Since XX/XX/XXXX I have had a mortgage loan with Bank of America. On or around XX/XX/XXXX I contacted the bank to request a lower interest rate and the bank indicated that my only option would be to refinance. I submitted my application at that time with the bank 's offer to reduce my APR from 4.785 % to 2.785 % and our monthly payment from {$770.00} to {$580.00}, however, after more than two months of requesting an excessive amount of documents, XXXX different loan officers, and a {$470.00} application fee, the bank decided to close my application because of " Excessive obligations in relation to income '' and I was told that I would need to start all over if I wanted to apply again. The refinancing was based on my income alone, same as the original loan, however, my wife worked and continues working full time as a teacher, nearly doubling our household income, both of us have excellent credit and have not missed any payments. 
