TL/DR: Quite dissatisfied honestly- I can't recommend that anyone trust this company with something as important as a mortgage loan or refinance.
Credit (and the single star) can be given to our loan agent for the effort and initial go-getter attitude, but that's where the positives end.
Towards the middle/end of our loan processing, a few issues popped up that began to make the deal less sweet than the initial rosy outlook. I understand (and have done this enough to know the process) that this will happen, but we felt that each of these hiccups were presented to us as a "surprise- rate bump!" with additional pressure to accept each hike to keep the closing date on track, etc. We felt quite herded-in there at the end, having already paid for home appraisals, etc. so we were faced with losing a LOT of money either way: Throw away all the money that we had already put in, or proceed with a less-than-ideal loan for the next 30 years... sixes either way, so we decided to proceed with closing.
Closing comes and goes- again a few hiccups & surprises that made it even less ideal for us, but couldn't back out without severe consequences at that point.
Time for the first mortgage payment (8/1 according to the closing docs) came, but I hadn't seen the initial payment paperwork yet, so I called in to see what the holdup was, and if I could make payment over the phone. I was told that the paperwork hadn't been processed yet, and that I wouldn't be expected to make a payment for another month due to the mix-up. "Yes, sir- your first payment won't be due until 9/1. No, sir- the error is all on our end, so we can't accept a payment until that date. No, sir- there is no way that this will come back to haunt you later, etc..."
The payment paperwork arrived, and as instructed, I made my payment for September- online, through RANlife's website. Confirmations were recieved, and the payment was applied to the loan as it should have. Towards the end of the month though, I started to get calls and letters saying my payment hadn't been made, and with increasing urgency- but with the "if payment has been made, disregard this notice" caveat. My payment had been made, so I disregarded the notices as instructed. On September 30, I picked up another call to be harassed about my payment AGAIN. I told the loanshark, erm... representative that I had made my payment, and provided the confirmation info that they had sent, banking tracking for the payment, etc. As I had another payment due the next day, I made my October payment online while I was on the phone. The agent assured me that they would 'get to the bottom of the problem' and have someone contact me with confirmation that the issue had been resolved.
No contact or returned call- so I called again today (Oct. 15th) to make sure the payment had been applied. After much hassle, and being transferred to four different people- CS agent, CS manager, resolution team, etc... my account still shows October's payment as due- (Past-due as of tomorrow...!) and the best information that they can give me is that my payments have been reapplied to previous months' balances, due to an 'error on their part.' An error that somehow leaves ME on the hook for an extra mortgage payment, enforceable by action taken against my credit, and/or my property!
That's where we are at the moment of this review... more fun to come, I'm sure. For now, I can only urge anyone considering using RANlife to look elsewhere for your mortgage or refinance. read more