SunTrust Bank Mortgage Complaint

SunTrust Bank Mortgage department,

Other mortgage Loan servicing, payments, escrow account North Carolina

We are filing a complaint against SunTrust Mortgage Inc. which relates to our current Construction Loan. SunTrust is currently holding $29000.00 of construction loan funds and is not responding to our numerous requests to move our loan to a permanent loan vehicle. The deadline for loan conversion was -/-/-. Due to the persistent unresponsiveness of SunTrust representatives, we have been forced into a default situation, which has now been referred to counsel. Despite repeated attempts to contact SunTrust representatives, our attorney has been unable to even schedule a telephone meeting with anyone from SunTrust. At this point, we are likely incurring extra fees and interest charges. We would move our business elsewhere, but, due to a lien claim filed by our General Contractor, another institution can not process a new mortgage, which would convert the construction loan to permanent. Background : On -/-/-, my husband and I signed a contract to build a custom home with - - - -.


We raised some significant design issues with the builder in - -. After repeated denials to resolve or discuss the issues, we engaged legal counsel for guidance. The Builder became irritated and began taking confrontational actions from this point. The builder informed us in writing that he would not allow us to move into our home until we fired our counsel, despite the fact that the Builder dealt with us through counsel. Our scheduled move in date was -/-/-. Per our contract, we are required to resolve disputes via -. After unexplained and possibly intentional delays caused by the builder, the Certificate of Occupancy for the home was finally received on -/-/-. The Builder requested a final inspection by SunTrust for the final draw. The SunTrust Inspector found that there was no vanity/sink installed in the powder room and could not mark the home at 100 % complete in order to authorize release of the final payment. On -/-/-, a Loan Originator from SunTrust, - -, who had not previously been involved on this matter, called the Builder to advise him that we were intentionally withholding funds, which was a false statement. The Builder sent us an email and promptly filed a lien on the property. We received a filed Claim of Lien via certified mail on -/-/-. Due to the pending lien claim, SunTrust issued a " cease funding notice '' on -/-/-.