,000 loan and the interest they would make over the next 20 years owed on the loan. So I feel so sorry for those who have to deal with this uncaring and incompetent mortgage co.
This has placed a hardship on our family, my 81 y/o mother. All our belonging were placed in storage, more payments and extra expenses we have incurred. I intend to follow with legal representation. This is their mess and we are paying for it.
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2013
Once again I am posting and have read even more horror stories! JP Morgan did a Mod and government forgiveness, locked at 2%. 1st payment - Chase called to inform me the loan had been sold, make the payments to Chase as the files are being transferred to Ocwen. I have been making my payments and payments have been lowered then raised (???) with STILL no paper work, months after the fact now. WHERE IS MY PAPERWORK????
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2013
I have a home in NORTH CAROLINA. After paying on it, for over 25 years never one late payment, my husband passes away. My home now, paid in full, has been picked up by OCWEN?? THREATENING LETTERS, PHONE CALLS all hours of the night day even at work?? What can I do to stop this company that does hardly speak any English at all. Now they have my home from 1986 at a price of over 2 hundred thousand dollars with it listed as foreclosed! Recently I filed my insurance for vandalism. Because the contractor did not put the total of amount of work, OCWEN refuses to pay even half of the work that has been done? DOES ANYONE KNOW WHO WE GO TO HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT ON OCWEN??
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2013
My mortgage was sold to them this summer by GMAC. And ever since then it's been a nightmare. I've been paying this mortgage for 8 years with different companies (as it kept on being sold), and never had any issues. Ocwen started off with a dozen threatening letters that they don't have my home insurance info, and they need proof, or else they will purchase one (much more expensive) for me and make me pay. I sent the proof -emailed, faxed, filled out a form they provided online. I got a confirmation from them by email that they received and processed my insurance info, then I got a letter confirming the same. Well guess what? This was at the end of September. Now is November and I received a certified letter from them stating that they have NOT received any proof of insurance and therefore proceeded and purchased one for me!
I called them immediately and was told to just disregard the letter as it only pertains to those with escrow account, and as I'm paying myself I shouldn't worry. But still need to fax proof of insurance to them or else... I told them that I've done so and received the confirmations already, and how I can be sure that they will not go ahead and just bill me later, claiming that they never received. I was assured it will never happen. Now reading all the reviews on here I'm really scared. I'm convinced that they're intentionally doing this. Yes, all the calls are answered from India with people speaking bad English, and it seems like they are trained to lie and mislead. Never in my life have I experienced such a horrible and rude customer service.
I don't want to have anything to do with this people and just applied with my credit union to refinance. I was told by the agent that in my case it doesn't make any sense to refinance. I owe 70K at 3,125% interest rate and I've been paying out the principal fast. I was so happy and proud of myself, since I'm a single woman and only 12 years in this country with no family. My credit is excellent, I never was late on this mortgage, paid my insurance and taxes on time, and now I have to dish out 2500 (probably more) to refinance when I don't really need to. I was doing just fine. But I suspect I might lose much more if I proceed with Ocwen. Now I'm praying to God Almighty and all the saints that the refinancing will go smooth and Ocwen won't falsely report any late payments to credit bureaus, etc. (the experience other people had). This is really frustrating and sad that honest and hardworking people have to go through this.
What can we do? Something has to be done about this company. They are true criminals! They don't deserve not even 1 star, more like minus 100.
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2013
As a customer of Ocwen I have fallen behind in my payments over the past year, paying after the 16th of the month. Ocwen has proceeded to charge me a property evaluation fee just about every month that I have gone over my grace period. To have to evaluate the property every month seems to be a method for Ocwen to increase their income and has nothing to do with actually valuating the property. When asked to see the property valuation, I'm told that it's only for internal use. Well if that's the case I should not have to pay for a service I can't use, let alone see myself.
Also Ocwen charges for certified mail that I have never received nor signed for, with a charge of $6.53. I have this charge listed four times on one date. This is outrageous and needs to be checked. With Ocwen currently growing at a rapid pace, I'm certain we will be seeing more complaints from a company that is spiraling out of control.
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2013
Ocwen Loan Servicing took over my mortgage from Homeward... not sure why... I have excellent credit and we pay on time monthly and always have. The interest rate of the loan is 6.99%. We purchased this when the economy was at the best paying why too much for the condo. We hired a lawyer to conduct services with Ocwen to see if the interest rate can be lowered and to my knowledge this can't be done and Ocwen will not lower the interest rate. All I get from them is to refinance the home. Oh but wait THEY DO NOT REFINANCE, is what the rep has told me.
This company is in INDIA and they, in fact, do not even know about Social Security and what it is. They have asked me for documentation (the same documentation more than once regarding social security) over and over. We are trying our best to get out of the Ocwen Loan Servicing Company for they do not understand what is going on with individuals and do not even know what is going on within your account. The communication is null and void within the company. I have spoken with a rep and told him that if we do not qualify for a HAMP loan or can't lower the interest rate so that we can afford our home as we grow older, then STOP sending the letters over and over saying why we do not qualify and give us information to move forward to lower the interest rate.
The response that I get is talk to another person that is assigned to your account. Now if they can't lower interest rate on good credit standing then Ocwen needs to quit sending letters and give information on ways to lower interest rate. Here is what I get from the rep, "You pay your loan on time and you have assets that you can pay your loan in a timely manner so you don't qualify." In other words you have to be dirt poor and not pay your payments to qualify for the Presidents break in refinancing your home if you are over your head in your home mortgage.... go figure.
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2013
Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC issued a statement on my mortgage account showing my account as delinquent when it is not delinquent nor has it ever been delinquent during the time it was with GMAC/DiTech and since Ocwen took over servicing the loan. The false delinquent status of my account is keeping me from securing refinancing for this loan to get away from this horrendous company. I am also receiving debt collection calls from Ocwen's bill collectors who are incapable of understanding that I am on a biweekly direct debit payment plan and that is why there is not one payment in full by the due date each month.
Reviewed Oct. 31, 2013
There definitely is a language barrier. It seems like they only stick to the script, making you answer questions that are not relevant. I called to see if they had my delinquent tax bill info (that they should have been paying all along) with escrow acct, but they kept telling me it's taken care of while I'm looking at the past due amount, which I faxed over. They are the worst and they say your name at least 15 times during phone call not resolving the issue. Taxes still unpaid.
Reviewed Oct. 30, 2013
My loan was recently sold to Ocwen Bank from GMAC. Earlier this month, I received a pre-foreclosure notice from them. I have been calling them for several months now for a solution to get the mortgage payments caught up. Unfortunately I am going through a divorce and trying to do all of this on my own to save my home. This month, I attempted to make a payment online. My account had been locked out. They said I needed to send certified funds - cashier's check, Money Gram, or Western Union. No problem. I attempted to pay twice using Money Gram's online system. The payment was rejected by Ocwen both times. I called back and she said I need to go to a payment center.
I went to a Money Gram center and made the payment. The money came out of my account almost immediately BUT it never posted to my account. Ocwen says they rejected my payment but Money Gram says they still have the funds and are unable to refund me until they release it. Then the customer service rep says it will take 5 more days to release. Are you kidding me? I finally asked if I could speak to an American representative and was told that would not be possible. They are unwilling to work with me. I have to provide the same info over and over. I am making plans to vacate the property. Based on what I am reading on this site, it is unlikely this will be resolved by Ocwen. Some of their activities seem illegal. I am curious if any agency in the US is monitoring this activity.
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2013
Ocwen took over my mortgage from American Home Mortgage. Letters came written in such a manner suggesting that I was in foreclosure as a foreclosure agent would be in touch with me shortly. All calls came from service centers in India. When I respond to the calls they ask me to provide my SS# last four digits. The information they give on why I got the letters varied from rep to rep. I did get calls daily. After many hours on the phone with these people, I was assured that I would be taken off the list of daily calls. Every time Ocwen called, we went over same info... No, I am not in foreclosure, I am paid a month ahead, why am I getting calls. For two months, this went on... I finally made the no call list. Then they want me to fill out a form as they need to make sure my info is accurate. I have asked for copies of my original loan documentation... This was last June... I am still waiting.
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2013
Ocwen Loan took over my account from GMAC two years ago and each year I received a notice from my insurance company of nonpayment from Ocwen and each time I had to call them to let them know they were responsible for paying my taxes and insurance from my escrow. Now I just received a letter requesting me to fill out a W-9 to verify my information and send a copy of my social security card and all the rep could tell me was they needed it to verify who I am. Yet you have to put your last 4 of social when talking to them. I don't understand why they request what they already have and why I can't get a English speaking person. My insurance agent called them and was told the payment would be sent FedEx overnight but it took 10 days. My insurance was cancelled but then reinstated. I hope this won't become the norm for Ocwen.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2013
I first had my mortgage with GMAC lost my company 35 strait trucks due to economic collapse. Finally, got a decent paying job and GMAC did a loan mod that was decent. I had a recent hardship and missed 2 months. Ocwen can't speak English I understand. In 2 days, I will be past 90 days which they will start foreclosure proceedings. They won't give me any leeway whatsoever. I even told them I can make back, back payments and get caught up. They insisted that I give them my routing and account # Ha ha ha, yea right.
I am not paying GMAC defaults on a 12-billion loan from our tax dollars and they are going to treat us like peasants. PISS ON THEM!!!! I am bank rolling all my paychecks, buying property in Texas and will be building a home on land I own, Invest in solar panels and water tanks and composting toilet. I am investing in my family, this time not some fake dream the banking industry has been selling us under the guise of "The American Dream". You want to hurt them, look up property Texas. Don't pay your mortgage, hold out as long as you can and at the last minute file for bankruptcy. I plan on living here, saving my money until they tell me to leave at gun point. I say I am good for at least 3 years, projected savings, $125,000, cost of average lot in Texas, $5999.
Reviewed Oct. 26, 2013
Have been trying to modify my mortgage to a lower interest rate so I can afford my mortgage and keep my home. Have never been late on a payment, even doubled up some months, then I lost my job. I was "granted" a forbearance program. I made every payment on time, but I was charged a late fee every month, plus a property inspection fee. When I question the inspection fee, I am told they hire a "preservation" company to drive by my home. I asked for proof of these "drive by's" and they cannot or will not give them to me. I asked, “Since I have to pay for this inspection fee, I want to see the inspector. I want them to stop by and knock on my door at the next inspection.” Ocwen says that cannot be done.
I have been denied a modification twice. The letters of denials state one reason, and when I call, I am given another reason. I have appealed the denials in writing, and no response. The customer service representatives are not helpful, and very difficult to communicate with due to language accents. This company advertises they are available to help their customers keep their homes - that is a lie! They are difficult to work with, and tack charges onto my loan.
Reviewed Oct. 23, 2013
Terms In the 2nd month of a modification with JP Morgan Chase, my loan was transferred, sold (?????) to Ocwen I made my last payment to Ocwen sealing the deal. OR SO I THOUGHT!!!!! Now they, Ocwen, is telling me (I have all paperwork) I have to go through their process. They have been/are trying to raise my % rate as well as I have no contract from them. Just calls and foreclosure letters (?) based on the load before the mod. With JP Morgan Chase. Ocwen said/told all by phone. I've been told to make the NEW lower payment on the 1st of November. With no paperwork in my hand (??????) showing me what the terms are (?) AND by the way I have/had a CONTRACT WITH CHASE!!!
So how is it I'll now have to go through their modification (?) for 1 year. AND they can just tell me too bad about my contract with Chase????? Is anyone having this problem???? Last, how is it Ocwen wants to raise the % rate and lower the payment? How does that work? I took math in school. If your loan was transferred in the last 5 months from Chase to Ocwen, I would really like to talk with you!! What these banks are doing cannot be on the up and up. Everything is by phone, or they want to email. I need legal paper work!! They also canceled my INS but that was in my payments, no INS 6/7 weeks where is that $$$$$?? Where is my escrow money???? And What about my contract with JP Morgan Chase??? Chase is telling me they have no paperwork as they sent it to Ocwen????
Reviewed Oct. 23, 2013
Ocwen Loan Servicing just purchased our mortgage loan and deducted our October 2013 mortgage from our checking account twice. Three weeks of calls have produced NO RESULTS and every time we call, we are starting over. They seem to keep no records of our calls or this problem, and show no interest in resolving it. We are at the point of considering this criminal theft. Our next calls will be to the police and the press.
Reviewed Oct. 23, 2013
I lost my home a year ago from Ocwen! I called them every day with questions about my paperwork they claimed they never received. I paid to send stuff through our local fax company and they still claimed they never received it. This went on for 6 months until one day I called and they said, "We are sorry, your house will be in a sheriff auction. There is nothing we can do!" I could not believe this happened. I called everyday. I sent stuff everyday. I re-sent, re-sent and nothing. Plus when I called, I could barely understand the people I was talking to because of different language. I have a family of seven. This was so hard on all of us and I feel like they didn't know what they were doing. Does anyone know if there is anything we can do about this?
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2013
I have to sell my home and after it being on the market for over 2 years, decided to do a short sale. I have a buyer and have submitted all the paperwork Ocwen required. The buyer made a good offer and Ocwen countered. The buyer accepted the counter offer. The problem is when I signed the loan many years ago, I used my nickname when I signed because I was using it for everything including pay stubs, bank accounts, and tax returns. I at one point decided to change my driver's license over to my nickname and was informed I could not and needed to use my given name since that was what was on my social security card. I started using my given name.
Ocwen keeps asking for a name change affidavit and there is no name change with the courts. I have written to them twice explaining that the two names are one and the same person. Their last response has been that they closed the "books" on the short sale because I did not provide the affidavit within ten days and if I wish to pursue a short sale, I need to submit the entire package again which would be about the fourth time. I talked with the relationship manager before the ten days were up and explained that they had 38 pages of documents including my explanation of the two different names. She said she made notes to document everything and sent it to underwriting. I had my Realtor email them about the discussion the relationship manager and I had and that they have everything they asked for. Some emails will be sent to my Realtor with both my ex-husband's name and mine, then others are sent referring to just me. They don't need anything from my ex as he signed a quit claim deed and the divorce decree leaves me responsible for the house. It seems they are searching to see if there is any money they can get. If I had any, I would have paid my mortgage every month and not be in this position.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2013
My mortgage was recently acquired by OCWEN from GMAC Mortgage. I had been with GMAC for about 8 years. I had no problems with making mortgage payments online with GMAC. When OCWEN opened up a new website, I began having problems with logging in and working with my mortgage account. The first time I tried to create a new account, I had difficulty. The second month, I could not log in at all. I have memorized my password. I use it all the time at work. It eventually locked me out. I tried to reset my password using their online instructions. They were supposed to send me a new password, but it never came in my email.
I contacted tech support. I got a foreign Indian person. He confirmed my email address was correct. He told me I had to email tech support to resolve the problem. They emailed me stating that it would take 72 hours before they could respond. I have yet to be contacted by their tech support. The website now says I have no account with them. I contacted the BBB about this company. They sent me a letter saying they have not gotten a response from them. I have also contacted my state's banking authority and filed a complaint. They sent me a copy of a letter they sent to the banking authority. It sounds as if they are trying to blame me for the issue.
I have certifications in I.T. I know my way around computers. I feel that this poor service is deliberate. I have read multiple problems with this company. It appears they are bent on making as much money for their shareholders by any means necessary. I think they received praise for taking on a lot of bad loans, but what is the motive. It looks like they see a way to take advantage of people in trouble with their mortgages. People with bad credit are always preyed upon. I make my payments on time, but I feel that I may also be a victim of some bad business scam. If anyone has any suggestions, it would be greatly appreciated. I am trying to document what is happening before they try to screw me.
Reviewed Oct. 18, 2013
Totally incompetent. I am choosing to write a review as others have warned on here about their poor customer service and failure to close accounts when paid in full, as we are dealing with this right now. Our GMAC HELOC was sold to OCWEN. We sold our home and paid off the loan. We should have known something was amiss when our real estate attorney handling the sale of our home told us they were one of the worst companies he ever dealt with in getting pay off amounts, etc. After receiving our pay off, OCWEN requested that we send a certified, notarized letter if we wanted to close the paid off account. Why would we keep a HELOC open on a house we no longer owned? We sent the letter promptly, as we were in the process of buying a new home, though the sale of our new home wasn't contingent on the sale of our current home.
After nearly 3 months, OCWEN has yet to close our account and refund our overpayment. They acknowledge that they have received our notarized letter and that they are in the process of closing the account, though they cannot tell us when they will actually close it. Now, we are preparing to close on our new home and up pops a red flag that we still have a HELOC open on a house we don't own. The new lender is requesting evidence that the HELOC is closed, which OCWEN won't give up a closure date. To top off the OCWEN incompetence, we just got a "past due contact notice" that we have made a payment on our PAID OFF HELOC since September (we paid off the loan and sent the request to close in August) and we owe them interest on the loan and late fees. WHAT? How do you charge interest on a loan that is paid off and shows a balance owed of $0???!!!! I will be very happy to be rid of this company and their complete incompetence.
Reviewed Oct. 18, 2013
Ocwen bought my 2nd mortgage form GMAC. I have been keeping up with my payments with no issues until I tried to pay it off. I even send in the interest owed for the month via USPS express service and bought a bank cashier check. The cost of the check and the express service cost almost 10x more than the interest owed. They never debited my account and could not find the payment. I spoke to somebody from India who I had a lot of trouble understanding but never was able to resolve the issue. Then a week later, they reversed my pay off amount for no reason. This is one lousy and worthless company to deal with. DO NOT OBTAIN A LOAN WITH THEM.
Reviewed Oct. 17, 2013
My husband and I had a cabin in North Carolina and the mortgage was with Homeland. My husband passed away on Sept. 4, 2012 and I couldn't afford this home so I filed for a deed in lieu with Homeland in November of 2012. I filed all the paperwork and it was supposed to close in February. A week before it was to close, Homeland sold it to Ocwen. I call Ocwen and they said they didn't get the paperwork and I had to start over. So in March I filed all the paper work out again. When I got it back, they had taken my husband's name off the paperwork and I call and told them they couldn't do that, they had to put his name on it and I would be deceased on the paperwork. Then they did and I filed the paperwork out and faxed it to them on March 13, 2013. Then they said I had to get everything out of the house and make sure it was clean because they had to have people go and appraise it and they would let me know if I would be approved.
I did that in April and told them that I wasn't living there and I would have my friend let them in. In June they told I was approved and that their lawyer was sending me paper to fill out and also have my homeowner's association letter sent to the secretary and have them fill out the paper, that they didn't want to buy the house which I did. I filled out the paperwork and send it in the envelope that they sent me to send in with and the secretary sent in their paperwork also. They told me they received her paperwork but not mine and since they didn't get it, my deed in lieu is cancelled. They are now sending me foreclosure notices and want to know if I want to start a deed in lieu.
So I called 4 weeks ago to start another deed in lieu, and was told I was approved and still hadn't heard so I called back and was told I was still under review, but my friend called me from North Carolina and said that someone was at my house and that now there is a No Trespassing sign on the house. I want to know if they didn't receive my paperwork for the first completed deed in lieu, how did they get in, because in that paperwork, I sent my husbands' death certificate and all the keys to my house and the only other key is my friend's and she didn't let them in. I am really tired of Ocwen. I don't think they are trying to help people. They are trying to help themselves and they should have people in America helping them, not in a foreign country where you can't understand them.
Reviewed Oct. 17, 2013
GMAC Mortgage, the original lender on my home for 8 years, informed they were getting out of the mortgage business and transferring all mortgages to Ocwen. I recently changed my homeowner's policy & Ocwen charged me for fire insurance saying they did not receive notice of the new policy from my insurer. I sent Ocwen a copy as an attachment in an e-mail response. I checked with my server and they indicated the attachment went out with my email. Ocwen responded they did not receive an attachment along with information, LCC Servicing is a debt collector.
I do not owe any missed payments. I have good credit. I have been instructed to fax a copy. I'll go to Kinkos or somewhere & fax a copy. I have very little trust in this firm. After reading others' experiences with Ocwen along with the poor reputation debt collectors in general have, I will look to refinance to get out of my relationship with Ocwen. Hopefully, Ocwen is cooperative and a nightmare does not begin as others have posted on the internet. So far, the consequences are I have been charged a little under $800 for insurance I already have in place and the hassle of contacting my insurer again to fax information along with me locating a fax machine to fax.
Reviewed Oct. 17, 2013
OCWEN GOT MY MORTGAGE January 2013. Apparently they bought it from Homestead Mortgage. I had just been approved by Homestead, when Ocwen got my mortgage. To this date, October 17, 2013, I have faxed, sent certified mail, e-mail all the required documents, yet they continue to have foreclosure dates, one on my birthday, July 2. It appears no matter what I do, send, say, they continue to start the process all over again. I have significant documentation about all the information I have sent, as well as recorded telephone calls. Additionally, they assigned me an account manager, who I couldn't understand his English, and I'm a speech pathologist. Most of my time was spent asking for repeats, please spell that.
Additionally, I have received several notices via their website stating they have received all the documents necessary for my home modification. While stating in several weeks they will let me know of their decision. Every single time, I got no decision one way or the other. It was always, "YOU NEED TO SUBMIT MORE DOCUMENTATION." Also, they had men coming to my house at all hours, saying they were from Ocwen, but never having any identification indicating so. My renter and I were frightened, many times refusing to open the door, especially at 11:30 pm. Additionally, it's my understanding they are supposed to inform me in writing of any foreclosure dates.
I have never received an official notice of foreclosure, by certified mail, or otherwise. I was able to determine a foreclosure was impending, because so many law firms was busting my mail box full. Ocwen is Like THE FOX WATCHING THE HEN HOUSE. You know what happens when the fox watches the hen house. They are EATEN AND KILLED by the fox, in this case, an unjustified foreclosure.
Reviewed Oct. 17, 2013
I had a loan mod from Litton Loan. All was approved with lower payment & int rate. I was to skip next payment. Received no notice from them of being sold. Received letter the month my payment was due from Ocwen that I was in default & need to pay loan in full! Sent in all copies of docs from Litton. Cust svc SO RUDE & stated I had failed to send in a form to Litton to accept the mod. THIS WAS A DONE DEAL! Ocwen not working with me. Foreclosure filed. I had to file bankruptcy to stop this! Ocwen now sends letter they will try to do a loan mod. I'll be notified (I already had one from Litton!). Never heard back on this. Cust svc in another city states they know nothing about any mod being worked on. Faxed them a copy of their own letter many times. State they never receive copies.
One year later, they want to foreclose in 13 days. Receive letter from foreclosure attorney stating I have 30 days to respond. Send in response via certified mail, ask to see the orig note. Nothing from Ocwen stating sale date. Receive notice from other attorney for my bk business. It states sale date is 11/5/13, 13 days from first notice giving me 30 days to respond! I now must file another bk case to stop the sale & once again try to resolve this mess with Ocwen! I'm on SSI. Am on a fixed income & don't have any extra to pay court costs, filing fees, etc. I had a loan mod with Litton, which Ocwen should have to accept!!! I'm filing complaint with OCC (Office of the Comptroller of the Currency) & begging for help. I NEED HELP SAVING MY HOME FROM THIS SCAM OF A COMPANY!!!!
Reviewed Oct. 17, 2013
Ocwen informed me they took over the servicing of my loan from GMAC in September 2013. According to their records, a payment had not been made since June 2013. I am in a program with the State of Maryland (Emergency Mortgage Assistance) for the unemployed or underemployed. I pay my portion to the state each month and they cover the rest. The state has informed me that Ocwen has been paid. Ocwen says they have not and are talking about foreclosure. I have a appointment with my Lawyer tomorrow. I suggest anyone that sends Ocwen payments to make sure you keep all of your receipts. Glad that I did.
Reviewed Oct. 16, 2013
I started a modification in June of 2013. Every payment sent to them was lost every time, from June to August (my 3 month trial). They would call and harass me asking for it to be sent again (meaning a double payment). On the first occasion they had the money order and it was tracked as cashed and they claim they didn't have it. I had to pay to get a copy from the money order company and have it faxed to Ocwen. On the second one they lost it and I had to go to the bank and get a reprint of the money order and overnight the payment to them ($20.00 fee for me). On the third one they lost again and I had to pay (15.00 to have it sent express with a confirmation signature).
Finally when the modification was complete and approved in September they sent me a really good offer. I had the forms notified and sent them the first payment, which they received on 9/30/13 (this was to count as the first payment for 10/01/13, all the past debt cleared). One week later I received a phone call stating I need to send October's payment and the mortgage had went up $120.00 from my approved modification. This has been the worst experience ever with this company. I don't know who stands behind this company but they can not be human.
Reviewed Oct. 16, 2013
I have an automatic mortgage payment setup on my computer, so imagine my surprise when I was filing my mortgage statements that I had been underpaying my mortgage for two months. Ocwen Loan Servicing had added a Home Warranty Charge of around $54.00 to my account without my consent and I did not even realize this for two months. I immediately called the customer service line and was on hold for ten minutes before I could speak to someone to correct the mistake. The customer service rep could not tell me why this was added to my account and asked if I had cashed a check that was sent to me from the warranty service. I had not cashed anything and I asked Ocwen to send me a letter stating that this addition was a mistake. The representative said they would have it fixed, but could not send a letter or statement stating the correction had been made. I will see next month if the issue was resolved, but I find this activity to be very suspect and I imagine a lot of folks would just pay the additional amount for a while as it is a pain to correct the issue.
Reviewed Oct. 16, 2013
I tried to do a home modification three time with Ocwen. Each time we were denied. Was told that If I was unemployed more than likely I would qualify. Unfortunately we were still denied. My unemployment ran out, still Ocwen refused to help. March I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I needed surgery and radiation so now I am unable to look for work at this time and again we were denied any assistance from Ocwen.
Ocwen also told me that we no longer had home owners insurance even though I had paid it up for a year. I called to find out that I still had insurance and by this time I had already paid another $900.00 for insurance. Ocwen told me that I would be receiving the money back from the previous insurance company, but needless to say they kept the money themselves. This company needs to stop taking advantage of customers and misleading them (their slogan HELPING HOME OWNERS IS WHAT WE DO)...
Reviewed Oct. 15, 2013
I have had ongoing issues with Ocwen and one of the many is always having to speak with an agent in India or the Philippines, who read from a script and can't help with ANYTHING that isn't the basic. All they do is apologize and give you the run around. The other major issue is how they conveniently say my payment takes three weeks to get there. However, when I get a mail notification from the post office as proof, it magically gets there on time. It is a scam and they will find themselves in court over fees when enough people realize it.
Reviewed Oct. 15, 2013
I filed an application for a loan modification with OCWEN. I have tried for the last five years to do so with GMAC with no success. I sent the application in with all requirements, and a person hand written letter. Within a week I received a letter from OCWEN that they had received my application and it was being reviewed for processing. Two days later, I received a letter that my application had been denied. I made an appointment to speak with company and did so today. October 14, 2013. I did this because the letter instructed me to do so for the possibility of other options.
When I received the call it was from a lady who after some time talking to her I discovered that she was in India. Are you serious? She indicated to me that she did not have any options for me and the only thing she could recommend was that I sell my house. I asked her why my application for a loan modification was denied she said she did not know. She also stated that the owner of my loan did not participate in the loan modification process. Are you serious? Then why do you have that info on your website and take customers through this. She indicated that I had not made any payments and she did not have any record of payments that I have made.
Man that made me angry. I told her with no uncertain terms that I wanted first of all the name and address of who owns my loan, a detailed transaction report of all my payments, and I want someone from the US to call me and discuss my account. It is my intention with all the resources that I have to expose this company along with GMAC Mortgage Company. I want to hire a lawyer but I think from all the complaints that I see on this website we might do better by combining our minds and our resources. Anyone interested please email me at **. If no one does anything about this company they will continue to foreclose and take people's homes.
Reviewed Oct. 14, 2013
In August 2013, we paid off the mortgage to our house. The mortgage originated with GMAC. I have had numerous conversations with OCWEN and they keep telling me one story after another. Since I am a paralegal, I have filed MANY mortgages and in no way does it take 3-6 months. That is the story OCWEN tells me. I have checked the Clerk's Website and still our Satisfaction of Mortgage has not been filed. Last time I spoke with OCWEN, they tell me they are sending me an email they received from the Clerk's office. Our Clerk's office does not do that and I never received an email. I am losing a sale on my home because of OCWEN. OCWEN did not even file a Transfer from GMAC.
Reviewed Oct. 14, 2013
Well, we had to close out a few IRAs to stop the foreclosure on our home. They are still insisting on paying our taxes which increases our Mortgage payment but I spoke with the town and figured out the system so they should not be paying the town anymore. Yeah, Right. Now they are trying to pay our homeowner's insurance but the insurance company was more than willing to send the money back to Ocwen and said, "They are trying to screw you." Insurance company's words not mine. Also, a friend of mine has Ocwen but technically through USAA and USAA called them and asked if they want to refinance which really wasn't practical but when they told them my story with Ocwen, they said they are getting a lot of complaints and she thinks that is why USAA is calling and offering everyone that ended up with Ocwen to refinance.
Is there no one out there that can help us? They have ruined our credit and I can't go with another mortgage company even though if you looked, our credit report that is the only bad item on it and it seems word is getting around that they are making people's lives difficult. If you look at the foreclosures on their website, majority are very low - at least in NJ - so it seems that is their plan to screw people with very little left on their mortgage and take over the house so they can sell it for a profit. We have only 5 years left and never once had an issue with GMAC so why now.
Reviewed Oct. 13, 2013
Another GMAC customer who had our mortgage account taken over by Ocwen. They have transitioned from the old GMAC website to their own, and they have been nothing but a hassle. They are now charging me processing fees that I have never had to pay before in all the years I have been banking online. Every time I call, they give me different information. I will be filing a formal complaint with banking authorities here in Connecticut and will pursue legislative remedies.
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2013
They reviewed my fixed rate account and assessed I was paying my home owner's insurance and state property taxes in my mortgage payment, then increased my mortgage payment by $200.00 per month. I have lived here for over 35 years. I'm a Vietnam veteran, worked for the Social Security Administration for 27 years and never asked for benefits until now. I live with my 85-year-old Mom and she was a dedicated nurse for the Mercy Hospital for 27 years here in Baltimore. My father was in the Navy construction battalion (CB's) during World War II (deceased) and now I find that I somehow can't make ends meet. What's wrong?
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2013
I am on a trial period for a loan modification starting Sept. 1st and made my Sept. and Oct. Payment on time. On Oct. 8th, I received a call that my Oct. payment was not received. I called immediately 800-746-2936 to find out why I was receiving such a call. The customer representative tells me that they haven't received my payment. I made my payment through my online bill pay through my banking institution to Ocwen, PO Box 6440, Carol Stream, IL, 60197-6440 which was withdrawn on Oct. 2nd. I have spoken to numerous customer representatives and even to 2 supervisors and to no avail. I was told to fax the documents regarding the online statement to their "research team" which I did and even to a supervisor and haven't heard anything.
I am so frustrated at this point and don't understand where the "hell" is my payment that was withdrawn . What is going on? To top it off, one representative had the gall to say to me after she knew how upset I was that "At this time, your Oct. 1st payment is past due." What!! Did I just hear what I think she said, how dare them. I have been reading these complaints that are posted and I am scared. I am trying to save my house and start anew and OMG, I believe I have entered a nightmare.
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2013
After GMAC filed Chapter 11 and reorganized, Ocwen bought out my mortgage. I had a line of credit which when I went to make my usual monthly payment online, the account was closed with a 0.00 balance (07/2013). A couple of months went by (Aug. 2013) and OCWEN began calling, stating they were a collection agency and we owed over two months on this closed account. We asked to speak to a Supervisor/Manager. They stated there wasn't one available. They never would address the closed account with a 0.00 balance. We continue to get bills from them. They are LIARS and a fraud. We didn't close account (on their website, it still shows a zero balance and closed). We assumed it was due to GMAC Chapter 11.
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2013
Inherited 30-year mortgage in 2004 which was held by H&R Block. Death certificate and necessary docs were provided. Loan was later taken by AMSI & then Homeward & I never had any problem. Payment was made online through bill pay, never late, was making extra payments. $130,000 loan was down to $13,157 when Ocwen took over mortgage and it was a nightmare. Treated like account was turned over for collection. Had to provide copies of death certificate, trust, etc. and was still received confrontational treatment. Would not let me use bill pay.
I was told only could set up where they come and take funds from my account. I was so angry I paid the loan off in June 2013 & as of today, 10/7/2013, no release of mortgage on property has been received. I just called to find out when could expect and went through hell to get any information. Was promised they would send release today.
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2013
My mother-in-law passed away on August 7th. I called PHH Mortgage Company at 1800-449-8767 to ask them how I should send the death certificate, new bank acct information and Power attorney for my father-in-law. The customer rep told me to fax to them. Three days later after I faxed to them, I called them again, another customer Rep told me that they didn't accepted fax and I need to mail them a copy. One week later, I called them again after I mailed them the copy, another customer Rep told me that they did not accept copy, they need the original power attorney. I was concerned that they might lose it, he said they process them all the time, and they would mail them back to me in 24-48 hours after they noted to the acct.
I used registered mail to mail them the original copy of the power attorney. According to the tracking number they received it on Sept 17th. Two days later, I called PHH again to ask them to make sure to send the power attorney back to me. They said it will take 7-10 business days. I called again after 10 business days, the customer Rep told me that they never asked original power attorney and they would never send them back to customer. I asked for supervisor, they refused to let me talk to the supervisor. I finally called USAA who was our original mortgage company. The USAA Rep got hold of the PHH Mortgage customer services supervisor Lillian **. She promised that she would call me back in 48 days hours. I waited about four business hours, she did not call me back.
I called the customer services line again on 10/7. The Rep refused to let me talk with the supervisor. When I asked about my status of the power Attorney, she hung up on me. So far, I have called at least 20 times, each time I got different story from PHH Mortgage center Rep. So far, I still have not had my power attorney back and have no idea when and if I am going to get it back. My father-in-law is very ill. I don't know what to do if he gets sick!
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2013
In Feb 2013 OCWEN took over my home equity loan from GMAC, who has held the loan for 8 years. I have never been late with any payments with either of them. When OCWEN took over, it has been nothing less than a hassle and a headache. My payments are on automatic pay and on several occasions OCWEN has charged late fees, sent letters and made phone calls. Their customer service has been telling me your bank returned the payment claiming there is no account.
When I contacted the bank (Bank of America) I was informed OCWEN sent the wrong account number. When I contacted OCWEN I was informed that I gave the wrong number to them. I am on auto pay and have never had a problem before. When I tried to make a payment to cover the so called late fees and payment return charges, I was told I cannot do it over the phone because of the auto pay. When I logged onto their website to make a payment I saw no late fees or extra fees charged to my account. Two weeks later I received a notice of past due account with a fee of $274. Again I logged onto the site and still did not see any fees posted. I am now working feverishly to find another lender so I can get away from these (in my opinion) thieves.
Reviewed Oct. 6, 2013
This bank Ocwen bought GMAC (my old mortgage lender). I started a FHA loan assumption with GMAC and Ocwen took over. After five months I called and they even knew that I was doing a loan assumption. This is the worst mortgage service bank.
Recently I was trying to refinance and they lied about me being late, even when I have bank statements with transactions of this bank doing withdrawals on time. They made charges to my account (unknown reasons) without even telling me. They discriminated me on the phone because of my accent. Call them for help is hell (you are lucky if you can get them to even pick up the phone after 50 minutes). They lied to me so many times that makes me sick. Is there any regulation authority to stop this bank?
Reviewed Oct. 4, 2013
OCWEN acquired my loan from B of A who received it from Countrywide, whom I refinanced with in 2006. Countrywide had me apply for a loan modification as I was behind a few months, then they failed. B of A took over and I followed their lead into more applications. Then B of A transferred (sold I guess) my loan to OCWEN who started over again. First it was HARP then HAMP. Turns out I was never qualified for either one of these. Now I am being considered for an 'in house' modification, though there are no details about it and the layers of customer service personnel are of no help.
Additionally, every month there are fees and penalties adding up at the rate of $4000 per month. I believe that OCWEN will claim these as profit when they foreclose, and that's been their intention from the beginning.
It's not fair that they lead me through these applications, duplicating what was done by their predecessor B of A and compounding the debt with their fees and penalties. It's been brought to my attention that they are paid by our government to do exactly this, putting our family home in jeopardy. Seems that it may get sold to investors, maybe not even citizens of our country, which is a travesty.
Reviewed Oct. 4, 2013
This started the 3rd week of September, with multiple calls saying that I was late on my 2nd mortgage payments. I am on an automatic bi-weekly payment program to build equity (from when the loan was with GMAC, with NO PROBLEMS). After speaking to Murtaza on 9/23/13, he said that it was an error and he would correct it. Then on 10/3/13 I received a Past Due Contact Notice dated 9/26/13 from Ocwen. After calling the Customer Care Center AGAIN and speaking with Carol (US Virgin Islands), she discovered that they had been applying all my payments to the Principal and none to the Interest! Totally their FAULT. I am now waiting for an apology letter (not holding my breath) and a re-cap of their correction. This seems like the worst mortgage company I have ever had dealings with!
Reviewed Oct. 4, 2013
OCWEN Loan Servicing is buzzards waiting to dive in for the kill. After dealing with them for months and months for a loan modification due to medical hardship...and being denied multiple times for varied reasons, like I made too much money then I didn't make enough money. Then they had the "wrong financials" late fees, and property drive by fees continued to pile. "Lost mail", "lost electronic payments", "Missing correspondence”, rude "relationship coordinators", moving money and reassigning monies in and out of escrow account without permission and finally denying access to my payment that I sent towards the "trial payment period" on a modification that lowered my payment by $40.00...I called my state’s Attorney General Office...Through their efforts and contacting Freddie Mac directly...I now have a payment I can afford. OCWEN has NO INTEREST in helping anyone...They are interested in doing their best to trip you up to make a mistake so they can take your home. They are buzzards circling a fresh kill.
Reviewed Oct. 4, 2013
I am a mortgage broker and dealt with OCWEN for many years. Their support team is outsourced to India and the Philippines and doesn't appear to be well-trained. When my clients would pay off mortgages serviced by OCWEN, Ocwen would either forget to release the lien or send in incorrect documents, resulting in liens never being officially released, creating lots of problems down the road, when the clients would try to buy or refinance. Oftentimes, they would attempt the same process many times, taking months, yet still sending in incorrect information. This is not an isolated incident, it happened at least 5-7 times over the last 3 years with different branches of OCWEN. If you find out that your lender may sell the loan to OCWEN, try to avoid this lender.
Reviewed Oct. 4, 2013
I have been charged $35.00 for several certified letters they would send because my mortgage was late 30 to 60 days. When 60 days late, they charged me inspection fees and a $395.00 evaluation fee I did not agree to. They have done this twice. They bought my FHA mortgage from another mortgage company. I have had many mortgages and have never been charged these outrageous fees!! They are breaking the law and taking advantage of people who cannot afford to fight them. They are trying to steal my home! God help us.
Reviewed Oct. 2, 2013
I have repeatedly called Ocwen to have my loan refinanced and get turned down each time. I speak to someone that speaks good English and I can never get transferred. I ask for a loan modification and because I received one 2 years ago with GMAC, I don't qualify. I'm very frustrated and can't seem to receive any type of assistance. Surely there are other options and I'm always informed they have no solutions for me.
Reviewed Sept. 30, 2013
We had a loan through Saxon, who was sold to Ocwen. We had tried for years to do a short sale. Every time there was a buyer, excuses arose: this paper is missing and that is missing. Finally got a buyer, the HOA wanted their monies that were owed and decided to foreclose on the property. I called, emailed, faxed the attorneys of Ocwen for help and heads up. NO help. We had called so many times for help.
All we did was tell our story every time we called to some people from India who did not understand what we were saying. It was not like we were turning our backs on this property. We were trying to do the right thing. Now they want to foreclose on us and make us responsible for the difference. All they had to do is listen to us. That was all. But I do not know which is worse, the attorneys from Ocwen or the Judges who sign off on these foreclosures. I can imagine how many others have lost their homes due to the negligence of Ocwen.
Reviewed Sept. 30, 2013
Ocwen stole $173,205.01 in Insurance Money to rebuild my home from an electrical fire it endured back in 4/2013. I informed Ocwen of an electrical fire in my home and on July 11, 2013, a check was issued by Safeco in the amount of $173,205.01 for those damages. I signed a contract with Tri-State Contractors to perform the work. The work will not begin until they receive their 1st draw. On July 22, 2013, I received a packet from Ocwen outlining the process, paperwork needed and the necessary steps to take in order to receive the disbursements. (three parts 1/3 each)
On September 24, 2013 Ocwen received the packet: 1) Homeowners Statement, 2) Insurance Adjusters Damage Estimate, 3) Work Contract from Tri-State, 4) W-9 Form (contractor), 5) Claim Check ($173,205.01). When I called Ocwen to confirm they received it, they said no. When I called back (the same day one hour later) with the tracking number and the name ** who signed for it, miraculously they had in fact received it.
Also, that same day, I spoke with three different individuals all of whom gave me the runaround. Each one explained that something was wrong with the packet: They didn't have my correct mailing address. They didn't have the correct Pay to the Order of Information (Tri-State). They didn't have the correct $ amount of the check ($173,205.01). They didn't have the correct paperwork (that was the old packet). Now they needed more paperwork: Acknowledgement of Guidelines, Intent to Repair, Contractors Conditional Waiver of Liens.
Most disturbing is their unwillingness to appoint one person to oversee and ensure this process goes smoothly in their supposed Property Loss Department. Especially considering that they have outsourced their Customer Services to India, which complicates things further. I decided to investigate Ocwen and found on the internet that they are doing this and much more to others. In addition, they also have lost two major lawsuits because of their shady practices. Currently the State of New York has court appointed a Monitor to reform their mortgage servicing practices. Superintendent Benjamin M. Lawsky today announced that the Department of Financial Services is requiring Ocwen Financial Corporation to hire a monitor to ensure that the company complies with an agreement to reform its mortgage servicing practices. The action was taken after an examination by the Department found indications of Ocwen violating the agreement. The monitor will be in place for two years.
File with your State and the Federal government a complaint against Ocwen!!!!!!! Ocwen can never be allowed to steal over 173,000 dollars, destroy homeowners and contribute to my home's demise (burnt out, left to the elements and decreased market value) and thousands more like me.
Reviewed Sept. 30, 2013
I called this company for pay off of mortgage loan amount. I was informed there would be a $30.00 fee for that information to be mailed, faxed, or emailed to me. A fee for information? I have had issues in the past with this company and would like to not do business with them again!
Reviewed Sept. 29, 2013
I am in full agreement of all these negative post I have read. I too qualify; I had this loan 10 years with GMAC before being transferred to Ocwen. I am paying 8% interest. They rejected me twice, once within in a week and I filed a dispute, within one hour I received a denial to my dispute. Curious - I am prepared to hire a lawyer, does anyone have a recommendation of whom to hire?
Reviewed Sept. 28, 2013
Our home loan was also with Citibank and all was good. I had an auto pay set up for an additional $150 month to pay down our principal. In September when Ocwen took over our loan, my auto pay went directly to them. What do you think they did with my additional $150? They put $50 off toward a warranty program that I never signed up and said $100 was due for "provider fees". I'm working with the research department on the $100. And in the meantime, I told them to cancel my "membership" from the warranty program that I never signed up for. Oh, happens that the warranty company is owned by Ocwen. Apparently, without my knowledge they had enrolled me in this membership and were planning to charge me an extra $54 every month in addition to my regular mortgage amount.
When I spoke with someone about my situation and explained that I found it odd that in September Ocwen took over my mortgage and that was the same month I was mysteriously enrolled for a warranty with an Ocwen sister company. The lady on the end of the phone said "yes, I've been hearing that from several customers who have called in." What is going on? This company is out to defraud people. I think many consumers don't even look at their bills anymore and just trust the money is going where they originally set it up to go and now Ocwen is benefiting. My husband is in the mortgage business and says to file a complaint with the OCC. I will and hope you all do too. This company needs to be shut down. I'm furious!
Reviewed Sept. 28, 2013
After a long history of timely mortgage payments and reasonably good service with GMAC, Ocwen takes over and the nightmare begins. They first start adding unauthorized charges to my account, claiming I enrolled in some shady referral insurance. After inadvertently making my regular payment including this fraudulent charge, I called Ocwen and requested an explanation as I did not sign up nor authorize the charge.
The operator explained that Ocwen misleads its clients by sending them a check for $14.95, and unsuspecting clients cash it thinking it is a refund, only to be enrolled in a $14.95 per month plan providing referrals to home repairs if you need one. Fortunately, I had read the very small print on the back of the check and shredded it. After a long call, the operator suggested I deduct the $14.95 from my next payment amount and that this charge will no longer show on my future statements. The next monthly statement arrived and it still included the $14.95, but this time it included a late fee of $73.20 since my payment was less than the amount of the statement.
After three calls today, during one of which the operator hung up when I pressed him on the charges and the other two attempted to collect the amount on the phone, I contacted the referral insurance people and had them remove me from their system. I later paid the penalty online, but not the $14.95, and then contacted my attorneys who will begin researching the matter on Monday. Shame on you Ocwen!!! We will make this right for all those who do not have access to a legal team. I promise....
Reviewed Sept. 27, 2013
I was with GMAC and a very happy person. Out of nowhere, Ocwen came into our lives. What a nightmare. As I am typing this, I have been on hold for over 45 minutes. The representative is so nasty and I can hardly understand a word she says. I made my payment for Sept. I got my confirmation number and I keep receiving letters and mortgage statements about them not getting my payment. First phone call, the gentleman said "Yes we got it" but they, Ocwen is holding it?????? He said he would apply the payment. Today, I get my mortgage statement and Late Statement saying they are demanding the mortgage payment for Sept. and on my original mortgage payment slip it shows the Sept amount has not been paid. When I ask "WHY is this happening?" they say "Rest assure we got it." So I ask "Why am I getting these late payment slips?" The rep says disregard it. NO WAY DISREGARD IT. I want answers so now it is almost 1 hour on hold..... I wish I can get out of this mess. Run if your mortgage company sends you to them. I might try the Attorney General's office if they don't pick up in 10 minutes...... BBB gave them an F. THIS COMPANY SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN.
Reviewed Sept. 24, 2013
This company should be shut down. Ocwen purchased our HELOC a while back. The problems started right away when they could not tell us our payment amount so we could not make a payment. Once that was straightened out, we paid on time and in good faith until we were paid off. Then the foreclosure notices started arriving. They intended to keep charging us for something every month and put us in default. We made a phone call to Customer Care and they referred us to the research department. Every call we made, we were always referred to research. I asked to speak to a supervisor and waited on hold only to be sent to her voice mail. In the meantime, the correction was made to our account balance and we were given a negative balance. I think it is questionable that a company has a customer in good faith and they are treated this way.
My latest summary of complaints about Ocwen: 1) They still owe us money but can't send it to us unless we cancel our account. 2) Undocumented and vague cancellation procedure. 3) The default letters are auto generated and can't be stopped without a special request. 4)Their business development group started calling us at 8:00 AM every morning demanding our account information over the phone in order to attempt to get us to borrow more money. A request to have them stop calling was not possible since we would not give our personal information over the phone. I finally told them they had a wrong number and to please stop calling. That worked.
We are currently waiting to receive written information on how to close the account.
Reviewed Sept. 23, 2013
I am having a problem with this so-called Mortgage company. Recently, Ocwen informed my Homeowner's Insurance Company - FARMERS, that it was vacant which is untrue. Ocwen stated that they would have this issue corrected because it appeared to be a mistake. We do have several houses on my street for sale. Yet they are paying people to make horrible mistakes like this. To further follow up on my Homeowner Insurance, I called Ocwen on Sunday, 9/22, to find out the status of any corrections. The rep from Ocwen told me not to worry and that they would cover my insurance and if wanted more information to contact their insurance department on the next business day. That sounds strange to me since I have lived in my home for over 11 years and have been great with my Insurance Company. Good news is that my agent and Farmers made them resend the cancellation.
My original Mortgage started with Option One and then the mortgage was transferred to AHMSI, then to Homeward. I believe the transfer to Ocwen occurred 4/13 without any warning or paperwork or information about the company. On my mortgage statements from them, my fees look inflated and they are charging me some type of monthly inspection fees which I never heard of a company doing this. On Saturday, September 21 around 6 pm, I heard movement around my front yard. Two men were on my property cutting away at a small 4" vine I had inside of my yard after I told Ocwen my home was occupied. My yard was already tended and trimmed. When asked what they were doing, they stated that they had a work order from Ocwen and that they had knocked on my door. They did not knock at my door. There were no notices, ID or anything advising me that they wanted to enter any part of my yard. Once they were addressed, the men acknowledged that they saw that my yard had already been done and they immediately gathered their belongings and left.
I am interested in a Home modification program. However I am afraid of Ocwen. I feel like that they are harassing me to go through them for a modification. I am fearful that they are trying to force me out of my home. I have read many complaints about them listed on BBB and The Bureau of Consumer Affairs. There are many horror stories and some identical to my concerns. I really want to have a trustworthy Mortgage company. Ocwen told me the only way that I can get away from them is to refinance.
Reviewed Sept. 23, 2013
Our IndyMac Mortgage Loan was just transferred to Ocwen during our loan modification process. The BBB has given them a "F" rating. In conjunction with that, there is nothing but negative postings regarding their performance. We are now scared to death for our home and the direction this is heading. None of it sounds good. It also sounds like they are not being held accountable to any higher power for their business practices. This is going to be a sleepless night for us until we can at least talk to our attorney who, at least, has been part of the modification from the beginning in relation to IndyMac.
Reviewed Sept. 21, 2013
What a miserable experience. I give one star only because there is not a place for no stars! Kept delaying me with high school type advisors for weeks and weeks, etc. After two months gave up on the refi after the rate kept climbing and they had the audacity to charge me $500 for leaving them w/o an agreement. They should be investigated.
Reviewed Sept. 20, 2013
Last two years, I have been in and out of jobs due to the economy. I tried my hand at starting my own consultant business, but as most people know, it takes a year or two to get that sort of business stable. During this past year, my wife and I had problems making our mortgage payments. We tried to get a loan modification; however, the process was very time consuming and we were never successful in getting the process started. We were told to keep the mortgage 60 days past due in order to get approved for the modification. Then the fun started. One month, we went 90 days past due and we begin getting the letters of intent of foreclose. We attempted to make a payment; however, we were told we had to make two payments.
After five months of this, it finally went to PHH Mortgage lawyer and we raised the funds to pay $6,000 to keep the foreclosure from going forward. That was made in April of 2013 and it took three months for this payment to be recorded and the foreclosure to be removed. The house was taken off the auction block; however, we were not allowed to make a payment until it was recorded on PHH Mortgage. That took April, May, June. Finally, we were allowed to make a payment but since it was so far behind, we had to make another large sum payment. Then we were told a payment arrangement had been made and we could start by making one payment and then once a month make large payment to cover the amount.
However, we still could not make a payment. Then we were sent a letter that since we have not made a payment as agreed, we were denied a payment arrangement and would have to make two payments. This went on for two months. Finally, I have some type of agreement with PHH to make a payment but still get cut off monthly from making payments. It seems like PHH Mortgage would rather foreclose on a customer than allow them to make payments. I am ashamed that USAA Federal Saving Bank which I dearly love is associated with PHH Mortgage. I wish there was some way I could relay my satisfaction of PHH to USAA.
Reviewed Sept. 20, 2013
We had sold our house, boxed things up, moved into the new house. Stored boxes in the attic & recently we were going through them & came across an Escrow Disbursement check from OCWEN dated 8/21/2006 in the amount of $803.83. Our lawyer said, "Call them, tell what happened, return the check by 'certified' mail so you'll have proof & they should send you another check. May take a while but it's your money & they owe it to you." I/we have followed all the instructions from lawyer & OCWEN. This all started 2/20/2013 & each time I call them, I'm told something different... "Your check was never received by us", "We are reviewing your case to see if you cashed the check & may be trying to get another one from us", "The 'verification' dept. is in the process of verifying your check", "You were denied because, uhm, I do not see a reason why you were denied", "Can you call us back in 24 to 48 hours & perhaps we will have an answer for you?"
One of them even said the check had been re-issued & we should have already gotten it! They must think I/we will give up on this. There is a lot more to this but this is the "gist" of our dilemma with OCWEN. I am sick of this company. They got their $ from us for the pay-off years ago & I think they should have sent our Escrow over-payment! We have ALL the proof of everything concerning our situation. Friends say, "Get your lawyer to get it for you." I doubt seriously he would want the case - hardly worth his time for this amount but to us it means groceries, paying some bills or buying some gasoline. Somebody somewhere please help!
Reviewed Sept. 18, 2013
OCWEN will not help us get a loan mod even though we qualify with income and in every way. We have tried and tried, they won't help. Just stay on them, if all fails, contact and consult with a Bankruptcy lawyer and a Federal lawyer about predatory lending laws. Hopefully they can guide you in the right direction to keep your home. That's what I am doing. I have been in the process of trying to get a loan mod from OCWEN after a HUGE hardship. Now it is over and we can afford it, but they won't help or lower our interest rate. What is sad, we have an interest-only, Adjustable loan. LOL. Keep trying and keep trying until you get the loan mod... This was a predatory lending loan anyhow to begin with. Now we see how they treat us after also.
Reviewed Sept. 17, 2013
I contacted them regarding my property value decreasing from the original purchase price, wanting to see if my payments would decrease. They basically told me NO. They are a GREEDY SELF SERVING COMPANY, and GMAC is useless for selling them hard working class people accounts! Disgusted with OCWEN LOAN SERVICING.
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2013
Ocwen continues to debit money from my bank account even after I cancelled the Equity Accelerator program. They use a 3rd party vendor for the program so they claim they do not know why this is happening. So a couple weeks ago they decided to refund my 3 unauthorized payments, but come last Monday they turned around debit half a payment from my bank. I called Ocwen, I was told I made a principal payment online. I said that's a lie. I had to throw the lawyer card around, then the CSR switched her story. She states it was an error on their part, they have been having issues with their system. She states I would recv. refund, and of course nothing. So I called my bank the stopped payment. Then Ocwen has the balls to send me a letter regarding a 40.00 stop payment fee. Their mortgage needs to be SHUT down way down. I called today 72 calls in queue. Hold time was like 7 minutes.
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2013
Ocwen took over my mortgage account in March 2013. I was unemployed and unable to make my payments on time. I applied for HAMP and kept receiving denial letters and "what to do now" letters. Sometimes 3 times per week even though I applied once. I went back online because one of the letters told me to apply for unemployment HAMP so I did. Before I received a determination of unemployment HAMP, I received a Loan Modification Agreement in the mail. It stated that with an initial down payment, my payments would be lowered. I did all that was asked to start the process and now my payments are higher! They said they had the right to collect escrow now even though the loan modification agreement states "Any payments due for taxes and insurance will be your responsibility in addition to the payments of principal and interest required under the terms of this modification. If this loan is currently escrowed, Ocwen will continue to collect the escrow amounts with your monthly principal and interest payment."
I have been paying my own taxes and insurance for the ten years of my loan. How do they have the right to collect escrow now? Isn't this a breach of contract by their own words in the contract? How can NYS allow this company to do this?
Reviewed Sept. 12, 2013
I am writing to you regarding the horrific experience Ocwen Loan Servicing has put me through this past year as a last resort effort. I am at my wit's end and do not know who else to contact about this or what to do.
To familiarize you with the situation, my husband lost his job last July and suffers from a Chronic Kidney disease. I called my mortgage company to explain our hardship in hopes of getting our mortgage lowered. At the time, our four family household was only receiving $600 a week from unemployment and I work for the school system so I do not work during the summer months and was not bringing in any income. Our mortgage at the time was $1,450 a month - not even close to being affordable after a $445 car payment and 4 mouths to feed.
After dealing with GMAM for years we realized that GMAC was no longer and Ocwen Loan Servicing was now our Mortgage Company. We went from dealing with a very competent man, Mr. Daniel **, to an incompetent woman with the name of Loan **. Mr. ** and I had been in the process of beginning Loan Modification paperwork to attempt to lower our mortgage payments because of my husband's loss of job and our hardship. Halfway through Loan took over with Ocwen and that is when everything began falling apart. Loan presented this Modification to us as the last resort we had aside from Foreclosure on our home. She told us we had this one chance to get approved for the modification and that this is the route we should go. We went through the tedious process of filling out paperwork, getting check stubs and the many forms needed and finally our Loan Modification was approved at the end of September, all the while putting us even further in arrears with our payments.
Our payment was lowered to a tolerable $950.00 a month and we paid that for six months straight. We initially were told at the end of that trial period we would get a lowered rate at 2% and the monies owed and late fees would be put at the end of our mortgage and we would not be penalized for them. During this time, my husband luckily found another job, although it was significantly less pay than his previous career, and a health insurance plan with such high deductibles we could not even afford my husband's medicines that are crucial for him to get through the day. We were still struggling and Loan at Ocwen told us that we had to do more paperwork because of the changes in our finances. Because of this, we were now told we had to pay $1,130 for the next three months, and that this was yet another trial period. A trial period for our trial period perhaps?
Something about this did not seem right to me, but we had no other options and were trusting our new mortgage company and Loan, the agent who was handling the situation and basically held the future of our home and life in her hands. We were promised that If we did this additional trial payment plan, we would finally be approved for what seemed like an unattainable permanent loan modification. I can't express in words how difficult this was to do with my husband's medical bills outweighing his income alone, but we put our home and mortgage as our priority and did the additional three months that was asked of us without question. To be making these payments in full and on time and knowing that we would get all the late fees and charges tacked onto the end of our mortgage and not be penalized almost felt good and as if we were finally getting ahead and coming to a solution.
As promised, we finally received a phone call from Loan **, our Relationship manager who had replaced GMAC's Daniel **, telling us that we were approved for the permanent loan modification and our new monthly mortgage would be $1,130 a month. They sent us at least 30 pages to sign reiterating our approval to have notarized and with three witnesses present. $300 is not much, but when you are living paycheck to paycheck, $300 less a month on your mortgage is a relief. I could see the weight being lifted off my husband's shoulders and it felt too good to be true.
Apparently I was right, it was too good to be true. To back up a bit, I was told this on the 28th of the month before the new mortgage was due. Unfortunately during this time my husband was having complications from his disease and had missed a few days from work without pay, so not wanting our check to bounce for our first payment, I had called Loan to let her know I would have to postdate our check for the payment. Loan did this for us without hesitation.
About a week later, Loan Servicing appeared on the caller ID and I instantly felt sick to my stomach. I picked up the phone and it was Loan on the other end informing us that since the payment was not received within the month of August, we were now denied the modification. She told me this as nonchalantly and insensitively as if she was calling to say she had to cancel our dinner plans. Apparently our 9 months of hard work was washed all down the drain because our payment was 5 days past the first of September. First of all, I cannot wrap my head around the fact that after nine months of paying them on time each month the exact dollar amount they needed, after nine months of falling even more in arrears in our mortgage to pay them these trial periods, that a policy such as having to postdate this payment 5 days later, would void the entire process we just went through, and leave us with no other option than Foreclosure. IF I could wrap my head around that, and that made sense to me, even then Loan left us with no other options because she told us about the approval too late. We could have attempted to find some other way to get the additional funds we were short from my husband missing his few days at work.
In the next breath Ms. ** said I had no other option but to reapply all over again, let my house go into foreclosure or conduct a short sale and that any payments less than $11,000 would not be accepted and would bounce right back into my checking account. The only amount Ocwen would accept was the $11,000 I was in arrears and my last payment that was postdated would bounce back into my account even if I attempted to pay it. Loan said that if I could come up with the $11,000, we could stop the foreclosure proceedings. As if I would be in this situation if that was a possibility? According to Loan, the last payment we had set up would not be accepted nor applied to the account and would either be canceled or back bounced into my checking account. I could not believe that after 9 months of paying the payments on time and going through such a long process and finally getting a approval that they can do this to us.
She had no sympathy at all and said she would mail us the paperwork to reapply... To sum up and make an extremely long story short, on top of all of this, Loan never cancelled my last check nor did it "bounce back" into my account and I found myself $1300 negative in my checking account, with my husband's $1300 paycheck about to be deposited into that account only to get eaten up to bring us to a $0 balance to survive on for the next two weeks. After an afternoon in the bank with PNC Bank's managers, tons of head shaking in disbelief at Ocwen and Loan for allowing this to happen, and after an hour on the phone with Ocwen, nothing was resolved.
Fast forward to today while I am waiting for Loan's direct supervisor to call me back when I look again at my negative checking account balance I had enough and called Ocwen back. I finally was transferred to her supervisor and was informed that he has already changed my "relationship manager" and that he would do what he could to refund my money to my account.
Moments after getting off the phone, I made the very big mistake of looking up Ocwen on the internet. To sum it up, on just two websites, one being the Better Business Bureau, I saw roughly 3000 complaints about Ocwen and their "loan modifications" and incompetent customer service. After reading through far too many stories that are almost identical to mine, I became hysterical and did not know what to do. Is this all for nothing? Are they going to take my money and my home no matter what I try and do? I am sick over this and beg for you to help me... How can we get this far just for them to deny us like this?
Now we have to start this process all over again and it sounds like it is a vicious circle and with my husband being ill, I cannot lose our home. I have no idea what else to do and if anything can come of this, if nobody can help me, the State at least knows what this company is doing to people and the predators that they are. Please help me. Thank you.
Reviewed Sept. 12, 2013
Ocwen took over our GMAC mortgage, paid our taxes without our permission which we paid monthly ourselves which yes, put us a bit behind since we were not paying all three quarters in one shot. But we had been doing this for years and GMAC never complained and neither did the town. They got paid but on a comfortable time frame for us. Ocwen then asked us to pay them back for the taxes and has been charging us interest and holding our mortgage payments and not applying them to the mortgage and charging interest on the amount they're not putting towards the mortgage. It is hard to find time to refinance when we work full time and to do all the research but we have no choice. The other problem is we live paycheck to paycheck so finding the money to pay the fee to refinance is difficult but has to be done.
Reviewed Sept. 10, 2013
First, let me start by indicating that I am not an attorney. After reading a few recent complaints and having Ocwen as the servicing mortgage company, I too believe wholeheartedly they do not have the best intentions. They are vultures "just waiting". So, here are a few important tips. Ocwen represents themselves as a debt collection entity. As such, they act much like a collections company and are required to meet and follow FDCPA guidelines. These guidelines are state specific and therefore know what collection laws exist in your State and hold them accountable (**).
They are subject to fines for violations including but not limited to their direct violation to one individual's posting of TTY being refused if not directed to 1 agent or calling your home at odd hours (such as 7am). You have the right to request a "Cease and Desist" of all collection efforts which limits them to written communication. You can file a complaint directly with your State Attorney General as well as with the Federal Trade Commission (**) for violations and of course, an attorney. Additionally, note that if you reside in the State of NY, the NY Dept of Financial Services audited Ocwen's practices.
They were cited and an action plan formulated (**). If you received notice that you were given a personal contact at Ocwen to help with mitigating home loss, THIS IS THE REASON! Read up. Pay particular attention to the requirement that they find an independent monitor acceptable to the NY State Dept of Financial Services to review Ocwen's operations and identify and report on corrective action for their failures to amongst others, conduct an independent review of denials of loan modifications.
Lastly, allowing direct debits to your bank account by Ocwen is a mistake. I recommend using online banking directly through your bank. The transaction is secure, the transaction is traceable, it prohibits Ocwen from ever debiting your account for any reason beyond what your original intent was, and YOU are in control. They cannot simply debit your account for other reasons just because. Contact your bank institution and file a fraud claim if they do. It has become clear to me and my husband that if we find ourselves in situation leading to foreclosure, an attorney is the only way to get a fair fight with Ocwen.
Reviewed Sept. 10, 2013
My Equity Loan was through GMAC Mortgage and was sold to Ocwen in early 2013. I decided to consolidate several loans and refinance a NEW First Mortgage. The company I am refinancing through requested a payoff amount on Wednesday, September 4th. I called the new company on Friday. September 6th, to see if my closing date for my new loan was still okay for Monday, September 9th. They said they called Ocwen on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and had not received an amount and asked if I would mind trying. I tried calling and said they would expedite a payoff and I would have it that day.
On Monday, September 9th, I call my new company to verify my 4:30 closing was still okay. They said they had contacted Ocwen about ten times since Wednesday and have been promised they would have the payoff amount shortly. I then called Ocwen and was told that the payoff was first requested on Sunday, September 8th . I told him I had talked to someone there on Friday and he said he would check and put me on hold. When he came back on the line, he said the new company contacted them on Thursday (NOT TRUE) and it could take up to five days to get the payoff amount. I told him there was no escrow being taken out and did not understand with computers why this could not have been done within the three days of my new mortgage company's request. He said it was their policy to provide a payoff amount within five working days and that since it was being expedited there would be an additional charge.
I have rescheduled my closing date with my new company for Thursday, September 12th, over their five days from the original request. All I can say is, they better have the amount to my new mortgage company by then. Please be aware of their practices, of trying to every last cent they can get out of you! Stay away from Ocwen!!!!!
Reviewed Sept. 9, 2013
The height of incompetence and unethical business practices. They are in bed with Homeward Residential, a 'sister' company. Ocwen assumed my mortgage loan in March 2013 after I filed a complaint with the N.H. Attorney General's Office against Homeward. I had made arrangements to make 6 forbearance payments on the 15th of each month, the last payment due on August 15. All 6 payments were made in full, on time, and I rightly expected to be back on a regular mortgage payment plan as of September 15. When I reviewed my account online, it said my next scheduled payment was due on August 1... How? I called Ocwen, was put on hold for 22 minutes, and was told nothing more than a research request was generated, and they had 15 days to respond, telling me that there was obviously a 'clerical error' as it appeared that two different departments were looking for payments at the same time.
They assigned me a 'relationship manager', (sick joke by Ocwen) and that a phone appointment had been scheduled with her on August 26. Received call on said date. Ocwen rep had no information whatsoever, claiming she needed information from the previous provider... Why? Ocwen was servicing the loan at this point, taking my money, but could not answer questions? I was told to stop calling, that I needed to be patient, she would figure it out, and scheduled another phone appointment for Sept. 9. I efforted to impress upon her that all I wanted to know was when was my next payment due, and for how much? No answer.
Just got off the phone from 2nd appointment (Sept. 9) with same rep with same non-answer/non-information phone call, saying she would call back in two weeks (Sept 23) with answers... I asked her if while my account was being reviewed, were penalties and fees being waved as I did not know how much they were looking for or by when or to what my funds were being applied to. She said no, I would be assessed late fees and penalties while I waited!?!? I informed rep that Ocwen's business practices and horrible reputation were all over the internet, that I had done my research, and that I would not stand idly by while they systematically kept me uninformed, and by design, were attempting to go out of their way to foreclose on my home. She said, "Sorry you feel that way", and asked if the Sept. 23 appointment would work for me.
Look them up on the BBB, the Ripoff Report or just Google "Ocwen Complaints" and see for yourself. What is being done to protect us consumers? Where is the FDIC? Those of us being abused by this despicable company need help... Where is it????
Reviewed Sept. 9, 2013
I originally had a loan with Chase Mortgage, on June 1, 2013 Chase sold my loan to Ocwen. When I was with Chase my account was non-escrowed meaning I paid my own insurance, insurance only. Now that the loan has been transferred, Ocwen is saying that they pay my insurance which is not true. They also stated that they sent a check to my insurance company USAA in January for the amount of $1221.00. My insurance company said they have not received any money from any 3rd parties, they have only received payments from me. Ocwen has increased my monthly payment amount from $414 to $576 because they say that they are paying my insurance now. I have called several times to be hung up on, transferred to the wrong department and NO ONE SPEAKS proper English.
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2013
I was told they did not have to have permission. It was paid 08/16/2013. They tried to take it out again on 08/27/2013, but the account was in the hole. I got paid in another account on 08/30/2013. I transferred enough money to get it out of the hole. So Ocwen took the payment out of my account again and put me way in the hole. I told them they stole that money and did not have my permission to take that money. They did not answer me. I told them they had to put that money back. They said they did not have to. I contacted my bank; they put me with the claims department. They had committed fraud. They sent them a claim. My money was put back the next day.
Reviewed Sept. 5, 2013
To start with, they use Indian call centers with their reflexive listening and lack of ability or knowledge to resolve problems and only once did I get a supervisor who could help. I had 3 issues and wound up having to call 3 different departments - 1 issue resolved, the other 2 are ongoing due to any knowledge of accounting on the part of the people who are supposed to help. This is now day 5 of phone calls and I am trying to refinance away from these people because I think they try to get people screwed up so they can make big bucks through their collections group - that is real fraud and am getting state AG, who is very aggressive, involved as seniors are at risk.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2013
My second mortgage was originally with GMAC but was taken over by Ocwen in last 2012 after the GMAC bankruptcy. In June 2013, I started the process of refinancing both my primary and secondary mortgages into a single loan. Ocwen was asked for a payoff statement by the new lender in late June for a July 6th closing date. For some reason, Ocwen decided to switch my loan to a different internal computer system just days after the payoff quote was requested. I discovered this when on July 20th, 9 days after my new loan funded, that Ocwen was continuing the automatic withdraws from my checking account on a loan that had already been paid off.
Upon further investigation, I discovered that they had not reported any status good or bad to the credit agencies since January. Long story short, after 3 phone calls, I did get resolution. After 2 weeks, they confirmed that my balance was $0. After a month, I got my July payment refunded with interest. Finally after 2 months then finally reported the account as paid off to the credit agencies. Although unhappy with their convenient timing for moving my loan, continuing to withdraw from my account and their credit reporting, I felt it only fair to give an accurate account here.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2013
I am experiencing the same complaints as everyone else. Ocwen bought my mortgage or whatever took placed in April 2013. Ameriquest Mortgage Securities had my mortgage then it was changed to Homeland Residential Mortgage. I was currently under a repayment plan with Homeward Residential in March when I was unable to make the complete payment. I sent them $900.00. I was told that if I could not make the balance, just to call back by the end of the month. I received a letter stating that my mortgage was sold to Ocwen and I would be receiving information in the mail. I received information from Ocwen in late April 2013 when you called they did not have my new loan number therefore we are in the month of May.
I called and I was given an amount to pay and I explained about what I was told by Homeward Residential representative. I was told that I had to make an appointment to talk to someone. I was given an appointment in July 20013. I missed the first appointment so I had to make another appointment for the next week in July 2013. When I did speak to the representative I was told that I could apply for a HAMP Program - it would take about 30 days. We are then into August 2013. I am told that I was denied for the HAMP PROGRAM. I asked about a repayment plan. I was told that I could not do that plan because I was 90 days past due. I was also told that I did not qualify for any other programs that they offer.
I was sent a reinstatement amount to bring the loan current. They have added over a $1,000.00 dollars in fees. An inspection fee of 248.00 plus 196.00 plus drive by inspection fees and over $500.00 in late fees. I have now received a letter from a lawyer for foreclosure with the pay-off showing over 4,000.00 dollars added to the account. I have been in my home for at least 23 years. I am so stress at this point I just don’t know what to do. I don't want to lose my home. I have read a lot of complaints about this company and I know they are true. They will not help you or work with you. They are truly trying to take people’s homes.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2013
I have been a homeowner since 2006 and have always paid my mortgage on time. Well, unfortunately, my loan was transferred from Chase to Ocwen effective 7/5/2013. When I called them to get payment information for my July payment (online/mail/phone payments) to them, they began saying that I owe them for June. I explained to them that payment was made to as instructed in a letter from Chase to begin making payments to Ocwen 7/1/2013. They asked for proof of the payment so I faxed a bank statement to them from home and they said they did not get it. I then faxed from FedEx kinkos and they still said they never got it. I then faxed 7 times (no lie) from work and guess what? They said they did not get it. I then emailed to a manager and sent certified mail. They said they did not get that.
My wife and I are stressed over this and to make matters worse, they don't speak English well at all. I also forgot to mention that we also called Chase on three-way, got the Chase payment confirmation # and they said they documented. Each call to them lasts about 30 min. or better and they are rude. Also, finally we got a letter from them today saying we have to pay them for June since they never got documentation/proof of payment. This company is a total RIPOFF!!!! They have made our lives miserable... One more thing, we had a modification with Chase. Since Ocwen took over our account, they say we no longer have it but can re-apply. So now the Mortgage has also gone up $100.00 so far. I am working to get away from this company as they have caused our lives to be miserable since day 1.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2013
I signed up for the equity accelerator service making payments every two weeks. Direct payments through my bank for a fee. This is not serviced through Ocwen. I noticed payments were not being taken out. I contacted Ocwen and was told it was a problem equity accelerator serv. so I contacted equity accelerator and was told by them that Ocwen had suspended equity accelerator from taking payments for my loan. I spoke with a manager at equity and was told Ocwen had a problem and had added two many zeros to my balance and my loan was now showing I owed like 5 million instead of 51,000. 8,000 customers were affected. And they could not do auto deduction until Ocwen straightened it out.
I received a letter stating they would begin taking out the payments every two weeks. Today, I noticed equity took out a payment on 8/29. But another payment was being deducted today 9/3. According to equity, the second payment was taken out of my bank by Ocwen without my authorization. I have never given Ocwen permission to withdraw from my bank only equity accelerator.
So I contacted Ocwen and they told me they took out the payment for equity accelerator. Of course, I was directed to two Indian speaking a customer service person and then a manager, who told me he had every right to take that payment from my bank. I have never authorized Ocwen to have access to my bank. Ocwen refuses to settle this. How can anyone make a withdrawal from my bank account without my permission? What are my rights and who can I report this to?
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2013
My husband passed away in October 2012. I lost all his social security money and I am on disability as well as having my disabled daughter and grandson (whom I am guardian for) living with me. I struggled to make the house payment until March of 2013. I wanted to get a loan modification so that the payment was within our budget with taxes and insurance included. I was denied as Ocwen proceeded to tell me that I am not on the loan of the house. However I am on the mortgage and the deed here in Michigan where I live.
They refused after that to allow me to assume the loan. They lied and are saying that my husband signed a note in 2007 that doesn't allow anyone to assume this mortgage. I am now behind over $4,000 as they placed insurance on the house for double what is owed on it. I can't afford the insurance or the taxes hence wanting the loan modification so that we could stay in our home. Ocwen has denied me help at every turn. Now I cannot get any state help or any other help to pay up what I owe on the back payments since Ocwen has refused to allow me to assume the loan.
I had legal aid help until Ocwen turned down all my requests for help. The legal aid of Michigan has now closed my case and the financial people I was working with to save my home has also closed my case based on Ocwen's refusals. I had the note looked at by a legal aid and there is nothing in it that states the loan on this house is not assumable. Ocwen has lied and denied and twisted things in order to achieve their goal of taking my house.
Back in April of 2012, Chase sold the mortgage or whatever it is to Ocwen Loan servicing. We were told right at the beginning that we were behind in payments and they said we would be going into foreclosure. I was in Ann Arbor at the University of Michigan hospital with my husband while he was having major heart surgery when this happened. Subsequently, I had power of attorney and Ocwen refused to talk with me. They only wanted to speak with my husband who was in a coma after the surgery that triggered a stroke for him. I finally got all the check copies of the payments to force them to admit that payments were being made. Now back to the present, I am losing this home of mine. I stated before I am 61 years old and disabled and have lived in this house for 27 years.
Ocwen is a vile company that does not care for its customers. They claim that they help homeowners. Yeah, they help them to lose their homes. To date, 9/2/13, I have not received any information from the numerous complaints that I have filed against this company up to and including the Florida Attorney General and the Michigan Attorney General, Michigan US and State officials, the Florida BBB and anything else I can find to write a complaint about them to.
Reviewed Sept. 1, 2013
I purchased my townhouse in 1993. Mortgage was sold to Ocwen in 2007. I paid the mortgage co. $32,000 & said to apply to the principal. Well, my house note ranges from $60-$80.00 monthly. In January 2013, I had major surgery & can't work but still paid the note. I only owe $7800.00 to pay the house off. I get notice telling me as of October 2013, my note for the next 12 months will be $579.00 per month because I don't have enough money in escrow. I had an amputation & can't work & am waiting for disability determination so I didn't have flood or homeowner insurance. Well they placed forced flood at $1900.00 in Apr. & homeowner for $1500.00. I was able to get flood ins for $600.00. They only refunded $1300.00 but told me I have to pay the other $600.00 to escrow & I'm trying to get homeowner ins. With hurricane season it's hard. Yesterday, they say I have to pay this amount for 12 months.
I asked what is the payoff amount. I was informed over $10,000.00 as of October. I can't understand what is going on, why now within 1 month the note jumped. Each time I call, I'm speaking with a person from India. When I ask for someone else, they will have a team member call back. When talking with them, the $579.00 keeps changing from $567.00 to $536.00 to $579.00. Looks like they WANT TO FORECLOSE WHEN A PERSON OWES SO LITTLE. Something you work so hard to provide for your family & to work so long. I am a single mom. Does it make them feel so good to watch you lose your home! YEP, it gives them PLEASURE TO RESELL & MAKE MORE. Would you believe the house note is caught up. Now they are claiming escrow. 't have enough in escrow. Because of MT amputation
Reviewed Aug. 30, 2013
All of the stories, as it pertains to Ocwen are so personally familiar... I can't believe that this has been happening to so many people. This is a huge relief for me because I truly felt like the only one being taken for a ride by this company...
Reviewed Aug. 27, 2013
OCWEN is our 2nd mortgage. We are refinancing our 1st mortgage since my husband lost his job and we need a lower rate. OCWEN falsely reported our June and July payments as over 30 days late even though they were paid within the month they were due and I had a confirmation letter. When my credit was being checked OCWEN said they had no record of payments because they had a "new platform" on Aug 3, 2013 and had no previous records. OCWEN is delaying our new loan from going through and sent me a letter of default today, even though my payments are current. I got advice to file a complaint with ConsumerFinance.gov under mortgage. I encourage everyone to file a complaint against OCWEN that is having problems. I hope this will make a difference for all of us.
Reviewed Aug. 26, 2013
GMAC sold my mortgage to Ocwen earlier this year. Due to circumstances beyond my control, unemployment, etc., I was forced to file for bankruptcy in July. I am current on my mortgage, although twice my payment was about a week late (April's payment was made the first week of May, for example). I had my bankruptcy hearing a few weeks ago and everything was fine, I thought. Then today I received a notice of Motion to End Automatic Stay. Ocwen claims that I've missed two payments. I’m CURRENT, so how can I have missed two payments? I suspect they're up to something sneaky, as I've heard that they've been accused of doing some of the same things Bank of America has done, like foreclosing on homeowners who are up to date. This notice mentions foreclosure. I have a call into my lawyer but I'm worried.
This company needs to be shut down. My house was robbed in January, it was the one time I had cash in the house, and it was stolen. The thieves were my tenants and I had to evict them, which took forever. I called Ocwen when I knew my payment would be late and let them know what was going on. Each time I got someone in India who couldn't understand me. There are so many complaints about Ocwen..... When will someone investigate?
Reviewed Aug. 21, 2013
I call the phone number- the toll free number does not work from my current location. I was told that my previous mortgage company approved me. But now I cannot find out anything after it was transfered to OCWEN. I have written letter after letter to Ocwen asking them to call and leave a voice mail message or mail me the information - phone number that is NOT a toll free number in the United States that I can call to find out about the loan mod that I was approved at at my previous company or if I need to start all over with a new application at OCWEN. Since around February or March - they will not call me or mail me a phone number that I can call them at. I have also asked a friend in the United States to call them and they told him they did not know what a toll free number is (the call center is in India). He said he had to explain this to the customer service department - they refused to transfer the call to a US office . I Have written 17 letters to OCWEN and nobody will return my phone call. I May lose my home because they will not allow me to apply for a loan modification.
Reviewed Aug. 21, 2013
We are signed up for the Accelerated payment program with Ocwen. I noticed our house payment was not posted to our Bank account so I contacted Ocwen and was told, "Don't make a payment. The system is down and will be up in a few days". One week later still no payment made, I contacted Ocwen again, still instructed not to make a payment because the system is down. August 21st I was concerned, still no payment made. This time the representative asked for a payment & wanted to charge me $19 to process the payment. I refused the charge & asked to speak with a supervisor. I was placed on hold then the customer service rep came back on the line and stated she "would waive the fee this one time". I made out house payment, then I asked if the system would be up in September. She put me on hold again, came back and said the system has been down since July with no estimated date for repair. She said I would have to call and check on my payments & make my phone payment, which is a way for them to charge the $19.
I asked why, as a customer, I have not received notification of the Accelerated system being down? Her response, "We have too many customers. It would take too much time to notify everyone"!! Her recommendation was for me to call every week, which I find to be absolutely ridiculous! I also questioned the interest accruing on my account. The reason why we are doing bi-monthly is to save the interest on our principal. She was unable to answer my question. I have a very uneasy feeling about this company. Did they sell our loan and trying to make as much money before the loan transfers??? ?
Reviewed Aug. 21, 2013
Since November of 2012, I've been trying to do a remodification on my loan and I am not satisfied. Time and time again, I faxed the same document to them because they tell me they haven't received them and when I finally got what I needed, they needed documents notarized and signed and mailed back. I've done that 3 times to date and am still being told they haven't received them and they closed my appeal and set a foreclosure sale date. I spoke to someone recently. He told me to fix the problem. I have to refax all the documents and start all over again. This is a outrage to me that after everything they put me through, I have to start again. And when am I going to speak to someone American that I can actually understand what he is saying. I'm so frustrated it's not even funny anymore. They have no pity for anyone not that it's an excuse but I'm a widow working two jobs trying to keep my head above water. When am I gonna get a job that people can't understand my language and get paid a nice salary.
Reviewed Aug. 20, 2013
After my loan was sold or transferred to OCWEN, my family and I or just I now since the divorce due to OCWEN causing additional stress and strain by reporting inaccurate information. This company will not help you correct information as they want you to be locked into them so you can't refinance. They have attempted to take my house twice. I explained I was a disabled Veteran and they still ran me around and completely ruined my credit even after I proved to them I was correct. "Nothing we can do sir, we are sorry about your situation...." They caused it... If you want to get any results send a QWR and get an attorney to fight these people. Very... very... very nasty company to do business with, as no one pick them to service your loan. They don't own the loan just service it and they make money by charging you late fees, property inspection fees and other misc.. that they won't explain.
Reviewed Aug. 19, 2013
My mortgage company was Saxon Mortgage. They then sold my Mortgage to Ocwen, I was not notified by either Saxon that they had sold my Mortgage or from Ocwen that they had bought my Mortgage for approx. 2 months. By the time that I had found out what was going on, I was receiving calls from Ocwen for late payments. The person(s) I talked to was from India. It was later that I found out that they were actually still in India as that is who Ocwen has a contract to provide their Customer Service.
My request to speak to someone that spoke good English was denied. The CS Rep was always rude and was not willing to work with me. Since I refuse to be talked to in a rude manner, I paid extra every month to get caught up on my payments only to find that they would post my payments as late and after extra charges, they ate up my extra payments as extra charges and are now in the process of foreclosing on my house. My advice is if you find that Ocwen owns your Mortgage, refinance to someone else.
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2013
We have been trying to refinance our loan and you get nothing but delays and delays from these people. Which I believe, is because they are hoping you get fed up and drop the process so they continue billing you the higher rate (If you also try to get the pay-off information to remove the PMI, same thing). We gave up on the PMI and now have submitted our paperwork several times so far to refinance the loan and even when requested, they never contact you to say they have received it or that is all correct. Once you finally are able to contact them again and have them to say they have it all, they say the review process will be 30 days. And then you are never contacted. Once you finally able to contact them again, they say one block or two was not perfect and you have to resubmit again. - And, of course, now your last two months of pay stubs and statements are now outdated and newer versions have to be resubmitted also. Which, then again, their process will take 30 days to to "review" the documents. - Also never use U.S. mail, scan and email everything, or the, "I never received it", is another excuse they use. - After this constant runaround and now after reading the other reviews, I find it's time for me to get a lawyer involved. This is a scam company. Never ever use this company!!
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2013
Would not offer me HAMP but chose to do an in-house mod - In 2010 I notified Ocwen that I was not offered a contract for the next year as my teaching job had been eliminated. They advised me that I was not eligible for any help because I was not in foreclosure. I continued to call them and was continuously told they couldn't help me. They eventually told me I had to have missed 3 payments.
When I went on unemployment, I could no longer pay the mortgage payments and they started foreclosure. I then applied again and was told I didn't qualify. I applied 5 times. Only the last time was I approved. It was only after I had gotten another contract with a school system did they offer help. The help offered was a 24-month in-house modification where they paid themselves for all the late fees and other fees and brought the mortgage balance down. They gave me a new rate and I have made payments for the past 24 months with no issue.
I contacted them 6 months ago to ask if they would extend this loan or refinance. I was told not at this time. I contacted them again yesterday and was told they would not be able to help me at all. I am unable to get another mortgage and I understand that because they did modify my loan that there are no other companies willing to help.
I feel as though they have railroaded me straight into a situation where my house, which was never "underwater," will be sold at auction and they will buy it because it is worth much more than I owe. I feel I have no way to save my home now. I purchased this house in 1996 and will now watch it be taken by a mortgage company.
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2013
Since my mortgage was bought by Ocwen, I have had nothing but problems, never late on my mortgage, even paid more. Then I lost my job. They finally allowed me to do a forbearance program. My mortgage payment was cut in half, never told me that they hold payments until my full mortgage payment, then apply to my account, charged a late fee every month, and an "inspection fee". When I questioned them, I was told that someone drives by my house on a monthly basis to see if the property is being cared for! What a bunch of **! On top of struggling to pay the mortgage, I am incurring late fees, and bogus inspection fees. They are the rudest in customer service. All these "government" programs for homeowners with financial difficulties, Ocwen does not follow.
How does a company get away with fraudulent charges? No one drives by my home! But I am charged monthly along with late fees. Also, my credit has been ruined, since they are constantly notifying the credit bureau I am late on my mortgage! I am not. I am paying what they tell me to, at least 10 days prior to the due date, and somehow it is not posted in a timely fashion. This company needs a serious investigation. There is so much fraudulent charges to customers and they do not work with customers at all. I've applied for a loan modification and am still waiting for a response. As most homeowners, all I want is to keep my house, but I need a modification of a lower interest rate to be able to maintain payments I can afford.
I've spoken to several other companies, and they would all work with me, but unfortunately I'm upside down in the mortgage also, so I'm stuck with Ocwen, and it is so frustrating to see that monthly I'm being reported to the credit bureau for delinquent payments, being charged late fees on my mortgage and an inspection fee. If these companies would just work with people, there wouldn't be so many empty houses that are just "rotting" away.
Reviewed Aug. 14, 2013
Our home equity loan was transferred to this company - we have had some financial difficulties and have requested a loan modification (3) times and every time they decline it, usually saying due to missing documents in the application. This time I sent the document, they claim I missing (3) times to the address provided on the notice. I have tried to contact the modification consultant assigned to me and he never gets back to me either by email or phone...but he knows how to send their so-called notices to me via email. I am so frustrated but don't know who to turn to. I would like to find another HONEST company that we could transfer the loan to. Any suggestions?
Reviewed Aug. 13, 2013
PHH Mortgage more than doubled my Mortgage payments overnight without explanation. Calling them is useless, because you will get connected to a person located in Bhopal, India who can't speak clear English, and who transfers you to another person who is equally hard to understand. This cycle goes on until someone hangs up on you. Meanwhile, even though you have less than $20,000 left on your loan, they send you threatening letters that you are behind on your Mortgage, and unless you pay them an amount that keeps changing, that they will start the foreclosure process.. It used to be that you could call PHH Mortgage, and they were helpful, and considerate. It would be nice if PHH Mortgage would go back to that business model.
Reviewed Aug. 13, 2013
I have filed Bankruptcy recently and applied for a loan modification. My husband and I both have diabetes, heart disease, sleep apnea, and I have had cancer. We have fallen behind and every time I send them paper work I get denied because I don't meet the investor's criteria. Then It was because my income was too low. Then it was because I was not behind even though I owed 2 months. I told them I could include my husband income in which I did. They said to send in his pay stubs from his pension and Social Security which I did. Now after review they say we have enough disposable income so they won't do a modification. Now I have sent them my husband's expenses for them to review. Has anyone ever gotten help from them or am I wasting my time? The stress is just awful.
Reviewed Aug. 13, 2013
I have been trying to get Ocwen to correct my payment for over a month. I made 24 phones calls in one month, with promises of calls to be returned. A month later, still no calls return and I'm getting the threatening mail about foreclosure on my home. I sent numerous emails with copies of the contract, yet they failed to rectify the problem. Who do you call?
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2013
I have a mortgage with Ocwen, have an escrow account with them. Last year I went to my court house and was acquiring about how much my property taxes were a year. And yes I was paying way over what my taxes were. I called Ocwen and they stated to me that they paid my taxes twice last year at x amount. I stated “hmm is that right because the court house has record that you paid once at this amount.” Of course they argued with me! So I didn't know how to prove them wrong so I worked lots and lots of overtime.
Two weeks ago I cut them a check to pay off my mortgage! I have never been late on a payment with them or any other of my creditors. Well guess what they have not cash that check! I have called and called and check my bank to see if it cleared. Ocwen claims they never received it and I am past due and there are charges for that! In ten years with them I have never been late once! My credit report is excellent. What kind of place is this! They are ripping people off! I reported them to the Attorney General’s Office in Ohio and Florida both stated to me there are multiple complaints against them! Ok call me crazy but WHY isn't anybody doing anything about this!!!! I have record of the calls, carbon copy of the large amount check I sent them, why don't they just cash it and be done with it! No they want to collect late charges and more interest off me! WHERE IS OUR GOVERNMENT!!!
Reviewed Aug. 11, 2013
The federal government has allowed these criminals at Ocwen to steal hardworking Americans’ money and homes for over 15 years. They outsource most of their employees to India as to avoid worker whistle blowing laws in the US. Homeowners are them given the runaround when Ocwen is caught stealing, through overcharging fees, stealing funds from escrow, and foreclosing on homes that are already paid for.
HELP we are asking the Federal Government to stop these criminals from stealing our money with the threat of taking our homes away if we don't give in.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2013
I have been dealing with Ocwen for so long that I am emotionally and physically tired. I will NOT give up my fight, however. There has to be some help out there for the innocent people losing their homes. I have started a blog in hopes that someone that was once employed by Ocwen will come forward and be truthful about their unlawful practices. My blog is www.stopocwen2013.com. I hope and pray that all the people out there who are being taken advantage of will come together to stop this horrible company. PLEASE, PLEASE, there has to be help out there. The Attorney General is no help and several other agencies have been contacted and it can take years for their actions. Any suggestions would be helpful...
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2013
We've had our mortgage with HSBC for 20 years. We never missed a payment or were late for a payment. We had two feet of water in our home after Super Storm Sandy. PHH is holding our insurance money hostage. We've made numerous calls with no satisfaction. If we were going to walk away from our home, we won't have fixed it. Our next step is to file a complaint with the Insurance and Banking Commission. I never had a problem when I was dealing directly with HSBC. Consumers beware!
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2013
We purchased our house in 2006. It has not been the American dream. My husband became ill. We fell behind and caught up. President Obama started the modification program. We applied a 1200 dollar mortgage to $780. We are down to $505 including property tax and insurance. Which we didn't have at first. We fell behind again with the economy. We tried to catch up by sending a mortgage pmt every two weeks. Ocwen sent them back. They wanted the whole $3000 so we tried to file bankruptcy because these law firms claim to be able to assist with that. That didn't help either so now we are in the process of losing our home. It's really stressful. I would think help to keep someone in the house instead of a vacant property. Not good. Not good at all. I'm at my wits end.
Reviewed Aug. 7, 2013
2004 I took 70000 loan on paid off house to pay the sales tax owed by my brother for small convenient store which he lost few years later Texas controller were keep screwing us until we came on food stamps. I think it was a backlash on Muslim community after 911. First company Saxon charged extra mortgage, high interest 10 per. Then Ocwen came in I am keep paying them and they are keep adding extras. 5 months ago they told me I owe 300 in late payment fees but I have paid over 700 but today I received call that I still owe 300 more. I don’t know where my money going. Since 2004 I think I have paid over 80000, but looks like paid only 7000.
So far 75000 went where I don’t know the way look like half a million to pay off my 70000 loan. Another problem they are making my payment late. I mailed my payment 8th or 9th every months to be reached there on 16th but they are posting it on 21 or 22nd. I thought postal service can deliver between 3 to 4 days. I had open heart surgery in 2007, since we lost the family business house and all the good credit it is very difficult for me to deal with Ocwen. I wish our president could do something for all the poor people suffering through this company, or God loving some billionaire buy this company and take care of people. I have been paying since 2004 but not fare where and what for money going. THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE ON EARTH BUT PLEASE GIVE US A ROOF SO WE CAN EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN AND FULFILL OUR DREAMS AND MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU.
Reviewed Aug. 7, 2013
My previous servicer was GMAC after refinancing with Lend America that was shut down in 2008. At closing, they sent a fake robo-signer to my home to close who knew nothing about the mortgage. Closing is supposed to be completed in front of someone who can verify who you are and sign and date with a Notary Public. They took the mortgage out of my name and put it in my husband's after he was denied the credit to get the FHA loan. My husband died soon after and you can bet the insurance company paid that mortgage off but guess, the greedy bs want to double dip and are suing me for the mortgage. Oh yes I'm going to fight until my last breath because these people have violated so many laws from FDCPA, TILA and FTC rules, etc.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2013
My husband is a 100% disabled Veteran and our mortgage payments fell behind while we were awaiting his VA disability rating and compensation. After trying to get a loan modification for over 3 months, (faxing well over 100 documents just to be told over and over again that they needed updated, clearer, couldn't read, never received.... it goes on and on), we were put into foreclosure with a sale date. My "case manager" assured me that we would have our loan modification reviewed before the sale date.
7 days before the sale date, we were told that we were approved for a re-payment plan at 6917.97 per month and that we were welcome to re-submit for a loan modification! This made no sense since according to them, our package had never gone to review because they were still needing documents??? We had no choice but to get a bankruptcy attorney and file chapter 13 to stop the sale and save our home. The sad thing is that is the only debt we have other than a car payment. We are completely devastated that this will be on our credit history for the next 10 years. I really pray that someone out there files a class action suit against them.
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2013
I had never been late on a payment since I purchased the home back in 2006. I had a major home repair that needed taken care of in 2012. Because I am on a fixed income, I missed one payment in order to repair the problem. Received phone calls from PHH in Jan. 2013 about the late payment, and at that time advised of the HAMP program...Opted into this with PHH, received the paperwork, signed everything and returned it. Did all the necessary requirements, and was notified I was accepted for the modification...
NOW here comes the kicker...after making all 4 of the required modification payments, along with the notarized documents, and required Fannie Mae credit counseling, I receive a phone call the 2nd day of August stating they never received my 4th, last and final payment. So therefore my HAMP modification plan is denied and canceled. After which she states I would have to reapply all over again. What is their problem...How is it that all of a sudden they never got my last payment???? Is it because they want to continue to receive their 7.25% interest rate, instead of the 2.25% that my new loan plan would have called for?????
This is strange. How all of a sudden, I get this call exactly the 2nd day after their 30 days to get the payment in deadline...Mind you I sent it in a M.O. on the 10th of July...I checked with the M.O. company and it hasn't even been cashed yet. I'm believing PHH held the money order so they could come back to me as say I have been denied, because I never sent in the 4th and finally payment. I think they are ripping off the government, while still taking people’s money, then trying to force them into losing their homes...This seems like unfair practices if ever there were any...And at this point, I do not trust them at all. I will be contacting several people on Monday morning. I won’t give them the chance to bamboozle their greedy fingers onto my home.
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2013
I too came from Litton Loans to these ripoff artists. I had to change my home number for all the calls at 7 am in the morning!!! Now they started calling relatives and even if they are told that we don't live there or that they even know us they constantly call. My father is contacting the attorney general to get them to stop. In my case I have been unemployed for 18 months. With help I am only 1 month behind on payments. I have received the usual threatening letters that I will be in default if the entire balance is not paid by X date. I make the payment before the next one is past grace period so only 2 weeks am I really behind. They have destroyed my credit and my wife. The threats continue that they will foreclose on me. They want to constantly push for additional items to be put on the mortgage payment. I really believe they want to force me out of my home so they can resell it and write off the losses. From others here it confirms it.
I wish an attorney or law office would offer to start a class action lawsuit. I believe with all the complaints we would win but the problem then would be where would the loan go to be serviced when they are out of business?!? I am sure there are worse out there but not by much. If you get a notice that your loan is getting moved to Ocwen my advice would be to refinance if possible or sell your home and get out. This organization will cause you nothing but misery.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2013
This company may actually be worse than GMAC or Bank of America when it comes to customer service. I have tried to reach an English speaking person who can answer a straightforward question and all one gets are people in the Philippines who can't think on the phone and just read scripts. Add to the aggravation that one cannot even have an option to reach the US headquarters or Iowa offices, and the overall rating has to be less than one star. I would NEVER consider using these people for my business support or services and highly recommend that they not be considered by others.
Reviewed July 31, 2013
My experience is exactly like everyone else's and I, too, cannot understand why none of the agency supposed to protect us have a solution. Our home was foreclosed on----as I was still waiting for the call from my customer care manager with a reinstatement amount---and we are currently searching for some way to hold on. BNY-Mellon does not allow former homeowners to buy back property even if they can get enough relatives to help them out. Over a year of communication consisting of requests for other documentation and my attempts to get someone to keep their "appointments" and this is where I am. WHY IS THE US GOVERNMENT not doing something about this company? These posts certainly make it appear as if their mission is to take away homes from Americans.
Reviewed July 31, 2013
Ocwen Loan Servicing is the most Unprofessional, Nerve Wracking, Incompetent, Mental Health Debilitating Company I have ever dealt with! I was approved 3 times for a loan modification and sent ALL the necessary paperwork over 30 times to this company and now they are foreclosing on my home because they said they never received the paperwork. I am so sick. These people should be shut down IMMEDIATELY!!!!
Reviewed July 30, 2013
I have had all the same problems everyone on here is writing about. Listen up!! You are crazy to send them 1 more payment. Can't you see they are taking your money and not crediting it towards your payments? Forcing insurance on you making you think you have to pay or you will lose your home? It's a total scam!! Shame on you if you send them $1 more. Do you see the trend? They are buying from one lender after another. Go way back and it's Saxon then it's GMAC then it's Homebank or whatever is today's company du Jour. Think about this for a min!!!!! If every person who deals with this company sends in a payment and they can't track it, tell you anything about it, take months to respond and by then you're in foreclosure??? That would be like calling your bank about your checking account and nobody can tell you where your money is and they have no record of it???
Wise up, people! Would you open a checking account at Ocwen Bank? That's what I thought! The answer is no!!!! They will eventually get shut down and you think now it's tough to get them to find records of your payments, etc.. Good luck! You will be fighting them for years to no avail and all the $2 per hour cust svc reps who guilt you into nothing more than get you to send more money will be long gone with the owners of the company. Only difference is the owners are taking your payments and enjoying the view of the Caribbean from their yacht. You have been warned.
Reviewed July 27, 2013
I was a Homeward customer as well. I had an accident, fell behind. Finally recovered. I rat holed some cash, started repayment plan with $13500 down. They didn't receive my first installment of $2600. Defaulted me. Sold loan to Ocwen who claims are here to help. Yeah right. Now they want $18500. They claim they don't know anything about my 13k that I have proof Homeward received. And now have sale date. Why can this happen. I thought this was America!!!
My notice of sheriffs sale doesn't have Ocwen on it anywhere but they want me to send them $$. It only shows Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as trustee for Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, asset backed pass through certificates, series2004-r7 as plaintiff. How can some Indian in New Delhi be in control of my mortgage when I never made a deal with them and why would anybody in their right mind send them money when all of the stories out there seem to begin and end the same. These criminals need to be stopped. I just want to keep my home. This is terrorism.
Reviewed July 27, 2013
Litton loan sold my loan servicing rights to Ocwen Loan Servicing in 2011 and they used the same incorrect account information I had been fighting with Litton to correct for years. I thought Litton was bad but Ocwen is worse. They overcharged my escrow account by $4400. I sent them documentation that I paid my own property taxes and homeowners insurance, but they still refused to correct my account and continued to overcharge my account. When I requested a refund of the overcharges to my escrow account, they claimed I had an escrow deficit and only returned $2600. They claimed I was in default and called my home everyday, sometimes as many as 3 times a day, leaving messages on my answering machine.
I sent them my mortgage payment receipts for 10 years showing I was not in default, but they maintained I was 42 months behind even though I sent them evidence that I was not. They sent me default letters and threatened me with foreclosure even though I'm paying my mortgage every month. They offered me a loan modification which was nothing but a sham. It did not lower my mortgage payment or interest rate. They added over $33,000 in interest and fees to the loan balance and extended the loan by 15 years, with a balloon payment at the end of the loan period, but didn't say what the amount of the payment would be. It was nothing more than a predatory loan disguised as a modification.
I filed a complaint with the office of Consumer Affairs and it was a waste of time. It took them over a year to not investigate my claim. They simply took Ocwen's response to my complaint as the truth and ignored my evidence that contradicted their claims. Ocwen's calls and default letters pushed me to the edge so I decided to file a lawsuit against Ocwen, Litton, JP Morgan Chase, and Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc. I sued them for violations of Federal and State regulations, breach of contract, fraud, emotional distress, pain and suffering. That got their attention! The calls stopped cold; but today they returned my mortgage payment saying it was not enough to cure the default. Which I feel only strengthens my case against them.
I had to file the case on my own because I could not afford an attorney but I am confident I will win, because I have too much evidence against them that cannot be refuted. I wrote a letter to my senator, congressperson, and Richard Condray, the Director of Consumer Affairs, and called for an investigation into Ocwen's illegal and predatory practices and reign of terror against consumers.
Reviewed July 26, 2013
They won’t talk to me because I’m deaf and I place calls thru RELAY SERVICES FOR THE DEAF and they instructed me to have my husband call them and authorized the fact that I’m deaf and place calls via RELAY SERVICES FOR THE DEAF. No problem, he called twice and now they said no. It has to be 1 agent which is ABSURD because there’s tons of centers and RELAYS changed the law 20 plus years ago on no name given and can’t stick with 1 agent or rep, its first come first serve, I don't get it!!!!
My names on the accts and they have my information and proof that I’m on disability and deaf. Sigh NEED HELP with an ATTY to go after them, and those of you that are having hard time reaching OCWEN there’s 5 offices in USA. The main office is in Florida. I dealt with the one in WATERLOOK, IA but they transferred us to the main office. They are so UNREAL. They just want to RUIN US ALL :/ FUMING CAMPER.
Reviewed July 24, 2013
If you are thinking about buying a house or refinancing, do NOT use PHH Mortgage. Without using a lot of every expressive and colorful language, I cannot adequately convey how absolutely IRRITATING they have been for the last two weeks. They paid taxes in April that were already paid by my title company in March, raised my payments to cover the escrow shortage, and have the NERVE to threaten me with a bad credit report if I don't pay the difference. It took me four hours to research what happened and they are going to take 30 working days to research after I already gave them ALL OF THE INFORMATION. Robocalls every day at all hours demanding the additional payment. I spend hours a week with these folks on the phone, each rep assuring me that no additional payment is required and I won't get anymore annoying phone calls. WRONG. The guy today says he cannot see any data like that recorded anywhere. The next guy says he can see all of that. What the heck????
Reviewed July 24, 2013
Same experience for me. They use local Mortgage companies to do re-financing and then sell back the loan in 30 days; they will fail to apply your first months payment, and one will always be a month behind. They use a autodialer to call the customers on the 2nd of every month to make sure you paid; it will be a clueless rep calling from a Toll Free Number which is the main number 800-746-2936 and ask for your last four of your SSN, which I tell them I will call back. I will not give someone calling me my last 4 of my SSN when they call me! I called so many times and tried to get help resolving my first months payment, but talking to them was unhelpful. I send proof of the 1st month's cashed check from the re-financier to Ocwen.
Note* They do not reply to your emails from the Ombusman, or the ipay department, and also when sending mail to ipay. The reps I spoke to do not have email. The managers do, I sent my scanned check image to the reps manager and still 2 months later they still didn't show my payment. I finally had to let the re-financing company call them to correct my payments. The payment history is still wrong and the date they stated to have my account modified was the July 19th. It's now the 24th. I wonder how many more days before my online account reflects the payment properly. Be advised they do not like cursing; however dealing with Ocwen makes one so frustrated, that it will come out. Just apologize to the reps, it's not his or her fault that they work for a messed up employer. It's just a terrible experience. I should have re-financed with a different company, and never went back to Ocwen.
Reviewed July 23, 2013
I have been fighting with Ocwen for 3+ years to keep my home. I have asked and asked for a loan modification. Since I have started going through a divorce I have had a lot of trouble trying to keep up with their payments. I could make my payments if they would lower the payments. They have sent me the paperwork to fill out and fax back to them. I have done this several, several times. Every time I have sent the paperwork requested, Ocwen says I am missing papers. Every time I send them exactly what they are looking for and still they say we are missing papers. My daughter has sent the paperwork, lawyers have sent the paperwork, people from HUD have sent, faxed, emailed and mailed the paperwork. Yet, they still are saying there is paperwork missing.
For 3+ years we have played this game. Now they have thrown in another curve to make me hate them. They are now telling me they do not do loan modifications and they never have. I have borrowed, from a friend, $20,000 to pay the back payments and late fees that Ocwen requested. They said $17,000 would clear it up and would get my loan back on track. After sending them the money, I received a late notice saying I still owed them $17,000 in late payments and late fees!!! How is that possible?!?! After that notice, I tried sending them more money and it was sent back to me. Ocwen said they would no longer accept payments from me. Now I am being foreclosed on! I am so mad at Ocwen Loan Servicing right now that I am ready to call it quits but I don't want to lose my home. I am being taken advantage of by this company and I believe everybody should know that this company is the biggest rip off I have ever encountered.
I have also enlisted the President of The United States to help me and I have talked to several people at the White House and they ARE doing a massive investigation. I hope Ocwen gets shut down and all the poor people they have taken advantage of and taken their homes get some kind of reimbursement!!!!
Reviewed July 23, 2013
Ocwen is a "debt collector" and not a Mortgage company as they initially led us to believe when they took over our previous failed mortgage lender a year ago. We have never been in arrears on our mortgage and always had a good relationship with our lender and this Ocwen is horrible to be associated with. We originated this home loan online in 2006 and never imagined we would end up where we are now with a scrupulous payment manager. When I challenged Ocwen to tell me who purchased our mortgage this is what I received yesterday from them in email (the Ocwen agent was talking to me from India). Concern: You requested us to provide with the investor details of the above loan. Response: There is no single investor of the loan. The loan is one of many in a securitized investment trust: Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust 2007-BR1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-BR1. Ocwen is the servicer of the loan, and not necessarily the owner of the loan. Although the ownership of the loan may change…
How the heck has America allowed this to happen with people's home investment. My husband and I both hold doctoral degrees and pay our mortgage on time, have never been in arrears. We own two homes in fact, and Ocwen has become an expensive nightmare. We tried to pay our mortgage yesterday online, and the note had increased by 1,000.00. When I called to inquire they said they were adding a forced home insurance policy on our note as escrow. I informed them we had an active home owners policy effective Nov. 2012 and current paid in full and had sent them the EOI directly April 2012. The Ocwen representative was in India that I talked with, and she stated she had never received it, thought my saved email was verified received. I offered to email her proof and she said she could not receive emails. I asked then why did Ocwen instruct to send all insurance verification to their email site? She avoided every direct question, and we ended up on a conference call with my home owners insurance company.
The Ocwen agent keep trying to find fault with my policy by saying the policy numbers don't match, etc. and the agent had to keep redirecting her that it was a valid policy. Ocwen was trying to scam me for 1,000 dollars a month home owners forced policy by their company, with no information who the insurance co. was, what state they were in, nothing - and claimed the insurance coverage was for Ocwen as primary, not the homeowner, should any claims arise. I have called the Texas dept. of insurance to file a fraud claim, and previously reported Ocwen to Greg Abbott Attorney General for abusive practice in 2011 and plan to add another. A company acting as if they are a mortgage company, and then challenged admitting that they are a "debt collector" should be stopped from doing practice.
The US has fallen far from its value of honest trust to allow this type of practice preying upon American families. Apparently this company has been successfully sued many times in states, and is under oversight in the state of New York. I would welcome involvement in a class action suit. We are trying to refinance and get away from Ocwen. I also requested a complete transcript of my payment history today, because it appears that our principal has gone up, not down in our 8 years in this home. After reading online, from other's experience it appears this is common practice with Ocwen to not credit your payments. This company should be shut down by regulators, but seems to have found "paydirt" in getting away with regulations on lenders, that do not apply to "debt collectors" acting as lenders/mortgages and no real mortgage company being traceable to take responsibility. Just fraudulent. Would welcome any attorney feedback or others who got away.
Reviewed July 22, 2013
GMAC sold our loan to Ocwen last year. The changes went into effect in February 2013. We had been signed up for GMAC's equity builder program, meaning they took out the monthly payment divided into 2 payments (with a little extra) on certain dates within the month we gave them. The equity builder program stopped around Christmas 2012. We weren't notified by GMAC until January 7, two days after January's payment was due. So we had to scramble to get one and a half payments paid before January 10. Needless to say, it didn't get paid, so we called Ocwen and told them what happened, and Ocwen doesn't offer the same equity program but the rep I talked to did accept weekly payments by certified check/money order that would take care of the Dec/Jan payment and we would be caught up for February's payment.
Got a notice of pre-foreclosure mid-January, scared us to death and we called. The rep said the company automatically sends this out when you are more than 3 months behind... Wait... What? We weren't behind that much. About that time, we were a little under a month behind because we only owed less than $100 for Jan. payment. Needless to say, we constantly get letters every 2 months stating we are in pre-foreclosure even though we are up to date on our mortgage payments; the only glaring exception was January of this year. They keep adding "late fees" and "processing fees" to our normal mortgage payment. We paid on time every month since February.
I keep calling about the fees and get a run-around constantly. I keep the rep #, name, date of call, time of call and I have about 10 pages of notebook paper filled out front to back with phone calls regarding illegal fees added to our account. I have reported this company consistently since February to our state's attorney general. Since the late fees are showing up on our credit report, we can't find a finance company to refinance our mortgage. STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY. If you get a letter stating your loan has been sold to OCWEN, REFINANCE with another company IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reviewed July 21, 2013
Am 70 yrs old and have been dealing with PHH for 14 years. Never had a problem. Always prompt and courteous service. Very reputable. Have seen their offices in Mt Laurel. Can assure you they are very big and busy but always available for you.
Reviewed July 20, 2013
I have experienced all the same issues others have written about - impossible to deal with - do not return ANY phone calls - not one of my emails has been responded to but they are very good about firing off their letters saying this is not complete or need this other information, etc...
I also was a former Homeward client - OCWEN took over my loan on March 1st - I was a year behind in payments and was at least able to speak with someone at Homeward and we were working on a mod when out of the blue, my loan was sold to OCWEN. To make matters worse, although I had been speaking with Homeward and they seemed to be fine with the timing of me getting them documentation, they filed a Notice of Default on February 28th - the last day they owned my loan! SO as soon as OCWEN got the loan, they stepped up foreclosure proceedings immediately. The Default notice was not actually filed in the Court until after OCWEN took over the loan - still not sure this was all legal as it was Homeward that prepared the Notice of Default but they no longer owned the loan when it was filed - anybody have any comments on this??
Anyway, I am scheduled for Mediation this Tuesday - do not have an attorney so going it alone - does anyone have any comments that has gone through a Mediation with them?? Thanks for reading!!
Reviewed July 20, 2013
Unfortunately, GMAC sold my mortgage to Ocwen, who will not return flood insurance premiums that I never needed. I was forced to buy flood insurance on my home, which I have lived in for 26 years, without so much as a drop of water in the basement. When I informed Ocwen that FEMA's new map was inaccurate, Ocwen told me that I HAD to purchase flood insurance, but they would reimburse me if a licensed surveyor could prove that I was not in a flood zone.
To make a long story short, I am NOT in a flood zone (the surveyor proved this), but I did pay the surveyor $600 for the proper documents. Ocwen has refused to reimburse me $800 for flood insurance that I never needed in the first place. Ocwen is so arrogant, that they ignored correspondence from the Better Business Bureau. I have never dealt with such an irresponsible, unprofessional, and arrogant company.
Reviewed July 19, 2013
I feel so much better hearing that I am not alone. I thought it was just me. Ocwen has been giving me the runaround for the past year and a half. On more than one occasion I was denied the modification both the HAMP and the in-house modification. I was unemployed for 17 months. The last three months of my unemployment Ocwen had taken over my mortgage from Saxon. I finally was able to obtain work again. Unfortunately, during that period of unemployment I fell behind on the mortgage. I wanted (I still want my home) very much to keep my home so I kept trying with Ocwen. I continued to resubmit my paper work. Their excuses were constantly changing.
Oh, they didn't have all the paper work, you are missing that, you are missing this, your paper work was received too late. For over a year this took place. Mind you that during this time my home is in foreclosure. Their (Ocwen's) attorneys tell me to try and work something out with them instead of going to court. Well, as of today, I finally was offered a modification, an in-house modification. I cannot afford the new mortgage and I am unable to refinance because no bank will take a chance with me. Can you believe?
Reviewed July 19, 2013
Everyone, don't bother to deal with this company. They are out to ruin your credits and refuse services. We did not pick them. They bought out the loans, ick, bunch of liars and cheaters. Hard to get through to them via phone. Get this. Owners of this company live overseas, DUH.
Reviewed July 18, 2013
They have my adjustable loan at rates far above the market and I can't get them on the phone or they will hang up on me. They stopped sending my bill and have destroyed my credit so that it eliminates the competition from refinancing my loan. I am having the hire an attorney to help me with these issues and work to repair my credit!
Reviewed July 18, 2013
Has anyone reported them to the Office of Comptroller? I am in California. Maybe we should report Ocwen as a group? I am having the same experiences as the majority of Homeward - Ocwen transfers. I think Ocwen only purchased my loan with foreclosure in mind. They just denied my submitted 91 pages of documents via NACA. They wanted more documents - my IRS filings for 2012. I sent them what they wanted; they denied because I didn't submit the blank pages. My history was WaMu, Freddie Mac, Chase, to Homeward, and now Ocwen.
Reviewed July 18, 2013
Our loan was sold to Ocwen from Nations Reliable in March. We are in month 4 of making payments to them. We set up bill pay with our bank and they promptly deliver checks before the 1st of the month. Yesterday, received a call from Ocwen Collections stating they have not received a payment and our loan has gone to collections, and they require immediate payment.
We have from our bank proof of Ocwen cashing all checks. We've made numerous calls to all of their customer service numbers and are getting nowhere. Not one of their employees has given the same story and with this concern. I've researched online and find thousands of people subject to their scheme. There is no way that their "customer service" people have access to any records because after they read through several prompts/scripts, we followed all recommended actions to remedy our account and complete "a-research" request, and they continue with excuses on why they can't retrieve it "maybe you make payment now?".
It's clear that this is a call center to harass people. Not sure anyone is actually managing accounts appropriately. I've reported them to the broker and will continue to fight to have our loan moved. Facing foreclosure and legal fees based on their incompetence is a violation of my rights as a consumer.
Reviewed July 18, 2013
My husband and I do not know what to do about this company. All of the other reviews that I am reading here have happened to us. Our mortgage was also sold from Litton Loan Service to Ocwen a few years ago. It has been a nightmare ever since. We do not know what to do or who can help us. We were behind a couple of months for about two years when my husband was laid off in the winter. We just now got caught up. The last time I looked at our account online, it looks like we now have a balloon payment due (the whole balance of the loan) in 2015. It was a 30-year mortgage, it has not been 30 years.
We also have not received a statement since February 2013. I have called them so many times and of course have to talk to somebody in India who speaks broken English. They can't help me at all and do not have any answers for anything. The last time I called them I ended up screaming and cussing at them so bad that I called back and apologized. It is just so frustrating. We do not know what we are going to do when we have to pay the loan off in a couple of years. We will probably lose our house because we can't afford an attorney. We have made the last 6 payments on time, so I am hoping we can maybe get refinanced at a local bank. This bank really needs to be looked into. I read somewhere that since they are not in the United States they do not have to comply with our mortgage lending laws, not sure if this is true. Good luck to everybody that has to deal with them. Hopefully something will be done soon!!
Reviewed July 18, 2013
It took Ocwen 7 months and over 100 repeated documents faxed over and over again due to their poor handling of loans and ten different reps for the company, who each one never knew anything about our loan to deny us on a Hamp and today an in-house modification. We are 61 and 70 couple with a reduction in income and on SSI, owned home for 30 years and now with no help from Ocwen, still stuck with $1227.00 a month mortgage payments. They are waiting to get our home and equity. Never late until 2010 when our mortgage was transferred three times to AHMSI, then to Homeward and now 7 months ago Ocwen; check these 3 out on Rip-off Report, I have. Very rude people on the phone.
Reviewed July 17, 2013
Fell behind due to illness, was notified we are headed to foreclosure, contacted Ocwen and made arrangements to make payments over 4 week period to become current. All was ok until we made the first payment. They returned our check saying we were now in foreclosure proceedings. We were told to contact their attorneys in order to obtain the sum needed to stop foreclosure. The original quote was $5830.76 . The next week when we received the new quote from the attorney's office it had jumped to $8630. How can we catch up with a plan like this and their motto is "If you have a problem we are here to help"? After my experience I don't think so.
Reviewed July 17, 2013
I don't even know where to begin. OCWEN acquired my loan in March 2013 from Homeward Residential. My ARM changes every year and in February of each year, the monthly payment changes to reflect the adjustment. Homeward got it backwards and told me to start paying the new amount in January (well, it was about half what I'd been paying because I'd paid down the load significantly the previous year). I paid the normal amount and paid the lower amount in Feb. Homeward refused that payment and then gave all my paperwork to OCWEN.
OCWEN hasn't processed a payment of mine since then, despite my paying the correct amount each and every month, on or about the 1st. Now they sent me a notice of Default. This week, I noticed they'd stolen about $1,500 out of my escrow account. Nobody speaks English there and I don't think anyone there is intelligent enough to help me. I highly recommend you file a complaint with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. I have 3 pending against OCWEN. This company needs to be shut down.
Reviewed July 15, 2013
Had water damage in July 2012. Sent in all doc requested and still the contractor have not been paid. On 7/15/13 received another email from contractor. Call Ocwen once again to release fund. Now they need claim packet filled out and return and also they need someone to inspect claim which I just know hearing about today. Getting different story every time I call.
Reviewed July 15, 2013
I lost my job in August of 2011 and spent the rest of 2011 and all of 2012 on part-time employment. My mortgage started with TB&W and when they were shut down was sold to AHMSI (horrible in their own right) before they became Homeward Residential. After a few months under the new name they transferred my loan to Ocwen... My first call was great... Finally a person from the US that I could understand... Got my hopes up that something was finally going right.
I immediately started the process of HAMP since I was finally employed full-time. They required one months of pay stubs. I sent them one as I am only paid once a month, but they told me they needed two paycheck stubs so I sent them my first check which was for 1 1/2 months of pay... After waiting 4 months for a decision, they finally called me to tell me I was denied but couldn't tell me anything more than it was due to income. I finally got ahold of my account representative. After arguing with her for almost 40 minutes about it, she finally realized that my income was input wrong... They put my monthly salary in based on the two stubs I sent them so they had me with a monthly salary of 2 1/2 times my monthly salary.
So she had me resubmit my application. So now I have an additional 4 months of missed payments since they won't accept a payment until I am either approved for a refinance or get my balance due current. Well since I was on an unemployment program for a year, that balance is now around $13,000. That's not gonna happen. After another month and a half of waiting, I have now been denied again because this time, I don't make enough.
Reading these comments, it doesn't feel like they are taking the HAMP seriously. Their attention to detail seems to be lacking quite regularly. At this point I have given up hope and have started the process of just doing a short sale to get the stress off my back. I realize I am upside down on my loan, but my understanding was these programs were supposed to help us get our homes back into a manageable state for those of us who went through a hardship. I am trying to get back on my feet, but the weight of this house, and the horribly high interest rate are taking it's toll on me, and I have given up. I have burned through all my life savings at this point trying to save the home, and all they can tell me at this point is there is no help for me. Now all the work I have done to this home over the last 7 years will be for nothing and someone else will get the benefits of my misfortune.
Reviewed July 14, 2013
OCWEN Loan Servicing took over the billing for my Homeward Residential mortgage on April 1, 2013. Twice in less than four months, they have failed to acknowledge payments made on my account. I called them on April 9 regarding my May 1, 2013 payment. I went through the mess of Countrywide and made every effort to pay my mortgage payments early.
April 1, 2013 payment of $830.01 (Ck. **) to Homeward Residential was made on February 4, 2013. May 1, 2013 payment of $830.01 (Ck. **) to Homeward Residential was made on February 16, 2013. June 1, 2013 payment of $830.01 (Ck **) to Homeward Residential was made on April 24, 2013. July 1, 2013 payment of $830.02 (Ck **) to Homeward Residential was made on May 25, 2013. August 1, 2013 payment of $830.01 (Ck **) to Homeward Residential was made on June 29, 2013. It was cashed on July 10, 2013.
I first called them on April 9, 2013 when I was double-billed for the May 1 payment. At the time, I assumed that it was due to confusion regarding the changeover. But now, I have been double-billed for the August 1 payment, one that has already been cashed. Presumably, these payments and bills crossed in the mail but when I went online and saw the substantial number of complaints against OCWEN, I suspect that this may be a regularly recurring business practice.
Reviewed July 13, 2013
This co. sucks and they never get anything right. They send wrong info to the wrong account. Real idiots.
Reviewed July 12, 2013
I'm really concerned with this company's business practices. They supposedly sent my attorney (in Chapter 13) a letter saying they were going to foreclose for payments from years ago before we even filed bankruptcy. They've only had the loan for about 4 months and I've made payments every single month to them. The past due ones were supposed to be included in the BK settlement.
Our attorney never got a letter and we never got a copy. I only found out because I called to make another post petition payment for July and they refused to allow me to make one because they say they are foreclosing on 7/17/13. However, the court does not have my case on the docket. Are they just lying to me? I don't know what to think. I wasn't allowed to talk to a manager because of the time difference to India. I had to make an appointment.
Reviewed July 12, 2013
I divorced over 16 years ago and gave my ex the house; however, the loan still has my name on it. Apparently, they have told him he owes estate taxes and inspection fees and is saying he owes almost $300 per month more than his fixed rate mortgage payment. He is on year 21 of 30 with a small balance. His payment is automatically deducted from his bank account, yet now they have begun foreclosure proceedings and sometimes they accept his payment and sometimes they return it, but they are saying he owes almost $12,000 which would be the fees and the extra mortgage money that is NOT due them! I'm hiring an attorney to try to protect myself, but this is unbelievable that a company can get away with this.
Reviewed July 11, 2013
PHH Mortgage tried to foreclose on my house without ever even going to court. They started the proceedings without notifying me. My home was listed as going up for Sheriff's Sale in our local newspaper twice. I have never been so dissatisfied with any one group in my life. These people are absolutely a nightmare to work with.
Reviewed July 11, 2013
Ocwen got my account back from Litton. Now they are charging me an escrow because they say I was out of insurance for 13 days in 2011. They did not have my contract at that time (Litton did), and I have never been without insurance. I think they are a bunch of crooks. I want to pay them off, but they want more than what I owe. I have had nothing but problems with this company. I guess since my amount was getting low, they are trying to get more out of me. Well, it won't happen. I will give them what my statement says. I tried to go to their site to print out my statement from January, but it wouldn't let me print out anything, so that tells you something there.
Reviewed July 9, 2013
My loan was turned over to OCWEN by Homeward Residential in March 2013. My payment for March was paid in February to Homeward. They did not make my March Escrow payment of $200.94 to OCWEN. They did make my $665.36 mortgage payment to OCWEN. I cannot contact Homeward because their automated phone messaging does not allow human contact and disconnects the call after advising me OCWEN needs to be contacted. I have been in contact with OCWEN and since July 1st, I have been told three different answers on how to resolve this debt that was paid to Homeward and they did not pay OCWEN, and the debt is therefore due from Homeward, not me.
The first call made on July 1st, I was advised that it was my responsibility to Fax information to OCWEN Escrow Dept and fax information to OCWEN Research department and that I would have the issue resolved within 48 hours. I did fax all the information to both departments. The next call on July 5th, I was advised that they would not have resolution for at least 5 days after an analysis. I asked to speak to a Supervisor to set up a payment of the actual mortgage amount due of $665.36. The Supervisor said this was not possible. I had to pay the total of $866.30 which included the $200.94 Escrow Account fee. I asked to speak to this supervisor's supervisor or someone with the authority to review my request and after 10 minutes on hold, I was informed that person would return my call.
Today, I contacted OCWEN to speak with someone that had the authority as there was no call back Friday or Monday to my request of 7/5. My first call today, 7/9, disconnected immediately. My second call handled by "Ariffe" informed me they had to pay my taxes as of July 1st and when I asked for a supervisor because my taxes are not due until July 31st and I will be paying them directly, I waited on the line for 8 minutes with nothing but "dead air". The consequences are going to be that I incur additional debt for a late July payment in the amount of $33.27 for an Escrow account that should have a credit balance of +$145.63.
Reviewed July 9, 2013
My home was financed through Homeward Loans. They sold my mortgage to Ocwen four months ago. Just 2 years into a mortgage modification, everything was going fine. Then I get this letter telling me to send payment to Ocwen Loan Financing. That's when the nightmare began. My loan payments increased by $263.00. I went through the modification to lower my interest to lower my payments. Now I'm at risk again of losing my home due to the unjust raising of my home payments.
With my only income right now, it's impossible for me to make such payments. Ocwen says they will work with me to re-modify my loan. I don't want to re-modify loan, just want to be left alone and let me make the payments that I have been making. The economy is picking up and mortgage rates are back on the rise. This is just a reason to justify increasing my rate, I believe. I have an affordable loan payment. They are preying on it, a lender for unjust causes.
Reviewed July 8, 2013
I called a few days ago and was informed to call again. When I did, I was not allowed to reach the assumption department. I just had questions for them for possible action, but I was not allowed. This is not customer-friendly. No forms were on the website either. There is little information on the web. I am very unhappy with the services and lack of human contact. They said I have to have a "good reason" to be transferred to that department. When I informed them I was ill and needed to speak to the department, they say they would call me back.
Reviewed July 6, 2013
When I transferred Homeward Residential mortgage company to Ocwen, my mortgage and my life have changed. Ocwen refuses my monthly payment whenever I send it off; it was not enough for Ocwen. When I called the company to talk to customer service, you cannot understand what the person is saying. I explain to them about the mortgage, but they can't give a good answer. The mortgage company said they are sending a modification package several times. I never receive the package until when I get a lawyer I try my very best to pay mortgage. Ocwen is now putting my house on foreclosure. We all need help from this company.
Reviewed July 3, 2013
I have been with Ocwen since August 2012, when Saxon sold our mortgage to Ocwen. We have been shuffled around since then. Not only have they lost mailed packages of paperwork but the inaccuracy and inadequate performance of customer service is horrid. I feel as though we have been put on a merry-go-round and keep turning up with the same thing! Right now, we are waiting for our modification again. We had been denied even though we both work and can afford a modified loan. I feel all this work had fallen on deaf ears. Whatever happened to customer service? I have gone to other sources to help save our home from foreclosure. I am on pins and needles praying that this is going to work! Ocwen, you should be ashamed of yourself! Companies like this should not be in existence.
Reviewed July 2, 2013
I made a payment of $10,500 at the end of June to bring my mortgage current. The arrangement was to cover my past due amount for the principal, interest and escrow. The $4,000+ in late charges were to be left out of the arrangement. When I checked my account, it showed that the payment had been applied to the outstanding $4,000 of late charges and then applied towards just my April payment, and the remaining money was put into a suspense account. What is interesting is that I had tried to make a partial payment in June and was told that since I was past 89 days, the entire past due amount would have to be paid. No partial payments were allowed, which is exactly what they did by applying my payment to my late charges first and then to my past due amounts. I am now working to get the funds reapplied to the actual past due amount and bring everything current.
Reviewed June 30, 2013
I have another piece of property that got sold from Homeward (derivative again) during the transition of about a month. I was current with AHMSI, AHMSI sold to Homeward, and then in a month or two, Homeward packaged and sold it to Ocwen. This particular piece of property has been a bad experience since it was bought, plagued from the beginning, back in 1987. I bought another house using my VA benefits, and still have this property (the Ocwen property). I have kept making payments all these years to try and live up to the original terms, and the property has been transferred through many lenders over the years.
When these transfers take place, it creates another time-consuming communication just to establish, plus, they are the same as AHMSI, though short, I also include Homeward. The website does not work. I was given an email address of support@ocwen.com through one of the support people, which was returned: “Delivery to the following recipient failed permanently: support@ocwen.com (the rest deleted for brevity...).” Ok, I have had numerous conversations with support reps to try and get things in order with Ocwen, but to no avail. The end result in that conversation is always to try and sell me something else (mortgage protection, etc.), which I don't want. So what is support? It seems like support should be where you can reach an agreement and all can move forward, but that is not the case. You cannot reach anyone that can actually get something done and concluded. All they do is write down what is said, that's pretty much it.
The people you talk to are only phone answering people with a script. This is part of a bigger problem that allows companies like this to exist; it is part of the previous problem that our country allows. A relationship is built on people doing what they and saying what they do. I have been told stuff that leads nowhere by Ocwen. My impression of them is they are predators as well. They will be predatory, and as the economy loosens up, they will get more predatory. I have watched this cycle several times in my life. Well, I am much older now than when I bought that property, whereas I want to be true to my word and I have come to the conclusion that eventually, I simply won't care anymore.
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
