NELNET, INC.

2017-08-11

Cocoa, FL

Incorrect information on your report

Student loan: Federal student loan servicing

Information belongs to someone else
Company Response: Closed with explanation

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2017-08-11

Lannon, WI

Incorrect information on your report

Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports: Credit reporting

Account information incorrect
Complaint: I have student loans that should be in deferral. I am enrolled at XXXX XXXX in a XXXX program. Nelnet, has not listened to me. I did talk with somebody once who said they would verify my enrollment. Nothing has happened. Instead, they slaughter my credit report with this. This is due to their ineptitude. XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXNeeds Attention Last reported : XXXX XXXX, 2017 {$10000.00} 90-119 Days Late XXXX XXXX XXXX/XXXX Last reported : XXXX XXXX, 2017 {$9700.00} Good XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXNeeds Attention Last reported : XXXX XXXX, 2017 {$9500.00} 90-119 Days Late XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXNeeds Attention Last reported : XXXX XXXX, 2017 {$8900.00} 90-119 Days Late XXXX XXXX XXXX/XXXX Last reported : XXXX XXXX, 2017 {$6500.00} Good XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXNeeds Attention Last reported : XXXX XXXX, 2017 {$6100.00} 90-119 Days Late XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXNeeds Attention Last reported : XXXX XXXX, 2017 {$5600.00} 90-119 Days Late XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXNeeds Attention
Company Response: Closed with explanation

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2017-08-11

Phila, PA

Struggling to repay your loan

Student loan: Federal student loan servicing

Can't get other flexible options for repaying your loan
Company Response: Closed with explanation

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2017-08-10

Payson, AZ

Dealing with your lender or servicer

Student loan: Federal student loan servicing

Trouble with how payments are being handled
Complaint: Was told that interest accrues daily, and that 's why my additional money is not going to principal. I have been paying the amount required plus extra for several months. The breakdown of money application on the reverse side of each month 's statement does not show anything about additional money being applied to the then current principal.
Company Response: Closed with explanation

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2017-08-10

Hope Mills, NC

Dealing with your lender or servicer

Student loan: Federal student loan servicing

Received bad information about your loan
Company Response: Closed with explanation

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2017-08-09

Lyndora, PA

Dealing with your lender or servicer

Student loan: Federal student loan servicing

Don't agree with the fees charged
Complaint: My loans were originally around {$80.00} thousand. After working with Nelnet the past few years my loans have increased to {$95.00} thousand. I have been in a deferment status for most of the year while they were " processing '' the annual evaluation of my income based repayment plan, this took nearly 5 months. I 've been with the same emplyer since XXXX 2015. My salary only increases around XXXX dollar every year. My first year with Nelnet my monthly payment was under {$300.00}. The next year my payment was close to {$500.00}. I was also contacted by XXXX XXXX aka XXXX who offered to help get my payment down to under {$200.00}, they warned me that there was a federal lawsuit against Nelnet 's parent company XXXX and that I should no longer keep them as my provider. XXXX offered to get me a new loan servicer for a monthly fee of {$40.00}, and received a letter 3 months later from Nelnet that {$2.00} thousand would be added to my loan and that they were still my provider. This never ending process of adding interest to my loan seems unethical and legal. I 've been wanting to contact a lawyer to dig deeper, but feel insecure that I might not have that correct understanding of how the system works. At this rate I will pay my student loan well into my grave, which will then probably acquire interest in the afterlife as well.
Company Response: Closed with explanation

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2017-08-09

OK

Problem when making payments

Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan: Installment loan

Complaint: In XX/XX/XXXX we received our first bill from XXXX XXXX for XXXX. ( attached ) We promptly paid the bill. Again, in XX/XX/XXXX we paid our second bill for XXXX. Again, both on time. Then when XX/XX/XXXX statement came we were billed XXXX. My husband called XXXX XXXX to find out what the issue was. We were told there was a loan shortfall caused by us paying XXXX ( the amount we were billed ) and that our loan was re-amoritized. I argued I had a fixed rate loan, had never missed a payment, had never made a late payment, and paid exactly what was billed. Well, after double checking my promissory note ( attached ) and TILA ( attached ) I was to always be billed XXXX. XXXX changed the monthly payment and thus caused a shortfall. When I told them this information they refused to correct the shortfall. Not only did they not correct the mistake they refused to return my calls or emails to provide answers for these issues. Around 90 days later and this issue still exists and they still refuse to answer. Additionally I offered to make up the shortfall myself by offering a check for the missing amount and they just applied it to interest. Thus the shortfall still exists. The extra amount would have gone directly to principal. Additionally, in XX/XX/XXXX we made an extra payment amount on top of the monthly payment. This was made all at the same time. The letter we sent contained directions to only apply extra payments beyond the monthly requirement be applied to principal and not the next months payment. This was ignored. Then XXXX " a higher up '' as she calls herself lied and told me it went to principal when clearly it did not. We requested this be fixed and it has not been done. No one has offered to fix anything either. A certified letter is attached that I mailed. I also made dozens of calls.
Company Response: Closed with explanation

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2017-08-08

Bellaire, TX

Incorrect information on your report

Student loan: Private student loan

Account information incorrect
Company Response: Closed with explanation

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2017-08-08

Rock Hill, SC

Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem

Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports: Credit reporting

Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Company Response: Closed with explanation

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2017-08-08

Washington, DC

Struggling to repay your loan

Student loan: Private student loan

Problem lowering your monthly payments
Complaint: Hello, I am XXXX years old and have a decent job working for XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. For work, I help XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. In order to get to this position, it took 1 year of prerequisite XXXX XXXX XXXX at XXXX XXXX XXXX University and then 2.5 years in a XXXX program at XXXX University in DC. This was unbelievably expensive and after 5 years of payment, almost all of my principal balances exceed the loan original balances. This is mostly due to " Private '' student loans. My federal loan debt is {$100000.00} and my payments are $ XXXX/month ( which is very reasonable ). My private loans are another story. I owe {$53000.00} and my payments are $ XXXX/month. ( This amounts to about 1/3rd of my monthly income. ) I repeatedly asked the private loan companies ( XXXX and Nelnet ) to reduce my minimum payment due to meet my income and they have repeatedly refused to work with me on this. My interest rates on the private loans range from 6 % -8 % and they consistently treat me ( their customer ) like it 's my fault that I can not afford the payments. My credit has suffered when I made late payments while trying to make rent. I am not alone. Many of my friends and professional colleagues are in a similar position. Ideally, I would like to see private student companies be required to offer income-based repayment just like federal loans. It seems like a very reasonable way to allow young professionals to be able to be more financially stable. I would like to see private student loan interest rates also capped at 5 % or lower. This is one of the main reasons for me and many others being stuck in this endless debt cycle. I would also like to see a much larger student loan interest deduction. In 2016, I paid {$5700.00} in interest on my private student loans however ; I was only eligible for a {$2500.00} deduction. If you could push for private student loan reform and an increase in the student loan interest deduction, I would guarantee you would find overwhelming support from the majority of the students and folks who have a ton of student loan debt. I live in XXXX ( XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ) and would be glad to meet and chat about this request anytime. Many thanks in advance, XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX
Company Response: Closed with explanation

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2017-08-08

Albuquerque, NM

Incorrect information on your report

Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports: Credit reporting

Account status incorrect
Complaint: *XX/XX/XXXX- Spoke to XXXX about removing a " Consumer Disagrees '' in the comment section on all 7 of my paid off student loans. * Spoke to XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX. Spoke to Nelnet Loan Services XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, and I even have a letter from Nelnet stating that " All Loans have been paid in full. '' This is truly frustrating as I am now trying to buy a home, and all 7 of the " Consumer Disagrees '' are harming my chances of getting a great APR.
Company Response: Closed with explanation

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2017-08-08

Tampa, FL

Dealing with your lender or servicer

Student loan: Federal student loan servicing

Trouble with how payments are being handled
Complaint: Back in XXXX 2017 I decided to try and get into a payment plan to pay a certain amount of principle on top of interest. My loan servicer is Nelnet. I really had n't made any payments to this point but I have a good job now and wanted to start paying it down with the hopes of one day not owing. Nelnet at the time told me that I was in a " Income based repayment plan '' but I owed so much in back interest that I had to pay that off first which amounted to roughly around {$15000.00} on top of my regular principle and interest payment. So they stuck me in another IBRP but the interest was not rolled in and my payment did n't pay off any of the principle I just would have to pay and keep re-certifying with the hope that after 25 years my loan would be forgiven and that on top of that interest {$14.00} was accruing per day compounded daily. So I really had no hope of ever paying anything off. But I then found out I could capitalize the interest accrued and the principle combining it into one sum that the principle and interest payment at 6.375 % would only be {$30.00} more a month. I asked why this was n't mentioned to me earlier but I said OK combine them and I would like one P & I payment to commence immediately. The individual did that but instructed me that I had to go into forbearance for 60 days that it was required by law. So I said OK and my first payment showed due XX/XX/XXXX back in XXXX 2017. So when I went to schedule my first payment they showed I was backlogged another {$1400.00} in interest which was also accruing {$14.00} per day compounded daily. So with waiting to pay i 'm further down the rabbit hole AGAIN with interest before I can pay principle. The whole purpose was to have a payment that included principle and interest and I was willing to pay extra to pay it off earlier and I feel I was mislead on this immensely. Please advise
Company Response: Closed with explanation

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2017-08-08

Eagle Crest, OR

Dealing with your lender or servicer

Student loan: Federal student loan servicing

Trouble with how payments are being handled
Company Response: Closed with explanation

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2017-08-07

Seattle, WA

Dealing with your lender or servicer

Student loan: Private student loan

Need information about your loan balance or loan terms
Company Response: Closed with explanation

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2017-08-07

Hinkley, CA

Incorrect information on your report

Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports: Credit reporting

Account status incorrect
Complaint: XXXX XXXX XXXX Ln # XXXX lists me as " Paid was 90 '' or delinquent 90 days. I was NEVER delinquent. I had applied for deferment. I called them to confirm they had my paperwork. They confirmed it. I called again later and then they stated they could n't find it. I told them to look again and they found it. The paperwork was turned in timely and before the deadline. The account has been transferred and is being reported multiple times. It should be removed due to inaccuracy and duplication. It is impacting my credit and I was denied a home loan.
Company Response: Closed with explanation

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2017-08-07

South Florida, FL

Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem

Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports: Credit reporting

Their investigation did not fix an error on your report
Complaint: I am a victim of identity theft. I sent in certified letters along with a police report backing my claim, I called in, notifying both Dept Of Education/Nelnet & XXXX of this situation. Once again I did not attend any colleges or universities after high school but just one time where I took out 1 loan and that was in XX/XX/XXXX where I took out a short term loan for {$1800.00}. No other loans on the account belong to me. The accounts we 're removed and placed back on my XXXX credit report damaging my credit once again. On XX/XX/XXXX I contacted XXXX and spoke to American agent XXXX XXXX, and I explained my situation, i told her I am a fraud victim and my identity has been stolen and used. I went and explain that just a few months back I contacted both Dept Of Edu/Nelnet and XXXX by mail certified sent over a police report backing my claim that I am not liable for the fraudulent student loan accounts but only one which I stated the amount and date. XXXX XXXX repeated that the accounts we 're removed on XX/XX/XXXX and placed back on my XXXX credit report XX/XX/XXXX. In between XX/XX/XXXX to XX/XX/XXXX is a total of 2 months. I was told to send documents in and it 's been an ongoing situation for more than a year battling this situation. So for 2 months in between XX/XX/XXXX to XX/XX/XXXX, Dept Of Edu/Nelnet did n't report any accounts then XX/XX/XXXX decided to report falsely errored fraudulent accounts back on to my credit report? I know my rights and under the FCRA several laws are being broken at this time. I contacted Dept Of Nelnet and there we 're no documents showing my signature that I personally signed and if a signature was used it 's a bogus signature. XXXX ca n't verbally verify that any account by Dept Of Nelnet belongs to me. By law Dept Of Nelnet nor any company will ever send out any documents verifying in papers that an account belongs to me. Both companies broke the law and I am leaning towards filing a civil lawsuit in less than a week. If XXXX or Dept Of Nelnet continues to place fraudulent errored accounts, lncluding unauthorized inquiries on my credit report I will be seeking damages of more than {$10000.00} at the time of trial. I will be sending attached photos of the inquiries, the errored accounts as well. I am drained, I have now falling into XXXX where this situation has caused serious damage to my health. If this situation is n't cleared up by the ending of the week both Dept Of Edu/Nelnet & XXXX will be receiving civil suit documents soon. This is n't a threat, I must take legal actions to protect my identit, my rights, and all of my property and assets. I refuse to sit around 30 days for an investigation. It 's self explanatory theirs no reason to investigate something that was already fixed and illegally placed back on to my credit report without any legal verifications or documents. My credit report was damaged by both companies due to the fact of greed and illegal practice. I thank you and appreciate your time. Thank You XXXX XXXX XXXX File # XXXX XXXX accounts to remain is XXXX XXXX, Dept Of Edu XX/XX/XXXX {$1800.00}. Remove all other unauthorized accounts and inquiries XXXX unauthorized inquiries on credit report
Company Response: Closed with explanation

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2017-08-07

Dealing with your lender or servicer

Student loan: Federal student loan servicing

Problem with customer service
Company Response: Closed with explanation

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2017-08-06

Federal Way, WA

Dealing with your lender or servicer

Student loan: Federal student loan servicing

Don't agree with the fees charged
Complaint: I have two Federal student loans currently being serviced by Nelnet with a combined balance of approximately {$120000.00}. The balance on these loans is higher than it should be for the reasons discussed below and I have so far been unable to resolve the issue with Nelnet directly. In 2014, I sent a recertification form to Nelnet by fax to renew my Income Based Repayment Plan ( IBR ), which is required to be renewed each year. A few weeks after sending it however, I received a monthly statement showing that my student loans had been switched to a Standard Repayment Plan instead. When I called Nelnet to ask why this had occurred I was told that they had not received the recertification paperwork and that I would need to resubmit it in order to get back on the original IBR plan. I did resubmit the paperwork and it was eventually approved. However, on XXXX XXXX, 2014, Nelnet incorrectly capitalized {$4500.00} of accrued interest as a penalty. This penalty should never have been levied since I fulfilled the requirement to send the recertification forms on time and I received a confirmation by fax that the documents had been successfully received. Nelnets employees either misplaced the forms or failed to record them properly in the companys computer system. Even so, Nelnet has yet to reverse the {$4500.00} interest capitalization. Even more egregious, the telephone assistant at Nelnet who discussed this issue with me at the time recommended that I apply for a Forbearance so that I would not have to make a monthly payment until my resubmitted IBR recertification had been approved. What she failed to explain to me is that by requesting a Forbearance, all of the remaining accrued interest on my outstanding student loans would be capitalized, resulting in the loan balance increasing by {$12000.00} and interest expense increasing by nearly {$900.00} per year. Had I been informed properly I could simply have made one monthly payment to avoid this additional {$12000.00} in capitalized interest. However, I was not given this information. Instead I was given the bad advice to proceed with a Forbearance even though this course of action was clearly not in my financial interest. The representative who instructed me to do this obviously did not understand the consequences of filing a Forbearance and should not have been placed in a position to advise borrowers. Over the life of the loan, this will cost me approximately{$17000.00} in additional interest and is the direct result of poor training given by Nelnet to their customer service employees. Nelnet has so far refused to take responsibility and reverse the capitalization.
Company Response: Closed with explanation

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2017-08-03

Chicago, IL

Struggling to repay your loan

Student loan: Federal student loan servicing

Can't get other flexible options for repaying your loan
Company Response: Closed with explanation

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2017-08-03

Portland, OR

Incorrect information on your report

Student loan: Federal student loan servicing

Account status incorrect
Complaint: NELNET has confirmed that they are reporting incorrectly on my student loans. They show delinquent in XXXX of 2013 when in fact the loans were deferred during that time. The credit bureaus fixed one of the accounts but continue to show the other one as delinquent. I finally thought this was resolved only to get my latest credit report with this loan still showing as delinquent. The credit bureaus need corrected information for BOTH loans on this account. The loan with original balance of {$10000.00} has been corrected. The loan on this same account with original balance of {$6000.00} is still showing as delinquent. Please remove this information as promised in your letter attached in this complaint.
Company Response: Closed with explanation

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2017-08-02

Far Rockaway, NY

Dealing with your lender or servicer

Student loan: Federal student loan servicing

Received bad information about your loan
Company Response: Closed with explanation

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2017-08-01

Grosse Ile, MI

Dealing with your lender or servicer

Student loan: Federal student loan servicing

Trouble with how payments are being handled
Complaint: My income went down by $ XXXX in XX/XX/XXXX ( joint taxes filed with my wife ), and yet my student loan increased ( On Income Based Repayment, my loan payment increased from {$280.00} to {$530.00} - an increase of about 85 % more. They always ask for your Tax forms in XX/XX/XXXX ( instead of after XX/XX/XXXX, which would make more sense ), so since XX/XX/XXXX I have been calling them and trying to get them to explain this increase. The had me submit paycheck stubs, fill out paperwork 4 separate times ( one time an employee there filled out the paperwork " correctly '' and said all I had to do was sign it and mail it back in, but the next person said that paperwork was wrong ). I initially filed for the month deferment when I objected to the new payment amount, and they needed time to recalculate it. Now, after 5 months, no one is still explaining why my payment increased, but they say I am ineligible for another deferment because I already had one, so the choice is now pay the higher payment, or be penalized. The only nugget of information I got was that they calculate my Income Based Repayment based on the GROSS income ( so before taxes, social security, health insurance, etc. ). Every time I have called they state there is no supervisor that I can talk to. I 'm fed up with Nelnet.
Company Response: Closed with explanation

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2017-08-01

Denver, CO

Dealing with your lender or servicer

Student loan: Federal student loan servicing

Trouble with how payments are being handled
Company Response: Closed with explanation

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2017-08-01

San Diego, CA

Dealing with your lender or servicer

Student loan: Federal student loan servicing

Received bad information about your loan
Complaint: This complaint is being made on XX/XX/XXXX. I have a graduated repayment plan with the US Department of Education. I have a statement date of XXXX XXXX, 2017. They advised that my monthly payment per my graduated plan is {$540.00}. I spoke with a representative at Nelnet and they told me about a new program called REPAYE that could make my student loan payments less. I asked how much the loan payment plan would be under REPAYE. The Nelnet representative told me that the payment would be less and that I could send in my taxes and then they would advise on the lower payment amount. I made my monthly payment in advance of XXXX XXXX, 2017 for the sum of {$540.00}. I got a letter in yesterdays mail advising that the payment amount would be significantly more. This was the first information I was ever advised on the amount I would pay under the REPAYE plan. I called Nelnet to say that I want to stay in my current plan. Nelnet said that I could not because they re-did the terms of the loan and would not let me in the graduated plan at {$540.00} per month. They said that I could only be in a graduated plan for {$550.00} per month. I was never advised that I would be taken out of the graduated plan. I was just told that they would be able to tell me the monthly payment amount under the other plan if I submitted an application. I did not say that I wanted to change into any new plan. I offered to pay any interest to prevent any capitalization so that I could keep the payments at the rate of {$540.00} per month. I was put into a plan at the {$550.00} per month. They refused to put me in at {$540.00} per month. I was improperly advised by technicians at Nelnet. They never told me that the loan terms would change or that there would be any capitalization. They never told me that my even filing an application that my amount would change at all from my plan of {$540.00} per month.
Company Response: Closed with explanation

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2017-08-01

Atlanta, GA

Incorrect information on your report

Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports: Credit reporting

Account information incorrect
Complaint: I have on several occasions disputed with the student loan company as well as the three major credit bureaus that they are reporting four of my student loans being XXXX or 120 days past due and this is incorrect ... I have current and updated proof that these loans are reporting correctly in XXXX which is the information system that at least one of the major bureaus if not all three bureaus collect their information from
Company Response: Closed with explanation

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