Date Received: 2019-01-03
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Trouble with how payments are being handled
Consumer Complaint: I have a school loan I have been paying to Navient and they seem to keep loosing my payments or can't find them. From XX/XX/2018 to XX/XX/2018 they said they haven't received my payments. I've been sending them payments by money order and I have all of my receipts from my money orders. This is the second time they have lost my payments. The first time was in XX/XX/2018 and they told me to do a forebearance for that. I have my receipt for that month also.
Company Response:
State: MD
Zip: 21214
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2019-01-03
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2019-01-03
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Trouble with how payments are being handled
Consumer Complaint: Several of my federal student loans are being serviced by Navient. I currently live in XXXX XXXX and as a result of the severe fires in XXXX, Navient decided to put my account of disaster forbearance without my permission or my request to do so. When I spoke with a representative about who authorized this I was told they do not need any authorization for disaster forbearance. I am still responsible for any interest on the account during this month 's forbearance. When asked whether I could withdraw the forbearance, Navient 's representative told me it was not a possibility. There are 10 million people in this county and only a small percentage were affected by the wild fires. I understand " President '' Trump has neutered your office and thus this is mostly cathartic.
Company Response:
State: CA
Zip: 90012
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2019-01-03
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2019-01-03
Issue: Struggling to repay your loan
Subissue: Can't get other flexible options for repaying your loan
Consumer Complaint: I have been paying on my student loan for 10 years and I owe more than the original loan amount. I have had some temporary forbearances due to a parent 's XXXX XXXX and a lengthy contested divorce, but my remaining balance has remained the same despite many steady years of repayment. The terms of the loan repayment appear to be a deceptive interest only scheme, which is something I would never have agreed to if the terms had been properly explained. If my student loan amount of {$21000.00} were a car loan, it would have been paid off already in less than 10 years. The terms of my loan are suspicious and my student loan has become an chronic, persistent, never ending financial burden. My only option is to now obtain a home equity loan to pay off my student loan as the terms of a home equity loan will be far more cost effective and safer than the unconventional and misleading Navient student loan terms. I should have been better advised 10 years ago as I could have saved thousands of wasted personal income by securing a home equity loan then as a more sound method of repayment. As a single parent, Navient has profiteered and deprived my XXXX children of expenses that could have used for their educational fund. My conclusion is that student loan repayment services like, Navient, are predatory lending agencies designed to generate immense revenues at the expense of the student versus assisting with the cost of education. Students should be duly warned that student loans are basically equivalent to taking a loan from a loan shark.
Company Response:
State: FL
Zip: 33030
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2019-01-03
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2019-01-03
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Account status incorrect
Consumer Complaint: I am an unemployed, XXXX-year old man who is currently going to school, hoping to improve my chances of being hired. I am a XXXX veteran with over 25 years of experience as a XXXX XXXX. Therefore, my credit history must remain untarnished for me to successfully land a job. Unexpectedly, a few months ago, I started receiving notifications from Navient that my private loans were delinquent. Immediately, I started doing XXXX to come up with money to repay these loans. Navient offered me to enter a Rate Reduction Program, which I accepted. A few days before my second qualifying payment was due, I called Navient to forewarn this institution that I might be a couple of days behind, seeking their understanding and imploring them not reporting me to the credit bureaus. The lady whom I spoke with supposedly granted me this request, but when I made the payment on XX/XX/XXXX, Navient reported three ( 3 ) late payments to the credit bureaus. I believe that this negligent act violated at least two provisions of my rights under the Fair Credit and Reporting Act ( FCRA ) 15 U.S.C. 1681. I called Navient several times and they continue to misrepresent the fact. Their employees and supervisors are covering up for one another. My third qualifying payment was made on XX/XX/XXXX. However, per Mr. XXXX ( Navient ID XXXX ), my third qualifying payment was not processed on time. It was processed on XX/XX/XXXX, upon my last call to Navient. In sum, I was asked TWICE to wait : a ) Until the XX/XX/XXXX ; and b ) Until XX/XX/XXXX to wait for the 6 wrongful past due reports disappear. This is abusive and likely will preclude me from passing an employment credit background check. Also, my other creditors might raise their rates on me due to a higher perceived risk.
Company Response:
State: FL
Zip: 33025
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2019-01-03
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2019-01-02
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Trouble with how payments are being handled
Consumer Complaint: Below you will find the dates of loan disbursements, my payments, and interest accruals. You can see there are two amounts for {$2700.00} listed on XX/XX/XXXX. One of those is a payment, the other is an additional charge they made. As I had already graduated and was no longer receiving loan disbursements there should have been no charge there. For the payment I made on this date I also asked the money to pay the entirety of my smallest loan ( XXXX ) and the remaining money go towards paying for my second smallest loan ( under XXXX ). I reached out to the lender in XXXX when I noticed the payment was no allocated as I asked and when I noticed my account said I owed more than the records I have and they have been sending me state. Taking away the addition of the XX/XX/XXXX {$2700.00} that should not be there I owe {$34000.00} but the lender is saying I owe {$41000.00}. Date Description Principal Interest Total XX/XX/XXXX PAYMENT {$0.00} ( {$50.00} ) ( {$50.00} ) XX/XX/XXXX PAYMENT {$0.00} ( {$50.00} ) ( {$50.00} ) XX/XX/XXXX????????? {$2200.00} {$490.00} {$2700.00} XX/XX/XXXX PAYMENT ( {$2200.00} ) ( {$490.00} ) ( {$2700.00} ) XX/XX/XXXX PAYMENT ( {$50.00} ) {$0.00} ( {$50.00} ) XX/XX/XXXX DISBURSEMENT {$3400.00} {$0.00} {$3400.00} XX/XX/XXXX PAYMENT ( {$2800.00} ) {$0.00} ( {$2800.00} ) XX/XX/XXXX DISBURSEMENT {$3400.00} {$0.00} {$3400.00} XX/XX/XXXX DISBURSEMENT {$3400.00} {$0.00} {$3400.00} XX/XX/XXXX PAYMENT ( {$1600.00} ) ( {$1300.00} ) ( {$3000.00} ) XX/XX/XXXX DISBURSEMENT {$3400.00} {$0.00} {$3400.00} XX/XX/XXXX DISBURSEMENT {$3400.00} {$0.00} {$3400.00} XX/XX/XXXX DISBURSEMENT {$3400.00} {$0.00} {$3400.00} XX/XX/XXXX DISBURSEMENT {$3400.00} {$0.00} {$3400.00} XX/XX/XXXX DISBURSEMENT {$3400.00} {$0.00} {$3400.00} XX/XX/XXXX DISBURSEMENT {$3400.00} {$0.00} {$3400.00} XX/XX/XXXX DISBURSEMENT {$2200.00} {$110.00} {$2300.00} XX/XX/XXXX PAYMENT ( {$3700.00} ) ( {$550.00} ) ( {$4200.00} ) XX/XX/XXXX DISBURSEMENT {$3400.00} {$0.00} {$3400.00} XX/XX/XXXX PAYMENT ( {$2400.00} ) {$0.00} ( {$2400.00} ) XX/XX/XXXX DISBURSEMENT {$3400.00} {$0.00} {$3400.00} XX/XX/XXXX DISBURSEMENT {$3400.00} {$0.00} {$3400.00} XX/XX/XXXX DISBURSEMENT {$2200.00} {$0.00} {$2200.00} XX/XX/XXXX PAYMENT ( {$500.00} ) {$0.00} ( {$500.00} ) XX/XX/XXXX DISBURSEMENT {$2500.00} {$0.00} {$2500.00} XX/XX/XXXX PAYMENT ( {$40.00} ) ( {$10.00} ) ( {$50.00} ) XX/XX/XXXX DISBURSEMENT {$2500.00} {$0.00} {$2500.00} Total {$34000.00}
Company Response:
State: NC
Zip: 28104
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2019-01-02
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2019-01-02
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Don't agree with the fees charged
Consumer Complaint: Hello My private student loans were initially handled by Sallie Mae until Navient took over. I have been paying my loans on time for the last 7 years and the throughout this time I have been noticing the monthly payments are increasing and the portion of the monthly payments is going towards the interest and not the principle balance. I called Navient regarding the matter and their response that this is out of their hands and the interest varies based in the stock market rate!!!. I explained to Navient that if my credit score has been improving, my principle balance is decreasing and my on time payment history is excellent, why would my interest change and my monthly payment is increasing?. I also applied for a release of cosigner request, providing them with documentation that I have been paying Navient on time for the last 7 years and proof of graduation and U.S citizenship, but they still rejected the request based on invalid reasons. I really believe as a borrower that we need a break. I keep paying for money that I have borrowed almost 15 years ago when I was young and nave and unaware of the consequences. I really need help to get out of this never ending loan payments
Company Response:
State: MI
Zip: 48170
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2019-01-02
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2019-01-02
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Account information incorrect
Consumer Complaint: I have two private loans in good standing with Navient ( XXXX Signature Student and XXXX Signature Student ). Navient has reported both of my loan accounts as being 60 days past due as of XX/XX/XXXX to each of the three credit reporting agencies, XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX. My credit reports clearly indicate that, according to Navient, my loan accounts were 60 consecutive days past due as of XX/XX/XXXX. I have NEVER allowed my accounts to go 60 days past due in XXXX even though that is what Navient is reporting to the credit bureaus. Because of Navient 's harmful, unfounded and unorthodox credit reporting practices, each of my three credit reports indicates that I was past due for 60 consecutive days on each of my loan accounts as of XX/XX/XXXX. My loan accounts have NEVER been 60 days late in XXXX yet that is what Navient is reporting to XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX. I wrote an email to Navient 's CEO, XXXX XXXX, on XX/XX/XXXX explaining the problem and alerting him to the erroneous and harmful information that was being reported by Navient to my credit reports. He did not respond to my email. However, a Customer Advocate was assigned to assist me in investigating the errors on my credit report. The Customer Advocate assigned to assist me goes by the name XXXX ( a.k.a. XXXX ) and her ID # is XXXX. I gave XXXX all of the necessary information to investigate the issue and she confirmed that I was NEVER 60 days late in XXXX but rather I had a late payment in XX/XX/XXXX which allows Navient to report a 60-day late in XXXX for the month of XX/XX/XXXX. She justified and validated Navient reporting my accounts as 60 days past due even while admitting I was never 60 consecutive days past due in XXXX. I find these credit reporting practices to be extremely harmful, tyrannical and devasting to American consumers. In the face of the lawsuit filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in XX/XX/XXXX, Navient continues its harmful practices of unfair and unfounded credit reporting and misallocated payments. My loan accounts were NEVER 60 consecutive days late in XXXX and I demand that my credit reports reflect that. Unless my credit reports are corrected immediately, I will be filing a formal complaint with Attorney General XXXX XXXX and the Delaware Department of Justice as well as the Illinois and Washington attorneys general who are already in litigation with Navient. Not only that, I am fully prepared to organize a class action lawsuit against Navient to protect American consumers from becoming victims of Navient and it's flippant, harmful and negligent business practices.
Company Response:
State: MI
Zip: 48075
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2019-01-02
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2019-01-02
Issue: Struggling to repay your loan
Subissue: Can't get other flexible options for repaying your loan
Consumer Complaint: Student loans occurred in XX/XX/1998. Once repayment was set up by Sallie Mae payments were made although sometimes sporatic, then year after year on renewal only forebearance was offered. Struggling to build a business in small town in XXXX was rather tedious. Payment books would come in one amount, then another book with different amount with no logical amounts and no options. Upon another renewal time, my Power of Attorney was contacted stating that an Income Driven Program ( IDP ) might help me and docs were sent to my POA via fax, completed, signed by me and returned via fax and mail. However after approval and payment of a lower amt was made, statements the following months were more money and again the following month higher payments. My POA has tried to resolve docs and payments, but nothing from Navient other than " must talk to you first ''. Past years the Servicer would send the docs to my POA 's office and by regular mail, but now Navient has refused to do so stating WE MUST TALK FIRST. My feeling is to go back to forebearance. They are also stating that my evidence of income was never sent which is false, and currently I am under a forebearance, but I have a statement/letter stating " I am currently on an IDP plan. Florida A.G. Atty Office was contacted to join in the lawsuits as other states have done but I think they have closed their file as no correspondence has been sent to me. Navient has not sent the A.G. docs as A.G. requested and I signed an authorization but Navient refused to accept it.
Company Response:
State: FL
Zip: 34974
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2019-01-02
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2019-01-02
Issue: Struggling to repay your loan
Subissue: Problem lowering your monthly payments
Consumer Complaint: On multiple occasions I have contacted Navient requesting to get my student loans lowered and get my brother off as my co-signer. Each time I speak with someone I am told something different and that they can't do anything for me. They will not lower my student loans because they base my payment off of mine and my brothers income which is unfair. I need to know how if what their doing to me is legal, not allowing me to dismiss my brother from MY loan as a cosigner and not letting me use the programs offered for payment plans, something doesn't match up.
Company Response:
State: NJ
Zip: 08005
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2019-01-02
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2019-01-02
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Problem with customer service
Consumer Complaint: On XX/XX/XXXX at XXXX XXXX I contacted Navient by phone in regards to my Income Driven Repayment Plan since I had received notification my payment would increase from {$0.00} to {$110.00}. I worked with XXXX who advised me to submit a Change Plan Request at Navient.com then to select the fifth option stating " income-driven repayment with the lowest monthly payment '' and that it would lower my payment to approximately {$75.00}. XXXX advised me that he would send me an email and that I would select : email -- > return applicant -- > change plan request -- > lowest monthly payment ; however once I reviewed the email I found it was not in this format. I then emailed Navient on their website and they emailed back on XX/XX/XXXX that I would submit the request on studentloans.gov and it was the " easiest and quickest way '' ; however again it was not explained how to submit for the lowest monthly IDR repayment plan. On XX/XX/XXXX at XXXX XXXX I contacted Navient by phone again and spoke to XXXX. XXXX walked me through and advised me to go to : studentloans.gov -- > " Repayment & Consolidation '' -- > " Apply/Re-Certify/Change an Income-Driven Repayment Plan '' -- > " Switch my current plan to a new plan '' -- > " I am submitting documentation early to have my income-driven payment recalculated immediately ''. XXXX also advised me to go to Navient.com and select : " Inbox/Upload '' -- > " Repayment Plan '' -- > " The Income-drive repayment plan with the lowest monthly payment '' ; in regards to submit proof of income. XXXX emphasized just as XXXX had on XX/XX/XXXX that my payment would be approximately {$75.00}. However, on XX/XX/XXXX I received an email from Navient stating " we've approved your request for an Income-Driven Repayment plan '' with the unaltered monthly payment of {$110.00}.
Company Response:
State: TX
Zip: 77055
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2019-01-02
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A