Date Received: 2018-03-22
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Account information incorrect
Consumer Complaint: No contract Company Refused to COMPLETELY validate the debt per federal guidelines Insufficient response
Company Response:
State: OH
Zip: 45011
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-03-22
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-03-21
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Received bad information about your loan
Consumer Complaint: - I never sing any agreement with XXXX XXXX with a fake loan about {$45000.00} - I was approved for foebarence with XXXX until XX/XX/XXXX - My loan was about {$52000.00} since XX/XX/XXXX and I was paying about {$340.00} a month. - -- - My loan went down about {$40.00}, 000 in XX/XX/XXXX when I was aproved for foebarence with XXXX. - I was qualify for Obama Loan forgiveness after of more then 10 years of payment when I was working for XXXXhe City : XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX however XXXX refuse it. I never have a payment plan when I will make the last payment of my loan. - I completed my Bankruptcy chapter XXXX - discharged Ref # : XXXX - Court : S BKPT CT XXXX.
Company Response:
State: NY
Zip: 11003
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-03-21
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-03-21
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Account status incorrect
Consumer Complaint: OnXX/XX/2018 I called Nelnet to ask them about what college did I attend to pay {$2000.00}. I needed the exact college. They told me, it was a account that was canceled by the government. But it is on my credit score, and it is hurting my credit score. Claiming that I owe them. I made a dispute on a dispute site, and they sent the information to a credit bureau. Please help me with this.
Company Response:
State: IN
Zip: 463XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-03-21
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-03-21
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Need information about your loan balance or loan terms
Consumer Complaint: When my loan was transferred to Nelnet in XX/XX/XXXX they began listing a borrower benefit of a 1 % rate reduction after 36 on-time payments. I am not aware of/do not remember seeing this benefit before the transfer to Nelnet. In approximately XX/XX/XXXX or XX/XX/XXXX I inquired about paying ahead in order to meet the 36 on-time payments requirement so I could get the 1 % rate reduction. I was told at the time that it had to be " on-time '' payments, and paying early would not meet that requirement. So, after making the 36th on-time payment I was awarded the benefit and the 1 % rate reduction began with the XX/XX/XXXX statement. In XX/XX/XXXX I received notice that the borrower benefit that had been listed on my account for the previous three years was done so in error, and as such it was being removed. I inquired about this with Nelnet and was told it should have never been on the account and that I actually benefited because they were not making the new interest rate retroactive. I informed them that I only began receiving the benefit after I had made 36 payments with them, not since the loan was transferred to them. I further inquired why the benefit should have been removed initially ( by the previous servicer ), and after some research by Nelnet was told that I had made a late payment in XX/XX/XXXX. I asked to be provided documentation of this as I have never made a late payment since my loans had gone into repayment. I was sent a letter dated XX/XX/XXXX ( not XX/XX/XXXX when I was supposed to have made the late payment ) that stated I was no longer eligible for one or more borrower benefits and the benefit had been removed. The letter did not state what benefit had been removed, nor the reason I had become ineligible.
Company Response:
State: WV
Zip: 255XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-03-21
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-03-20
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Problem with customer service
Consumer Complaint: This company, Nelnet, is handling my student loans. On XX/XX/2017, Nelnet sent 2 policemen to my home in XXXX, NY. They told the police that I had spoken to them that day on the phone ( I do not speak to them on the phone because they have been harassing me all the time, so when they call, I immediately block their number, but they call from a different number each time ). They told police that I had threatened to XXXX myself over the phone that very day. This did not happen. I had to plead and convince the two cops that I was not a danger to myself. I was embarrassed, ashamed, and I felt completely violated because Nelnet lied to the police. I have never had to deal with the police for anything in my entire life. I was completely humiliated. After finally convincing the cops that I was not suicidal ( which was not easy, they kept looking at me like I was insane ), I called Nelnet and spoke to a " supervisor '' named XXXX who claimed Nelnet had " made a mistake '' and that she could not do a single thing for me. Her excuse was that they had called the police on the wrong person. I asked who at Nelnet had decided to lie to the police about me, but she wouldn't give me any information. What a miserable, fraudulent company. If this isn't harassment, I don't know what is. Imagine opening your door on your day off of work to see two giant cops asking you if you're about to XXXX yourself. I had just moved into that apartment building a month before, and now all my neighbors heard what was going on.
Company Response:
State: NY
Zip: 13045
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-03-20
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-03-21
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Old information reappears or never goes away
Consumer Complaint: They are reporting on my loans now for 15 years which is far beyond the maximum credit reporting limit and XXXX claims it will be on for another year and a half?
Company Response:
State: IL
Zip: 60016
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-03-21
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-03-20
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Received bad information about your loan
Consumer Complaint: I would like to obtain the assignment documents of my loan from the initial loan servicer to the servicer that it was subsequently sold to. I requested the documents from XXXX XXXX but they were unable to find them as ofXX/XX/2018. I have been paying on time for this loan for over 10 years and am only 25 % paid off-I am not sure this has been a legitimate process so I would like to see the paper trail.
Company Response:
State: IL
Zip: 60174
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-03-21
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-03-20
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Received bad information about your loan
Consumer Complaint: When the Public Service Loan Forgiveness ( PSLF ) program was announced, I called my loan servicer Nelnet immediately ( XX/XX/2008 ) to find out more information about this program and to make sure my student loans were under the correct loan type and repayment plan to be eligible for the PSLF program. I was assured by Nelnet staff that my loan type XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ( XXXX ) and Graduate repayment plan were eligible for the PSLF plan. They specifically told me I did not have to do anything at the time to apply for the program. I just needed to submit the correct forms when I was getting close to my 120 payments to be eligible for the program '' they explained. They stressed most importantly that I had to make all my payment on time. I told Nelnet specifically that I wanted to be sure I was eligible under the PSLF program as I am employed by the local government. They assured me that working for a local government would qualify for this program and not to worry. After completing all 120 payments on time and staying employed by the local government for 10 years I submitted my verification form and notified Nelnet that I was ready to submit my final paper work for the PSLF program. The servicer said everything looked great and I should be fine. After inquiring again into this matter to double check that I wasnt missing anything, a person came on the phone and informed me that NONE of my payments qualified for the PSLF program. I found out that I was given incredibly incorrect information by Nelnet the entire time. I requested to speak to a manager or someone with authority and was passed around to a person who admitted to the error and said they could do nothing to correct this. During this entire time in my repayment period, I called several times to continuously ask them to make a note in my account to record and note that I had called and confirm that I was on the right path for the PSLF program, they always assured me they did this. After paying these loans on time for the past 10 years ( as I was told to ) under what I was told to be a correct repayment plan and loan type, my student loans totals have increased because of interest to {$44000.00}. I feel that because I was told this information and guided by an approved servicer that all my payments should be applied to the PSLF program or at least Nelnet should provide a similar resolution for this enormous error. I've committed my life for the last 10 years ( 120 months ) to public service and several life career decisions and opportunities were passed knowing I had to maintain this status to complete this program. This error has jeopardized the financial future for family. Nelnet please do what is right and provide a solution to this matter. TX
Company Response:
State: TX
Zip: 78232
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-03-20
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-03-19
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Trouble with how payments are being handled
Consumer Complaint: 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 XXXX XXXX, XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX , XXXX, -- - XXXX XXXX -- - ( XXXX Cir. 2014 ), 2014 WL XXXX ( XXXX Cir. XXXX 2014 ), XXXX XXXX XXXX. XXXX XXXX, the Sixth 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: 2018-03-19
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-03-19
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Problem with customer service
Consumer Complaint: I submitted a complaint against nelnet over a month ago but NEVER got a response. Nelnet took over my loan from XXXX sometime last year without telling me. Now my automatic deductions are NOT being made and I can't even get anybody to give me my account number so I can fix the problem. I've sent several emails and some were ignored while another was replied to with some secure email that I couldn't even open! I replied back and told them to send a REGULAR email reply because my email was password protected but I never got a response. These people are obviously scammers who have no business being responsible for other people 's money!!!!
Company Response:
State: VA
Zip: 22153
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-03-19
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A