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About Wells Fargo Mortgage

Wells Fargo (NMLS #399801), one of the biggest financial services companies in the country, provides home purchase and refinance loans in all 50 states. You can check rates online and then apply online, over the phone or in person with a local mortgage consultant. Loan options with Wells Fargo include conventional and government-backed loans, as well as jumbo loans and loans for new construction properties. As of the publishing date, Wells Fargo has temporarily suspended applications for home equity lines of credit (HELOCs).

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  • Publishes rates online
  • Online application tracking
  • Mortgage consultants in 39 states and Washington, D.C.
  • Plenty of online resources
Cons
  • Does not publish fees upfront
  • No home equity loans as of publishing

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    Reviewed Dec. 2, 2020

    Do not ever use Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. Even though you might think you are saving money, they will cost you so much more in the long run. They are negligent about the process, take absolutely no accountability for their delays/actions, and clearly have no care for their customers. My settlement has been delayed twice now due to Wells Fargo not completing a loan process on their end. They realized on the day that closing documents were due they had forgotten to verify something on their end.

    I called for hours and email numerous times, and no one could give me a straight update for over a day. After hours, they had an assistant call me saying the process was delayed again and I would not be able to settle on the delayed timeline. Still no response from any managers or my loan processor, only a half-excuse/apology from the manager of the team. Beyond negligent on a signed contract and just extremely unprofessional from any company. Take your business anywhere else; Wells Fargo has never and will never care about their customers, and their loan processors are too incompetent to even answer a phone call.

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    Reviewed Nov. 30, 2020

    I chose to use Wells Fargo because I've been a customer for over 20 years. However, the incompetence in Salem Oregon is blatant and dangerous. Information going to the cloud, constant request for the same information, and supervisors that take no accountability.

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    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2020

    Worst bank in the world. Because of covid-19 they are not Lending. They just want to take your money for fraudulent appraisal and credit application. This is how they make their money. Last minute they will deny you. There's nothing you can do about it. One person gets your application and then 10 other people on working on your application that you don't know who they are. They just keep passing your application to different people.

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2020

    Updated on 10/30/2020: Complaint Description: Wells Fargo claimed in writing that they removed me from forbearance and that my mortgage statement is accurate. Both statements are lies. I received a response from a complaint I filed with Wells Fargo Home Mortgage today, 10.30.2020. They claimed in writing that they had already removed me from forbearance. This statement from WF is a lie.

    I went to my online account and found I had not been removed. Then I called WFHM and a rep confirmed that I had not yet been removed. In another complaint I filed against Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, I requested a current and accurate mortgage statement due to the fact that my statements have not been accurate. Two mortgage payments that I've made have not been applied to my account. Today in the response from WF, they claimed that my statements were accurate. This is another lie. Apparently WF believes they can resolve a complaint by lying.

    When I called WFHM today the rep could not explain to me why my 2 payments had not been applied. She then said she'd connect me with an executive but I was disconnected before I had a chance to speak with anyone. I called two more times and I was disconnected. The 3rd time I spoke with an executive but she also could not explain to me WHY my payments had not been applied. She then informed me that she would have to OPEN A CASE. So they have opened another case even though my other cases on these same issues have not been resolved by Wells Fargo.

    This is all WF seems to do. They open a case, the customer waits, eventually WF responds, but they lie, nothing gets resolved, and another case is opened. Save yourself time, energy, and aggravation: Don't do business with Wells Fargo Home Mortgage unless you want to deal with lies, corruption, and deception. Choosing WFHM for a home mortgage is the worst mistake I've ever made.

    Original Review: There is no doubt in my mind that Wells Fargo is a shady company who has set me up to take my house. I was OFFERED a loan modification program by Wells Fargo in early 2020. I received the loan modification paperwork around the time the pandemic started and the country was shut down. At that time, I was a teacher who was instructed to teach online for the remainder of the school. I had to get the loan mod paperwork notarized, but I am 65 with some health issues and was concerned about contracting the virus, so I asked Wells Fargo if I could get the paperwork notarized when there was no longer a pandemic, as at that time I thought the pandemic might be short-lived. WF assured me I could do it later, and to just keep making monthly payments. The pandemic didn't get better. I live between Philadelphia and Trenton, NJ, and numbers have been consistently bad here.

    Every month when I called to make the payment (always being put on hold at least an hour or more before the payment could be made) I inquired if not getting the papers notarized could jeopardize the loan modification. Every single month I was told that it would not. When I called in August to make the payment, I was informed that I no longer had a loan modification with WF because the paperwork did not get notarized. I was shocked as WF had assured me each month that it could wait. I was given no warning whatsoever that they would do this. WF could have told me that I would lose the loan if the papers weren't notarized. I was NEVER told that. WF didn't have the decency to even contact me. I only found out about it because I asked about the loan mod when I made a payment. I received a letter from WF a week later informing the loan mod ended.

    When I checked my mortgage statement, I discovered WF had added over $10,000 to my statement, and claimed the amount was overdue. Now the overdue amount is stated at over $9,5000, even though I made a payment every month. In August I requested that the case be reviewed in the executive office and although I was told I'd be given an answer in 10 days, it is now Oct. 7, and I'm still waiting. Every time I call the executive office I'm told something different. On Sept 24, I called the ex office and asked to speak with a supervisor. She advised me to get my original paperwork notarized ASAP and mail it to WF. I did that the following day. I called WF 2 days ago and they claimed they hadn't received the paperwork yet. I called the ex office today and spoke with a man who checked and told me they had received my paperwork.

    He said he'd transfer me to the caseworker who could provide more info. When I spoke with her, she claimed FW had NOT received the paperwork. When I asked to speak with her supervisor, I was also told the paperwork did not arrive. I requested that she overnight me another copy of the paperwork so I could get the paperwork notarized again and this time I would get confirmation when they received it. She would not do it. I have a copy of the original notarized paperwork, but was told WF will not accept anything but the original copy. They won't allow me to fax or mail the notarized copy even though I had it notarized at a Wells Fargo Bank. Two days ago, I was told for the FIRST TIME that the loan mod would only be reinstated if the mortgage lender approved.

    So why was I never told this previously, like every month when I called to make a payment and inquired about the papers being notarized? I firmly believe that Wells Fargo is incredibly dishonest when dealing with their customers. Wells Fargo also put me on a loan suspension program, even though I didn't ask to be placed on it and I haven't missed a payment. This is a program that has something to do with people losing their jobs due to the pandemic and it doesn't apply to me. I believe this entire fiasco has been a ploy to take my house. I would never recommend Wells Fargo to anyone and wish I had never done business with them. I had no idea they could be so corrupt.

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    Reviewed Sept. 25, 2020

    Updated on 10/09/2020: I keep receiving calls, from Wells Fargo. But nobody gives me a full explanation of my denial reason. I deposit yearly $700,000.00 my income out of there is $180,651.00 yearly. From my business account I pay all of my personal and home expenses, which comes out close to $50,000.00 to $60,000.00. Still even with great credit, great income. Wells Fargo denied me a loan saying not enough assets. Current balance in my account is $85,000.00. They say not enough to pay $15,745.00 in closing costs and another $2,800.00 to complete the downpayment.

    Somewhere their math is wrong. I had made it very clear from the beginning, that I had closed my personal account about a year and a half ago. They told me, "Don't worry. We will use your business account." And still they say I don't have enough assets, I own two properties out the country with a value close to $620,000.00 and have an account out of the country, will not say balance but a big one. Thanks Wells Fargo. I will be closing my accounts and take my business elsewhere, since I am no good for you. Fausto **

    Original Review: I called Wells Fargo, applied for a mortgage, got a preapproval right away. Income and credit are great. After one month then I have to call in, to find out that I can't use my own money from business account. I stated clearly that I did not have a personal account that everything comes out of my business account. Was clearly told, "No problem. You have plenty of money in the bank." Then they tell me that I can not use my own money. Ridiculous. I been with them since 1991. Will close all my accounts.

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    Reviewed Sept. 12, 2020

    For the 3rd time since we got stuck with Wells Fargo Mortgage, they have taken a stipulated principal payment, an extra payment, and either misapplied it or not applied it and they refuse to give us credit on interest charged. We have always paid our monthly payment on time; it is automatically drawn on our checking account at another financial institution. We only physically go to Wells Fargo to make extra principal payments. The first time we made an extra payment, like months' worth of principal, they showed it as rec'd but did not apply it to the principal until we brought it to their attention. The second time, they applied it to the next payment, which wasn't even due, and applied the balance to the principal. This time, on September 2, 2020, they once again posted it to our account but did not apply ANY of it to the principal.

    When I called them on it, they said it would be applied after our monthly payment was received and asked if I wanted to pay it while we were on the phone. I told them it was automatically paid from our bank and we were not making a duplicate payment. They already had money they were sitting on, not applying it to principal. They said they could not apply it to the principal until after the monthly payment was made. The monthly payment was made and I had to e-mail them and complain because the big payment we made was still sitting there.

    That night they applied but not back to Sept. 2nd, they applied it on the 8th and it did not show up until the 9th of September. I asked for credit on the interest because they had had our "good money" payment since the 2nd. They REFUSED to give us credit. Once again, Wells Fargo Mortgage has earned their F rating. It should be F-. We had no choice in going with them; the loan processor company, Nova, sold it to them without any choice from us. This has been a disaster loan from the start. Why can't Wells Fargo clean up their act?

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    Reviewed Sept. 4, 2020

    My mortgage was sold to Wells Fargo which I was furious at first; then after talking to them I calmed down. Then when it was time for my house insurance to be paid, my insurance company sent the bill to the wrong mortgage holder, I was frantic since I could not get hold of my insurance agent to correct it; my insurance company dropped my home owners policy. I called Wells Fargo explained the situation and they got on the phone and help straighten the bill issue out. Great customer service from the insurance division of Wells Fargo.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    The worst customer service. I avoided this company after they opened a fake credit card in my name but unfortunately they bought my mortgage note. The customer service is so bad I would never ever open a bank account, mortgage, or any other financial product. If you do business with them because you choose to (if they do not buy out your mortgage note) then you deserve the bad service you get from a national company built upon liars and cheaters.

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    Reviewed Aug. 26, 2020

    Only good at stealing money. They are in bed with the FED, and will screw you out of a good loan with the JPMChase. Both were same rates, it is a scam! I know they are only interested in large loans, so they can rip people off!

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    Reviewed Aug. 25, 2020

    Application process takes too long and found there a few departments handle your application and they do not communicate with each other. Every step the consumer need to be involved to share the information.

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    Reviewed Aug. 24, 2020

    Initial loan process was smooth. But trying to refinance was an issue. It seem since our loan amount is below $100,000 they will not reduce our rate and lower our payment. They are the same as all the others we have contacted.

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    Reviewed Aug. 23, 2020

    Updated on 10/05/2021: We had a VA home loan which was sold to Wells Fargo about 2 years buying our house. We had nothing but bad experiences with them, i.e., they talked my wife into signing paperwork adding 15 years to our mortgage which made it a 45 yr home loan the whole time since then so we decided to refinance and get out from under them. We refinance in Sep and this is now the beginning of October and they have decided to keep our escrow that we had built up. This Bank is nothing but a bunch of crooks. Do not deal with these people because they don't care about you, just how much money they can swindle out of people.

    Original Review: Do not deal with this company. They do backhanded deals and my 30 yr mortgage turned into a 45 year mortgage. They lie to their customers and cheat them. When you call to talk to someone they put you on hold forever. Paying on mortgage yet my loan amount keeps increasing each month and they say they have no idea about it yet they are the ones reporting it to the credit bureau. Stay away from this company.

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    Reviewed Aug. 22, 2020

    Ok, I’ve felt with Wells Fargo before it was not a good experience. Now by no choice of my own, my mortgage was sold to Wells Fargo. I would have never chosen them. But so far it’s been pretty good, no issues yet.

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    Reviewed Aug. 21, 2020

    Got completely to the closing week and was told 2 days before closing they could not verify my employment, this was after 3 weeks of giving every doc they asked for. Lost the house. My credit rating 802.

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    Reviewed Aug. 20, 2020

    I highly recommended my mortgage with Wells Fargo. They have an exceptional customer service, very polite and knowledgeable. They had been my company for so long now but I had to contacted them several times during this pandemic even though I had been able to pay my mortgage they had mentioned if anything they would work with us. We had never been late and we haven’t get any other loans with them but I’m sure if I ever need one we know we wouldn’t have any problem. I’m a 100% satisfied and I highly recommend them.

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    Reviewed Aug. 15, 2020

    I am writing to tell you why I withdrew my application for a refinance mortgage and to tell you why I will never do business again with Wells Fargo. During the past 2 months I have had an unimaginably difficult time getting my application approved to refinance my current Wells Fargo mortgage as a 15-year re-finance for our primary residence. Let me be clear that my wife and I should be ideal applicants with a high credit score (>800), no negatives and plenty of assets. Our current 30-year mortgage is already with Wells Fargo. It is apparent to me that the mortgage process at Wells is broken and designed to convenience and protect the bank, not the customer.

    • No one person takes personal responsibility for the mortgage. My initial contact with the mortgage agent was tossed over to another agent who then placed blame for delays on his unannounced vacation of ~2 weeks. No one covered his voice mail while he was on vacation nor did he seem concerned about that. Even when he was back from vacation, he repeatedly promised to return my calls with resolution of an issue and in most instances no call was ever made.

    • I cannot tell you how many times I have been told by one of your employees that there is nothing they can do about my issues and they refer me to someone else in another division. It is apparent, to me, as a consumer, that Wells Fargo is so administratively over-partitioned that communication between the pieces is almost nonexistent. The corporate motto, in my opinion, is “It’s not my job.” Time and time again the response of the employees is that “I’m sorry you are having a problem let me refer this on to someone who can address it... There should be a single person who advocates for the consumer and gets the entire process done with as little headache as possible. No wonder people still deal with their community bank where face-to-face relationships grease the system.

    • Even when I tried to file this complaint, I was transferred not less than 5 times with each employee saying, “I can’t personally handle this...but I will try to find someone who can.” Today it took me nearly 90 minutes to reach a supervisor in the mortgage department who apologized repeatedly for what I’ve gone through but, in the end, said she was incapable of doing anything about it and would have someone from the “complaint” department contact me later on next week. "It’s not my job..." There was poor to no communication between the various people who managed my application.

    • 6 weeks into this process the agent was still of the opinion that I was self-employed and it was apparent to me that he was not at all familiar with my application.

    • The “underwriter” repeatedly asked for documents applying to a shareholder who owned more than 25% of a corporation, a situation which does not apply to me. I can’t tell you how many times I tried to explain that but the mortgage portal only allows you to upload documents and not questions or explanations.

    • I was asked not less than 5 times to supply 2 months of business statements regarding a municipal bond. Each time I uploaded the banking account that holds the proceeds of the bond. In each instance and the request kept being put again on my to-do list. The agent laid blame on the underwriters stating that he had no control over this. Despite multiple calls with Mr. x and Mr. y the problems were not addressed or resolved. The software system is designed to convenience the employees at Wells Fargo and not the applicant.

    • Three times I was locked out of my mortgage file. This required calling a toll-free number, being put on hold 7-24 minutes and then going through an interrogation asking, for example, what car I bought in 1998.

    • The queries on the mortgage portal are cryptic and no one is readily available to explain them.

    • On my final call to ask how to complain about this experience, I learned that my cell phone number was incorrectly listed in the system (a two-number transposition).

    The final straw that terminates my relationship with Wells Fargo was the fact that I was able to get a refinance mortgage approved by a competitor last night. Sitting at my computer with an agent on the phone, I was approved for a $300,000 re-finance at 2.625% in under 40 minutes. Fannie Mae approved the application and all I had to submit was my pay stubs, 2 years of taxes and signed consent documents.

    Wells Fargo mortgage is a broken company. Despite the issues they have had over the past few years with consumer fraud and mistreatment of mortgage customers, I naively thought that as a long term customer with an unblemished payment record refinancing would be a snap. Instead, I find a company that is so fearful of individual responsibility that nothing gets done and employees don't work with one another. Wells Fargo employees are so fearful of doing anything wrong they essentially do nothing beyond the strict boundaries of their job description. There is no corporate mandate to follow through on promises made to customers and I especially hold out Mr. X and Y as examples of this. No one seems to be concerned about the customer experience.

    I can tell you that I will post this letter far and wide on the Internet and can only hope that Wells Fargo takes my experience to heart and tries to fix the mess. While I am doubtful that your actions constitute any criminal behavior, I will file a complaint with the Missouri Attorney General and share this with my financial planner, who strongly warned me not to deal with Wells Fargo. I wish I had listened.

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    Reviewed Aug. 14, 2020

    I have been paying my mortgage now for 13 years (156 on time payments) even during this economically difficult time. I contacted WF to get my mortgage insurance fees removed. I sent 2 email to to different people and left a voice message for one of them. You would think they would respond and address your concerns. NOPE! 2 weeks in there is no response.

    My original mortgage (2007) had an interest rate of 6.25%. In 2012, it was HARed to 4.5%. At that time they assumed a lower value of my property than it as worth. The effect was an interest higher than what I thought I would otherwise qualify for. The new loan was for another 30 year fixed (I had assumed it would be for the 25 remaining years, unfortunately I realized this after the fact). Now I am told I have to reach a 78% loan balance before I qualify to have the MI removed. Based on the value of of my property right now, I do qualify for the removal of the MI, but guess what, they appoint someone to come eventuate the home value. Needless to say the estimator represents the interests of the bank and thus likely to value if lower. If 13 years of on-time payments is not enough to convince the lender that the borrower is a low risk borrower, then I do not know what will: hence my conclusion that these may be predatory practices.

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    Reviewed Aug. 6, 2020

    I have been with Wells Fargo for almost 20 years. Like others, I am trying to refinance the loan I have held with them. I have a permanent job, excellent credit (over 800), excellent payment history and am just seeking a refinance. Like many others there have been several delays and adding the need for additional documents- some that are random and are not connected to my home or not connected to a refinance. They have also changed pricing. They have run my credit report FOUR times and now ask for a letter explaining why I have so many credit inquiries on my report (all from them!!!). Every time that I submit documentation they ask for more, repeat submissions or documents I cannot provide because it's not connected to my property or it's an error that they have created.

    Getting a lower interest rate means they will lose, and they don't want that so they have spent the last two months creating errors in my loan process with additional delays. While I am angry and frustrated, I now see that this is their norm. They are intentionally harassing customers to keep them from getting lower rates. I will still file a complaint against them, and I hope enough of us will be the catalyst for another government investigation. I will never recommend them. I will never do business with them again. I will apply to another bank for my refinance.

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    Reviewed July 29, 2020

    Wells Fargo failed to complete my refinance in time. I had filed 3 formal complaints throughout the process due to delays. Initially I had a rep that lied to me about the process, who ended up getting fired, for internal reasons unknown to me. After getting a new rep, I was asked the same questions or for the same information repeatedly each time a few more weeks went by. I provided everything that was asked to me promptly and immediately. But it became excuse after excuse, extremely frustrating, and eventually resulted in missed deadlines.

    At one point they wanted to have an appraiser look at the unit during the height of covid, but fortunately the decision for desktop appraisals happened soon after. After about 4 months in, I was asked to pay down the loan on a simple refinance already with them, which I said ok to, as long as it got things past the finish line. But none the less they still failed to complete it in time, and said they needed to pull my credit again, to no fault of my own.

    Months of frustrations aside, this would have had a negative impact on my credit, and a cascading effect. This was not fair to me. The complaint department was rude and told me it was my fault, providing no rhyme or reason, just that's what they decided. They also provided no alternative solution, or at the very least a reimbursement of my appraisal or credit report fees. And told and me that there was no one further I could escalate this to. I also confirmed verbally over the recorded line that they were only treating me this way. I took that as a form of discrimination. And at this point I also considered this to be FRAUD and THEFT. Perhaps because they did not want to honor my locked in rate, I do not know, since it was just a small refinance.

    I spoke with other teams at wells fargo, explained the situation end to end, confirmed my dissatisfaction, validated my mistreatment, and asked for help and suggestions. I was given the team's supervisor, who I attempted to contact several dozen times and left many voicemails. My calls was never returned. I later received a notice in the mail canceling my loan, even though through written correspondence I had no desire to, nor did I give consent. This was an unbelievably disrespectful, unethical, fraudulent, and unprofessional experience. I hope this helps someone make the decision to go with another lender and avoid this.

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    Reviewed July 13, 2020

    I am unable to get online access. No matter how many hours I take to wait on hold or talk to someone, I get disconnected many times and have to wait hours again. I have no online access, so I can't see what my mortgage situation looks like. I sent a check to add to my escrow. but I don't think it was applied right. Again, I can't talk to anyone to fix that nor can I see online what happened. Every complaint I can make is either through their online system or by phone. I have no remedy to fix this. They bought my mortgage, so I had no choice but to deal with them. I am thinking of refinancing just to get away from them.

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    Reviewed June 23, 2020

    Stay away from them. First thing you need to know is you will deal with at least 4 different people maybe 5. First person - I will call the "salesman". Runs your credit. Tells you how wonderful everything is going to be. Second person I will call admin, if you get to this step you immediately get a list of about 10 things to do or documents to submit. OK... It's a mortgage right? Going to take some work. Moved our expected close date up so we had to switch lawyers ($). Two weeks before close I asked "do you have everything you need, haven't heard from you guys in a while?" Answer "Yes, everything is in order". Then you meet the Underwriter that works on your case based on close date and that added 20 documents or "To Do's" to the list.

    First close date pushed back... Remember having to change lawyers? Money down the drain. Then you meet the "closing agent" who after reviewing paperwork decides another 5 documents are required. Then it gets to the "closer", not sure the difference between closing agent and closer, but there you have the bureaucracy at play here in a single sentence. Anyway the closer also needs a couple of things and closing date gets moved back another week.

    Finally (?) get a call "congratulations, your closing is approved" and a date is set. Think you are done? Nope, just got a request for another document to be uploaded and 3.5 days away from closing I think we will be moving it back again. Starting to think that they give you a great rate lock to hook you then delay as much as possible to pass the deadline. Waiting for the call stating "the rate expired but we would be happy give you this other rate..." Coupled with the unethical operations in 2017 I would say don't follow me into the quicksand that is Wells Fargo. Bought and sold 4 houses now and by far the most excruciating company to deal with. I do not exaggerate when I say a week ago I had to deal with the DMV and Wells Fargo (during Covid) and the DMV was by far and away the more pleasant experience.

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    Reviewed June 19, 2020

    We applied for a investment loan from Wells Fargo and have had nothing but trouble with them. The lack of communication, along with their ridiculous qualification requirements, really set things off on the wrong foot. It was always imperative that they have our information by a set time and date but when we needed clarification or had questions it could be days before we heard from them. We felt as though we were in a circus jumping through hoops for them. The nail in the coffin was that a week ahead of our closing date we were informed they had not done the home appraisal. Are you kidding me? We were forced to push back our closing an extra week and a half.

    Then to top that off, after not hearing from them they write us to say that once they find an appraiser, the appraiser would need to be vetted and that would take up to 3 weeks. Blood boiling now! The incompetence, lack of communication and the prolonged, never ending excuses and delays, nearly cost us an outstanding investment opportunity. We promptly canceled our application and requested our money back for the application fees and appraisal fees. We were able to acquire a loan Locally to salvage the deal. Still waiting on a reply from Wells Fargo about our refund.

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    Reviewed June 17, 2020

    My wife got laid off and my overtime was cut due to the covid19. I asked about payment deferral on my mortgage and it was granted. What I wasn't informed of is two months later they now want the deferred payments made in the next two weeks. Was not offered any payment options or anything, just a email that this is what it due. My ot. is still gone and it's still difficult to make normal payments much less make up 2600$ in payments in two weeks. We are looking into refinancing now due to this.

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    Reviewed June 11, 2020

    We had a home mortgage with Wells Fargo for over 10 years and we sold our property and paid off our loan. We chose Wells Fargo for our next home purchase in FL. Big mistake. My husband is a government employee and stationed in MD and Wells Fargo said because he would not be living in the new home all the time it had to be called a 2nd home loan even though we do not own a 1st home. They changed the loan amount on 3 days before closing and change the loan from primary residence to 2nd home. When I asked the lender why would they do that and how would we prepare our year end taxes, he said, "Just call it your primary on your taxes." Telling us to lie on our taxes and suggest a loan classified as a second when it is not, is very dishonest. I would run from any loan mortgage with Wells Fargo!!!!

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    Reviewed June 11, 2020

    Same story as others. We are extraordinarily well-qualified borrowers with perfect credit (+800), high income, more than 70% equity in our home and a decade long history of mortgage and refinance with Wells Fargo without a single missed payment. After being approved for a small HELOC in early March we hired a builder and obtained permits. However, the HELOC approval was withdrawn in early May with multiple different excuses provided. Plain and simple, Wells Fargo is hoarding homeowner equity. We have lodged a complaint with CFPB, are filing a small claim in our county court to recover initial construction costs, and are exploring other legal options to potentially pursue Wells Fargo for lost rent on this income producing improvement. In addition, we are continuing to reach out to local media to draw attention to these illegal practices and would encourage others to do the same.

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    Reviewed June 3, 2020

    Horrible experience the day we were supposed to close on a house we found out we weren't getting the money. The week before they started working on our loan and kept giving us the runaround. We also lost the money we paid for the appraisal, no one had the courtesy to apologize. We submitted our paperwork on time to avoid any delays and we could call to check up and make sure everything was ok, we were told they needed nothing from us but apparently they were all lies. Please go with an FHA loan not Wells Fargo.

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    Reviewed May 30, 2020

    Wells Fargo doesn't even get one star from us. We have been customers for 20 years. Our first mortgage was with Wells. We refinanced with them once before and now that the rates were really low so we decided to refinance again. We were only looking for less years and a lower rate. (no extra money out) We have never missed a house payment and we have at least a credit score of 750 or more. We are essential workers and continue to work through Covid 19.

    On March 25, 2020 we filled out an application and in the next few days had all the paperwork needed. We had to do all online because of the shut down due to Covid 19. It was very hard to get a hold of the representative working with us.We are from Wisconsin and the office was in Tempe AZ. Week after week, we waited and emailed and tried to call. At one point, we were told we were just waiting, things were going slow because of Covid 19. They kept putting us off but all was on track. We received all the numbers and questioned some of the cost and fees, which they never responded to.

    We sent emails to the supervisors but never got through. Finally our representative called and said they were waiting to see how they were going to do an appraisal again due to Covid 19 (they can't come to the house for the appraisal) but they were looking into other options like a drive by type appraisal or pictures. The interesting thing was that the last refinance (with them) appraisal amount was about 50,000 more than we are refinancing this time and the value of the house has gone up since then.

    Now it is May 29 2020, the representative calls and said there is no way to do the appraisal so they can't do the refinance and they will give us back our application fee. They said we would be getting a written letter with the details. After all the weeks and the waiting they can't use Zillow or our tax assessment or even the last walk through appraisal we had done!! We are beyond upset after 2 months of waiting on their BS, AND the interest rates have gone up!! Not to mention, after thinking about things we called and requested they refund the application fee asap (which they should have done the same day after having it since March 25!!) Needless to say, we are now going through our Credit Union. We would highly NOT recommend Wells Fargo!!

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    Reviewed May 29, 2020

    This place is a joke! Applied for a loan for an investment property and though I was approved, I backed out of Wells Fargo last minute. Here’s why; this property was suppose to be in a living trust. They asked for my death certificate. Clearly I’m not dead, I’m speaking to you (Idiots)! Then they asked me for the trust holder's death certificate. It’s a LIVING TRUST!!! They are not dead either. So much confusion when it came to the trust that I told them to leave it out and I will have my attorney put it in. It was hiccup after hiccup and hiccup. Then they asked for trust documentation anyways. This is unnecessary people! I told you to leave it out of the trust. They couldn’t give me a straight answer on the section of trust they needed. This is a 100 page document. I am not sending you all 100 pages. In which over 3/4 of it is none of your business. In fact, I believe I said leave it out of the trust so NONE of it is your business.

    I had a 30 close date per the seller. (Very reasonable and normal.) Now let me add to the story a bit here. This is an investment property in Oregon in the middle of COVID-19. Lots of people selling and lots of people fighting for these properties. You’d be lucky to get your hands on something that doesn’t go pending the next day. This particular property accepted my offer but had a backup offer in place. Wells Fargo yet again screwing up and sets up an appraisal that can’t be done for 6 to 7 weeks. 6 weeks people! Excuse me??? I need this to close in 30 days. They put in for a rush and still it will take too long. We extend the contract by a week in hopes the seller will work with me and not move on to the next offer.

    In the meantime, halfway through this process, I find another property that they pre approved me for. I put an offer in on it and it was accepted. It was my lucky day! I sent my earnest money into the escrow company and off to the races I go with two properties. Another problem comes up. Wells Fargo is telling me they can’t close one property without closing the other around the same time. What??? Why??? You’d think you would want to close one at a time to reevaluate the financial situation. I never thought for a second that this would be an issue of any kind. Look at my accounts Wells Fargo! I have plenty of money to back these additional properties to add to my portfolio.

    For the sake of not closing in time on the first property, I had to drop the second offer to ensure the first one would be ok. In the meantime, they call another appraiser and this person can get it done in a week. But, it will be $2,000 more. Ha! Wells Fargo can pay for that. This is not my fault. They told me 30 days should be no problem at all. The appraisal is set up and without this bank even thinking about it... the original appraiser had a cancellation and they ended up doing the appraisal. Now the problem is this was no longer assigned to the original appraiser and I’m sure as hell not going to pay for two appraisals so the second appraiser who we were now assigned to needed to be pulled off of the file to proceed forward with the original appraiser. And the original appraiser needed to be reassigned so that we are able to use that appraisal.

    As we confused yet? Because I was! By the time this was corrected, we yet again needed an additional week to close. The seller was not too happy about this. Of course that was understandable considering he had other offers waiting. He signed for another week. Feewww... I was promised it will close by this new/third deadline. I don’t know why I believed them because they hadn’t met a single deadline yet.

    But wait... Wells Fargo is not done screwing up! The appraiser calls me. I was asked what kind of condition the units were in, what kind of condition is the building in. Etc. Huh??? You appraised it. You tell me! What condition is it in! I was laughing by this point. Wells Fargo gave him the wrong person's contact information. We both had confusion in our voices just to find out that he was given the buyer's information and was suppose to be given the seller's information. Is this legal? Also, what do you expect a seller to says? This is in horrible condition? Something just seemed off.

    The appraiser mentioned he is finishing up the report and would have it down by the following day. I didn’t think about any of this until I got off of the phone with him. Wait a minute... he is JUST NOW finishing up the appraisal??? We have 1 DAY LEFT! Wells Fargo did it again!!!! There is a 5-7 day waiting period after the appraisal. The contract wasn’t extended AGAIN! Screw you Wells Fargo! I lost out on two great deals because of your stupidity! Very unprofessional. From the guy who approved the loan, to the processor who acted high and mighty, (not sure why, she is a paper pusher) to the underwriter who kept asking for information that never pertained to this transaction... I’m done doing anything with this company. Find a better institution to do your business with.

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    Reviewed May 28, 2020

    The bank did not pay my homeowners insurance out of escrow. Now I get a notice that my escrow account has a shortage. I can't get a human on the phone to figure this out. I will never use this bank again nor would I recommend them. I also cannot access my account online.

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsStaffBillingLoan Process

    Reviewed May 27, 2020

    Let me start by saying that I already have two mortgages with Wells Fargo, my credit is excellent and both properties are rental. I wanted to buy a one bedroom condo and applied for a loan on May 1. I was pre-approved and provided all the required documentation. I was told everything was in order, I had to proactively follow up with them to know what was going on. Despite continuous follow up and providing all documentation 3 days before closing I was told we had a problem. If you are a legal permanent resident wells fargo cant do your mortgage for what they consider a second home. I told them it was a primary property where my wife and kids will reside. I travel internationally for work. I have never been late for a payment and was even willing to pay up to 40% down. Wells fargo showed a lack of willingness and charged me over 500 dollars for appraisal. I tried to reach supervisor several times, he never picked up.

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    Reviewed May 22, 2020

    I have been a 20yr + customer with Wells Fargo. They use to (until now) have all my mortgages and money accounts. I applied for a home equity loan on 4-25-20 via phone. Got notified by a loan processor on 4-30-20, he advised me that all my documentation was submitted and there is nothing else for me to do, but wait. I contacted him on 5-8-20 for a status updated, he advise me that my application was moving forward and should be assign to a underwriter shortly. On 5-11-20 got a confirmation that it was assigned to a underwriter. And was advised that my application should be approve by the end of the week.

    Then I get a call on 5-13-20 from the loan processor saying, Wells Fargo changed its policy and will no longer processing home equity loans on investment properties as of 5-8-20. I asked why would that affect my application, since I applied way before the policy change. I was told by him, his manager and the executive offices that since they DRAGGED THEIR FEET in doing their jobs, my application never was officially approve even tho it was at the underwriter level and I met all qualifications. So basically they cancel my application because of their lazy, non-dedicated work mentality towards its customers.

    Since the policy came in effect on 5-8-20 and my application was sent to underwriting on the 5-11-20, I ask for an exception since I submitted my application on 4-25-20 and I shouldn't be penalized for the slow work performance of their employees. I was told "Sorry we can't help you." And I said don't be sorry, because I will be moving all my accounts/mortgages to another institution. I tried to give them the benefit of doubt when they was found making up fake accounts. I will never do business with them again...

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    Reviewed May 12, 2020

    I reached out to Wells Fargo on 4/15/2020, as their website indicated they had a very competitive rate of 2.625% 7/1 ARM, 25% down, total loan amount of almost 800k in Mass. Following the initial disclosures, everything went well, and I uploaded all the documents asap. From the original loan document and from talking to the Wells Fargo mortgage banker, I didn't have any issue qualifying for this loan, as I had monthly income >14K, rental income from another house offsetting majority of my mortgage payment, and also had paystub showing this year our company started paying bonus (>8K for the year).

    Afterward, Wells Fargo requested multiple rounds of additional document upload, which I complied with ASAP. Every time, I emailed/called the loan officer and mortgage banker if there's any problems - rarely got anyone on the phone, and the rare email response I get indicates nothing as well, so I thought ok everything going great! Up until the day of my mortgage commitment was due, at 3PM, my attorney's office called me, asking if I need extension. I was finally able to get my mortgage banker on the phone, they asked for delay till early next week. No big deal, so I did that and went to enjoy my Friday evening at home.

    Next morning, I woke up to an automated email from Wells Fargo, sent out on Saturday morning at 1:03AM, notifying me of a new rate lock with the following term: 30 year fixed, >43% down payment, rate of >3.25%. What Wells Fargo did was just brutal in my opinion, they knew my mortgage commitment date was up, so they were trying to jam a much higher down payment, and higher interest rate loan down my throat at the last minute.

    And guess what, no one works at Wells Fargo on Sunday. Only on Monday at 11AM (apparently Wells Fargo doesn't start working till 9:30AM CST, go figure), did they call me. Believe it or not, they told me that I wasn't supposed to get the new rate lock until they called, and the only reason I was getting the new rate lock was because I couldn't qualify for a jumbo loan. I asked why wouldn't I qualify since the mortgage banker indicated no problem all along? Answer I was given:

    - Debt to income ratio was too high.
    - Can't count my bonus as I only had it for 1 year.
    - Can't qualify me even though I had >1.5M in asset & stock options.

    - No longer counting rental income (using the 75% rule) as of Friday when my mortgage was supposed to be committed.

    The last one was frustrated me, as it made a difference of income of 40k (with the 75% rule). So they basically delayed my loan and made sure I wasn't going to get qualified in order to corner me into the loan I don't want with much higher down payment. For those of you that don't know, 40% down payment is reserved for ppl with zero income. They tried to come back and offer some other loan option, including a 7/1 ARM with 35% down that qualify for non-jumbo, but rate was 3% with almost 1% points, so closing was going to be >22K! My final conclusion:

    - Wells Fargo's mortgage approval practice feels dodgy, almost borderline scam in my honest opinion.
    - It's impossible to reach anyone on the phone. I have personally never reached my loan officer on the phone, and I called > 15 times.
    - It's almost possible to reach mortgage banker, you're lucky to reach them on the phone 1 out of 10 calls.
    - They don't care about your loan, if your loan is late and you end up losing your 5% deposit, too bad for you.

    - Stay away, don't kid yourself.

    I was lucky enough cause I still had 60 days till closing, so I was able to go with my previous mortgage bank and got everything done in < 20 days, for a 7/1 ARM jumbo for the same amount at ~800k. If you want to verify any of what I said, please contact me.

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    Billing

    Reviewed May 5, 2020

    Received a letter of foreclosure from Wells Fargo. All house payments have been made on time. April's payment was received prior to due date. Do not make the mistake I did. Find a reputable bank NOT CON ARTISTS AND THIEVES!

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    CoveragePriceStaff

    Reviewed May 3, 2020

    I requested forbearance from Wells Fargo mortgage and they reported to credit bureau. I was testing my theory about "forbearance not affecting your credit, like some government agency claimed". Yes, people don't fall for it, Wells Fargo will report you if you get a forbearance on your mortgage, affecting your chances to buy a house in the future. This is my case, I'm buying a new house, now I have to explain to the new lender why I requested forbearance. If you asking why I claimed forbearance? Well, I really don't care. I have money to buy cash. But I hope I can help someone from making this mistake that can cost them the purchase of a home, good luck people and if can pay your mortgage just pay it, so you are in the clear.

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    BillingHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed May 2, 2020

    Due to Covid19 and our government's approval, I stopped my mortgage payment for 3 months. I received the approval from Wells Fargo. And everything was OK until I got the notice from Credit Karma that my credit score dropped by 40 point!!!! Really!! According to our government there should have been no effect to credit score. That’s a LIE.

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    Customer ServiceBilling

    Reviewed April 29, 2020

    One day before closing, after weeks of doing everything they wanted me to do including paying 500 for an appraisal and pest inspection. They told me the underwriter declined due to me missing payments over a year ago. I am a disabled veteran and missing my right leg. I am going strong working again. I am renting the property I am trying to by and my lease is up tomorrow the date I was suppose to close. With three kids and a wife it's going to be a struggle finding a new place to live. IMO if you are a fellow Veteran do not use Wells Fargo for refinancing or home purchases. If you have any questions about my experience reach out to me via email **… or Facebook Ken **.

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    Reviewed April 21, 2020

    I have had a loan in progress with WellsFargo for weeks. They called today to tell me they are denying the loan because they can't get an appraisal on my home due to the Coronavirus. Something about they can't get the Bay County Florida office to give them an appraisal. All anyone has to do is log onto the Bay County Tax Accessor's office and all the info is there. My credit score is excellent. My debt ratio is excellent. But, loan denied because they can't get an appraisal? That is bunk! They have several options to access the value of my property! This is not fair because the loan rate I was getting was low and now when the appraisal process is again available I will not be given the lower rate. Maybe they don't want to approve loans with low rates? Again, I don't believe the explanation I was given.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed April 9, 2020

    I am a high volume listing Realtor, averaging over 30 listings a year for over 20 years. I sit across the table from the buyer’s mortgage company, and no mortgage company or broker comes close to Wells Fargo in creating problems. Wells Fargo has screwed up my closings 13 times. The worse time was when my buyer, who had been approved a week earlier. The day before closing, in the late afternoon the underwriter decided to reinvestigate his relationship with the family company he worked for and wouldn’t sign off on disbursing the funds. The seller’s broker wouldn’t extend, they had a better offer than ours and wanted us to fall out. My buyer had to raise all of the funds to close by the end of business the following day. The family pitched in, draining the company of cash and he saved the house by paying all cash. How many of you could do that?

    Wells Fargo is not a consumer friendly company. I had a seller leave a closing with a quarter of a million dollar proceeds check, drawn on Wells Fargo, he banked at the same branch and they would not allow him to deposit the check. I’m pretty sure this is against federal banking regulations. Those are just 15% of my horror stories about Wells Fargo but what really makes me angry is that after the fist 4 or 5 problems, I called the district manager of Wells Fargo Mortgage, He was very hard to find and I had to leave many messages when I did find him.

    When he called back, he refused to talk about it, I was too far beneath him to warrant an apology or even a discussion. His response was basically, “That’s the way it is!” Mortgage companies generally try and stay on the good side or Realtors, but not with small fish, only the bigger franchises. My listings in the Multiple Listing Service now say, “No pre-approval or pre-qualification letters from any of the 4 big national banks” but Wells Fargo has 90% of the complaints from me.

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    Reviewed April 9, 2020

    WF has spent the last few weeks delaying delaying delaying our closing, reportedly due to the covid-19 shelter-in-place order. However, we were already approved, we were waiting on one document -- the temporary certificate of occupancy, -- which WF has in hand. There can be no valid excuse for the holdup. The scrutiny WF has enjoyed recently due to their unethical account management and lending practices pale in comparison to their horrendous customer service. STAY AWAY, the 1 1/2 stars is inflated!!

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    TechPunctuality & SpeedStaffLoan Process

    Reviewed April 7, 2020

    Wells Fargo took a foreclosure home from me while it was still closing and claimed they sent out alerts. The first excuse they made to let you know they just took it is the excuse that Virginia doesn't have redemption laws. They auctioned off the home while I the buyer was about to close and even with alerting them that the loan was moving slow because it was a VA loan. They done this without sending alerts to the past owner or without posting that it was being auctioned. I don't understand how they are still allowed to operate like this even still after the recession. They have gotten even more unprofessional.

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    Reviewed April 2, 2020

    Wells Fargo failed to pay my homeowners insurance from my escrow account with them and as a result my insurance has been cancelled. I called and waited on hold for 40 minutes and they assured me they would overnight the check to my insurance company. They failed to do that as well. What a POS company. I've spoken with my attorney and he assured me that they are legally libel for failing to pay the insurance from escrow account if an insurance claim is filed while my coverage is lapsed. There is enough stress in the world right now without having to deal with these buffoons.

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    Reviewed March 13, 2020

    My experience with them was wait time for customer service to answer was almost 5 minutes then was transferred multiple times. They acted like they did not want to answer all my questions and concerns. Overall needs better service.

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    Reviewed March 13, 2020

    Horrible customer service, I once forgot to mail my payment and they were calling non stop starting on the 10th and it isn’t considered late until the 16th. I have tried to get them to correct the credit reporting our mortgage is in both names and yet does not show on my husband's credit report. Our mortgage was sold to Wells Fargo. I would have never chosen them.

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    StaffBilling

    Reviewed March 13, 2020

    My final thoughts are that My Mother like Me had her Mortgage from Wells Fargo and she always mentioned nice things about them so that is what made Me take out My 1st Mortgage with Wells Fargo. Once My Mother got sick from Stage 4 Lung cancer it had become extremely difficult for her to keep up with her payments. As her daughter it was My duty to be her advocate & to take care of her. I was devastated because she was dying. After dealing with Wells Fargo in the midst of all the chaos and sadness, Wells Fargo understood and worked with Us to make everything go smoothly. They cared unlike most Mortgage companies.

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    Loan Process

    Reviewed March 12, 2020

    Getting the loan was easy. The paperwork I completed was altered by Wells Fargo. After paying the Mortgage in full, I lost the home due to Wells Fargo not vesting the home according to the notarized FreddieMac Uniform Residential Application. Do not trust anyone at Wells Fargo. They do not follow completed paperwork and ensure all documents are recorded. They cannot be trusted with any Financial Transactions.

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    Reviewed March 12, 2020

    Knowing that this bank defrauded their customers and paid fines to the government but NOT to us, the affected swindled customers is beyond reproach. Processing our mortgage application through the bank was a challenging process but also a mistake. Now they have all of our extensive personal info and we don't trust them. Banks must display integrity or lose their licenses to cease functioning.

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    Reviewed March 11, 2020

    The customer service is awesome. The company gives you options to catch up if you get behind. They don’t harass you on the phone if you are late on your payment. They were excellent when I refinanced my home and I am able to pay my mortgage on the phone with no charge.

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    Reviewed March 11, 2020

    It was my first time buying a home and the customer service was outstanding. They answered every question I had and then answered more that I hadn't even thought about. Extremely helpful in walking me through the process of understanding how lock in rates work, percentages and payments in buying a home. I wouldn't have known every step if it wasn't for the representative that helped me. Very patient and understanding with me and that made the whole process that much more memorable for me. I was a little intimidated at first but by the closing date I felt I knew everything I needed to know when I am ready to buy my next house. Now I know exactly what to expect and I'll be better prepared than I was before this experience.

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    Reviewed March 11, 2020

    It was my first time buying a home and the customer service was outstanding. They answered every question I had and then answered more that I hadn't even thought about. Extremely helpful in walking me through the process of understanding how lock in rates work, percentages and payments in buying a home. I wouldn't have known every step if it wasn't for the representative that helped me. Very patient and understanding with me and that made the whole process that much more memorable for me. I was a little intimidated at first but by the closing date I felt I knew everything I needed to know when I am ready to buy my next house. Now I know exactly what to expect and I'll be better prepared than I was before this experience.

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    Reviewed March 10, 2020

    I have 800+ FICO scores and a mix of W-2 and Schedule C income. Putting $300,000 down for a purchase of $550,000, almost 60%. Everything is approved verbally, never one inkling of a problem, until the day loan documents are to be drawn and the underwriter insists that I increase my down payment by an additional $16,000 or the loan will be denied. This because my Schedule C income was not as high in 2018 as it had been in 2017. Had they asked for my 2019 tax returns (I did ask if they needed them and was told NO) they would have known that the income went back up to higher than either of the prior years. Ridiculous. Very poor communication and no flexibility at all.

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    Reviewed March 10, 2020

    I have had the same Wells Fargo Finance Person track my mortgage. He contacts me whenever the market changes in my favor. He always looks out for me. I have entrusted him with my mortgage for 18 years. Priceless to me.

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    PricePunctuality & SpeedLoan Process

    Reviewed March 10, 2020

    We wanted a 15 year loan. Several other companies would only offer 20-40 year loans. They were able to accommodate our needs with any problems. We chose to pay extra on our home loan in order to pay it off early. We shaved 6 years off our mortgage and are recent "real" homeowners. We were not charged any type of early payoff fees or given any problems at all. We have had a great experience with the Wells Fargo Mortgage Company.

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    Reviewed March 9, 2020

    We have our Home Mortgage with Wells Fargo. The application process was painless and the mortgage person helped us fill it out and answered all our questions. The best thing was we did not have to wait long for our mortgage yo be approved. Would use them again for sure.

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    Reviewed March 9, 2020

    I have not had a problem with Wells Fargo. Rather, they have approached me twice to refinance and adjust the mortgage rate downward at no cost to me. I looked at a HELOC with them but their rates were not as good as my regular bank.

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    Loan Process

    Reviewed March 8, 2020

    Wells Fargo answers questions well to give assurance about your mortgage loan. There is someone available to talk to not a recorded message. And if there is a recording someone will speak to you right away courteously.

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    Reviewed March 8, 2020

    The refinance seemed straightforward enough, since Wells Fargo held the original loan. But even though we were refinancing to a 15 year loan, they treated us like we were a big risk. We had to provide an enormous amount of documentation that we didn't have to provide in our initial loan. Our initial loan representative handed us off to another person and I felt like we were only important to him, our first rep, until we were locked in to the loan, he was assured of his commission, and an underling could handle the tedious parts. The good news is the 2nd loan officer was able to save us money on some fees, pointed out ways to save even more by not opting for other "add-one". The actual loan was a great value and the second loan officer a big help, all the way through to final signing.

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    Reviewed March 8, 2020

    We had pretty bad credit and were wanting to lower our mortgage payment to a more affordable payment. The person we were working with from Wells Fargo suggested a mortgage with a higher interest rate and longer term... for one year... then we would be able to refinance again at a lower rate because our payment history would be better. He also tried to talk us into adding a 401k loan into our refinancing. We didn't agree to the 401k loan addition, but we did agree to the higher rate for one year. Well, after one year, we were unable to refinance and were stuck with an outrageous rate AND outrageous payment. We nearly lost our house and our **. Thankfully, we were able to sell the house and get out from under Wells Fargo (who we now refer to as Hells Fargo).

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    Punctuality & SpeedBillingEase of Use

    Reviewed March 7, 2020

    I was lucky to avoid much of the paperwork process with Wells Fargo, but so far the online system and support is intuitive and quick to use each month to direct a payment to my mortgage. I also find the website more useful than my others.

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    Reviewed March 7, 2020

    It was my first time buying a home and the customer service was outstanding. They answered every question I had and then answered more that I hadn't even thought about. Extremely helpful in walking me through the process of understanding how lock in rates work, percentages and payments in buying a home. I wouldn't have known every step if it wasn't for the representative that helped me. Very patient and understanding with me and that made the whole process that much more memorable for me. I was a little intimidated at first but by the closing date. I felt I knew everything I needed to know when I am ready to buy my next house. Now I know exactly what to expect and I'll be better prepared than I was before this experience.

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    Customer ServiceBilling

    Reviewed March 6, 2020

    The customer service was great, however there were a lot of issues technology wise. The application process was difficult because I wasn’t able to log into the website that they asked me to visit. Then, there were some issues with my billing. But other than that, I would recommend.

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    StaffEase of UseRatesHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed March 6, 2020

    To be honest, with all the bad news publicity Wells Fargo has gotten in the recent past I wasn't too excited about them handling my Mortgage. However, I have had nothing but positive experiences with Wells Fargo from the initial purchase, a refinance (to lower interest rate) and the on-line site is user friendly. I would recommend them.

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    Reviewed March 5, 2020

    I HIGHLY suggest you DO NOT use this company for a loan for Mortgage! They have ridiculous restrictions and then justify their actions. THEY ARE THE WORST in the business! Everyone I know has had NOTHING but TROUBLE using them. If the loan isn't high enough or a cosigner is available with a high score but your score is a little low then they reject the loan automatically. I have closed my bank account with Wells Fargo and have moved to another banking system. If I could give zero starts I would!

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    Reviewed March 5, 2020

    First the loan officer was a great support and was with me in the entire application and decision process. It was the first time I have purchased and she made me feel at ease, I trusted her and I was very shy about Wells Fargo being a ** female purchasing in Baltimore I had read lots of things. I feel good about the overall experience and I'm happy to be able to share my thoughts.

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    Reviewed March 5, 2020

    It was my first time buying a home and the customer service was outstanding. They answered every question I had and then answered more that I hadn't even thought about. Extremely helpful in walking me through the process of understanding how lock in rates work, percentages and payments in buying a home. I wouldn't have known every step if it wasn't for the representative that helped me. Very patient and understanding with me and that made the whole process that much more memorable for me. I was a little intimidated at first but by the closing date. I felt I knew everything I needed to know when I am ready to buy my next house. Now I know exactly what to expect and I'll be better prepared than I was before this experience.

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    Reviewed March 5, 2020

    Hated Wells Fargo Mortgage AND their servicing division so much that we did our last mortgage loan with Golden One Credit Union - who NEVER sells their loans. Best thing we ever did. Wells Fargo did everything in their power to try to stop us from adding extra $$ to our payment to pay it off quickly. We finally found a local bank manager who agreed to accept our accelerated payments, and we paid the loan off in record time. THAT'S how much we hate Wells Fargo.

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    Reviewed March 4, 2020

    Application was easy. Customer service hours and response since 2007 has been great. Website provides easy way to review statements and manage automatic payment. Have been paying extra on principal using the website.

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    Reviewed March 4, 2020

    When working with this lender I worked directly with a mortgage originator. She was very highly recommended and knew a lot of what needed to be done before I could even apply for my loan. Once I had my ducks in a row it seemed to go slow but steady. Things worked out great and I got the house that I wanted and then I also used the same person and mortgage company to buy my new home.

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    Reviewed March 4, 2020

    Awful experience. When I received the final statement showing all the fees I had to pay there was a math error on the spreadsheet. I had to spend an hour going through their numbers to find the problem. When I mentioned it to the Mortgage specialist she was only worried about me giving her a bad rating. I had to call a Vice President as this tied up the process for two weeks. They wouldn't accept my numbers, which were correct until I spoke to the Vice President.

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    Reviewed March 3, 2020

    The application process was a nightmare. We have stellar credit and were still called upon to produce evidence of our financial status. We've bought 6 homes and the experience with Wells Fargo was by and large the worse.

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    Reviewed March 2, 2020

    They are rude and very mean. I lived with my fiancee for years and he passed away and they told me I had 2 weeks to get out. He wasn't even in the ground yet. Never would I ever have them again. They took our house and kicked me out on the street.

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    Reviewed March 2, 2020

    Wells Fargo quoted us one amount then called us back two days later and quoted us a much higher number, saying “The rate went up”. We happily declined the inflated offer. Wells Fargo needs to get it together.

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    Reviewed March 2, 2020

    It was my first time buying a home and the customer service was outstanding. They answered every question I had and then answered more that I hadn't even thought about. Extremely helpful in walking me through the process of understanding how lock in rates work, percentages and payments in buying a home. I wouldn't have known every step if it wasn't for the representative that helped me. Very patient and understanding with me and that made the whole process that much more memorable for me. I was a little intimidated at first but by the closing date I felt I knew everything I needed to know when I am ready to buy my next house. Now I know exactly what to expect and I'll be better prepared than I was before this experience.

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    Reviewed March 1, 2020

    Easy process. Always someone knowledgeable to talk to. When I wanted to draft my full payment in half they made it very easy. Overall easy to do mortgage business with them. I also had to do a loan modification with them and they made that super easy as well.

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    Reviewed March 1, 2020

    Wells Fargo was our choice when we decided to refinance to free up the funds we needed to pay back the debt we had accrued due to my illness that left me totally and permanently disabled. Since then, they have been very responsive in keeping our escrow at the needed level to cover all property and fire taxes, even when the rates changed with out notice. I would recommend that anyone needing to buy a house or refinance a current mortgage take a close look at Wells Fargo to see if it would meet their needs.

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    Reviewed March 1, 2020

    Wells Fargo gave me an excellent mortgage and service. I've had it since the 1990's I have also refinanced with them with no problems. Costs were cut and no appraisal fee. Every time I needed to speak to someone, they were friendly.

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    Reviewed Feb. 29, 2020

    I had banked with 1st Federal/Associated Bank for over 40 years. I went in to take some equity out of my home. This seemed to be too difficult of a task for associated bank. I shopped around and went to Wells Fargo. Jeff ** and his team did a wonderful job. Thanking you here is all I can do.

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    Reviewed Feb. 29, 2020

    They had a department devoted to getting borrowers into harp mortgages. Although it took quite a while to get it done, a representative devoted to my case was helpful. They were totally devoted to reducing my mortgage. It was a true lifesaver as my house was underwater and I owed on taxes. I saved a ton of money.

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    Reviewed Feb. 29, 2020

    Well not only are they my mortgage company I also bank them as checking account. It’s really great. I don’t have to spend extra when it comes to paying my mortgage and my credit card. Awesome. They really professional and work with you and address whatever issues needs attention.

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    Reviewed Feb. 29, 2020

    Wells Fargo bought my loan and wouldn’t work with me on a refinance, also they use a loan management company that wasn’t a customer friendly company. When I did get a modification they put a 100k balloon on top of what I owed. They boxed me in so that I was underwater forever. I had to short sell my home for less than half of its value. Wells Fargo is no better than a loan shark.

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    Reviewed Feb. 28, 2020

    I started a mortgage application with this company in October 2019. They issued an approval letter and set a closing date in January, which was cancelled citing nothing had been done on the file. They began asking me for items that should have been asked for in the beginning of the mortgage application. They again set a closing date, which again was rescinded. They never negotiated with me in good faith. Their incompetence resulted in the seller going up on the price of the home and me eventually losing the home. This process was egregious, grueling, and eventually caused me to have medical conditions. I would advise if you have homeownership dreams they should not be trusted in the hands of this company.

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    Reviewed Feb. 28, 2020

    Wells Fargo is a criminal enterprise. Wells Fargo negotiated a mortgage modification in bad faith and drove me into bankruptcy. They sent wave after wave of duplicative paperwork. Wells Fargo also opened a fraudulent bank account and stole money from my daughter.

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    Reviewed Feb. 28, 2020

    I had my mortgage with Wells Fargo since 2006. In 2009 my husband passed away. As a result I lost $1500.00 income. Wells Fargo helped me keep my house by setting me up with a loan modification. I also have my checking account and a credit card with them.

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    Reviewed Feb. 28, 2020

    First of all, this company offers some of the best customer service I've ever experienced. They're patient and professional with every question, take our concerns seriously, and usually try to accommodate us as best they can. Their mortgage rates are pretty good, and their lended-paid insurance option makes things a little easier. I would definitely recommend them.

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    Reviewed Feb. 27, 2020

    I wasn't happy when I heard my loan was sold to Wells Fargo but I was pleasantly surprised. They treat me well, always have an American person to answer my calls, and I never wait on hold when I call in. All my principal payments are handled just as they should be. Never had a problem yet!

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    Reviewed Feb. 27, 2020

    Getting a mortgage thru Wells Fargo is not an easy task, takes an enormous amount of time and patience, the representatives are very preoccupied with other duties and assignments. Plus after providing the needed documents to get the mortgage processed, you are asked to to provide the same documents a second time. Afterwards you wait with not updates. The entire process was unorganized and baffling.

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    Reviewed Feb. 27, 2020

    Originally my mortgage company was Veterans United home loans. After the sale was finalized it was transferred to Wells Fargo. I had no say in this matter. That was in June of 2017. Now, in March of 2020 my monthly mortgage payment jumped from $1,143 to over 1,300, with no call or email from Wells Fargo explaining the reason for the change. I did receive a letter from them a few months ago so the increase wasn't unexpected, I just feel a personal call would have been in order. Wells Fargo needs to take a page from Veterans United playbook and improve Customer communications, especially with 1st time home buyers such as myself.

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    Reviewed Feb. 13, 2020

    I spoke with Joseph ** about refinancing my home. He told me Any and everything I needed to here to go forward. When it was time to go to next step Mercedes ** takes over. Every time I caught her in a lie she tells me to call Joseph **. After going back and forth it was a waste of time refinancing. They charge me so many fees to refinance and I already had a mortgage with them..At the end they promise me my escrow from the old account which was over two thousand dollars. They waited a month and sent 300 hundred dollars saying it paid off the balance of my old mortgage.. This is a warning. They even ran my credit without asking for social security number for home equity loan after I only ask questions about it. When I made a complaint they said sorry. When you see these names you better run. Joseph **, Mercedes **, Cameron ** and Shaquasia **.

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    Reviewed Feb. 5, 2020

    I have had a mortgage with Wells Fargo for years. I just refinanced and I asked for assistance with concerns prior to closing. My concerns were never passed along to the right person and I assumed they were. So I closed with a rate that could have been better not to mention costs at closing that were a surprise. Now that nothing can be done they tell me they only learned of my concerns the day after closing and they are sorry for the poor communication. I do not recommend working with Wells Fargo- shop around. There are much better options for your mortgage needs. They do NOT care about their customers, just themselves.

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    Reviewed Feb. 5, 2020

    During a seemingly easy loan, multiple times Wells Fargo gave me little to NO notice of underwriting changes to my loan. These changes were after deposits would be lost and FORCED me to go along with changes. The main issue was "they" could not understand how I could commute to another state and they refused to make my loan a PRIMARY RESIDENCE.... thus making it a second home loan (even though I live there). It forced my interest rate up, deposit up, and PMI up.... I would have lost $2500 if I backed out so I was stuck. I WAS BASICALLY EXTORTED FOR MORE MONEY FOR NO REASON. I am in the process of refinancing the loan with a credit union.... as a primary residence!!!! DON'T USE WELLS FARGO!!!! EVER!!!!

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    Reviewed Jan. 22, 2020

    Wells Fargo is the worst bank ever. They may have some good reviews, but overall as a company they can't get their facts right when they investigate something on your acct, then they lie to you and when you record them they get but hurt. I'm about to sue them for the things they have done to my family and myself. They put on a good sale, but in the end they will eat you alive. I tell everyone I come into contact with not to ever put their money or trust into this company.

    For a million dollar company they can't seem to do their jobs right. Telling you one thing then when you call again telling you something totally different. Then try and put the blame on you, for the mistakes they made on your acct. It's going to be difficult for them to screw me out of my home. I have paper trails proving their lies and lots of recordings of how they tell me different stories about my acct. I'm paying them off, but I'm not done with them just yet. Don't ever trust wells Fargo if you know what's best for you.

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    Reviewed Jan. 13, 2020

    Due to serious health dx Aug 2012, previous company layoff from financially great job, working hectic seasonal job 2013; I hired modification person to assist with WF Mod late 2013. I should have ask for refi. My loan "wasn't" in default, never missed or late & home never loss value during recession! Home purchased 6/99, with home saving, went out business, Wachovia took over, they closed. Loan rolled to WF. WF nor Mod specialist suggested refi, based on fact loan was in good standing. Home located in very desirable CA location. Had an adjustable rate mortgage. Due to financial & health issues wanted a fixed rate. ARM goes up each year on anniversary date.

    After meeting requirement, mod approved. WF held 3 mos mortgage payment for trial; be sure could pay on time. This should have been my clue. I was always current, never late & value was not an issue! Approved, mod was effective. I learned later WF reported the 3 payment they held during trial period & reported late payments to the 3 credit bureaus! That's not all. Worst is yet to come! Admittedly I trusted mod rep too much, didn't read fine print through bulk paperwork. WF didn't write off a dime; as they would probably do if home was in foreclosure or in poor standing. Only thing they did was fix rate, and only lowered interest rate lousy few points to 4.75%.

    Purchased home 6/99. Mod approved spring 2013. I was so close to paying on the principal instead of interest only! They even took the loan UP to FORTY (40) years! Yes 40!!! They didn't lose a penny. I've been told modified loans applicants had thousands deducted from their loans & late fees forgiven & favourable interest rate reductions. I've pleaded my case to them & they said all was in order, see no fraud in their unethical loan sharking behaviour! WF Bank are use scavenger money grubber behaviour. Their Banks are only few miles of each other, when I pass one; I look to see if police around, step on gas, make sign of cross & speed by fast as I can so dont gave to look at source of my aggravation! God willing; trying for ReFi with another bank in few months! Don't want to give them another dollar! No wonder they're always in trouble.

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    Reviewed Jan. 8, 2020

    I have been with Wells Fargo or whatever previous name they had, since 1994. I have been a customer in good standing for 25 years. I tried to refinance my house, going from an FHA loan into a conventional loan to recast my mortgage, through Wellsfargo. I had to write 3 different very personal papers, fill out approximately 250 different pages of information, and hunt down court documents that had nothing to do refinancing my house. Needless to say, it was a lot of time, money, and total crap over a 3 months span, just to be denied. I put in for a refinance with American Finance and close on the 10th. It took about 2 weeks. So, for those looking to refinance, save yourself a lot of headaches and do not do the refinance through Wellsfargo.

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    Reviewed Jan. 4, 2020

    I appreciate reading these consumer reviews of the dismal and unfavorable experiences with Wells Fargo Mortgage. I had started the process, thinking that, as a long-time WF banking customer, that I would somehow be treated with respect and professionalism. I was wrong. First, I was not informed about My Mortgage Tracker and could not locate where to upload financial documents. I contacted a Rachel ** somewhere in the Midwest and did not receive a response for a couple of days, though she did apologize for not responding in a timely way.

    I was not told that there was a "submit by" date for these documents and since it was right around Christmas I put it off and I had noted that I was not actually going to start looking for an out-of-state property until March. I was then contacted to say that my application had been cancelled because they had not received my documents. But I could come back anytime and resume the application! Well, no thank you. Of course, my excellent credit has now been impacted a few points by the hard inquiry. I suppose it's worth having put this on hold and now reading these reviews so as to save myself potentially a lot of grief.

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    Reviewed Dec. 11, 2019

    With my mortgage I have an escrow account to cover my taxes and insurance premiums. I come to find out that after my 1st year with Wells Fargo they never sent my insurance a premium payment for coverage renewal. This is a property investment in a flood zone that hasn't had coverage for now over 2 weeks where they can't get there act together. There's nothing difficult about it, I would have paid the renewal premium myself but that would DEFEAT THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF HAVING AN ESCROW ACCOUNT!! I've had my agent fax them the policy where they just have to process the payment and still no results. They can't do their job and at my business expense.

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    Reviewed Nov. 25, 2019

    WF did not report on my mortgage for 3 years. I contacted them 3 different times. Each time I was promised it would be corrected. They failed to correct it 3 times. I disputed the error through the credit bureaus and WF said the information was correct. The payoff amount and balance due were off by 15k. When I showed them they said it would take 2 weeks to review - not correct but to review.

    After 3 weeks of waiting they called to discuss the situation but only after they verified my information. The last part of the verification was my last 4 digits of my social sec. number. I gave them the wrong number on purpose. But they completed the verification and continued discussing my situation. I called them out for not doing a proper verification. I asked the rep for a copy of the recorded call but they refused. I would never do business with them again and if I ever get another mortgage through a broker I will require they can sell it to anybody except WF.

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    Reviewed Nov. 19, 2019

    WF is completely and totally incompetent with regard to keeping track of client's homeowner's insurance info. Four (4) time since Sept. 9, 2019 WF has sent dunning letters indicating that we failed to provide proof of homeowners insurance despite having done so proactively prior to first notice and in response to each and every follow-up.

    When I finally spoke to Victoria today she indicated that there were four (4) copies of proof in the file. Today I received another letter threatening to charge me $1,936.00 because they can not find proof of last year's insurance, also provided on multiple occasions. Additionally, in August WF paid the wrong (former) Flood Carrier and then sent we nasty letters for having not paid the correct carrier. My insurance agent and I have spent many hours working to correct WF's many failures. Even as I write this I have NO ASSURANCE that there records are correct, despite our herculean efforts to resolve THEIR errors. Total inability to perform and zero customer service - just word tracks and the runaround! I so wish my mortgage had not been sold to them.

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    Reviewed Nov. 6, 2019

    I wanted to fix my home loan with Wells Fargo, and they insisted that I only qualified to get a Home Loan Modification, because I am a public school teacher and did not make enough money. They insisted that the only way to get this modification was not to pay 4 months of mortgage. I told them I was scared to do this for fear of foreclosure. They assured me I had nothing to worry about, because worse case scenario they would add these months to the end of my loan, and said that even if it took time, I would have no problems with the modification. Before I knew it, and with no warnings, Wells Fargo put me in Foreclosure. I had to borrow $14,000 in one week to get out of foreclosure. Needless to say, they ruined my credit. I had to get help from Keep Your Home California.

    Wells Fargo caused me tremendous suffering, and anxiety. I wrote President Stumpf of Wells Fargo at the time twice complaining of such injustice, but never heard back from him. A couple of months ago I spoke to Trish ** of the Executive team, and asked again how I can fix my loan without having to go with a modification that caused me so much suffering. The Executive Team said that if everything I said was true, they would reimburse me my $14,000. Wells Fargo said they would have an answer in 10 days after investigating.

    Over 2 months passed and they couldn't come up with any letters or evidence that they had forewarned me about my foreclosure, but insisted they had done nothing wrong. I told Trish ** that they had no such proof, because they had never sent me a letter to warn me, or to give me a chance to avoid foreclosure. I told her the only way she would produce any type of letter or letters is if she wrote them now and back dated them, and that's exactly what Wells Fargo did. They sent me letters that they now wrote and back dated them. Letters I have NEVER received in my life. They are the most vile, crooked bank I have ever seen!! They have the worst reputation, and stomp on people like teachers without any regard for making them go into hardship.

    They know that they are a giant, and that people won't come against them, and that for the most part will keep quiet. As God is my witness, I have spoken the truth, and would tell everyone in the United States to NEVER do business with such a bank with disgusting practices!! I have called many lawyers to sue them, but no one wants to come against such an entity, and that unfortunately, is what this bank banks on!!

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    Reviewed Oct. 29, 2019

    Let me first state that I am a current Wells Fargo home loan customer. My first mortgage was with Wells Fargo and went smoothly so naturally I thought going through Wells again for another home loan would be a relatively smooth process. Well I was wrong. Initially things seemed on track and moving along but when we got down to the last couple of weeks the process seems to hit a wall. The team working the loan processing seemed completely incompetent of working a loan through the Wells Fargo loan conveyor belt. I understand it’s a very large financial firm and they likely process hundreds of loans a quarter but none the less, keeping the customer happy and up-to-date on the status of things seemed to be the least of their priorities.

    My wife and I had to kick over the team multiple times to get updates, status, and to push the loan along. We both escalated as far up the food chain as we possibly could just to get someone to respond to our questions. Our “dedicated” mortgage processor was so far out of the loop that we would get answers like, “well I don’t know how to get in touch with them” or “now that it is with the underwriters there is nothing we can do but wait”. And wait we did...

    There was a minor issue with the property appraisal, where a checkbox to designate the property was part of a PUD wasn’t checked. Well that’s because there was an optional HOA but the property was not deeded as a PUD. The Wells Fargo underwriters could not seem to unravel themselves from that one which delayed the loan to an extension beyond the original closing date. Oh and they didn’t even look at the property appraisal until the week before the closing date all while having access to it weeks before. I could go on and on but the review needs to be within reason. The gist is I would never recommend Wells Fargo as a loan institution to anyone I cared even a little about.

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    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2019

    This was the absolute most horrific loan process I have ever had. It took over 4-5 months to close and I was told it would take no longer than 2 months. The closing date was extended multiple times; the sellers were ready to back out. If it were not for my fantastic Realtor, I would have lost the home. It appeared and I was told directly by my loan officer that there was poor communication between all departments involved at Wells Fargo. Repeatedly I was asked to submit the same paperwork because no one was on the same page at Wells Fargo. Throughout the entire process, I was not able to get clear answers from anyone, which became very frustrating and stressful. I did not know a loan process was supposed to feel like this and I lost complete confidence and trust in Wells Fargo. I will never use or recommend Wells Fargo to anyone and I feel deeply sorry for anyone that does and has to experience what I went through.

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    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2019

    I applied for my pre-approval with Emily **in August. At first she was really nice, but then she pulled a disappearing act; lost the same document 5 times (I would just resend her the emails); asked for “cancelled checks for my lease” in order to “prove I signed a lease with an apartment complex” (um, everything is digital so I had never written one and isn’t the signed lease okay to prove I had a signed lease?); said I was moving to Minnesota (nope on that one); actually asked for an academic transcript to prove I was in law school (how about a proof of enrollment or the giant non-fraudulent student loan on my credit report) and so much more.

    I initially asked for her supervisor, Phil **, and he was non-responsive. I then asked her to put my app on hold because it was soo bad. So she covertly just canceled it. When the new person got the file, they have to now rerun my credit report, and I have to submit a whole new application. Not only is Emily negligent, she actually caused my credit report harm and I missed out on not 1, but 2 houses, in a very select area. Again, don’t do it and stay far away!

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    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2019

    My brother passed suddenly, no will, and had Wells Fargo Mortgage. I sent them a death certificate and gave them my number as a contact. What did they do? They called every day asking for my brother to get their payment. Rude and unprofessional. Then they started foreclosure as we were waiting to get into probate. I started paying the mortgage as soon as we got into probate and had sold enough things to have funds to pay the mortgage. What did they do? They charged the estate for the lawyer fees when they started foreclosure, knowing full well that we didn't have funds to pay right away. This company has no compassion. They had me in tears many times with their calls asking to speak to my deceased brother. They were the worst company I have ever dealt with. Do not choose them for your mortgage company if you have a choice!

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    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2019

    We had the unfortunate experience of having our mortgage note sold to Wells Fargo from the lender we had chosen. This is common in the industry. We sold our house over 3 weeks ago and they not only made us pay our taxes twice at closing only to have the adjusted amount refunded and sent within two weeks of close. This is a very large chunk of money. Still no check from the most dishonest of the big banks. No answer. Little we can do. They are simple garbage from not from an ethics standpoint but from a business one as well. Do yourself the favor of not choosing if you happen to be looking for a lender. They are notoriously slow to close. We ended up with them because we had no control on whom the note was sold to. They lie. They lie. They cheat. They steal. Keep that in mind.

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    Reviewed Oct. 16, 2019

    My wife and I were purchasing a second home. This was our 3rd Wells Fargo home loan. All of our investments are with W-F Financial Advisors. We went through the pre-approval process locking in our interest rate and the loan amount requested was way below the limit we were approved for. The property appraisal came back fine. And then the crap hit the fan. Seventy-two hours before closing, we hear “the underwriters” want a much larger down payment and another 1.25% interest addition. We screamed murder but were told “the underwriters” have final say. The pre-approval process is a joke. We had no choice but to go along since it was almost at closing. Our W-F Financial advisor went bat for us but to no avail. NEVER AGAIN! Wells Fargo Mortgage, you’ve lost us and everyone we know as potential customers.

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    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2019

    I was a first time home buyer who was very apprehensive about WF and the entire process. I decided to give WF a chance anyway. I must say, they stand with you every step of the way. Brandon ** and Will ** was terrific to work with. Had it not been for Brandon ** I probably would have kept renting. He was in constant contact with me patiently answering every question in a very timely manner. Will ** ensured we made our Closing date. I also enjoyed the fact I could use the Loan Tracker which was a great help as well. Even though there are so many steps in purchasing a home, you must speak to a few different people in their respective areas, Brandon was still there ensuring all was going well for me. I realize WF didn't have the best reputation but I have absolutely nothing but praise for the service I've personally received. Thank you, Brandon & Will, for helping me fulfill my dream!

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2019

    I have struggled to pay mortgage at times, and they only compound your problems. Also tried to claim attorney fees that weren't charged. My other mortgage is with a local bank, they will work with you. Difference is night and day.

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    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2019

    Wells Fargo has errors that I have made them aware of since Feb. 1, 2014 in regards to my HUD 1, modification errors and escrow miscalculation I have filed with CFPB, OCC, HUD, Wells Fargo and etc. They continue to send me the same answers to my concern but there are several lawsuits against Wells Fargo with others having the same issues regarding Wells Fargo miscalculations of modifications and escrow errors and wrongfully foreclosure on their property and my property. I have supporting documentation I have provided to Wells Fargo with comments and they are ignoring them continuously.

    I have consulted with their branches, attorneys and other complaint agencies and everyone see the errors but the Wells Fargo Executive Office. My bankruptcy Judge and attorney clearly see the mistakes but since I have dismissed my Bankruptcy because Wells Fargo did not correct their errors which has caused a hardship and my home to be in the foreclosure process numerous times.

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    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2019

    I have been a customer with WF for over 30 years, That is about to end after my recent home mortgage experience. Initially, I dealt with a banking assistant who was in mortgage related training. After several mortgage calculation errors, I reached out to her superior to oversee the process. During this process, he gave me a closing date that was critically linked to my out of state move. He failed to fulfill this closing date, which generated additional travel and lodging expense for me (new closing date). Lastly, I was told from the onset that I was eligible for a $500 gift card as a former union member. Mysteriously, this did not apply after the loan was closed. Abysmal customer service.

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    Reviewed Sept. 20, 2019

    We applied to get a loan from multiple lenders. We filled out the loan application for Wells Fargo lending and put in all the information and uploaded our tax returns. Wells Fargo contacted us and pre-approved us for a loan. It was more than any other lender would approve us for so we were very hesitant. We told our Wells Fargo agent both over the phone and in email of our concerns and he assured/promised us that all the information was in the computer and that we would be backed for the loan if we went under contract for a home. So we looked for a home and made an offer and had it accepted and went under contract. We talked to our agent again and started uploading the contract and other documents and signing forms and continuing the process.

    We made the Wells Fargo payment and our agent said we would hear from someone else. We do the house inspection and tell the place we currently live that we will be moving because they ask for a 60 day notification. A few days later our realtor texts us and says the appraisal has been canceled. We hadn't heard from anyone else at Wells Fargo so we don't know what's up. I call Wells Fargo and eventually this is how I find out that yes, the appraisal has been canceled and there might be an issue. By the end of the week we find out that we would not get the loan.

    At this point I start talking to the manager of the agent because this was our biggest fear going into this whole thing so we tried to make sure that it wouldn't happen and then it happened and we feel that it was due to mistakes made on the Wells Fargo end. We were disappointed and angry that we lost money because mistakes Wells Fargo made so we talked to the manager and he sent us over to recovery and even after an "investigation" they won't do anything for us. We would have never even started looking for a home if we had't been told that we would be backed for the loan so now we're out a good chunk of money and we're honestly lucky to not be homeless. The least they could do is reimburse the money we put into this because of their mistakes.

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    Reviewed Sept. 10, 2019

    I started a refinance with Wells Fargo June 3rd 2019 as they are my current mortgage company and thought it would be a smooth process. I submitted all the documentation in a timely manner. They charged $500 for the appraisal over 2 months ago. My rate lock expires 10/3. It is now 9/10 and I cannot get anyone to call me back - the original loan officer I was dealing with I just found out left the company (although it would take him minimum 1 week to respond anyways). I have left messages for his boss and have tried to contact numerous people. No one knows what is going on. They say they will escalate yet still no return phone calls from anyone. At this point I have considered this refinance a waste of my time and am exploring other options through other banks. Wells Fargo will not only lose my current mortgage but I also plan to pull my checking and savings with W.F. as well. I'm done with them.

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    Reviewed Sept. 7, 2019

    Wells Fargo bases ALL of their decision on "will it make me the money" vs "how much will it cost us". Profit over People model and they actually have a formula. We are to blame. We put up with their abuse, hear my story! I had a disagreement with the HOA of my Condo and stopped paying HOA fees. HOA foreclosed on my condo in Feb 2018. Wells Fargo started reporting MISSED payments after the foreclosure and RUINED my credit. WF allowed the purchaser (a complete stranger to me) use my WF loan for 18 months and only paid when WF threatened foreclosure. They paid just enough to stop the foreclosure and then never paid another payment. WF response to this is that the person had a "right to protect their assets". WHAT? If that was the case you would have made them pay off the loan at the time of the foreclosure auction.

    When I complained WF deleted ALL my messages sent via their website and refused to send them to me. I contacted 7 people to try to recover the messages but they all played dumb. When I made a complaint with the Federal Reserve - they told the Fed's that I had hired an attorney - so they closed the case. I NEVER HIRED AN ATTORNEY. They lied. WF disclosed my personal information to someone about my mortgage and they were not even signers on the account and complete strangers. WF refused to foreclose on the property. WF refused to let me turn back over the mortgage that I had over $150,000 in equity to just stop the bad credit reporting. I went from excellent credit to not being able to rent a box on the street.

    I filed a complaint with TransUnion and Equifax but Wells Fargo told them that I still owed this money even though the TITLE was in the new owner name. I could not sell it, I could not rent it because I did not own it yet I still had to pay the mortgage? What is wrong with this company? 17 months later the new owner sold the condo and paid off my mortgage. 17 months WF allowed this horrible damage to my credit to continue and they only did so because I filed a complaint. NOT because it was the RIGHT thing to do. WF has a formula that if it cost less to pay an attorney to fight my attorney if I could even afford one, then keep fighting even though WF YOU ARE WRONG! Do the right thing - you may be able to get your customers back instead of them running like the house was on fire.

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    After a positive interaction with Wells Fargo Mortgage, Rosa increased their star rating.

    Reviewed Sept. 6, 2019

    I have several bank accounts with Wells Fargo and have been a customer for longer than I can remember. I requested a “cash out” loan on my residence which is fully paid. I asked for $50,000 on a house they appraised for $450,000. It took 30 days for the underwriter to look at my documents. Some on these had been submitted twice already. I received a list if 15 additional inquiries, it’s more to come. The underwriter had gone over every deposit and check for at least 3 months. The deposits were transfers (if they had bothered to look). The checks were for credit card payments. I found the process to be invasive and offensive.

    Spoke to the head of the department and they simply do not care about the customers because they have a large workload. They just cover each other, really sickening. I have financed before and never have I felt so helpless and offended. There are many other banks out there. I should have known that Wells Fargo with a track record of taking advantage of their customers (the opening accounts without customer knowledge) would be a bad experience. I dropped the process. I don’t need the grief!

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    Reviewed Sept. 3, 2019

    I am facing financial difficulties and was issued a letter from Wells Fargo, the bank that services my home loan. In order to expedite and prevent my home from going into foreclosure, I contacted the bank and asked them to send me a copy of the letter they previously sent me via standard mail. To my dismay, their emailing process takes longer than sending correspondence via regular mail. I tried explaining to them that timing is crucial in order to prevent anything of this magnitude to happen. They put me on to a manager and to another department, but they still did not send the email, which only takes the push of a button.

    Their only concern was to prevent me from giving them a bad review on social media. This is not the first time I have had issues with this bank. They do not go out of their way to help their customers like other similar institutions. My advice people is to research the bank that is going to service your loan before purchasing your home and if Wells Fargo is mentioned RUNNN!!!!

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    Reviewed Aug. 21, 2019

    We tried to refinance with Wells Fargo. Everything was fine and there were no issues along the way. Three days prior to closing I noticed online that PMI was on our loan. I asked the loan officer about this and he did not know why either. He eventually emailed me stating Wells Fargo did not accept the appraisal (by a 3rd party they hired) and arbitrarily lowered our home value by $60,000 and we were now required to have PMI. We were never told they didn't accept the appraisal and we were never told about the PMI.

    I honestly think they were trying to sneak it past us and hope we signed and didn't notice. There was nothing wrong with the original appraisal and the value was correct - a licensed appraiser completed it and had 5 comps to support the price. This just seems like more shady practices by Wells Fargo to hide fees from the customer. Even the loan officer stated he has never seen anything like this in the 7 years he's worked there. I don't see how this is legal. Everything was done correctly throughout the process and they arbitrarily change it to their benefit at the end without disclosing it to us????

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    Reviewed Aug. 21, 2019

    I started my application for a mortgage with WF in May (nearly 4 months ago). I have good credit, financials, etc. and was quickly pre-approved. Since then, this process has turned into a quagmire. I have been asked to submit the same set of documents multiple times by the banker, processor, and then finding out that they were never received by the underwrite. Underwriting turnaround times are at over 2 weeks. All the while, the banker that I was assigned has been essentially MIA; answering emails/calls weeks later. WF has competitive mortgage rates, but so do their peers. Most of the larger banks will match WF (e.g. Chase, BofA). My overall advice is not to waste your time here, there are plenty of other lenders. I am in the process of closing all accounts I have with WF. I would never do business with them in any capacity again.

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    Reviewed Aug. 16, 2019

    Wells Fargo appears to have altered internal documentation on a mortgage my husband secured without my knowledge. They added my name to the documentation in an attempt to obligate me to the transaction. WF continues to have a pattern of customer abuse and fraud.

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    Reviewed Aug. 14, 2019

    I have multiple savings accounts, checking accounts, business accounts, personal loan, 10+ years of perfect payment on my current mortgage. Applied for a new loan for a house we want to buy, was told underwriting would take 7-10 days, I’m now past 30 days since everything was submitted. Some of my emails have been completely ignored and some were just lies to stop me from asking. My loan still isn’t approved as I’m sure it’s sitting on someone’s desk in a pile being ignored. I’m so frustrated I might just take ALL my business to another bank that has either a proper amount of underwriters or better customer service skills. I’ve given them everything as they asked same day. They “forgot” to send me 1 form that held up my application going to underwriting an additional 10 days. What the heck is going on? Not only will they lose new business to another bank but they are going to lose existing business because their service is so poor.

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    Reviewed Aug. 14, 2019

    My husband inherited property that had a lot of problems, the house had a cracked foundation, just to start with. He wanted to move the house to a different location and went to the Clovis Wells Fargo branch to see about a loan. He explained the entire project to Mark ** and my husband was told that it would be no problem to get a home equity line of credit. My husband proceeded to spend a lot of time and money on permits, supplies, trenching, etc and went to the bank to arrange for the loan. Mark ** then told him that he couldn't get a loan for that type of project. He said to meet with someone knowledgeable about mortgages and make an appointment to meet with Greg, the mortgage expert the following Monday.

    We went in and instead of meeting with Greg, we got stuck with Mark again, who didn't seem to know anything about mortgages or lines of credit. Greg, the person we had the appointment with, was in the next cubicle listening in while he waited for another customer he had scheduled for the same time. Greg said sorry, WF doesn't make that type of loan anymore and he said he would research other options. Later that day, he called and said that our best option was to apply for a second mortgage on our primary residence. We came away feeling like we had been lied to by Mark, and just given the bum's rush. The unprofessional way they handled everything was completely unacceptable. Stay away from Wells Fargo!!!

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    Reviewed Aug. 4, 2019

    Although the mortgage application process was lengthy, stressful and, at times, personally invasive, it was a worthwhile experience. The only reason I say this, is because my Mortgage Consultant, Brett **, Melbourne, FL, was there for me every step of the way. He is diligent, resourceful, compassionate, and has a great sense of humor. Why is this important? Many times throughout the mortgage process, I wanted to bail and ditch the entire scene, and remain in my apt. for eternity. It was a real struggle for me, to put my entire life savings down on a home, and the decision was almost unbearable: At times, I felt myself unraveling at the seams.

    Ultimately, I needed a directional path, as to why I should even attempt this. Mr. ** provided reassurance, personal experience, and was prompt with all his advice and replies. And, since he was in another city, often times offered for me to transfer to another consultant, if more convenient for myself. I chose, however, to retain his services, as it is my nature to remain loyal. Although, as a Wells Fargo customer for 30 years, I feel no loyalty to Wells Fargo or any establishment. Yet, when someone special represents a company or corporation, the lines are blurred and human interaction becomes the key factor. I encourage anyone desiring a mortgage or any major decision in life, to seek out and find the diamond in the rough, and maybe you will learn something of value in the process.

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    Reviewed Aug. 4, 2019

    Hello. In 2004 I purchased a home through WELLS FARGO in SC for 153,000.00 and all seemed fine. In 2010 my job as a commissioned sales rep was compromised as all consumer confidence in banking and loans crashed and it was hard to make any money. Wells Fargo offered us a loan modification but we had to be behind three payments. We were behind nothing at all but decided to take their advice to get some sort of concession on our mortgage obligation.

    Fast forward to today 7/5/2019 our mortgage statement says we owe 158,900 fifteen years after making our original purchase of 153,000 while only missing a total of three payments which we HAD to miss in order to get into their program. At this point I can honestly tell you that we were taken advantage of and we simply cannot believe that someone like a national bank would prey on those in distress like they have us.

    We have never missed any payments on this mortgage before or after the modification other than the three we were told we needed to miss to qualify. We received no money or payments from Wells Fargo either. I would recommend for anyone needing help with their mortgage to turn elsewhere as Wells Fargo does NOT have your back. They apparently take predatory actions to help themselves instead.

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    Reviewed Aug. 3, 2019

    I have my real estate taxes and homeowners insurance put in an escrow account. I don't remember many of the details of payments prior to 2018, but in 2018 I received a cancellation notice from my homeowners insurance company via US mail. I naturally called the insurance company, they said Wells Fargo didn't send the payment. I paid the bill using a credit card, called Wells Fargo Mort., they claimed they were waiting for insurance. They would send payment to insurance who then would reimburse me. Well 6 weeks later with no reimbursement I called Wells Fargo Mort.. I pleasantly asked them if they paid the homeowners insurance, her reply was "since the insurance was already paid they were keeping the money.

    It took over 2 months to get my funds back. I told them I was gonna stop insurance premiums into escrow so I would be able to pay on time, guess they didn't like that. They said no. 2019 it's started all over again. Cancellation from insurance company. Had to pay with credit card, though Wells Fargo Mortgage has the funds. Now it is time to get more people involved in this.

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    Customer ServiceStaffTransparency

    Reviewed Aug. 2, 2019

    I want to share my own horror story of buying an investment home. It’s a long story but I do hope I can help someone by sharing my own. We sold our previous investment property by using 1031 exchange tax deferral program. It not that complicated if you hire the right agent who knows the game. The seller of the replacement property offered 14K credit at closing. Since we weren’t sure if the credit is allow to be issued as a separate check to us or has to be applied towards the mortgage, our realtor wrote an email to WF mortgage consultant, Tom, trying to get a clear answer directly from the lender. Less than an hour later, he called and told my realtor it’s no problem and we can get the credit separately as opposed to applying it to the mortgage. Wonderful isn’t it? Right, until we found out he was lying.

    In less than a week before the closing day, I received a phone call from WF stating the credit will need be applied towards the mortgage and non-negotiable because it’s in the contract. The loan processor told me if any “credit” appears on the contract, all goes towards the mortgage. We were shocked because the house we’re purchasing need a good amount of repair works and we're relying on those “credit”. We tried to call Tom and he went radio silent, no one can get hold of him, even though he is a WF employee but WF holds no responsibility nor compensation.

    What’s more? They got every number wrong, too. For some reasons, they left out thousands of dollars in my 1031 holding account and only applied partial amount to the mortgage. Why? I do not know and they didn’t explain it either. So, if I never double check the HUD, I’ll have to pay numerous amount of tax just because WF’s mistake - again. The purpose of using the 1031 exchange program is so you can use it in exchange of another investment property dollar to dollar, so you don’t end up paying 40% capital gain ((a.k.a. 1031 tax deferral program). Two days AFTER closing, I received a letter from Tom stating that I need to lock the mortgage rate or else will expire next week. I’m truly speechless…

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    Reviewed July 30, 2019

    When taxes and or insurance went up, according to the person on the phone there is absolutely no way to make a lump sum payment to escrow in order to keep your monthly payments from increasing for the next year. Not sure about anyone else but I recently refinanced so that my payments would be lower to fit my monthly budget but now Wells Fargo won’t allow me to do anything about their increase. Very disgusted with this company and how they do business.

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    Reviewed July 26, 2019

    I am on day 33 in WFB underwriting. I have received a loan approval with conditions after 18 business days in WFB underwriting. My file was submitted by a loan correspondent to WFB. Never have I met such incompetent underwriters as Wells Fargo offers! Utter disgrace to ever have anything to do with a consumer. I am refinancing a California property and one of my approval conditions is to prove my master insurance policy on a home I own free and clear in another state provides HO6 interior insurance. Are you serious??? This is not the subject property!! This has absolutely no bearing on my file! I have over 5 years of cash reserves and currently at 70LTV with a 17$ back ratio and after providing them proof that my 2018 taxes have been paid, they now want proof which account the money for taxes came from???

    This is not underwriting, this is pure RECKLESS paper shuffling from INCOMPETENT WELLS FARGO PEOPLE they call "underwriters". They are about as ignorant as one can get in lending and yet these people decides consumer fates! They ought to be regulated and tested for competency and common sense because they have none. Never ever even think about giving this reckless and incompetent bank any of your business and let them go bankrupt for the protection of the consumer. This bank is not friendly.

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    Reviewed July 17, 2019

    My wife and I had been long time clients of Wells Fargo (30 years). Now retired, we tried to get a New Home Mortgage. Two months of bad information, options they can't perform, and excuses! STAY AWAY!!!

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    Reviewed July 11, 2019

    Back in 2011 I was dealing with a business loss and the mortgage devaluation crisis that started in 2008, I was forced to file Chapter 13 to repay my debts and keep paying for the house. That is a legal commitment, my attorney was in contact with them, and even negotiating a Hamp refinance between both parties. Then a Saturday morning my sister wakes me up terrified saying there is a peeping tom on her window. Rushed outside and got into a physical confrontation with a thief of some kind - no ID, no uniform. The struggle ended with him driving away before police arrived..Come to find out it was a WF subcontractor. My sister was terrified and moved out shortly. The worst is yet to come. Another Saturday afternoon, I've found a thug climbing my backyard fence with a weapon of sorts. Armed myself I invited him to climb down and wait for the police. This is a life and death situation created by WF.

    After corralling the individual, he did not engage in fight and cooperated, he stated he worked for Wells Fargo, to what I answer: “I let you go if you give me the worksheet from your employer.” As expected I did called WF in a recorded line of theirs and requested that their subcontractors knock on the door and presented an ID because I've had no idea if that was a criminal. Every utility employee always knock and Id themselves before roaming the property, that is a safety protocol and common sense. I've made clear to WF that having no idea if this was a thief it would be treated as such and I am granted the use of deadly force under the Castle doctrine; WF employees turned around and called my local police department accusing me of death threats!

    After a lengthy conversation with the detective assigned to the case, he determined that I did not issue any threat, first I am aware of being recorded and second, I have the right to protect myself and my family, especially from unidentified intruders: how do I know that guy climbing my fence was not a killer, he had a weapon on his hand. What could had happened if we enter a fight?. Wells Fargo acted in bad faith, risked my life and their subcontractors by persisting on sending unidentified trespassers to roam the property, peep on women's windows or send thugs to climb my fence. I remember all like if it was yesterday. Common sense and good practice would have been to announce their inspectors visit, have proper ID; like any other reputable company does.

    Now I live in constant vigilance that these mobster of WF are not concocting another home invasion and whether the next thug they sent may kill me as he is caught trespassing. Wells Fargo, that was A declaration of war against me and my family, your employees made a false charge which could have ended in arrest and affecting my good business reputation, you terrorized my family and me. You tried to ruin my reputation, when the only thing I've asked was for your contractors to identify themselves and not trespass. I am not letting this trauma go. You created PTSD, insomnia, IED. I do not trust your institution. I will continue to disclose your mobster tactics until the proper authorities do something about it.

    The only thing that I can do to really make you regret those actions against me and avoid doing that to another fellow American is to pay for what you did, to punish the bank with economic compensation. Perhaps invite other people affected by similar situations to participate. WF has done much damage and has made plenty of money with me, justice will get them.

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    Reviewed July 3, 2019

    I have had a very negative experience with them. I was recently divorced and received an investment property in the settlement with a $100K mortgage, fully funded by rental income (plus $400 in monthly profits after all fees and taxes), and with an asset value of $390K. I was denied the assumption even though I have other assets worth 40x (yes) the amount of the mortgage. As a single mother, who is financially stable, this feels like discrimination and is shortsighted. I am certainly not at risk of defaulting. I will now pay off the mortgage (meaning WF will lose interest revenue from my loan) and never work with or recommend WF again as a mortgage or investment portfolio option.

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    Reviewed July 3, 2019

    I have been a Wells customer for 20 years but making changes to stop doing business. The mortgage experience radically changed my life negatively and the banking with them, after they took over Wachovia, has always been problematic. As far as the mortgage experience, to make it brief, I paid one of my mortgages on WF bill pay. They took out the money from my account but did not send it to Suntrust (another terrible customer service bank). After the snafu they apologized, as did Suntrust, but it cost me an opportunity for a home near my parents to assist them.

    I have no proof but also think the mortgage guy enabled someone to purchase to the property at the great price I negotiated. Also beware, any changes you make takes days to implement, transfers are lengthy transactions and it is all to the bank's favor. Save yourself grief and find small banks with real humans who have reasoning capabilities instead of corporate red tape and illogical rules, who have integrity and real concern for their customers.

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    Reviewed June 18, 2019

    We've been mortgage customers of Wells Fargo for many years, stayed current and pay on-time. After a tough year with a reduced salary, yet still making regular on-time payments and staying current, I sought help by having our mortgage restructured to keep our home and maintain our good credit. The process was a long drawn-out nightmare. During the process, mutual miscommunication led to our credit score being impacted, and the bank neither took any responsibility nor offered no help in correcting the problem. Wells Fargo seems to not place much value on keeping and satisfying good, loyal, and honorable long-time customers. Poor customer service just compounds Wells Fargo's many reputation (and legal) problems. With so many bank and credit union options, I will never use Wells Fargo for any personal or business banking. I'd recommend others do the same.

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    Reviewed May 22, 2019

    We reached out to Wells Fargo about possibly having a line of credit opened on our home, which we own. We own our home, we do not have a mortgage on it. She opened a loan application for us and insisted that we have an appraisal done. We explained that we had just had one done, could we provide her with that one. She said no. We asked, "Can you work it into the loan," she said no. She said, "Have the appraisal done and I will refund you if you are not approved for the loan." We gave her our credit card. We were not approved and she did not refund us. I have been back and forth with Wells Fargo over this situation and each time they say they have no proof that this conversation happened because she was speaking to us on her cell phone.

    Here is the thing, they are employing someone who is guilty of operating with bad ethics, she lied to us. Wells Fargo should refund us our money because that is the right thing to do. About the loan, the underwriter said he didn't like that we wouldn't tell them how we got the money to buy our house cash. We had told them it is really none of their business. So they didn't approve us. Be careful when dealing with Wells Fargo and Mariko ** of Burlingame. Very dishonest people.

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    Reviewed May 19, 2019

    Blocked my online access when I start to open my account and I don't have any mistakes. I already went to the bank in person and I provide my ids to the manager of the bank.

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    Reviewed May 16, 2019

    I'm gonna try to get to the point but I have to let you know where it all started. I presently have Wells Fargo as my mortgage company. I considered doing a refi for home improvements and went to other companies, but at the last minute I thought why not try Wells Fargo. I didn't know if Wells Fargo being my primary would give me a secondary so I called and asked. There was a young man on the phone who took my information, pulled my record up and immediately told me that they would not do that for me because I had 6 late payments since I have been with Wells Fargo. I went on to speak with this young man and told him how dismayed I was.

    Wells would not consider me for a second mortgage because I was late. Although they had been my primary for 13 of the 16 years I owned this home. I can't go into detail about that conversation because I really got upset with the guy and he then tried to apologize. He in essence was making a decision saying that they would not do so but at the end he then tried to get me to apply and I told him no thank you. I then contacted a different department to make a complaint about what the young man had said since then I have had a case worker on my case who has continued to continue my case going on 2 to 3 months now. They have never been definitive on anything including my question about whether or not they would consider refinancing my home for home improvements and then pay off a few credit cards.

    Today he called again. This Mr. ** stated it again that he had no answers. So of course I see exactly what they're doing. They're just prolonging. You're pushing it along, pushing it along until I get tired of it so of course yes I did get tired of it today but I'm going to let everyone know about it so you won't get called up. Also Their conflict resolution department is nothing. I see now that Wells Fargo has a very very low rating and reviews 1 to 2 stars. I see why. When this guy told me that they would turn me down because I have been late I told him that life has many challenges and sometimes Things get a little tough here and there. But the bottom line was I made sure Wells Fargo was paid. If I had it to do all over again or if I can get out from under this mortgage I will because I really don't want to deal with them anymore so I will be working diligently to get out from under Wells Fargo.

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    Reviewed May 15, 2019

    I submitted a written request to Wells Fargo to cancel my autopay because the house was in the process of closing and I wanted it paid out of escrow. Unfortunately, those Wells timely received the request - they did not act on it. I called and faxed a letter after receiving a call from someone saying they had not received the request from me until after the withdrawal date (I had a letter from Wells saying they received my fax 10 days earlier).

    Enter Colby. He walked me through the process of getting everything fixed, getting the funds reimbursed (since they were paid through closing) and getting everything handled. He advised me when he would be out of the office, so I would know what to expect in terms of his response time. I appreciated his willingness to go above and beyond. I don't have a great opinion of Wells generally, since they are always in the news for pretty crappy stuff. But this time, I have to give them some props. They got this taken care of... And other lenders with inconsistent information and phones they won't answer could learn something from Colby.

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    Reviewed May 14, 2019

    Wells Fargo offered a payment deferment for homeowners that were adversely impacted by Hurricane Florence last year. I was told the deferment would be for 90 days and that the deferred payments would be added to the end of my loan. What a God send I thought due to the fact my employment was adversely affected by devastating flooding and my home sustained damages that were not covered by insurance. I gratefully accepted the deferment and took what little money I did receive during this time to start working on the damages to the house to ensure that mold did not invade and cause further damages, protecting both my health and Wells Fargo's investment.

    During the deferment I contacted Wells Fargo to let them know that my employment was still being adversely affected and that at the end of the 90 days that I may not have returned to work full time to see what my options may be. I was told not to worry about it that all I needed to do was complete the paperwork for a modification or re-payment plan. I did so and in January they denied the modification and stated that I was ineligible for a re-payment plan because of my income. Completely stressed I frantically started applying for jobs to increase my income.

    Luck was with me and I fell into a job making 900.00 a month more than I was making with no additional expenses added. This giving me over 900.00 of disposable income monthly so I appealed their decision and submitted the new income documentation only to be denied once again and offered a short sale. I need to mention at this time my arrears were less than $5000.00. It's amazing how misrepresentation comes into play when Wells Fargo has something to gain. I am currently scheduled for a foreclosure hearing this month. Whoever is reading this if you have not already sold you soul to the devil RUN!!!

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    Reviewed May 12, 2019

    In FL hurricane WF offered us a 90 day relief (no payments, no penalties, add to end of note) for tree that fell close to our home & cleanup/fix home. It was HELL. I got foreclosure letters. I had to call dozens of times and do all legwork to keep proving we had 3 month relief. YOU offered, I didn’t ask for this. But never should have accepted. Be wary of kindness.

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    Reviewed May 12, 2019

    My last mortgage experience with WF was a nightmare. My abstract on the property where I built my house was one day from expiring because my mortgage rep couldn't get it together. When I went around him to solve a problem he called, chewed me out and sort of threatened me. Bad experience.

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    Reviewed May 11, 2019

    I've had 3 mortgages with Wells Fargo, and been delighted every time with the service, their transparency, and the fact they're such a huge company they are watched closely by all the federal regulatory agencies. Makes for a more professional, happy experience.

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    Reviewed May 10, 2019

    Wells Fargo helped save my house when I lost my house and my husband became disabled. I can never thank them enough for being as compassionate as they were. Now that my husband is deceased, I plan on selling this home and buying a condo. I will call Wells Fargo again.

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    Reviewed May 9, 2019

    After being in an automobile accident that left me unable to work I went through some tough times during that time. I reached out to Wells Fargo and asked them to work with me. It took them six weeks to put together a refinance mortgage that ended up benefiting them as far as interest is concerned more than me and also ruined my credit by reporting the late payments while they were putting together an offer. To this day I have wrote them letters, called them and beg them to please remove the negative credit from my credit report but they refuse. Not a very friendly or empathetic mortgage company to work with. Beware.

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    Reviewed May 8, 2019

    I find that Wells Fargo has done a very good job for me! They came to me to lower my mortgage rate and finance years. My mortgage rate was up over 73/4 and now it is about 31/2 and it was financed for 22 years and after refinance it was brought down to 15 years. In eight more years my house will be paid off.

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    Reviewed May 7, 2019

    I placed a complaint regarding my investment account and my mortgage account and my inability to get a loan in March and no one has resolved anything! Then I get calls from God knows where and they leave extensions that are `10 digits long and if I miss a digit? They have no record of anyone calling me. I was screwed on my investments and have only made 2% since 2009.

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    Reviewed May 6, 2019

    I haven't had any issue. I have called the mortgage dept several times about escrow. My questions and request are quickly resolved. Wells Fargo took over the mortgage about a year of being with First Natl. Bank of Douglas.

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    Reviewed May 6, 2019

    Their recommendations during a govt.-backed mortgage reduction payment process in 2012 almost cost me my house and the final result was a refinance that was NO savings at all. They did not reduce the interest rate at all. Instead, they extended my original loan by 13 years.

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    Reviewed May 5, 2019

    They applied our monthly payment then unapplied multiple times ending in no payment to our mortgage. Cost $15000. Court order to return money to our mortgage took 6 months, they had to research this? What? Their attorney wasn’t present before the judge at this time???

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    Reviewed May 5, 2019

    Fraudulent practices, bait & switch practiced regularly, unethical pricing, very deceptive when asked specific questions. They were unapologetic and rude, I was in that line of work and was shocked. They made loans without disclosing loan terms. Their customer service more like an episode of Maury Povich with less swearing. WF offered the same loan rates to their 'in-house or platform' lenders with the added ability to undersell their own loans written through the wholesale divisions. I get a knot in my stomach knowing how they dealt with me and in closing out my mother's estate I suspect that she too was taken advantage of until I refinanced her out of the WF program. The more a company advertises how much they care about you, the less likely it is to be true.

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    Reviewed May 4, 2019

    Ike Turner treated Tina better than this company treats its customers. RUN far away as they will be very cordial in courting your business and ram you big time in the end. I needed help during a health crisis, trying to recover from chronic pain after a car accident. Delayed SSDI determination and failing health means nothing to this soul-less entity.

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    Reviewed May 4, 2019

    15 years with this mortgage company, Wells Fargo - I haven't receive any product or any sort of advertising from to response as business relationship, so I have not much to say. However, all I did is keeping my payment on time, except a few credit cards. I think Wells Fargo done a great job on delivery good mortgage rates and availability to fit consumer income on their budget into one piece count.

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    Reviewed May 3, 2019

    Wells Fargo is absolutely the worst bank ever. They are dishonest and greedy. I paid my loan off due to their incompetence so I wouldn't have to deal with their horrible customer service! Wells Fargo as a bank is a joke.

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    Reviewed May 3, 2019

    Was in a bad accident with a drunk driver and was in the hospital for several months. I had my daughter write a letter of hardship when Wells didn't care. I never missed a payment in 6 years and was always on time. They then placed a notice on my door and stated that in 30 days the house would belong to them. I then sold the home through a short sale and Wells Fargo was paid in full. After they placed a neg. feedback on my credit file. They are a bunch of non caring ** that could care less about their customers.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2019

    I called Wells Fargo to ask about refinancing and they wouldn't help me. They said I didn't have enough money left on my mortgage payments to want to bother. I'M going to look for another mortgage company.

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    Reviewed May 1, 2019

    Wells Fargo took over my mortgage without an application from me. I would have never have signed on with them. They do not care about you or your family and they lie to you. Then a few year back they merged with another mortgage company and sold some of their loans to them. My loan was one of them and I had deal with that company who was under Wells Fargo’s rules. I could never tell if my terms were ever changed due to the poor customer service.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2019

    Good service. Quick response and data analysis. All questions are answered in timely manner and fully satisfy. Account number was already prepared before representative started to answer the call. No waiting time for call answer.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2019

    We have had 2 mortgages with Wells Fargo and they screwed up our house insurance both times. The second time our house was almost canceled. Now we take out our taxes ourselves and pay them from our checking account.

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    Reviewed April 29, 2019

    Been with Wells Fargo for 20 years. Had some financial upset. Asked to use some of our equity (over $100k) to pay our debt. They turned us down! My husband is a 26 yr veteran and they could care less! They are a customer no service bank. We are in the process of looking for another.

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    Reviewed April 29, 2019

    Wells Fargo is a terrible mortgage company and I have tried unsuccessfully to re-finance elsewhere. I'm looking forward to the day when I'm able to have my mortgage with another lender. Specifically, I escrow for taxes and insurance. Several years ago, Wells Fargo mistakenly withdrew the entire balance in my escrow account mid-year when they should have withdrawn only a small monthly payment. This withdrawal was not discovered until the end of the year and a large escrow account shortage occurred. While I admit the money was owed, my wife and I did not budget for such a large obligation as we were unaware that we needed to set aside extra money throughout the year due to the Wells Fargo mistake.

    Actually this was more than a mistake, I believe misappropriation of escrow funds is a federal crime. My insurance carrier was complicit in this mistake as well. All I asked from both parties was the admittance that a mistake was made. My insurance carrier, MetLife, did write a letter of apology. Wells Fargo never responded to my request for an apology and never admitted any wrongdoing. This type of response appears to be standard operating procedure for Wells Fargo, they are a despicable company.

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    Reviewed April 28, 2019

    WF is the epitome of greed. You'd be wise to stay clear of this bank. No matter what they try to market themselves as, the bottom line is they simply want to take your money with as little effort required. Do not be fooled!

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    Reviewed April 28, 2019

    We have to constantly monitor our statements for our mortgage because they charge late fees when our payment is NOT late. They don't credit our payment on time that it's made and they purposely make it impossible to make the mortgage payment on time within 48 hours of the due day, requiring us to go to the Bank in person to make the payment. The customer service has failed to make sure that we are not charged excess fees that are NOT due and we continually have to call to make them reverse charges that don't apply.

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    Reviewed April 27, 2019

    Wells Fargo sold our mortgage after many years to some lousy fly by company that only looks for faults or lates to make money. They didn't give us prior notice and send us two emails every day for mortgage and loan deals after dumping us! Don't even give option to opt out of emails! Called local branch. If emails do not stop will seek legal assistance. They are creeps.

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    Reviewed April 16, 2019

    Paid for an appraisal to have my PMI removed as I know I had met the threshold with my property value increase as well as paying down my mortgage for the past 5 years. The Wells Fargo broker that came out to do the appraisal was here less than 5 minutes, refused to speak with me as he said he could get what he needed online. Well, the final report for my property was 1200 sq ft short and did not include a second full kitchen and bath and another bedroom. When I complained they told me they stand by the original appraisal despite the fact that the data on my property was 100% incorrect and shortchanged me 1200 sq ft of livable and heated living space. They care nothing about their customers, they only care about public perception.

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    Reviewed March 30, 2019

    The first bank the mortgage was with was New Century, then Countrywide took it over. Then Wells Fargo took it, right under my nose, no notice to say they were servicing the mortgage until I got the foreclosure notice. That was in 2012. I applied more than 6x for a modification, and never received one answer. I got more notices to apply for a modification AFTER I sent the necessary paperwork FOR a modification. No answer to my application, Not one!

    I filed bankruptcy because time was running out. And since no one answered my application, I had no choice because the Home Affordable Act under Obama wasn't enforced and the banks took their time processing modifications, but were very happy to get bailout money and pay themselves bonuses. Meanwhile, for over 2 years without an answer, the house was foreclosed and sold, I was out of a home. I wonder how many people like me, tried to apply for a loan modification and never received an answer to get help?

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    Reviewed March 29, 2019

    Wells Fargo is a joke and don't waste your time. I have been with Wells Fargo for 25 years with significant deposits with 2 previous Home Mortgages. I never missed a payment, never bounced a check and was a very reliable customer. My wife and I found our dream home that we wished to settle in for the rest of our lives and only naturally went to "My Bank" to get a loan and hopefully treated well. In the start, everything looks so promising including favourable rates and loan fees.

    They accommodated me with a pre-approval (that turned out to be as good as 1 ply toilet paper). Then the loan process started and what looked to be a great online/loan officer system turned out to be as worthless as the 1 Ply! They do not care if you have built significant assets in your lifetime or been a dependable trusted customer for over 25 years. They tease you with rates, get you to spend $675 and then reject you because you don't make enough money. They don't care that you made money your whole life and have cash to back it up. Stay away from this nightmare.

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    Reviewed March 18, 2019

    In 2001 we got a open line of credit through Wells Fargo Financial, in 2006 it was paid off completely. Not once in 13 years did we ever get a statement in the mail about this account, when we tried to refinance this came up as a lien against our home even though it's been paid off. We have been fighting this for over 2 months to get a single piece of paper to close this account. I have hated Wells Fargo since 2001 when we first did this, I will hate Wells Fargo for the rest of my life because they suck!!!!

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    Reviewed March 15, 2019

    While visiting family in Florida 800 miles from home my husband became unexpectedly ill and died. This resulted in a major decrease in income. He has insurance but I am unable to get home for 2 months to get to the policy. I called to ask for a 4 month extension to be added to the end of the loan. We have owned the home for 10 years - never been late on a payment - have actually paid extra on the principal and have an excellent credit score. I have $150k in equity. I was given several options including 2 with deferred payment but then have to pay the full 4 months at the end of those months or a refinance program I probably wouldn’t qualify for. I did not want anything more than a few months to grieve get the insurance money and get back on my feet.

    After their scandal over opening credit cards illegally one would think they would be more in tune with their customers' needs. I have no idea what hospital bills will be coming and do not want to use all my savings until I know. During this tragedy I would have expected some degree of compassion. My family and I will never use Wells Fargo again for any banking needs. They look for way to take your home.

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    Reviewed March 13, 2019

    Object: Refinance investment property with Wells Fargo held Mortgage... 20 years remaining at 6.5% into a 15 year mortgage at 4.75%. My experience: Fifty six days of insatiable demand for financials already provided and/or readily available through review of my business and personal checking accounts. Their Underwriting Writers could not comprehend basic accounting principles. Example "Verify in writing where your $30,000 deposit to a mutual fund came." Answer: "Look at my Wells Fargo Business Account (with balance of $400,00); then look at transfer to my Wells Fargo Personal Account; then look at auto transfer from my Wells Fargo Personal account into my mutual fund Account." And on, and on, and on for 55 days... On day 56 I said, "Enough. Cancel my application." P.S. Chase qualified me in 72 hours, closed three weeks later.

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    Reviewed March 2, 2019

    I am self-employed, Great credit score (almost 800), at least 200k equity in my home & my business makes decent money. Been a customer with Wells Fargo for over 22 years. NEVER been late on a payment. Always paid more than the payment amount. Sounds good so far? Recently I asked Wells Fargo to pull 50k out of my home. They asked me to pay for an appraisal & credit check to the sum of $505.00. After all that, I receive a call from Wells Fargo today telling me that the underwriter would like for me to pay off a couple of bills in order to continue with the loan.

    Also the underwriter said that my total income is $1600.00 per month. I immediately said that if my take-home pay was $1600.00 per month I'd be filing for BANKRUPTCY! Then I said to them I'm glad that I really don't need the money & please STOP all actions on the refinancing of my home. I will look elsewhere. I also ask them to send me ALL the documents that I have given them & a copy of the underwriter's report. I can't believe the underwriter & Wells Fargo. I told them that I am going to find another lender to take over my balance of my home & I will NEVER do business with them again.

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    Reviewed Feb. 20, 2019

    After I lost my job due to the company filing bankruptcy, I applied for mortgage assistance with Wells Fargo. They offered me reduced payments for 6 months. During the 6 months they continued to report negatively on my credit report and held each payment in suspense until a full payment was made. During this time, and even though they were showing a past due amount, I felt everything was being done on an ethical basis. At the end of the “mortgage assistance”, I asked to extend the reduced payments as things were getting better for my family and me but we weren’t back to our original income.

    The second time around communications with my “home preservation specialist ceased to exist. They requested information that a less educated person would have no way of gathering. Then I quickly received a letter in the mail claiming my only option was a short sale of my home based on my income level. The income was stated in two different spots on the form at two different levels and was about 20% of our actual income. I called 9 times without a return call from my “home preservation specialist”.

    I finally reached someone who had no knowledge of my account and confirmed that the amount shown by Wells Fargo to determine my eligibility was a gross amount. And confirmed the requirements to eligible for assistance which was the mortgage payment needed to be no more than 20% of my gross household income. I requested an appeal and sent a certified letter with documentation my income exceeded the threshold to receive assistance. The loan is a VA loan, so there are many option supposedly available. In the letter I requested for the past due to be applied to the end of the note and have payments return to the original amount.

    Before my certified letter was even signed for as receipt by Wells Fargo, I received a letter stated Wells Fargo was reviewing my appeal. 2 days after the receipt of the certified letter, I received another letter rejecting my appeal with no explanation as to why. There is no way they reviewed my documentation. I still cannot reach my “home preservation specialist” Leslie **. There is nothing about this program that resembles mortgage assistance or a home preservation specialist. I am convinced this program is being mismanaged by Wells Fargo to drive troubled customers into foreclosure. I’d give them zero stars if possible and plan to file suit against them.

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    Reviewed Feb. 14, 2019

    As I prepare to write this the box asks to keep things factual. FACT: Mortgage Paid off in Full 1/9/19. FACT: WF Continues to Draft Account 1/15/19. Told by representative refund would come within 5 business days. FACT: ON Call #5 no refund as of 2/13/19. FACT: NO HELP at all - Even give exec Complaint Case # ** and PH# 800-853-8516. FACT: Was told someone will call back within 24 hours. Called back following day. Was told no case # exists and number given was to a home mortgage dept. FACT: Tired of the runarounds- main reason I chose to close this mortgage. Been on the line for some time now on hold. Long enough to find this website and write this review.

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    Reviewed Feb. 13, 2019

    Updated on 03/05/2019: After receiving a prompt reply to my previous Consumer complaint, I was hopeful for a resolution. Emails and phone calls asking me to let them look into this. I received a letter dated the day of the phone call denying again help with the mortgage. So, while they were talking to me about help, they had already mailed out a letter of denial. This is about as low as you can go. Not only did they deny help they lied about receiving paperwork from me that supported their reason for denial. I now know what my next step will be. Have to check a star in order to post.

    Original review: After my husband passed my income dropped by 60%. I applied for a loan modification from Wells Fargo. After submitting and submitting all the paperwork I received a letter telling me that I didn't qualify. My income in the letter was incorrect, much more than I submitted. I called Wells Fargo and told them about the error and they told me that they grossed up my income. I asked them to explain what this meant and she said they grossed up my income to a level that I might earn over the next 40 years. I am 68 years old and on Social Security!! How can they do this?

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    Reviewed Feb. 8, 2019

    I have a mortgage through Wells Fargo. I have an Escrow account set up with them because it is required for "convenience". I checked my account on Feb 5, 2019 to make sure my insurance had been paid because they had failed to do so in December 2018. They paid my homeowners policy but not the windstorm and lied to me and told me it was because they didn't get an invoice (same insurance company for both policies). I had to call my insurance company, whom has never failed to send an invoice in the past 9 years, and get them to reinstate my policy and get Wells Fargo to call them (escrow's entire purpose is to avoid this). I went to check my account on Feb 5, 2019 to make sure all payments had been made because apparently I have to do their jobs as well.

    I discovered that on Jan 10, 2019 there was a payment made from my account in the amount of $1250 to AAA insurance for a policy that is not mine, for an address where I do not live, for a person with a different name whom I have never met in a different state. I called and have been on the phone for hours over the past few days, and have now been told that it will be researched by a specialist. It takes up to 2 business days to assign the case and another 10 days or longer to resolve it.

    I have done the research. They have admitted their mistakes and that their own policies were not followed when distributing the money, yet they still have to wait all this time to give me my money back. This happened on Jan 10, 2019 and I am not getting my money until maybe March, but who knows because every time I ask for someone's number up the ladder to call, I'm told they can email them and they will call me at their convenience or they have no number at all. UNBELIEVABLE.

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    Reviewed Feb. 8, 2019

    My wife and I have been with WF for 10 years and last year fell on hard times after losing both of our parents. After falling behind on our mortgage we were told that we could have asked for a forbearance months later. We began to go through the foreclosure process and was sent back funds in the form of a check from payments we were making. We reached out to the company to have our mortgage restructured and were continuing to make payments as planned. We never heard back from the agent and our plan had seemed to be removed. After speaking with another representative several weeks later, we were promised that they will be with us "every step of the way", we received a notification in the mail that we are now in foreclosure again.

    This has been going on for about 8 months. Since we spoke with both representatives we have heard nothing but crickets on how to get help to resolve this issue. In correspondence we were notified that we did not fill out the 5 page document that was due back most recently even though we have confirmation that it has been sent. If I could give advice to anyone looking for a mortgage I would definitely advise to run as fast and as far away as you can from WF. They will drain you. They will not help you.

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    Reviewed Feb. 3, 2019

    An employee lied to me about 2 products. He convinced me it would help me but it turned out to be a lie. I lost my home. They’re still stopping me for going to court to show the truth. It should be a way for them not to get a star.

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    Reviewed Jan. 30, 2019

    I can’t believe they are still a company and people would trust them with anything. I unfortunately had my mortgage sold to them and I am now stuck with them. My home cost me $300k to build 5 years ago and after upgrades, increases in tax assessments and home that are the exact same model and upgrades as mine were selling for $330k+ I decided to do a BPO. THESE CROOKS VALUED MY HOME AT $258k so I would have to continue to pay PMI. I disputed it and fought with their customer service for 6 months and even went through the BBB and they refused to redo the BPO, refund my fee, remove the PMI or sell my mortgage to another lender. Worst customer service and company I have ever dealt with.

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    Reviewed Jan. 10, 2019

    Wells Fargo will just deactivate cards without your prior knowledge or authorization and then not reactivate them. This leave you no access to your money when you're traveling overseas with no alternative than to fly back to your home for the new card they sent you or wait days in one location overseas for them to sent a new card there. This is the final of many issue I've had with this bank. DO NOT BANK WITH THEM, THEY ARE CRIMINALS!

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    Online & App

    Reviewed Jan. 4, 2019

    If you get behind on your Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, they will disable your ability to pay using their online account center. It doesn't matter whether you've had no NSFs, payment issues in the past or any other problem. If you fall behind, you will need to resort to alternative methods to get money to them. Forcing you into more difficult methods of payment should be illegal.

    I have had a credit card in the past that actually gave MORE, FREE options to pay instantly if you happened to come close to your due date. It is obvious that Wells Fargo has no interest in actually resolving accounts, and simply is still trying to summarily begin foreclosure or get as close to foreclosure as possible by placing roadblocks in the way of customers. Simple fact of the matter is, I'd rather be on their website, submitting a payment right now, rather than here. Instead the message I have is: "...Not currently eligible for online payments. Possible reasons include overdue payments..." Seriously, take my money!

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    Reviewed Jan. 1, 2019

    I bought my home 7 years ago. After losing 2 jobs in the same year, I applied for a loan modification. I had some income when Wells Fargo put me on a trial payment program for four months. They strung me along for over a year. My arrears was approximately $30000. I found a job paying significantly less than I was used to making. Wells Fargo denied the modification. I filed a chapter 13 bankruptcy. I applied again for the modification. I was ordered to pay an additional thousand dollars through bankruptcy. This time the modification was approved. I was never offered the HARP or HAMP programs to get an affordable mortgage through Wells Fargo.

    Fast forward 3 years later my mortgage has gone from a 224000 mortgage to a 278000 mortgage. I can't just walk away as easy as people think. This is a VA loan and with bad credit where will my son and I live? I've asked for help and no one can help me. My monthly payment has jumped from 1300 to 2013 per month. Wells Fargo has held onto my mortgage since I've been in the home.

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    Reviewed Dec. 28, 2018

    Wells Fargo mortgage consultant, Rich ** was not helpful at all. We told him to ask us before ordering appraisal in written and him, Senia ** and, Joy ** confirmed it in writing. But he went ahead with the appraisal without asking me. He said I verbally agreed to it which I DID NOT. Another instance - Wells Fargo rejected my 7 year ARM and offered me 30-year mortgage which I said no to and never wanted it in the first place. That's fine but I said NO to Rich and he mentioned in the application that I said YES. All it is verbal. I gave him reasons too that why I want to go for 7 year ARM and he agreed to it but in the application, he mentioned that I said yes to 30-year fixed mortgage. I am going to close my Wells Fargo Checkings account and not going to recommend any of my friends to do business with Wells Fargo.

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    Reviewed Dec. 26, 2018

    I made an extra month mortgage payment online but it still showed that my next payment was due again on the first the following month instead of in two month. I called the mortgage department to see what happened just to get the runaround. I'd talk to one person tell them what was going on just to be transferred to someone else and explain it all over again to that person just to be told that they'd have to transferred me to someone else go over it all over again. Finally after the 5th person and 40 min later I was told that I'd need to talk to my credit union and get it worked out with them!!!

    Ok so I called the credit union and they said I'd need to come down and handle it in person. Ok so I drove 30 min to the credit union just to be told that I have to wait a few day till it processes so they can TRY and do something about it! I have never dealt with any company that is more scattered brained all over the place and with such horrible customer service. If I could avoid this company I would but they have my mortgage so I'm stuck with them for the next 18 yrs. Please take my advice and the numerous other customers that have wrote reviews and don't do business with them if you can help it...

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    Reviewed Dec. 21, 2018

    We were put into a mortgage at 10.8% interest in 2008 because we were behind on some bills. We were told that if we kept it current for 6 months they would refinance at a lower rate. We did. They wouldn't. This mortgage has haunted us for 10 years. We have fought to get help every way we could imagine. The mortgage assistance department actually offered us a modification at one point that raised our monthly payment. We have been lied to repeatedly during this process. I have reviewed their notes in our file and found the contradictions in what they told us detailed in writing. I have never encountered a more unethical company. Trust me - they have not changed their ways. Can't understand how they continue to get away with this...

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    Reviewed Dec. 6, 2018

    First the economy and then the 3rd and final life changing event! Husband fell off roof and while doing x-rays the Doctors not only found a broken back, they found lesions on his kidneys!! Couldn’t fix his back but they had to do a partial nephrectomy! Hardship loans!! Bunk!!! Loan modification attempts probably ate up at least 4 or 5 years of our lives!! The famous 6 months to a year of paperwork each time! Then you’re told your income does not substantiate a loan! Hardships must only be for financially fit people? Here’s the real picture! They determine your income at the beginning process of the loan so they already know they’re not going to help you, they just string you along for months! Now the reason you’re applying for this modification is because you need to lower your mortgage payment to help you meet your “hardship” needs!

    So while you are already devastated by your life altering hardships they consume so much of your time that you are mentally exhausted from trying to get help to save your home-your place of true comfort while your hearts are broken!! They sold our loan and we have a new servicer starting December 4th 2018!! Reviews on this company are super disheartening. They researched our complaints for about 4 months! Told us they absolved themselves of guilt with regards to our situation! Guess they forgot about attorney fees to save our home while my husband was trying to recover from his surgery!! They did also repossess his vehicle while he was laying there sawed in half with a crushed back and crushed arm! I understand that business is business but when there is a real human tragedy or shall I say hardship rules need to go out the door! Or at least stop fooling the customers with fake hope!!

    We have never recovered from all the trauma, it was touch and go mentally for a long time! We missed so much by being consumed with the lies they told!! Where’s the help for all the people they led on even though they knew income guidelines were not met in the beginning of each modification you applied for?? Where is the justification for all of us for the mental trauma?? Never had too much!! Survival mode is something we used to! But they sent us to the edge far too many times! It’s not even so much about being denied as it is for the fact that they traumatized so very many people. Should decent people because of unfortunate and life altering events be left with no real choices? Help all people to regain their ability to feel they are worthy!

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    Reviewed Dec. 6, 2018

    I’m a single mom disabled bankrupt going homeless. For yrs I begged pleaded cried faxed papers. I couldn’t afford to lower rate. Finally they did but increased the loan 15 yrs for profit greed abuse of power ego and guy worker bald. Fake news tells ya their owner does right by customers. BS! They leave single moms who are too sick and disabled for streets and their kids to die inhumanely. They never gave me my abstract of title or land survey and they still refuse. They said due to legal reasons they have stolen house for profit. They only leave you homeless as only option. God will strip them of riches at appointed moment for what they do to the least of us. RUN!!!

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    Reviewed Dec. 1, 2018

    I received a letter in the mail today 12/01/18 stating that Wells Fargo sold my mortgage to Fay Servicing. I was not given any notice as to why or any chance to stay with Wells Fargo. I did my research with Fay Servicing and they have a D-minus rating with Bank Rate. ORG, and the BBB Better Business Bureau has 101 complaints this year.

    Why did Wells Fargo sell my account when I make my payments monthly. Yes sometimes they are later in the month, but I am not behind in my payments! Why would Wells Fargo SELL my account to a company so horrible as Fay Servicing??? I called Wells Fargo and spoke with a woman who was rude, and all she would tell me is that it has been sold to Fay Servicing and it is a common practice. I asked her again why and she would only tell me the same thing! I got no letter from Wells Fargo to tell me this, nor did I receive any notification of the sale or reason as to why! I don't see how a customer of 12 years... yes, 12 years would be treated so horribly!!!

    I am a single father raising my 2 daughters by myself trying to make ends meet on one paycheck and still making my monthly mortgage payment along with other bills. This company is HORRIBLE for mortgages and not to mention my interest rate! Stay away, far away!!! They practice unfair methods and this was devious and underhanded!! You have been warned!!!

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    Transparency

    Reviewed Dec. 1, 2018

    I requested my MIP to be removed. Paid $200, no problem. The BPO came back at $221,000. The neighborhood I live in has spec homes so there are no differences except for lot sizes. Literally. They utilized 2 smaller floor plans to average to the 221. I disputed it and provided 3 exact replicas of my house at $225,000. They acknowledged my comparables and then just told me they were sticking with the $221,000 review with no explanation other than telling me they had other information (without actually providing it). Mind you my lot is bigger than any of the $225,000 comps. They are currently arguing with me over $4000 when they have never seen my property or provided a reason other than basically, “because we said so.”

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    Loan Process

    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2018

    I am a Realtor with 13+ yrs experience. Just closed listing where closing date was pushed out 3 times because of Wells' inability to get things done. One dept doesn't know what the other is doing. Do not use them!

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    Customer ServiceStaffLoan Process

    Reviewed Nov. 20, 2018

    We are in a Chapter 13 and we have had two attorneys "leave the business" of bankruptcy. Our second attorney told us to apply for a loan modification through Wells Fargo and said based on our circumstances we should qualify. We started 12/26/17. Our first point of contact lasted two months, then we got assigned to another point of contact. While they were considering us for a modification Wells Fargo sent their legal team after us. We were then forced to pay an extra $952 a month on top of our $1904 mortgage payment.

    As soon as we agreed and paid our $1904 and $952 we were then sent a letter stating our mortgage was in arrears by $4400 and if we didn't pay in one month our payment would go up $400. So now we were expected to pay $1904, $952, $400. We were "denied" due to guidelines of bankruptcy (they never asked Trustee to review anything.). We were also denied for "affordability" AFTER I went from being a stay at home mom to owning my own company to make more money to prove we can handle the mortgage payment. THEN we had a HUD counselor help us.

    We were again chased by their legal team and also appeal because their math was NOT correct on their denial. They responded with one line stating still denied. We are now faced with less than 30 days to sell our house, no real answers. By basic math their loan modification should be APPROVED. We have 80k equity in home and now scrambling to sell because of this. My father is 75 and disabled and diabetic, he is being forced to move into one bedroom and has cried feeling he will be homeless because of this.

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    Punctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 12, 2018

    I applied for a home mortgage with Wells Fargo. I had perfect credit and was borrowing a tiny fraction of the purchase price of the home. My mortgage broker with Wells Fargo, Michael **, was the most incompetent and unethical person on earth. He royally messed up my application, forgetting to add key elements of the mortgage (like the fact that the new home was going to be under construction for 4 months) and then forced me to use his friend who was an insurance broker to write the insurance policy. He designated the wrong type of policy, resulting in the insurance being cancelled, and then refused to stand behind me when the policy was cancelled. These guys are bozos, run far and run fast from Wells Fargo.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2018

    I live in Baton Rouge, LA. The area in which I lived flooded in mid-August 2016, most of the homes getting 4 feet of water or more. After being put through hell with the flood insurer to get funds so that I could start repairs, the next, and worst, circle of hell was dealing with Wells Fargo. The insurance company, after many calls from me, finally released my repair funds... to Wells Fargo, who swooped in and took charge of it. Even though it was not THEIR MONEY, but money I was entitled to for having paid flood insurance premiums for over a decade, I thought, "OK, fair enough... They have a financial stake in the house."

    Imagine my frustration at having Wells Fargo sit on my money for another month, so that I could not even get the contractor started on the house until very late October. It took phone calls, visits to the local office, mediation with a representative, and my threatening to sue them to get them to release any of my insurance money in order to get started on home repairs. They cut a check for half the money and then told me they would release half of the remaining half when I passed a 50% completion inspection. Fine, no problem.

    But then when it came time for them to release the balance of my money after the 100% inspection, they gave me more problems. Starting with sending out an "inspector" one month who found fault, and then sending out a second one about a month later, who said that the first inspector was completely wrong in her inspection and that I should have already been given the money. Bottom line: Wells Fargo and its representatives are indifferent to tragedy, dishonest, avaricious, and uncooperative. I vehemently suggest not doing any sort of business with that organization. It deserves to burn, and the incompetents running it should all die in a house fire.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 25, 2018

    For the last year I have called the bank on a weekly basis trying to get some alternative financing on my primary - home equity line. The line matured June 2017 it tripled. I asked for help, filled out numerous applications, called at least 24 times, long laundry list of reps I spoke with. Yet no solution. In fact I googled the last rep to find out she sold vacuums at Electrox (ok great job but does she know mortgages or is creative in anyway?). Obviously NOT as she continues to read off the script. Never answered one single question! They definitely don't know the definition of Customer Service. I then physically went into a branch where I live to make eye contact with someone. While making the payment I was told my account number no longer existed. I was stunned!

    I remained at the branch for over an hour talking to more reps on the line when I was told they would not accept my payment as they were starting foreclosure proceedings. Since when don't you accept a payment. Didn't know Wells Fargo wants to own Real Estate now. WTF! So the snowball starts again. Ding – Ding. This is the worst bank ever. The banking commission needs to hear what is being done to the consumer. Something is not right here!!! We need to get together and make this public knowledge!!! Maybe then they will get the message loud and clear.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedTransparency

    Reviewed Sept. 24, 2018

    I chose Wells Fargo to handle my home mortgage because I have banked with them for close to 50 years & have bought/sold 2 other homes through them in the past without a problem. This time has been ridiculously difficult. There were many delays, poor communication, & poor follow through. I have had to call & email constantly to ensure that things were being handled in a timely manner & that I was being informed. I would not recommend using Wells Fargo for a home mortgage.

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    Loan ProcessRates

    Reviewed Sept. 19, 2018

    I had a loan secured with another bank, which was going to allow me to pay half my mortgage on the 15th and the other half on the 1st, this technique, allows the borrower to pay less interest over the life of the loan. When I went into Wells Fargo branch in Redondo Beach, CA and worked with Ryan ** and Anita to do the wire transfer to open escrow, they were delighted to see if they could obtain the loan business. They offered me a lower interest rate than I had with my current lender.

    The first question I asked was could I make two payments a month in order to pay less interest over time and have that applied when the payment was made; I didn't realize that the time, but what happened was Ryan did answer that, yes, I could pay less interest over the life of the loan by doing biweekly payments and this would result in an additional payment each year. I assumed this to mean the payments would be applied when I made them and in order to do this, I would also need to make an additional payment each year, because of how the calendar works out.

    After I closed and received my amortization schedule from the bank, I saw and read that Wells Fargo would be doing the biweekly payments, but they "hold" the first payment until the end of the month and apply the whole payment at the end of the month and the real and only interest savings comes from the extra payment per year that hits all principal. This was deceivingly misleading and not what I understand that I was getting into. This whole biweekly set up is deceiving misleading all around. This is unethical, and I would not recommend Wells Fargo anymore; which is unfortunate as I loved my banking relationship with them prior to being deceived.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 18, 2018

    I was reluctant to go through with using my VA benefits with Wells Fargo to purchase my home due to two previous experiences with auto loans where the service was a huge pain to handle. But my realtor assured me he hadn't heard anything bad. Fine. There I was, 3 years into the loan with no issues and hurricane Matthew hit us and caused us some issues and damage to the house. I called and said I needed help because the hurricane had set us back with not being able to work and the damage to the house. The rep assured me they would do all they could and assured me that it wouldn't effect my credit. Liar. He was simply buying time to assist in making the matter worse, and then when I brought this to the attention of a different rep, they said they would review and they did then they said they would send the matter to their underwriters to determine the best route for me and they'd call or email me to discuss my options.

    A month after that I get the foreclosure notice. I guess they figured they'd just make the choice for me and I don't deserve a say for my time in service and the privilege I gave them to have my loan. So, now they're just going to take my house from me and play dumb. Classy. And typical. This bank is all around garbage and it's mind-blowing that they're still allowed to stay in business. I have read a few other reviews giving the same details as my situation, so I'm not the only Vet they're taking for a ride. Take your money and business elsewhere to a more reputable bank.

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    Customer ServiceStaffLoan ProcessTransparency

    Reviewed Sept. 14, 2018

    I am a Real Estate broker, representing the seller in a real estate transaction. The buyer elected to use Wells Fargo for their financing. After the contract was submitted to Wells Fargo so that they could begin working on the file, the file sat in limbo (from 7/21 - 8/13) before being sent to processing. The buyer's agent and myself both tried to contact the bank on multiple occasions to get an update, only to NEVER get a response. Finally on 8/7, I received an email from the loan officer stating that she had been out of the office for health reasons. I never got an out of office message and apparently there was no back-up taking care of her workload while she was out.

    After an additional week of no updates, I reached out to the branch manager and was told that they would escalate the file, but that they couldn't really talk to me about any details, as I wasn't the buyer or their agent. Keep in mind, I was not asking for any specific NPI or buyer details, but only enough information to pass along and set an expectation for my seller. My seller was counting on this deal to close on time, as she was taking a new job in Texas and was originally supposed to be there on 8/27. The whole reason she was selling her home to begin with.

    Finally, Wells Fargo sent the documentation to the closing attorney, stating that closing would be set for 9/13. When pressed to try and escalate, Wells Fargo told the closing attorney that they could possibly move closing up to 9/10, but he never heard back from them. On 9/12, all of the sudden each of the signatures that Wells Fargo had on the documents we provided all "disappeared", at which point they requested the documents be re-signed. After sending and re-sending the same exact documents, FINALLY, they saw the signatures.

    At 9:15 pm the night before closing, the loan officer sent out an email stating that there had been a "miscommunication" and that the file was still in underwriting, pending approval. Closing could not occur the next day and it would have to be sometime the following week. At this point, I escalated to the Office of the President at Wells Fargo and received a call from Nicholas **. Apparently an executive "Resolution Specialist". After being presented with the evidence showing that Wells Fargo had dropped the ball, he essentially washed his hands of the situation and was sure to tell me that, while unfortunate, Wells Fargo doesn't really care about the impact to the seller because they are not Wells Fargo's customer.

    He also went as far as stating that he felt Wells Fargo did a great job because all they could see is that the application was started on 8/13 and that they were able to get it clear to close in 30 days. He refused to acknowledge the PROOF I sent him showing that the application was completed on 7/7/18 and that the contract was sent to the LO on 7/21.

    He did volunteer to coordinate a closing for my seller, as she could no longer wait to start her new job in Texas. He stated that it would be easy for them to set up a closing for her when she got there. I told him that we would need for him to take care of coordinating her closing, but I had to send two additional emails and leave an additional voicemail for him because he did not respond. When Nicholas finally DID call me back, he volunteered no help at all, simply stating "Wells Fargo only needs one document from your seller and the closing attorney already has it. Try to get it worked out with them."

    If you are a home buyer, steer clear. If you are a home seller, I urge that you CAREFULLY consider any offers you receive from a buyer who wishes to use Wells Fargo. If you are a real estate broker, I suggest you consider recommending one of your other preferred lenders. After a 14 year career in mortgage and banking and over 45 Real Estate transactions as a RE Broker over the past 2.5 years, this was BY FAR the worst transaction I have ever been a part of. The way Wells Fargo handled it was embarrassingly poor.

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    StaffLoan Process

    Reviewed Sept. 13, 2018

    Wells Fargo gave me false information when I paid my home insurance IN FULL for 2018. I was told an Escrow Account would not be set up. I have NEVER had an Escrow Account on any mortgage loan in my life. (I am 65 and have financed several home loans paying insurance and taxes separately.) After speaking to 19 (NINETEEN) associates they agreed that I was told incorrect information; however, they still charged me a monthly insurance fee for 2018 which was PAID in FULL.

    I have just PAID off the Mortgage loan in FULL and awaiting my refund, not only on the Insurance policy I paid up front which has 3 1/2 months remaining, but also the monthly fee they have been charging me since March for 2019. I will NEVER do business with Wells Fargo again. I am aware they have had at least 3 major government fines and sincerely hope they are put out of business entirely!

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    StaffLoan Process

    Reviewed Sept. 11, 2018

    Wells Fargo gave us the run around with refinancing paperwork again like I hear everyone complain about. Weeks turned into months and have nothing but anger for putting us so far behind in our mortgage that they foreclosed on us! They put us in this situation and now wouldn't help and denied us! My 79 year old father who was a navy veteran lived in his house for 28 years has been thrown out of his home! Really what is wrong with this picture!

    Since we moved out of our home of 28 years and rented a place for well more than we could afford! Just a few ago we had found out that Wells Fargo sat on our old house for over a year and never winterized it and all pipes burst in the home! They gutted out the whole inside and now find out that they fixed and rebuilt the inside of the house so they could DONATE the our home to a veteran in Virginia! Seriously! They throw a veteran that had this home for 28 yrs out so they can hand it over to another veteran from out of the state? This is so not done yet! How can they do this to anyone let alone a veteran! They should be ashamed of themselves! But then again they don't care!

    Since this whole ordeal my dad has passed away and now I and my sisters are here and we are not going away from this until we seek a resolution for what this company put my parents and the rest of us through! So let the games begin! So for all you people out there that have Wells Fargo run run far far away in a totally different direction from them. They will screw you over and not even flinch! SO BE AWARE AND STAY AWAY! How dare this happen to a Veteran or anyone else for that matter! WHY ARE THEY STILL IN BUSINESS?

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedRates

    Reviewed Sept. 10, 2018

    While I was going through a divorce I lost my home (2013) to Wells Fargo. The divorce court judge wrote a letter to them but of course they didn't pay attention to it. I was trying to get a loan that was fixed because the one I had kept on going up. They just sold my house during negotiations. They couldn't give me an answer because according to them it was not in their hands or didn't know why... I was practically homeless with my kids... then I almost lose my car to them too. I paid thousands in late fees and a very high interest.

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    Reviewed Sept. 9, 2018

    All companies which want to win clients try to provide better service and think responsibly. But Wells Fargo does not want to turn their face towards the clients. My mortgage was transferred to Wells Fargo about a year ago. I was not asked for that. Companies made decision themselves. Now I cannot even receive paperless billing with Wells Fargo, which I consider convenient and more secure. I have been asking about it several times, but they don't have a plan to implement for the account (2-3 times since account was opened). They like to send paper copy each month instead, making inconvenience for me and not thinking about our environment and trees.

    I don't even have a possibility to send a complain online to their management! Internet is not to be used much and convenient by Wells Fargo customers. I can live with it, at least they are doing their banking work withdrawing my money every month for the mortgage. But I'm completely upset. Would not recommend anyone to use Wells Fargo as so non customer-oriented company in a modern internet world. Thank you.

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    Punctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2018

    They make it too hard to get financial help when you need it. I pay all my bills on time and yet I get turned down when I apply for help. I have had accounts with some of these places before. They know my payment history yet they still turn me down. Yet people come here to this country and get handed everything for free even businesses. I worked and paid taxes all my life and now I'm just trying to keep a roof on my head and I can't even get help lowering my mortgage payment. I'm not too happy.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2018

    Our banker in Yuma did a terrific job at long distance as for most of our transaction, we were in our home in Mount Vernon, WA dealing with a purchase in Yuma, AZ. Our Yuma banker worked with her local Chicago Title while we did our part with our local Chicago Title.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2018

    My first mortgage was with Wells Fargo. Within the 1st year, my bill spiked 3X's the amount & I called to find out why - I was not given a straight answer. I told them I would have a very difficult time making the payments, & the woman on the other end told me to "pray on it". I vowed to never again do business with Wells Fargo in any capacity.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2018

    We were financed through Wells Fargo when the housing market crashed. Predatory Lending at its best. The restructuring options were unrealistic and every person we dealt with sounded hurried and obviously tied to a rigid script. We did end up losing our house. While moving a contractor from the bank came to the house we were leaving while we were not home, drilled out the front door locks, and removed what was left in the house, to include a priceless (to us) guitar that our deceased daughter used to play with me. Wells Fargo was zero help and the number left with a door hanger connected us to no one. Thank goodness State Farm stood by us and treated it as a theft. We will never use any of their products nor recommend them to anyone!

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    Rates

    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2018

    This lender does not give the best rates and they do not want to bargain for lower rates even if other banks offer lower ones. This happens even if you have been with them for many years. I tried many times to get a lower rate, no dice. This is an awful organization.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2018

    They are the worst, they lose papers, change adjusters without warning. I had 6 adjusters in less than 6 months, I sent them 100's of pages of information. One hand doesn't know what the other is doing. Very unorganized & unprofessional!!

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    Wells Fargo Mortgage Company Information

    Company Name:
    Wells Fargo
    Year Founded:
    1852
    Address:
    420 Montgomery Street
    City:
    San Francisco
    State/Province:
    CA
    Postal Code:
    94104
    Country:
    United States
    Website:
    www.wellsfargo.com