Date Received: 2018-04-10
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: In XX/XX/2014, I was unemployed and collecting unemployment from XXXX. My federal loans were never registered as in deferment, despite me initiating paperwork to get them deferred. i entered default and have been fighting to get the lates removed for years. Since my loans were in deferment, there should be no late payments on my accounts. This is completely unreasonable.
Company Response:
State: NY
Zip: 11221
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-04-10
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-04-10
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Trouble with how payments are being handled
Consumer Complaint: Nelnet is one of my student loan lenders. They refuse to send my correspondence via paper mail even though I have opted out of e-mail. In addition, I have been locked out of my account several times. I have called several times and have received pushback from the customer service agents regarding transparency of my account. I qualify for and applied for the IDR, income-driven repayment plan. When I applied in XX/XX/XXXX, they stated that " it was too early. '' When I tried to apply for it again in XX/XX/XXXX, they told me " that I had to submit a letter with a description of my income. '' When I stated that I had no taxable income, they continued harassing me, even though the letter is not part of the terms of the agreement. I am on the IDR with my other two lenders, XXXX & XXXX. XXXX recently got bought out by Nelnet, so I don't see how they can't streamline the process.
Company Response:
State: CA
Zip: 91326
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-04-10
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-04-10
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Trouble with how payments are being handled
Consumer Complaint: Nelnet is one of my student loan lenders. They refuse to send my correspondence via paper mail even though I have opted out of e-mail, so as to not allow the borrower to have a paper trail. In addition, I have been locked out of my account several times. I have also called them several times and have received pushback regarding transparency of my records. I applied for the income driven repayment program ( IDR ), which I qualify for. When I applied in XXXX of XXXX, they told me that " it was too early. '' When I tried to apply for it just recently in XX/XX/XXXX, they told me " that I had to submit a letter stating that I had income, '' which was not one of the terms of the agreement. When I informed them that I did not have taxable income, the customer service representative went on a tirade against me.
Company Response:
State: CA
Zip: 91326
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-04-10
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-04-09
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Account status incorrect
Consumer Complaint: This is a complaint from XXXX XXXX against the US Department of Education and Nelnet for their failure to remove duplicate items from the credit report. As of date, one student loan dept is being reported as two line items on XXXX XXXX 's credit report -- '' Department of Ed/Nelnet '' and " US Department of Education. '' Despite multiple attempts to request removal, both from XXXX directly and the bureaus, both parties are still reporting the same debt, which is significantly impacting his credit score and interest rate on his vehicle.
Company Response:
State: AZ
Zip: XXXXX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-04-09
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-04-09
Issue: False statements or representation
Subissue: Attempted to collect wrong amount
Consumer Complaint: I, XXXX XXXX, need help from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to solve the problem with my student loan which was bought by 3-d party company called Nelnet.com and double it since then. This 3-d party Nelnet.com has NO Ties with US Federal Government. A few times, when I try to recertified my student loan through US Department of Education website I got a message to contact directly to 3-d party Nelnet.com. My concern about Identity Theft by unknown 3-d party Nelnet.com and double my student loan. Why 3-d party exist as student loan provider for US citizens and no student loan for illegals? Conclusion : The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, please, check with US Department of Education on what grounds Nelnet.com bought my student loan from Federal Direct Loan Program Direct Loans and double it? Why US citizens are attacked by 3-d party like Nelnet.com and are provided with All financial information? This 3-d party scam Nelnet.com has to face an investigation as a US student loan service! It is very disturbing for me as US citizen to be obligated to repay student loan to unknown party, when illegals just take Advantage for FREE Education. Sincerely, XXXX XXXX
Company Response:
State: NY
Zip: 11379
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-04-09
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-04-08
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Account information incorrect
Consumer Complaint: Nelnet has violated FCRA and GBLA laws by the inability to produce records. There are multiple months with missing information not reported or reported incorrectly. This incorporation has been been provided to Nelnet on Multiple occasions. Nelnet does not have the requested records and is therefore unable to show this information to credit agencies effectively. They report NO DATA for multiple months on all 3 credit reporting agencies. This violates fair credit reporting and because it has happened over the course of 5 years on Multiple occasions it is not longer negligence but intentionally misleadingly. This violation is the second reported by the company against for violating FCRA as the first regarded violation of privacy laws under FCRA and GBLA. The fact that they are violating multiple sections of FCRA concerning Accuracy and Privacy on multiple occasions is not a call for concern but a call for action. This action has led to breach of contract under Nelnet Terms of Service when they were to have verified the actual debt before buying it from Navicent and other companies. They are unable to very the data missing and have therefore failed to report it to the Credit agencies. This violates FCRA and GBLA laws. Nelnet purchase my Loan from another company. When a company purchases a loan they are required to very that ALL details of the loan are valid. Nelnet did not validate the debt before purchase and violated FDCPA guidelines. Nelnet has been asked in CFPB complaints to verify debt by asking about the lack of reported information to CRA 's. Nelnet has never responded with verification of Debt following those allegations. Under 1692g ( b ), if a consumer notifies the debt collector in writing within thirty days of receiving the 1692g ( a ) notice that he disputes the debt or any portion of it, the debt collector must stop collecting the debt, or the disputed portion of the debt, and obtain verification of it and mail that verification to the consumer. This information has never been obtained from Nelnet. Nelnet has engaged in False or misleading representations, Other prohibited unfair practices as Debt collection agencies may not : collect an amount greater than what you owe. If they do not have validation of the debt and have not provided that it stands that the amount due can not be known. XXXX v. XXXX, XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX , XXXX, -- - XXXX XXXX -- - ( XXXX Cir. 2014 ), 2014 XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Cir. Mich. 2014 ), 2014 U.S. App. XXXX XXXX, the XXXX Circuit expanded the requirement for how a debt collector must respond to a debtors request for verification of a debt under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. 1692 et seq. ( FDCPA )
Company Response:
State: GA
Zip: XXXXX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-04-08
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-04-07
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Received bad information about your loan
Consumer Complaint: OnXX/XX/XXXX I applied for a total and XXXX XXXX Discharged with the XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX I was approved on XX/XX/XXXX of my approval on my discharge of all student loans with NELNET. The amount was for a total of XXXX to be discharged. The said it would be reported at the end of the month to all three credit companys as, paid in full closed. At the time I applied for discharge my loans were current, and in good standing on all there of my credit reports. NelNet reported on XX/XX/XXXX a increased balance on my credit reports of a total of XXXX in student loans. Not only did they not close, the accounts and report them as paid, they tranfered the loans to another part of NelNet that handles the discharge for the XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX. So now on all my credit reports it shows I have loans with NELNET/XXXX it also shows Nelnet XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. So its double accounts dropping my credit score 167 points. I got denied housing becuase high balance of student loans. I am XXXX, and about ready to be homeless. I spoke with XXXX through email I called both parts of NELNET and they said it was suppose to be reported as, paid and closed with XXXX balance. I got my letter of discharge, and everytime I call I get the same response your loans have been closed with Nelnet and we report at the end of the month to the credit companys. We will report the accounts as, paid and closed.
Company Response:
State: NV
Zip: 89148
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-04-07
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-04-07
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Received bad information about your loan
Consumer Complaint: You respond on XX/XX/XXXX that We did not receive a forbearance request from you to postpone payments due after XX/XX/XXXX. Please then explain the long laundry list of correspondence below regarding the XX/XX/XXXXforbearance request requesting a forbearance for one year. Please check your records again and correctly apply the XX/XX/XXXX forbearance as requested. If you find you have misplaced the forbearance request, as well as the long train of correspondence noted below regarding same, let me know what you need and I will forward said paperwork yet again. On a related note, I find it interesting that you claim you can not forward copies of my deferment and forbearance applications as requested for proprietary reasons could that be, perhaps, because you have lost track of them? In addition to letting me know what paperwork you need me to resend, please explain in more detail why you can not send this proprietary information and why it is proprietary. Once you have applied the XX/XX/XXXX forbearance as requested I will be focusing on all of the other requests and questions you have not answered over the last four years. XX/XX/XXXX : fax with receipt to nelnet : forbearance request to XXXX dated XX/XX/XXXX x 5 pages. XX/XX/XXXX : fax with receipt to nelnet : first follow-up to XXXX - requests apply XXXX forbearance request. XXXX : faxes with receipts to nelnet : second follow-up x 2 to both XXXX and XXXX request applyXX/XX/XXXX forbearance request. XX/XX/XXXX : email from nelnet : acknowledges request and promises a response. XX/XX/XXXX : ltr from nelnet : congratulates me and notes my forbearance request has been approved. XX/XX/XXXX : faxes with receipts to nelnet : to both XXXX and XXXX in response to XX/XX/XXXX acknowledgement and application of the XX/XX/XXXX forbearance - request nelnet correct application of same. XX/XX/XXXX : cfpb complaint re nelnet : requests correct application of XX/XX/XXXX forbearance. XX/XX/XXXX : email from nelnet : acknowledges request and promises response. XX/XX/XXXX : cfpb complaint re nelnet : requests correct application of XX/XX/XXXX forbearance. XX/XX/XXXX : emails x 2 to nelnet : request correct application of XX/XX/XXXX forbearance request. XX/XX/XXXX : emails x 2 from nelnet : acknowledges requests and promises response. XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX : cfpb complaints re nelnet : request correct application of XX/XX/XXXX forbearance request. Forbearance request correspondence dated XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX attached to complaints. XX/XX/XXXX : cfpb complaint re nelnet : requests correct application of XX/XX/XXXX forbearance request. XX/XX/XXXX : cfpb complaint re nelnet : requests correct application of XX/XX/XXXX forbearance request. XX/XX/XXXX : cfpb complaints x 2 re nelnet : request correct application of XX/XX/XXXX forbearance request.
Company Response:
State: VA
Zip: XXXXX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-04-07
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-04-07
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Trouble with how payments are being handled
Consumer Complaint: I make my payments every month in full amount, before the due date. However, the principle balance is going up instead of gowing down and my payments are not applied correctly. I pay XXXX per month, my interest occrued minthly is about 77.00 but they apply more towards interest and less towards principle. This is illegal. Every time i call nobody can provide exact math explanation on how they calculate how much to apply to pc and interest. This is 5th year i am trying to find out what is going on. They simply stealing my money every month.
Company Response:
State: PA
Zip: 19115
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-04-07
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-04-05
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed
Subissue: Debt was paid
Consumer Complaint: On XX/XX/, I tendered payment to NELNET/ US DEPT OF ED in the amount of {$79000.00} but NELNET continues to make attempts to collect the debt and report the item negatively on my credit reports as unpaid. I tendered payment. OnXX/XX/XXXX, I disputed the item as prescribed in law under the FCRA and FDCPA and I requested NELNET to provide the original contract bearing my signature and the comprehensive accounting of the account but they willfully ignored my request and claimed " We are unable to adjust your account at this time, because your credit inquiry was incomplete, invalid, or a goodwill* request ''. NELNET violated the FCRA and FDCPA by reporting my account with negative remarks on XXXX XXXX and XXXX, for a debt that I dont owe, therefore since NELNET can not validate the debt, NELNET must request that all credit reporting agencies delete the entry. Other than that, this account was created by fraud because I never gave permission to NELNET to withhold the comprehensive accounting information from me. The comprehensive accounting is not proprietary information, NELNET does not get to hold that information and I demand to see that information. If NELNET fails to provide the comprehensive accounting or prove that this debt actually exists and that is what a full and complete comprehensive accounting will show, then Ive already paid through legal tender of payment, government obligations remittance coupon dated onXX/XX/XXXX in the amount of XXXX. If there is a remaining balance, then it is false debt and NELNET hasn't applied all credits to the account and NELNET did it intentionally because I asked for a comprehensive accounting and not a billing statement. I want a complete and full comprehensive accounting of every transaction associated with my account to show that this debt exists. Lastly, the retaliatory action taken by NELNET via credit reporting agencies will result in a small claims action at my local venue. Their actions has caused me significant harm, defamation of my character, job loss, humiliation, inability to acquire credit, home, water, phone, and other necessities of life. There is fairness in the Law. NELNET violation of the Law has harmed me physically and mentally. I request the CFPB to investigate this matter and make NELNET provide the original contract bearing my signature and the complete and full comprehensive accounting of this account. Thank you for your time.
Company Response:
State: FL
Zip: 33179
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-04-05
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A