Mortgage Servicers Use Administrative Delays to Prevent Borrowers from Paying Off Loans
Homeowners with VA loans who request formal payoff quotes from servicers like Lennar Mortgage face deliberate administrative delays — unanswered requests, promises of follow-up that never materialize — that deny them the ability to pay off their loan and avoid ongoing interest charges. Borrowers have a clear legal right to a timely payoff statement but lack enforcement mechanisms when servicers stonewall. The motive appears financial: delay payoff to collect more interest before selling the loan.
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