Date Received: 2018-09-04
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem
Subissue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Consumer Complaint: I have a loan with DEPTEDNELNET. I have always made my payments on time. For some reason I realized that there was a late payment on my credit report. As you can see, I have always had a stellar payment record with this company. I tried contacting both XXXX and DEPTEDNELNET with no successful resolution. XXXX is the only one reporting me late. There was definitely an error on their part. I was never 30 days late XX/XX/XXXX-XX/XX/XXXX / XX/XX/XXXX-XX/XX/XXXX.
Company Response:
State: GA
Zip: 30052
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-09-11
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-09-04
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem
Subissue: Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Consumer Complaint: I have a loan with DEPTEDNELNET. I have always made my payments on time. For some reason I realized that there was a late payment on my credit report. As you can see, I have always had a stellar payment record with this company. I tried contacting both XXXX and DEPTEDNELNET with no successful resolution. XXXX is the only one reporting me late. There was definitely an error on their part. I was never 30 days late XXXX - XX/XX/XXXX / XXXX - XX/XX/XXXX.
Company Response:
State: GA
Zip: 30052
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-09-11
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-09-02
Issue: Struggling to repay your loan
Subissue: Problem lowering your monthly payments
Consumer Complaint: I currently have 4 separate student loans that I have been paying on for years with nelnet, XXXX, XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX XXXX, they are both federal and private, I am drowning in student loan debt, when I graduated 4 years ago with my XXXX in XXXX I owed approximately {$160000.00} in student loan debt, I have been paying approximately {$1000.00} a month since XX/XX/XXXX and my payments just went up again, meanwhile I still owe {$160000.00} in student loans, my balance does not appear to be going down but actually going up, I have other monthly expenses such as a mortgage, car, utilities etc that I am now having a hard time paying, I had to file a chapter XXXX back in XX/XX/XXXX, I work full time as a XXXX and make a decent salary but these student loans are killing me and I can't get ahead, I was divorced recently so my filing status changed to single, I am on an income driven repayment plan with nelnet and when I submitted my renewal application with my new single filing status my payment went from {$270.00} a month to now {$370.00} a month starting in XX/XX/XXXX, my payment with XXXX XXXX XXXX just increased from {$470.00} a month to {$490.00} a month due to interest rate increase, XXXX XXXX increased from {$110.00} a month to {$110.00} from interest rate increase, and I am now waiting to see if my payment with XXXX of {$220.00} a month is going to increase as well, I have tried desperately to get these amounts lowered, but all 4 companies said there is nothing more they can do, I am ineligible for forbearance or deferment as I have exhausted all of that, my ex spouse is a cosigner on most of these loans and if something happens to me and I can't pay them, they will go after him. I need some help here, this is no way for a person who is educated and works so hard to throw money out the window to these lenders every month and not see a light at the end of the tunnel, nelnet said my loan would be forgiven in 25 years ... .in 25 years, I will be XXXX years old, these lenders only look at your income, they don't factor in your other monthly expenses, and they don't seem to care, even with a chapter XXXX
Company Response:
State: CT
Zip: 067XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-09-02
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-08-31
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Don't agree with the fees charged
Consumer Complaint: Dear Sir or Madam : I graduated from school in XX/XX/XXXX and shortly thereafter I consolidated my loans and began paying them. For the last 14 years I have never missed a payment and I have never been late. Since I have lived overseas several times over the last 14 years the address on file for my loan information has been my fathers house. The only communication I received from my loan company was a XXXX once a year. On XX/XX/XXXX I received three emails from my sister who takes care of my father in Connecticut. Each email had an attachment. The first attachment was a letter dated XX/XX/XXXX from my loan servicer XXXX with a notice stating that my payment on XX/XX/XXXX was being returned because there was a new servicer. The second attachment was a letter dated XX/XX/XXXX from a company called Nelnet stating that a " borrower benefit has been removed from your account ''. There was no mention of what the benefit was, or why it was removed. The third attachment was a letter dated XX/XX/XXXX from Nelnet demanding that I pay double my normal student loan amount. The following day I called Nelnet to inquire about the mysterious borrower benefit that was being removed and I was told that the " benefit '' removed resulted in a 1 % increase in my interest rate that was equal to more than {$10000.00} over the life of the loan. The reason that it was removed was because my payment was late. When I told them that I had sent all my payments and I have records showing that the XXXX payment was made on time they said that it did not matter. It was my fault because I should have known that the servicer had changed. I told them that I never received any notice of the change and they said that it was still my fault. When I asked what can be done to resolve this they said that they would take it under advisement but there were no guarantees that anything would be done. I immediately made the missed payment over the phone. Predictably, today I was notified that the " benefit '' would not be reinstated and that I was being penalized {$10000.00} because of the missed payment. I believe that this was a calculated move by Nelnet to increase my interest rate in an attempt to force higher payments. I hope that you will help resolve this so other students are not victimized in the same way. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. Yours truly, XXXX XXXX
Company Response:
State: TX
Zip: 75230
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-08-31
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-09-01
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Account information incorrect
Consumer Complaint: Dates of attendance at the university XXXX XXXX consecutive XX/XX/XXXX until XX/XX/XXXX. Graduation was supposed to take place in XX/XX/XXXX. University XXXX XXXX added two additional classes to my degree program. The school informed me that I would not get a degree if I didn't agree to the two classed added. Upon graduation the promise for alumni to intern students for jobs in the field of study was not completed. The school failed to give information on career possibilities which would have led to the salary in which enrollment in classes was intended. The University is trying to profit off the student but has not made the student profitable. 16 C.F.R. Part 433 : Federal Trade Commission Trade Regulation Rule Concerning the Preservation of Consumer 's Claims Defenses ( The Holder Rule ) ( 150.93 KB ). The note is worthless to the consumer and causes an outstanding balance to consumer credit reports. FTC Opinion Letter Affirms Consumer 's right under the holder rule. The promissory note rule can be considered inequitable to consumers. The U.S. Federal trade commission promulgated rule 433. Formerly known as the " Trade Regulation Rule concerning preservation of consumer claims and defenses ''. Rule reaffirmed in XX/XX/XXXX. My credit report is the proof that will be submitted in this complaint. Beside the fact University XXXX XXXX failed to fulfil my promissory note the school sold the loans to Nelnet. NelneXXXX advised me to seek defense against the university due to the ongoing civil suits and negative media about the school misleading students into believing secondary education will lead to higher paying jobs. The school advertises the promise to help students find careers upon graduation. The XXXX campus advises keeping grades above 85. to gain the highest paying jobs. The XXXX campus failed to comply with any leads into employment upon graduation stating a higher degree would open the door to more possibilities. I would like the CFPB to gather as much information as possible in helping me to have Nelnet and the university XXXX XXXX removed from my credit report. The amounts for XX/XX/XXXX alone are {$27000.00} for an online course. My promissory note states that I wouldn't have to pay tuition until six months after graduation. My credit report reflects two charges per year for four years with XX/XX/XXXX having four charges. It is my belief that after all the information I have provided to the parties involved that keeping the inflated amounts on this consumers credit report knowing that the parties have failed to uphold the promises made ; at this point is because I am an XXXX XXXX woman that is paying my bills on time and would like to move forward in my life. Prejudice surrounds the decisions to correct the wrong that has been placed on the consumer. Nelnet knows that the University XXXX XXXX has been discredited and has paid the Department of Education millions to allow them to continue to defraud students. Please help me stop them
Company Response:
State: TX
Zip: 75230
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-09-01
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-08-30
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Account information incorrect
Consumer Complaint: I have submitted four application to have my student loan discharge because of false certification due to I didnt have an High School Diploma nor GED at the of enrollment. All four times my application has been denied because Nelnet are saying that I have an GED. I dont not have an GED at all.
Company Response:
State: VA
Zip: 23059
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-08-30
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-08-30
Issue: Struggling to repay your loan
Subissue: Can't get other flexible options for repaying your loan
Consumer Complaint: I saw an ad for student loan forgiveness for students of XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. I submitted contact info. ( phone number ). I received a few texts to call an XXXX number. I called eventually going over relevant information regarding my student debt. I regrettably gave my XXXX. I didnt have time to go much further with the questionnaire so i asked the man to email me the site. He said he would right then and then the phone got disconnected. I tried calling each number multiple times today but it always disconnects.
Company Response:
State: OH
Zip: 43081
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-08-30
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-08-28
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Information belongs to someone else
Consumer Complaint: I have reached out to Nelnet on 4 separate occasions via mail : XX/XX/XXXX -- advised that the information being reported was unverified/ asked for Master Promissory Note XX/XX/XXXX -- advised that the information being reported was unverified/ asked for MPN XX/XX/XXXX -- advised Nelnet that the MPN that was provided was not for the University of the loan that they stated they were servicing. Also advised that the dates of disbursements were not a time that I was enrolled in a University. I asked that the account be removed as it was unverified.
Company Response:
State: GA
Zip: 30039
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-08-28
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-08-28
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Trouble with how payments are being handled
Consumer Complaint: My loan service provider NELNET is making mistakes in allocating my payments to my student loans, has failed to notify me of these errors, and refused to provide documentation of the error in writing when specifically requested. I have 2 fixed rate student loans serviced by NELNET and I noticed this month XX/XX/2018 that my payment amount was less than half to only one of my loans. This has never happened before. I called customer service at Nelnet and was told there was a loan servicing error in XX/XX/2018 ; I was told only loan group A received my payment in XXXX. I was not notified of this servicing error and asked for written explanation by email, but customer service refused. I was told that NELNET was alternating payments between the two loan groups and only half was due each month which makes no sense. The amount I pay is the same regardless of how the NELNET allocates my payment between the two loan groups and should not effect my payment amount due each month. It seems to me there may very well be an ongoing error which has not been fully explained to me nor fully understood by NELNET. Their inability to explain the error or provide written confirmation of the error leaves me vulnerable to penalties and fees for their mistakes. It seems that since their merger in XXXX with XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX has led to serious internal mistakes in record keeping regarding amounts owed by individuals and performing their primary function in servicing loan repayments.
Company Response:
State: IL
Zip: 605XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-08-28
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-08-28
Issue: Struggling to repay your loan
Subissue: Problem lowering your monthly payments
Consumer Complaint: In XXXX after 12 years of being unemployed due to permanent XXXX I began a loan discharge process with Nelnet. In XX/XX/XXXX I sent email and post office documents declaring that I was still unemployed. Under the generic email return address of XXXX XXXX instead of anything related to Nelnet, they sent me information that looks like spam. That is deceptive. My TPD process was dropped because Nelnet acknowledged and accepted my certification that I have not been employed, but their separate agency that sends generic email didnt receive the paperwork. I talked to the Omsbudsman and another agency that took my complaint but didnt do anything to correct the trickery of Nelnet. Nelnet told me that the XXXX $ loan was back on track affecting my credit AFTER the appeal period ended when it was too late for me to make an appeal. They didnt notify me that they have a separate organization to process XXXX and XXXX XXXX that doesnt share data with their loan repayment center so I had no idea that I was not in compliance. One agency of Nelnet said I was fine with the process and when it was too late to fix it the second Nelnet organization said I was not in compliance. Its deceptive. Having a hidden arm sending spam looking email that isnt clearly marked as being from Nelnet was deceptive. Being traded on the XXXX makes Nelnet drive up loan balances with unethical actions to make their profit look good to investors. The government is for the protection of the people but the XXXX is about getting as much money from the people as possible. Although its unlikely that I can ever pay the debt, having me on the books with ever increasing debt serves the XXXX well so Nelnet has s conflict of interest when it comes to treating me fairly. What they have done to me is so dishonest and unethical that its clear no other industry could get away with such flagrant disregard for consumer satisfaction and consumer rights. Nelnet believes they can conduct business any way they like because our own government defends their rights to rob the people that try to better their lives by getting an education. Nelnet informed me that all my documents were received and then Nelnet informed me that my case had been dropped. Its a crime.
Company Response:
State: AZ
Zip: 85022
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-08-28
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A