NELNET, INC.


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"Products" offered by NELNET, INC. with at least one, but usually more complaints:

Checking or savings account - Checking account
Consumer Loan - Installment loan
Credit card - General-purpose credit card or charge card
Credit card or prepaid card - General-purpose credit card or charge card
Credit reporting -
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports - Other personal consumer report
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Credit repair services
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Other personal consumer report
Debt collection - Credit card debt
Debt collection - Federal student loan
Debt collection - Federal student loan debt
Debt collection - I do not know
Debt collection - Medical debt
Debt collection - Non-federal student loan
Debt collection - Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Debt collection - Other debt
Debt collection - Payday loan debt
Debt collection - Private student loan debt
Debt or credit management - Debt settlement
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Debt settlement
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Domestic (US) money transfer
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Mobile or digital wallet
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Refund anticipation check
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Virtual currency
Mortgage - Conventional home mortgage
Mortgage - Home equity loan or line of credit (HELOC)
Mortgage - Other mortgage
Other financial service - Debt settlement
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan - Installment loan
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan - Payday loan
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan - Personal line of credit
Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan - Installment loan
Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan - Personal line of credit
Student loan - Federal student loan servicing
Student loan - Non-federal student loan
Student loan - Private student loan
Vehicle loan or lease - Loan

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Complaint ID: 8063110

Date Received: 2023-12-28

Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer

Subissue: Received bad information about your loan

Consumer Complaint: Nelnet keeps sending XXXX XXXX saying that XXXX owe {$0.00} and now days XXXX that they're saying that XXXX past due and owe a large sum of money. They also have not put XXXX on the XXXX repayment plan that XXXX enrolled in at the XXXX Department of Education 's website XXXX ago. XXXX have copies of the XXXX showing that they said that XXXX owed " {$0.00} '' up until a few XXXX ago. Additionally, they don't offer XXXX options for a forbearance while we figure this out. Please help XXXX get a new servicer or get this fixed.

Company Response:

State: WA

Zip: 98103

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-28

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8062873

Date Received: 2023-12-28

Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer

Subissue: Trouble with how payments are being handled

Consumer Complaint: I can not log into Nelnet to pay my student loan. Their website tells me to refresh my browser, or log out and log back in. The latter option isn't even possible since it won't let me login in the first place. Their website is having issues for many people XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX

Company Response:

State: CO

Zip: 802XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-28

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8062205

Date Received: 2023-12-26

Issue: Struggling to repay your loan

Subissue: Problem with forgiveness, cancellation, or discharge

Consumer Complaint: I was part of the sweet vs cardona lawsuit which XXXX all loans that were attained through a list of schools. My school, XXXX XXXX on the list of schools guilty of lending malpractice. They XXXX all loans except for those students ( like me ) that had our loans refinanced with a private lender ( XXXX ) so we could afford to keep paying them. I called XXXX and asked them to inquire about the settlement and they told me to have nelnet return the money to them and they would cancel my loan. nelnet declined My understanding is nelnet refunded all monies to students that had paid to the schools guilty in the lawsuit, but they were not paying out if you refinanced them with a private lender. Nelnet is not acting in a responsible manner by not refunding me the money i paid them, through my loan with XXXX

Company Response:

State: SC

Zip: 296XX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-26

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8061682

Date Received: 2023-12-26

Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer

Subissue: Trouble with how payments are being handled

Consumer Complaint: I paid off my student loan balance in XX/XX/XXXX. At the time my student loan servicer was Great Lakes. They sold their portfolio to Nelnet in XX/XX/XXXX, and even though I paid off my balance already, Nelnet is erroneously claiming that I have a loan balance of over {$11000.00}. I contacted them via mail in XXXX and their response was that they refused to investigate and that the balance was correct. Even though in included proof of my paid off balance with Great Lakes with my letter. When I attempt to call, Ive been placed on hold for several hours at a time, unable to speak with anyone. I have been paying my monthly payments on the erroneous balance as to not damage my credit score. I would like my erroneous student loan balance wiped and a refund for the payments I made in XXXX.

Company Response:

State: NY

Zip: 11217

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-26

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8061631

Date Received: 2023-12-26

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Account status incorrect

Consumer Complaint: XXXX is inaccurately reporting information. Violating FCRA Nelnet on XXXX reported on Date last active XX/XX/XXXX, XXXX XX/XX/XXXX, XXXX XX/XX/XXXX Both XXXX XXXX XXXX are illegally reaching account and failed to report accurately Last active XX/XX/XXXX, therefore account is XXXX years XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX

Company Response:

State: GA

Zip: 30318

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-26

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8061122

Date Received: 2023-12-26

Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer

Subissue: Need information about your loan balance or loan terms

Consumer Complaint: I completed an Income-Driven Repayment Plan Request to change my student loan plan to the SAVE Repayment Plan on XX/XX/2023 on the studentaid.gov website. After the request was shown as completed on the studentaid.gov website, I received an email from Nelnet, every 10 days, stating that my request was being processed. After one month, on XX/XX/2023, I reapplied on the studentaig.gov website to change my student loan plan to the SAVE Repayment Plan in case there was missing information from the first request ( income, etc. ). Since the XX/XX/2023 request was shown to be completed on the studentaid.gov website I have again been receiving the same email from Nelnet, every 10 days, stating that my request is being processed. It has been two months during which my request to change my student loan plan has been processing and my student loans are in forbearance while accruing interest.

Company Response:

State: MI

Zip: 48640

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-26

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8061079

Date Received: 2023-12-26

Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action

Subissue: Threatened or suggested your credit would be damaged

Consumer Complaint: Get these perjurous panhandling frauds out of my inboxes. XXXX -- XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX All Rights Reserved XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, NV XXXX XXXX : XXXX ( XXXX ) XXXX Email : XXXX All communications logged as harassment spam and forwarded to the appropriate agency, department, institution, et al, to assist informing lawsuits regarding any and all fraud and predatory revenue creation practices.

Company Response:

State: NV

Zip: XXXXX

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-26

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8060948

Date Received: 2023-12-26

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Account information incorrect

Consumer Complaint: Nelnet has updated XXXX several times of my XXXX balance on all Nelnet accounts that were paid in full. XXXX is the only company out of the XXXX reporting agency that has refused to update its system. However, I have sent verifcation that I have a XXXX balance with Nelnet, along with Nelnet reflecting this to XXXX and in their system. I currently do not owe XXXX in XXXX loans. Please help my loans were transferred from Nelnet and paid in full by XXXX. I have not balance with Nelnet at all. This can be verified with them as Well

Company Response:

State: NJ

Zip: 08332

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-26

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8056349

Date Received: 2023-12-26

Issue: Improper use of your report

Subissue: Reporting company used your report improperly

Consumer Complaint: I got a copy of my credit report and I noticed that this consumer reporting agency is reporting transactions on my consumer report. It is a violation of the Privacy Act of 1974, the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Family Education Rights and Privacy Act. I have reached out to the credit reporting agency and NELNET they have not responded. Pursuant to 15 USC 1681a ( d ) ( 2 ) ( A ) ( i ) transactions are to be excluded from my consumer report. In accordance with Federal Law I want this matter rectified. Thank you

Company Response:

State: KY

Zip: 40272

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-26

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 8056245

Date Received: 2023-12-26

Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer

Subissue: Received bad information about your loan

Consumer Complaint: I attended 2 Universities, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX I am in the process of paying XXXX monthly under the IDR program, no problems with that Loan Processor. However, the nightmare is with Nelnet. Nelnet I have repeatedly sent emails through their site and my personal email to address the problem that Nelnet isn't honoring the proper procedures under the SAVE Program for which is applied for loan # XXXX. However, they are processing loan # XXXX under the SAVE Program. In my emails which have been a total of 7 of them, I have addressed several issues, one being the letters of my account being past due and the threat of sending delinquent information to the credit bureau but most importantly why are you not processing my loan under the SAVE Program? Nelnet has not worked this account under the SAVE Program and on the Federal Student Loan website where I applied for the SAVE Program both loans # XXXX and # XXXX are listed together and I applied for the program on both loans. I called Nelnet on several occasions and was on hold for over an hour. I decided to stay on hold for one occasion and was on hold for over an hour. I finally got a customer service representative who I was on the phone with for another hour because she couldn't figure out along with a supervisor why their system is not capturing loan # XXXX. At this time, they state that I owe {$700.00} monthly on the XXXX ( impossible for me to pay but at least they are still working on this one and repayment has not been initiated ). However, loan # XXXX has been in repayment since XXXX, and is now at a total of {$700.00} due by XX/XX/XXXX. Loan # XXXX has never been processed under the SAVE Program or acknowledged that it should be. I have never received any responses to the 7 emails sent and the representative who tried to correct this erroneous mistake deferred the payments but somehow it was removed and back in repayment stating 90 days past due. Nelnet isn't compliant with responding to emails or correcting their mistakes. I am living in fear every day that they are going to report me to the correct bureau. I applied for the SAVE Program because I can not pay 3 loans ( 2 with Nelnet and one with XXXX ) at the payments established without an Income-Driven Repayment Plan/SAVE Program allowing me to pay payments according to my income. My payments with XXXX are on my income and I received notice to resubmit my income documentation so that my payments can continue under the current amount. This is the way it should be handled. I don't understand what Nelnet is doing and why they have selected which loans to process under the SAVE Program. Also, I have a problem with them not responding to my countless numbers of emails regarding this issue. Last, I'm not sure if this matters but one of the loans is over XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX to be exact ( not sure if XXXX is the holder of that loan or Nelnet ) and that loan is 3 times how much I initially received.

Company Response:

State: MD

Zip: 21220

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2023-12-26

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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