Mortgage servicers mishandling escrow accounts during loan refinancing
When borrowers refinance, successor servicers fail to properly handle escrow balances from the prior loan, creating shortfalls, surpluses, or payment processing errors. Borrowers must repeatedly contact multiple parties to resolve issues that should be handled through routine servicer transfer procedures. The problem stems from fragmented handoff processes between originator, prior servicer, and new servicer.
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