Inaccurate Mortgage Payoff Quote Causes Credit Damage After Refinance
A mortgage servicer issued a payoff quote that did not account for a same-day disbursement, causing the refinance to close with an incorrect balance. The updated payoff was only issued after funding was complete, leaving the borrower liable for a shortfall they had no opportunity to cure. The resulting credit reporting error compounded the harm with no servicer acknowledgment of fault.
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