Citibank Mortgage Complaint

Citibank Mortgage department,

Conventional adjustable mortgage (ARM) Application, originator, mortgage broker New York

Last summer I purchased my first home and took out a mortgage. When evaluating different mortgage lenders I compared Citibank to - - and -. Citibank was not the most competitive on rate, but they told me that if I chose a Citi Mortgage, I would not incur minimum balance fees on my Citigold bank account after I withdraw funds for my down payment, because the mortgage balance would count toward my total Citibank relationship. I chose the Citi mortgage because of this benefit as I wanted to avoid any minimum balance fees after buying my home, and I wanted to maintain my Citigold status because of its several financial benefits. For the past 15 months everything was fine, however last month I received a minimum balance fee of $30.00 for the first time. I was told by Citibank that they are no longer honoring their policy of counting a mortgage towards a my total relationship with their bank. They misled me into choosing a Citibank mortgage with them based on this policy being in effect. When I was first evaluating what mortgage provider to select, I evaluated the costs of paying fees on my Citigold account and using a different lender who had better rates versus choosing a Citi mortgage and avoiding Citigold fees. I ultimately chose the Citi mortgage so that I had the ability to keep lower bank account balances while still keeping my Citigold status. The Citigold status provides certain financial benefits that factored into the decision. There were absolutely zero disclosures on my mortgage documents relating to the potential risk that their policy of counting my mortgage as part of my total banking relationship could be be cancelled at any time. I thoroughly reviewed all of my original mortgage paperwork and find no reference to the risks of these changing policies. I was led to believe that this policy was fundamental to the mortgage, and that it was something never at risk of changing.