Lenders delay refunding good-faith deposits after denying loan applications
When a mortgage or home equity lender denies a loan application after collecting an upfront good-faith deposit, refunding that deposit can take weeks longer than promised, with repeated broken promises and unreturned calls from the loan officer. Borrowers have little recourse beyond escalating to regulators.
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