SUBMITTED: Saturday, July 03, 2004
POSTED: Saturday, July 03, 2004
There is a number and fax number to the insurance company on the form. They require you to have worked so many months and hours a day (same as your state unemployment policy) If you don't qualify for state benefits, you more than likely do not qualify for the insurance benefits. This is no fault of the insurance company or Citifinancial. Yes, Citi does own the insurance company, its a separate subsidary. Meaning it is a separate company owned by the same parent group CITIGROUP.
As for the threat of foreclosure, I am CERTAIN they offered my options to you, such as adjustments to lower your payment or deferments to catch you up. It is your obligation as a consumer to cooperate. I am confident we are one of the few companies that do work with our mortgage customers. It is more benefical to the company to offer options then to foreclose. In fact our executive office does a great job off enforcing and training our employee on solving problems rather than threatening. I do believe their is a huge misunderstanding here.
In addition, your documents will show regardless of protections you are still contractually obligated to make your payments should your protections not pay or take longer than usual to process because the appropriate information has not been provided. In addition if you do not qualify for your protections, the insurance company does a COMPLETE refund applied directly to your balance. Meaning it will not advance your due date or clear outstanding interest, but it WILL decrease your balance that amount unless it is a monthly pay product. In that case they will refund any monies paid directly to your balance, and yes backdate. Just ask our corporate auditors that check us yearly. Trust me, if we didn't do this correctly, people loose their careers, but in the end the consumer always gets the adjustment.
So take the time to call the insurance company direct and get a detailed explaination to what is needed and why they cant pay. Plus you can work out an arrangement on your mortgage to bring it current without paying two months worth of payments. Best of luck!!