Date Received: 2017-09-11
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Trouble with how payments are being handled
Consumer Complaint: On Friday XX/XX/XXXX ( the due date for my student loan ) I noticed that my student loan bill from Nelnet was still showing as due. In fact it showed that the payment was overdue and my new amount due by XX/XX/XXXX was {$1100.00}. Thinking I had somehow missed my payment I scheduled a payment to be made on XX/XX/XXXX. I thought I had made the payment previously, but I checked my account and could not see any pending payments or anywhere where I had scheduled the payment already. Then on XX/XX/XXXX I saw that two payments were being processed from my checking account. Apparently I had scheduled a payment for XX/XX/XXXX at the end of XX/XX/XXXX. Since the website did not show this payment I was induced to pay the student loan twice, wrongfully. I called Nelnet and asked them to reverse the second payment on my account. They refused. I asked them why they do not show scheduled payments. She had no answer and said I could file a complaint. I told her their website should clearly show to the consumer when they have already scheduled a payment. She said she would note that on my complaint form. It appears that Nelnet has purposefully set up their website to cause confusion. In fact one could argue their website is misleading. I truly thought I had missed my XX/XX/XXXX payment when I did not. They said they will apply the double payment to my XX/XX/XXXX statement. But that does not solve the problem. Their website should clearly show when payments have been previously scheduled. I do not get any benefit for paying my XX/XX/XXXX payment early. They seem only concerned about collecting the money. Nelnet does not seem concerned that their website is misleading. This issue should be addressed since it is very simple fix. Nearly every company I do business with online shows your scheduled payments. There is no reason Nelnet does not do it. One can only assume that they are purposefully leaving this option off their website to mislead consumers into paying their accounts early through erroneous double payments. Luckily I had funds in my account to cover this double payment. But someone else who makes this mistake may not. I have contacted my bank and been told that the only thing I can do is dispute the ACH. By the time that dispute is done I will have to make the XX/XX/XXXX payment so I should just let the payment stay. Nevertheless, Nelnet should be made to address this complaint. Their website is misleading. They need to change their website so that consumers can easily tell when they have already made their payments.
Company Response:
State: VA
Zip: 23606
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2017-09-11
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2017-09-07
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Received bad information about your loan
Consumer Complaint: I 've requested that Nelnet honor my six-month grace period, yet Nelnet has yet to do so. In the most recent correspondence, dated XXXX XXXX XXXX, the deferment details are listed as : Start date : XXXX/XXXX/XXXX End Date : XXXX/XXXX/XXXX Next payment due : XXXX/XXXX/XXXX The distance in time between the end date and the next payment due date is not six months. I request that Nelnet make the appropriate correction to its records. Thank you.
Company Response:
State: WA
Zip: XXXXX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2017-09-07
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2017-09-11
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Trouble with how payments are being handled
Consumer Complaint: I was awarded XXXX on XXXX XXXX, XXXX. I received my back pay on XXXX XXXX, XXXX at which time I payed off the smaller of my two XXXX XXXX loans in the amount of {$8900.00} to Nelnet. I also payed a total of {$800.00} on my XXXX student loan. I made these payments on the same day that I received my back pay in an effort to reduce my debt so I could live off my limited income. Approximately one month later, ( I 'm unsure of the exact date and ca n't seem to find the original notice ) I was notified in writing that I was eligible for discharge of my student loans and requested to complete the application, which I did. Nelnet services the discharge process, and at this point I have been approved for that. The problem is that they will not refund this payoff that I made out of my XXXX back pay because the state that any payments I made before they were aware of my eligibility are not refundable. They do n't use the date that the XXXX signed the XXXX approval or the date that I was notified. They are essentially keeping almost {$10000.00}, which is 1/3 of the back pay I received. I thought I was doing what was best because I was not aware that XXXX recipients were eligible for discharge. It 's not something my attorney talked to me about as a possible outcome even though he was aware that I have a degree. I feel this is a very unfair practice by Nelnet and perhaps there are others who have had this happen and not been able to get anywhere with Nelnet on refunding that payment that would have been XXXX if I had not decided to pay it off to make my minimal monthly income stretch a bit farther. I have spoken to Nelnet on multiple occassions about this and they will not consider refunding my payments. I have not been able to find an attorney to work with me on a pro Bono basis so I am attempting this avenue.
Company Response:
State: TX
Zip: 760XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2017-09-11
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2017-09-08
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Received bad information about your loan
Consumer Complaint: As of XXXX XXXX, 2017 my consolidated student loans were transferred without any advance notice from XXXX to Nelnet. Prior to the transfer I had a income based repayment plan to which I was paying {$150.00} per month and my loan balance was at or near {$46000.00}. After I received notification from Nelnet they were the new servicer of the loan my payments subsequently went up to {$210.00} per month and my total student loan balance was over {$47000.00}. When I reached out to Nelnet via phone to get answers I was told they had limited information as XXXX had not transferred all of my history and loan information over. I have made consistent and timely payments and I had yet to reach the first 2 year period of my income based repayment plan. I feel is if I am being gauged by Nelnet and as if they had added fees and surcharges to my account inaccurately.
Company Response:
State: PA
Zip: 19141
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2017-09-08
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2017-09-01
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Received bad information about your loan
Consumer Complaint: To Whom it May Concern : My complaint is against my loan service providers XXXX and NELNET. XXXX ( XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX NY, XXXX. ) recently transferred my loan to NELNET. XXXX XXXX. XXXX XXXX XXXX, Nebraska XXXX ). I received a letter stating I was 75 days past due on my account. XXXX previously approved both an unemployment deferment and an income based deferment. Therefore I am disputing the status of my account ant the amount owed.
Company Response:
State: CA
Zip: 90247
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2017-09-21
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2017-08-31
Issue: Struggling to repay your loan
Subissue: Problem lowering your monthly payments
Consumer Complaint: I called Nelnet because I 've been paying on the loan for 3 years it seems like the payment is n't going down at all so I asked how do I fix it. I spoke to someone they told me to pay more on the account and I am but I still do not see much progress. I dispute it ( XXXX XXXX ) because I do not think the information is correct and now I put my account in an deferment status. I 've also asked if they had a program if it was paid in full will there be some discount I was told no settlements are allowed.
Company Response:
State: SC
Zip: 29405
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2017-08-31
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2017-08-30
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Trouble with how payments are being handled
Consumer Complaint: I have been paying off my loan early, which was supposed to be applied to the principal balance. Instead, Nelnet is applying only a small portion of my payment to the principal, while applying most of the payment to interest. This was never explained to me in any of my loan documents and Nelnet refuses to work with me. I spoke with someone named XXXX, who said that it does n't matter if I request that my payments go to principle balance. So, although my next loan payment is n't due until XXXX XXXX 2018, Nelnet applied {$140.00} of the {$170.00} payment to interest. They refuse to apply the over payment to principal as I requested.
Company Response:
State: CO
Zip: 816XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2017-08-30
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2017-08-29
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Trouble with how payments are being handled
Consumer Complaint: My private student loans were made and serviced by XXXX. My loan were originally on a 10 year term, but in year four or five of the loan, i changed the loan to a 20 year term. As a result, my monthly payments were {$140.00}. In XX/XX/XXXX, the loans were transferred to XXXX. The first few payments were for a similar amount, but then in XX/XX/XXXX, XXXX unilaterally increased my payment amount to {$1300.00} and withdrew that amount from my account via direct deposit. They did not notify me in advance of this increase. When i contacted XXXX, they said that the only documentation they had was that my loans were on a 10 year term, and therefore they increased my payments to {$1300.00}. However, XXXX is ignoring that my statements and payments for the past 4 years reflected a 20 year repayment schedule. I believe that XXXX did this because my loans are at a very low interest rate ( 2.25 % ) and they want to accelerate my payments so that they can loan out the money at a higher rate.
Company Response:
State: NY
Zip: 10040
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2017-08-31
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2017-08-28
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Information belongs to someone else
Consumer Complaint: 1. XXXX/XXXX XXXX 2. XXXX XXXX XXXX / NELNET 3. XXXX/XXXX XXXX XXXX To whom it may concern, I would like to see the accounting records on the loans that you are accusing me of owing. Are you aware that 's it 's illegal to give out a loan if interest is being charged without having an insurance policy against the loan. I am aware of my rights and the statue of limitations in my state as a borrower. According to The Consumer Credit Act of 1974, it gives the credit consumer a legal process by which to proceed if he/she feels as if their rights have been or are being violated! gives the credit consumer a legal process by which to proceed if he/she feels as if their rights have been or are being violated! the courts had historically misinterpreted the laws, falsely deeming student debts as student loans under the bankruptcy code. At this point I feel that you are accusing me to be the owner of the loan accounts listed on my credit file. I feel that my rights are violated in several ways. Accusing a consumer of an unknown debt and misuse of ones credit can turn into a big problem. It is impossible for a creditor to verify a consumers debt attempting to verbally verifying the debt with a credit bureau. The debt was deleted several months ago and it was reinstated back on my credit file just recently. P.S. Please be aware that dependent upon your response, I may be detailing any potential issues with your company via an online public press release, including documentation of any potential small claims action. Cc : Consumer Financial Protection Burea u Cc : Attorney General 's Office Cc : Better Business Bureau
Company Response:
State: FL
Zip: 33138
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2017-08-28
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2017-08-26
Issue: Struggling to repay your loan
Subissue: Problem lowering your monthly payments
Consumer Complaint: Forbearance in XX/XX/2009 with XXXX student loans lost my job and struggled to make payments. XXXX offered a forbearance of which I struggled to make payments. I made full payments on time for the 6 months of forbearance and was still charged additional interest. I was never given helpful information and asked several times for my massive mortagage payment of my student loans to be reduced. They said if I did n't make payment or went bankrupt they threaten to ask my parents for the payment. I feel this is unlawful for students to better themselves and I was taken advantage of. Do I have any options?
Company Response:
State: GA
Zip: 30080
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2017-09-08
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A