Cardinal Financial Company, LP Mortgage Complaint

Cardinal Financial Company, LP Mortgage department,

Conventional fixed mortgage Application, originator, mortgage broker California

I was doing some phone shopping for the best refinance rate I could obtain. In preparation for my refinance, I had paid down/off credit cards in order to boost my FICO higher. Several lenders were able to give me a 'good faith estimate ' based on what I communicated my personal information to be ( i.e. FICO, income, DTI ratio, etc. ). One of the lenders I was talking with was Cardinal Financial. I was just about to formally proceed with another lender, when it was brought to my attention that Cardinal Financial had actually pulled my credit ( via - )! At no time did I authorize either verbally or in writing, consent for them to pull my credit. Their illegal pull of my credit caused my - to go down, added an inquiry to my credit report, and ultimately caused me to postpone my refinance. This was back in -/-/-. They are 'trying ' to remove the inquiry from my credit, however, it has not been done to date. Rates have increased, so I will not be able to obtain the rate that I was going to lock in last month. By refinancing, I was going to reduce my rate and eliminate mortgage insurance which would have reduced my monthly payment as well as significant reduce the amount I paid over the life of the loan. Cardinal has apologized for 'the stress and frustration ' they have caused. What they did was unlawful and has caused me financial harm. There are regulatory requirements that lenders MUST follow, and obtaining a potential borrowers authorization to pull credit is one of them. I feel some type of restitution is warranted. Businesses need be penalized when they fail to follow state, federal, or regulatory laws.