In XXXX XXXX my wife became medically XXXX and was unable to work. We were no longer able to pay our mortage. We performed a short sale on our home in XXXX, XXXX. The XXXX lien was held by GreenTree Serving. In spite of repeated assurances that the short sale would satisfy our account, the company did not provide a settlement statement at closing and mailed a letter stating we still owed $ XXXX postmarked ON THE DAY OF CLOSING. They began harassing us for the money, calling us day and night, and they wanted us to pay all that money at once. We had to get a lawyer to stop the harassment. Nothing was reported on our credit from that point on. Two years later, our financial situation greatly improved, the VA had declared me XXXX XXXX and I received a pension and my wife had received a legal settlement as a result of her medical circumstances. We were able to buy a home again ( VA standards are to wait for 2 years after a short sale ). But the second lien was still listed as open. We tried to get the company to remove the derogatory information but they refused. We ended up settling the amount for $ XXXX. In our settlement statement we made sure that the date of settlement reflected XXXX XXXX. GreenTree began reporting that we settled in XXXX XXXX, which greatly damaged our credit and prevented us from qualifying for a loan. With a settlement statement in hand we attempted to dispute the date with all three credit bureaus. The credit bureaus ignored our documentation and used what GreenTree told them, that the settlement date was XXXX. GreenTree pretended that it was n't their fault, that it was the fault of the credit bureaus. It took several months of disputes to finally get the credit bureaus aligned to reflect the correct date. We were able to get a loan in XXXX XXXX. By then interest rates had risen over 1.5 %, and the market had appreciated over 20 %. This unethical behavior by GreenTree cost our family over $ XXXX. As soon as our loan was processed, the credit bureaus " magically '' began reporting the XXXX date again. We disputed several times and were only able to fix XXXX of the bureau reports. XXXX is correct, the other eliminated the account altogether, but a XXXX continues to report the inaccurate date. The XXXX bureau refuses to accept our documentation and claims the date has been verified by GreenTree. This company has put us through years of emotional stress and have directly affected our financial situation - tenuous as it is in our recovery from XXXX. 

GreenTree has still asserted recently that their report of the XXXX date was accurate in spite of internal emails and a settlement letter disputing this. 
