Short Sale Approval, You Say What Approval?

Finally, after several months of waiting, we had a successful closing.  Wait!  Did I say a successful closing?  The closing went really well!  The bank processor was notified that the closing took place. 

After closing, the funds were sent to the bank.  A month after closing, the new buyers received a letter from the foreclosure attorneys indicating that the sheriff's sale will take place in a month.  Well, apparently, the bank sat on the pay-off check and the processor was not doing her job thus the loan wasn't paid off.  It took the bank another 2-3 weeks to locate the pay-off check and paid off the old loan.

The pay-off process at this bank / lender is terrible, mainly because the processors are not doing their job.