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Green Tree Servicing Complaints - Unethical business practices; Illegal collection activities

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Green Tree Servicing

Posted: 2008-09-12 by Arthur [send email]
Unethical business practices; Illegal collection activities
Complaint Rating:  100 % with 3 votes
Company information:
Green Tree Servicing
P.O. Box 19649
Jacksonville, Florida
United States
Phone: 1-800-643-0202
www.gtservicing.com

As of this entry, I am currently a customer (victim of) Green Tree Servicing, LLC. Here's my breif "Green Tree Story". In 1999, my young family of 3 (myself, wife & small child) found what we believed to be a home that we could afford on what little income we had. We purchased a 16 x 80 mobile home financed by Green Point Credit. After moving it to land of our own - we began to make monthly payments as agreed. At the time of purchase we aquired home owners insurance acceptable to Green Point. A few months later - we recieved a letter that what was previously acceptable was now not acceptable and that we would have to acquire additional or Green Point would place their own high cost insurance on the home. When I objected - I received letters threatening repossession. While considering our options - Green Point billed us an additional $59.79 per month over the original mortgage payment for their own insurance. Frequent call's, faxing of our own policy etc. did not change the fact that they were determined to force their insurance on us and continued to add it to our mortgage payments. Customer Service of course was excellent prior to the sell and then became horrible immediately after the sale. Fast forward several years later we began to receive bill's with Green Tree Servicing on it in place of Green Point Credit; same people, same horrible customer service, same unethical business practices. We simply continued to send our mortgage to what ever bill showed up with our address on it unsure of how many name changes this company was going to have. Once sued - they change their name and their back in business again with a new name but same unethical, illegal activities. As the years went by - we would have an occasional decrease in house hold income and fall behind a payment or 2. In a good faith effort - we would call Green Tree (no) customer service at 1-800 - 643-0202 and the call would be forwarded to a Jacksonville, FL. Green Tree office at P.O. Box 19649; Jacksonville, FL. 32245-0649. Individuals by the name (or aliases) of "Chauncey" and a "Ms. Smalls" would answer and inquire as to what time "today" the full payment would be made. If informed that a payment could not be made "today" but could be made on a near future date - threats of mobile home repossession "today" would immediately be made by both Chauncey and Smalls. Smalls would make threats of suing and immediate obtainment of court orders stating that "she " would file in court clearly crossing the line mis-representing her self as an attorney. At one point - she lost it and threatened to contact local law enforcement if I returned to my home and stated that "she" would file in court to block me from returning to my land and home. This after she was informed that Green Tree owns the home but not the land that the mobile home sit's on - I own the land! When I would LOL - these calls would end abruptly with no workable solution (payment "today" is the only acceptable answer). Later - Chauncey would proceed to ring my home, cell & work numbers repeatedly. I had no option but to issue a "cease and desist" order in accordance with Title 15, Chapter 41, Subchapter V, Sec. 1692c, Paragraph (c) "Ceasing Communications". This along with a clear threat of Attorney Action - works. No more calls from Green Tree Servicing, LLC. At some point - Green Tree Serving's mis-handling of these issues literally becomes far worse than going through the actual mobile home repossession process. It is my hope that by sharing this story with others that potential customers (victims) will think twice prior to conducting any future business with Green Tree Servicing, LLC.
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5 days ago by Lynn Miller [send email]
I am having these problems with Green Tree. They say I am 90 days behind and in reality we are 60 days, that I sent out the 30 day and so now we are only 9 days... I think they refuse to cash the October check. Yet they are saying they must also get December in full or they are proceeding forward. They guy even called me the day before Thanksgiving cackling at me and thanked me for "Making This For closure So Easy "and "Oh, By The Way, Happy Thanksgiving!"
4 days ago by Tom [send email]
Greentree (according to my telephone records) called me 42 times in the month of October. I eventually had to block their number so they couldn't call me anymore. Tonight (Sunday night at 7:30PM), I get a call from a "Withheld" number. I answer and the lady on the other end tells me that my loan is in default and that she is going to start the legal process to recover "The collateral" unless I could come up with $361.00 by 8:00PM. I told her about all of the other conversations I had with another collections rep who saw fit to call me as many as 8 times in a day. I told her that a month before, I had been promised a "Deferred Payment" of 2 months in order to let me get caught up if I would make the payment of $361.00. I made the payment, but there was no payment deferral.

I explained to this lady that I haven't lived in the MH for almost 7 years, and that it is only worth &8, 000.00, and not the 28k they are asking me for. I told her that I had spoken to another rep weeks earlier about doing a "Short Sell" on the MH. Even though they agreed to a Short Sell, they were now saying that they don't do those, and that I have now 28 minutes to come up with a payment.

She advised me that the company would rather repossess the property, pay to have it relocated to an auction lot, and then sell it for $500 to $1000 at auction, rather than to let me pay the actual value of the trailer in cash in a short sell.

In any case, I think I will just let them repo the thing. It is a monkey on my back, and while I did sign the contract for the loan, it not only the idea of continuing to pay over $120, 000 over the course of the next 20 years for something that is worth $8, 000 today, but the attitude of the reps and the frequent phone calls on weekends and holidays is just too much.

They give you 30 minutes to come up with a full payment, and then say things like "We are TRYING to work with you here, but you aren't meeting us on this."

Kick Rocks, Greentree!

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