After the two years of paying PMI ( Private Mortgage Insurance ) in addition to the mortgage on our house, we applied to have our PMI removed since we had paid off XXXX % of our house value with SunTrust Mortgage Corp. We worked with SunTrust to find out what steps were required - they told us to submit an application to remove the PMI. We did, and a month later we received a letter in the mail stating that we also needed to include a check to cover the cost of the appraisal. We sent off another application, this time including the check, to the PMI department. After over a month of no contact, we reached out to SunTrust customer service and were notified that the PMI department lost the application and check. We paid our bank the {$25.00} charge to cancel the check and then sent the PMI department a third application and check. This one was received, although it took SunTrust another month to arrange the appraisal and then subsequently remove the PMI from our bill. Through poor communication on the part of the PMI department and slow-moving processes, we paid an additional XXXX months worth of PMI after the process began. If Customer Service had known to ask for a check, we would have saved all XXXX months ' worth. If the PMI had not been negligent and lost the second application, we would have saved two months ' worth. If the PMI department moved faster than a glacial pace, we would have saved one month 's PMI. I have spoken with XXXX Customer Service representatives at SunTrust that have both admitted that the PMI department should refund us at least two of the months ( after the XXXX application was lost ), although the PMI department denies any fault after turning down a request to have those months ' PMI charges reimbursed. 
