Date Received: 2018-07-28
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Subissue: Debt was result of identity theft
Consumer Complaint: Today is XX/XX/2018. I am requesting that Nelnet pick one day out of the month of XX/XX/2018, Where we can meet up in location in XXXX of my choice. I requesting that Nelnet bring original promissory note you claim I sign with XXXX XXXX. I will have document examination expert look at this promissory note. I will able to prove that you ( 1 ) use any false, deceptive, or misleading representation or means in connection with the collection of any debt. ( 2 ) Putting false information my credit report. ( 3 ) Using Forgery ( 4 ) You are discriminate against because I am XXXX. ( 5 ) also you will be in possessing of forged note. ( 6 ) You are using false counterfeit promise note. If you do not pick day out of XX/XX/2018, I will assume that you trying use counterfeit promissory note to collect a debt from me. I will like invite someone from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, someone from Attorney General of Florida, to come to meeting with me and Nelnet where we look over original promissory note. If Nelnet do not pick day in XXXX of 2018, I will assume that you do have original promissory note, you do not have proof that this is my debt, that you are trying use a counterfeit promissory note to try to collect money from me.
Company Response:
State: FL
Zip: XXXXX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-07-28
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-07-27
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Received bad information about your loan
Consumer Complaint: The representative spoke in a kindly manner and I have not had any issues since the recently with Nelnet. I have always made payments on time and never missed any either. When I inquired recently regarding change of repayment plan from the income driven to the standard repayment plan. The first attempt to make the change I spoke with a representative that had notified me that I would have to make 3 qualifying payments to change into the said plan. Then she had quoted me an amount that I would have to pay for the loan of {$70.00} and some change for the standard repayment plan of the 10 year term. ( 120months ) When I called the second time to make the change towards the account. The representative quoted me the same amount and had said that the paperwork would be completed and submitted. After a month passes and i am getting ready to make my regular payment I see that there are no change to the account or payments. So I call Nelnet today XX/XX/2018 and speak with a representative that states, that I can not switched into that plan because it was a forced income driven plan. Then I get upset with them and then she states that she would be able to change the plan. She had me wait on hold while she looked into the account. When she returned she quoted me a new rate of {$71.00} and some change. Also shes said that it would take 5 day for them to process the paperwork. I was upset with her in regards to the new higher quote. So we got off the phone, she calls me after 2 mins of hanging up. She said she didn't like the way that this ended and want to see if there was something more that they can do. Furthermore, she has me wait of hold and returns after some time to tell me that I will be talking to a new representative named XXXX. ( The irony here because I attended XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX University ). She warns me now that there might be more fees and payments associated with the new plan. When speaking to XXXX I learned that my new payment will be XXXX. At this point i'm to drained to argue. Then he failed to inform me until I questioned him the details, that the new standard plan run 12 years instead of 10 years which is unheard of. I just experienced the most deceptive strategies that any loan account services organization can provide. You can refer to the call on XX/XX/2018 with representative XXXX.
Company Response:
State: IL
Zip: 60169
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-07-28
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-07-27
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Trouble with how payments are being handled
Consumer Complaint: I was always told I had a very low interest rate and that I was paying principle and interest, I just looked at my payments under the new company Nelnet and I saw my balance was $ XXXX. I have been on this loan since I graduated college and the balance has never gone down. I was told by the rep that they charge me $ XXXX {$4.00} a day on interest so my entire payment has gone to interest all these years have paid on my loan. How is this possible on a low interest loan by the government. I am XXXX and I owe more now than when I graduated college at XXXX?
Company Response:
State: NC
Zip: 275XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-07-31
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-07-27
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Received bad information about your loan
Consumer Complaint: On XX/XX/XXXX, I contacted Nelnet in regards to what my repayment options were for my student loans. The representative asked for my updated contact information, which I gave them. After explaining what my repayment options were, I was emailed an application for income based repayment and told that it would be pre-filled out with my current contact information. Later on that day, I received the application as the representative stated with the correct contact info, filled the rest of the form out and sent it back via email. For the following 4 months, all of my loans remained in good standing and were listed as current on my credit report. Flash forward to just a week ago and I find out that I am suddenly 2 months behind and have negative marks added to my credit report due to both XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX payment statuses being reported as late. I had no idea I had fallen behind since I had not done anything differently on my repayment since first contacting them in XX/XX/XXXX. When I contacted Nelnet again on XX/XX/XXXX, the representative I spoke with read off the wrong contact information to me when we connected on the phone. I once again gave him the correct info and he relayed to me that the reason why my payments were marked as late is because they did not have updated contact info for me. I let him know that I had electronic proof of them having the correct contact info from the pre-filled form they sent me back in XX/XX/XXXX. He apologized and told me there was nothing he could do to remove the marks on my credit history and once again forwarded another application on to me to fill out. I once again filled out another income based repayment application and sent it to the proper email address as instructed. It is presently XX/XX/XXXX and I still have not heard back from Nelnet about what my repayment options are. I'm extremely worried because I do not want to have any additional negative marks added to my credit report and I am making the effort to communicate with this company to responsibly resolve my debts. I contacted Nelnet again on XX/XX/XXXX via chat about once again disputing the information posted on my credit report and the representative I spoke to even gave me another address they had listed for me that was incorrect and had never been one of my former addresses. He also told me there was nothing he could do to correct matters and that I'd have to type up a letter and fax it to the disputing department. Seeing that I have made attempts to contact Nelnet and have proof of them messing up my contact info, I am requesting these two derogatory ratings be lifted off my credit report due to their own errors in updating my records. I should not have to deal with a drop in my credit score because of something they did incorrectly.
Company Response:
State: HI
Zip: 967XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-07-27
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-07-26
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Received bad information about your loan
Consumer Complaint: i was encouraged to attend XXXX XXXX in XXXX and i was discouraged at first when i was told i need money. Since i had no credit history XXXX ( school recruit ) said it would not be a problem for ME to receive aid just as long as an established financially responsible adult would co-sign. That's not at all what happened. At any rate i graduated but the school at that point showed its true colors. The XXXX XXXX XXXX where i completed my XXXX ( no pay ) did offer me employment, but at $ XXXX/hr. When i reached out to the school first or foremost requesting my Degree, they failed to do up to present day. I never received my degree. The school will not acknowledge nor did it ever follow up. Secondly the recruit lied and took out a mortgage on my mom from XXXX XXXX, which today Nelnet records show that they gave her the loan as a parent plus, but on their website it clearly states otherwise. And also i was trying to attend the XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, and the finance dept their told me that my mom took out a personal loan. That XXXX had said and disguised it as the parent plus. Honestly from the minute i completed my 180 hours XXXX. i was confused and uninformed as to why i was making to seperate payments. i never denied wanting to repay. i just always demanded that i have one payment and that it needed to be under me. i know that they did wrong. i filed a case more recently where i was actually given a number for reference. # XXXX the Nelnet acct # im beyond frustrated and concern with is XXXX. if you look and review it i would appreciate it. Sincerely,. XXXX XXXX
Company Response:
State: CA
Zip: 90630
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-07-26
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-07-26
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: When checking my credit report I found that I four negative marks for a late payment of my student loans with XXXX XXXX in XX/XX/2018. This was the first time I was made aware that I had a delinquent payment. When I made the student loan payment to XXXX on XX/XX/18 I received confirmation of my payment and went on with my day. Due to a banking routing number error the payment I had made was reversed, and I quickly amended it upon receiving a phone call from XXXX and logged in to pay my loans. I addressed the technical error and the payment was made. I was never told that this was seen as a delinquent payment or a default. It was not sent to collections and in my history of the loans, this was the only error in payment made in 12 years. I opened a dispute onXX/XX/XXXX with XXXX stating that, although it was four loans, it was one payment that encountered an error and that the payment was paid in full and was not in default. I asked for these four late payments to be taken off my record. I included proof that I had received an initial confirmation of it being paid in XX/XX/XXXX prior to the bank error. The dispute was closed without any resolution except for a statement that two of the loans have since been fully paid. Unfortunately their dispute results online portal is not functional and I have had no ability to actually view the results aside from two separate conversations with agents that have resulted in additional confusion and frustration. I reopened the dispute ( ongoing ) on XX/XX/XXXX and called XXXX XX/XX/XXXX and spoke with a customer service representative who stated that because there are 4 loans they count the payment error as four delinquent payments and that they do not engage in disputes and will only send that the payment was late. The customer service agent was rude and unhelpful and refused to work with me or assist me with the dispute process, stating that despite a technical error with a routing number it is considered late. I noted to her my 12 years of payment history and she said that those payments don't make a difference. My reason for this dispute is : -I received a confirmation that my XX/XX/XXXX payment was paid -The missed payment due to the routing number error did not go to collections and was in fact, paid and currently two of the loans are completely paid -Showing up as 4 separate, negative marks is unreasonable given that it was one payment ( XX/XX/XXXX ) -Their attempts to reach me on this bank routing error were minimal at best and when i was reached I quickly made the payment -They are unwilling to support their customers financial needs, despite a twelve year history of having made payments -This is the ONLY late payment on my entire credit record, and due to a technical error in the routing number
Company Response:
State: MN
Zip: 551XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-07-31
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-07-25
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Received bad information about your loan
Consumer Complaint: I previously submitted this as complaint XXXX, but it was not tied to my CFPB account or log in. I also did not receive an email confirmation. One of my federal loan servicers is demanding I send them a paystub within 90 days. I already sent them verified IRS data about my income. This is for the Income Driven Repayment Plan. This is not allowed under 34 CFR 682.215. I tried to call them and they were not helpful and did not understand my complaint. They said it is simply their policy but was not able to identify where this policy comes from.
Company Response:
State: PR
Zip: 00959
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-07-25
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-07-25
Issue: Written notification about debt
Subissue: Didn't receive enough information to verify debt
Consumer Complaint: I have a student loan held by XXXX XXXX which until recently has been serviced by XXXX XXXX. With the merger of XXXX XXXX and Nelnet, management of my loan was released to XXXX XXXX. Within a month of the transition XXXX permanently raised my monthly payment without explanation or disclosure of the financial impact. I contacted XXXX for explanation of the change and full disclosure of adjusted terms of the loan. Customer service was only able to suggest that there had been an interest rate change which XXXX XXXX had for some reason chosen not to process which would now be applied by XXXX. No disclosure of the impact of this change, either monthly or in the life of the loan, was offered or provided. This is basic information. It is very clear that XXXX would prefer to raise rates without explanation and at their own discretion.
Company Response:
State: ID
Zip: 83706
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-07-30
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: No
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-07-24
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Keep getting calls about your loan
Consumer Complaint: In XXXX of 2017 I received an alert from my credit monitoring service that 27 late payments from Nelnet hit my credit report. All of those accounts now report as closed due to the fact that those accounts were consolidated. Since XXXX of 2017, I have struggled with Nelnet to correct this information because I would never have been notified of any problem with my accounts because nelnet had been sending information to the wrong email and mailing address. there was a mix up on their end. according to the rep I spoke with, the last rep I spoke with entered by personal information into their database incorrectly. Although I never received accurate reporting information regarding the accounts, Nelnet maintains that it can contact me anyway they choose. This is absolutely ludicrous considering that I have no idea who received my personal information because of their mistake. Nelnets response to this irresponsible reporting practice has been to keep these late payments on my credit reports, keeping me in financial ruin. account numbers as listed on my credit report : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
Company Response:
State: GA
Zip: XXXXX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-07-24
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-07-23
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Information belongs to someone else
Consumer Complaint: I have been a victim of identity theft.
Company Response:
State: NY
Zip: 11967
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-07-23
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A