Date Received: 2018-05-07
Issue: Struggling to repay your loan
Subissue: Can't get other flexible options for repaying your loan
Consumer Complaint: I am writing to complaint about XXXX XXXX 's servicing of my student loan. Since XXXX of 2018, I have been trying to apply for an Income Based Repayment Plan ( " IBR '' ) with XXXX XXXX. I have submitted more than 4-5 IBR applications. I have spent countless hours calling and speaking with the XXXX XXXX XXXX staff, looking into the status of the IBR applications, completing and submitting additional IBR applications, or trying to locate previously submitted IBR applications. Each of my calls and document submissions are noted/recorded in their system. I have been told countless time that they have everything they need, the application is complete, and to wait 7-10 business days for a response. Every time I call back in to check in on the status of my IBR application ( s ), I am told that they either cant find it, I have to check a different box than the employee directed me to check, or they do not know the status and to resubmit. It has been almost 6 months and I have no idea what is going on. This is causing me much stress and anxiety to say the least. This may also be causing accrued interest to capitalize on my loan. If the latter is also the case, this has not been disclosed to me and I hope it is not because that would mean that I am being punished for XXXX XXXX 's failure to properly and timely review the IBR application, and failure to manage its document collection system. I need the CFPB 's assistance as my calls and requests for assistance are being ignored.
Company Response:
State: FL
Zip: 33021
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-05-07
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-05-07
Issue: Struggling to repay your loan
Subissue: Problem lowering your monthly payments
Consumer Complaint: I have been attempting to get my payments to a manageable amount for loan sequence three. I have been reaching out to servicer AES who said they have contacted XXXX but have not heard anything back. This has been going on since XX/XX/2017. XXXX has acknowledged they have received the request in a previous complaint but have yet to respond. In the meantime my credit is being hurt due to them not responding. I am attempting to pay the debt I just can not afford the current payments.
Company Response:
State: AL
Zip: 352XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-05-07
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-05-07
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Old information reappears or never goes away
Consumer Complaint: I attended XXXX XXXX College in XX/XX/XXXX. The loan was in the amount of {$5000.00}. The loan was paid in full in XX/XX/XXXX to XXXX XXXX XXXX in XXXX, NY. I just received my latest credit score from XXXX and its showing a student loan in the amount of {$18000.00} that was opened in XX/XX/XXXX. I've been living in XXXX XXXX, Utah since XX/XX/XXXX. I have never took out any student loans in XX/XX/XXXX nor do I know anything about the loan. If you have any proof of the student loan in question please mail the information to me at the below address. XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, Utah XXXX.
Company Response:
State: UT
Zip: 84032
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-05-09
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-05-07
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Trouble with how payments are being handled
Consumer Complaint: I work for the XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. I have been repaying Parent Plus Loans since XX/XX/XXXX that were taken for my XXXX daughters to attend college. How FAFSA works you only receive funds/loans per year per child.. I applied for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness after 10 years of being employed by a XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX and applied for loan forgiveness in XX/XX/XXXX. My application was denied because the loan company stated since I consolidated the loans in XX/XX/XXXX ( at their suggestion after I asked them how might I make it easier for with how FAFSA and Parent Plus works -- you incur loans per child per year and I was making about 6 to 7 payments writing 6 or 7 checks every month for the loans I might add ) that I did not have the qualifying 120 payments and that my " forgiveness '' would take place AFTER making the payments from XX/XX/XXXX, and at that point my loan would be paid off, and I would receive zero forgiveness. I asked if there was an appeal to this as I was misinformed when the suggestion was made by XXXX XXXX to consolidate multiple loans that I had incurred as a parent. I am upset and frustrated and am being denied what I am entitled under the federal Loan forgiveness act because of some " technicality '' they imposed.
Company Response:
State: PA
Zip: 180XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-05-07
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-05-07
Issue: Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem
Subissue: Problem with personal statement of dispute
Consumer Complaint: During XX/XX/XXXX was out of school for 7-8 months. Was unable to pay XXXX {$600.00} amount that had left deferment in XXXX/XXXX. Went back to school a month after I was notified of amount needing payment ( XXXX ) and loans all re-entered deferred status. I am now out of school and have made the following payments : XX/XX/XXXX Payment {$30.00} {$26000.00} XX/XX/XXXX Payment {$30.00} {$26000.00} XX/XX/XXXX Payment {$30.00} {$26000.00} XX/XX/XXXX Payment {$30.00} {$26000.00} XX/XX/XXXX Payment {$30.00} {$26000.00} XX/XX/XXXX Payment {$30.00} {$26000.00} XX/XX/XXXX Payment {$30.00} {$26000.00} XX/XX/XXXX Payment {$30.00} {$26000.00} XX/XX/XXXX Payment {$34.00} {$26000.00} XX/XX/XXXX Payment {$270.00} {$26000.00} I am asking that the 2 missed payments that are showing as 120 days late for every semester of loans ( 9 semesters total ) are removed from my credit report. I have reached out to the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, submitted a credit dispute, asking to reduce or remove those reports, and was denied. I was not asking for a removal of payment, just removal from credit reporting. Submitted a dispute with XXXX in the past, XX/XX/XXXX with no resolution from agency
Company Response:
State: FL
Zip: 328XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-05-07
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-05-07
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Trouble with how payments are being handled
Consumer Complaint: When I left for the XXXX XXXX in XX/XX/XXXX, the XXXX XXXX submitted paperwork to the Department of Education reflecting my status. At the same time I submitted paperwork to my my loan holder requesting ( for the second time ) to be placed on an income based repayment plan, as well as an application for public service loan forgiveness. Around XX/XX/XXXX I started receiving emails that I was close to defaulting. I reached out to XXXX XXXX several times requesting the status of my several applications. Throughout XX/XX/XXXX I corresponded with XXXX in an attempt to update them and continue to apply for PSLF and ICBR. Every application I submitted was denied, generally on the ground of not providing enough documentation, even though I sent a certified letter from the XXXX XXXX, as well as evidence of my living stipend as evidence of my income. When I returned to the US in XX/XX/XXXX I was still close to defaulting so I made one large installment and put in a forbearance request. I made contact with XXXX several times throughout XX/XX/XXXX to try and sort out the applications. I was told the XXXX XXXX did not notify the Department of Education about my status, even though this is standard operating procedure for XXXX XXXX. Over the phone I asked for a new application, and for PSLF to be retroactive and take into consideration my over 4 years of volunteering with XXXX XXXX and XXXX, as well as my current status as a XXXX. Multiple customer service representatives ( including XXXX ID # XXXX and XXXX ID # XXXX ) refused to work with me, including hanging up calls, being rude, and refusing to entertain requests for further information. Throughout this exchange XXXX continued to send correspondences to addresses I do not live at, despite emailing them multiple times to update my address, and despite the XXXX XXXX sending the Dept. of Ed information about my status abroad. My requests for address changes were ignored and receipts of my applications, and their rejections, as well as my proximity to default were all sent to Maryland, even though I lived in XXXX and my former landlord kept sending the letter back with a label saying my forwarding address was XXXX XXXX. At present, I still do not have PSLF nor am I on a ICBR Plan, despite having served as a volunteer at currently at a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) for almost 5 years.
Company Response:
State: DC
Zip: 20011
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-05-07
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-05-06
Issue: Incorrect information on your report
Subissue: Account status incorrect
Consumer Complaint: It shows that i am 120 delinquent on my payment but im not. I am up to date so i would like it to change on my report.
Company Response:
State: LA
Zip: 705XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-05-06
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-05-04
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Trouble with how payments are being handled
Consumer Complaint: CFPB, I believe that the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency ( PHEAA ) through XXXX is failing to adhere to 34 CFR 685.209 in calculating monthly payments under the Revised Pay As You Earn ( REPAYE ) program. I have provided them with a XX/XX/XXXX tax return, which contains my IRS calculated AGI and would result in a REPAYE payment of around {$300.00} per month. Nonetheless, they have on various occasions refused to review that IRS documentation and have insisted on relying on pay stubs to calculate my payment, which they have most recently calculated at {$390.00}. On XX/XX/XXXX, I received an official email from XXXX stating that my monthly payment would be {$300.00} only to receive another email a day later stating the payment had been recalculated to {$490.00}. I have already reached out to the Office of Consumer Advocacy at Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency ( PHEAA ) and XXXX at ( XXXX ) XXXX stated that he agreed that per 34 CFR 685.209 my payment should be {$300.00}, but he appeared unable to have the payment correctly recalculated. For reference 34 CFR 685.209 states the following : ( 2 ) Terms of the Revised Pay As You Earn repayment plan. ( i ) The aggregate monthly loan payments of a borrower who selects the REPAYE plan are limited to no more than 10 percent of the amount by which the borrower 's AGI exceeds 150 percent of the poverty guideline applicable to the borrower 's family size, divided by 12, unless the borrower 's monthly payment amount is adjusted in accordance with paragraph ( c ) ( 4 ) ( vi ) ( E ) of this section. As shown in my XX/XX/XXXX tax return, I have an AGI of {$54000.00} which would result in a monthly payment of {$300.00} for me.
Company Response:
State: VA
Zip: XXXXX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-05-04
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-05-04
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Trouble with how payments are being handled
Consumer Complaint: To Whom It May Concern : My loans, which were initially with servicer XXXX, were set for repayment in XX/XX/XXXX. I signed up for an income base repayment option at this time ( I was in XXXX ). In XX/XX/XXXX I entered into a Public Service Loan forgiveness program and my loans were transferred to XXXX XXXX. This company was suppose to back track my qualifying payments and count them toward my forgiveness ( The XXXX that I was working at was non-profit and qualified ). Unfortunately, this was never done. I called several times and submitted several complaints. They state they have my file and it is in the process of review. They state ; however, that there is no one who reviews these cases. They can not direct me to a manager or reviewer. They acknowledge over the phone that these months should count, but have failed to correct my qualifying payment number. This has been ongoing for 9 months. I would like the months of XX/XX/XXXX-XX/XX/XXXX to count toward my total number of qualifying payments under PSLF. Thank you for your time, XXXX XXXX
Company Response:
State: NC
Zip: 28027
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-05-04
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2018-05-04
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Subissue: Received bad information about your loan
Consumer Complaint: I was enrolled as a full-time student earning my XXXX. at the XXXX XXXX XXXX for 8 years. I borrowed $ XXXX in Federal student loans. I have worked for non-profit safety-net health facilities and medical schools since XX/XX/XXXX. I transferred and consolidated my loans in the XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX as soon as I found out about the program, approx XX/XX/XXXX. My lender was AES in PA. In XX/XX/XXXX my debt transferred to XXXX. My payments were often beyond what I could afford, I asked for forbearance or deferment several times over the years. I have been paying between {$170.00} and currently {$650.00} a month for my student loans since XX/XX/XXXX. I now discover that I HAVE ONLY MADE 3 QUALIFYING PAYMENTS toward the 120 payments required for loan forgiveness. This is a bait and switch and a slap in the face. If this program is intended to reward public service, it is a failure. If this is intended to assist those who choose public service, it is a failure. Someone, I don't know who is profiting GREATLY from my payments and in exchange, I am receiving nothing. There is no appeals process and no room for renegotiation. It would be reasonable to examine how much I would have paid under the " correct '' type of consolidation compared to how much I have paid and tell me the difference, if any, in order to pay the required amount to qualify for forgiveness. The Employment certification form OMB no. XXXX exp Date XX/XX/XXXX states that 4 different repayment plans [ REPAYE ; PAYE ; IBR or ICR ] qualify for this program which is also confusing.Becuase I am being told that only IBR qualifies?! As it stands I have probably paid back $ XXXX of the original $ XXXX but I am being given credit for less than $ XXXX in qualifying payments! My balance owed on these loans is about $ XXXX. Their horrendous customer service is motivating me to see how I can pay this off and prevent them from making any more money off of me. This is my second largest bill every month and I am treated like a thief when I call them. I don't know if it makes sense for me to stay with this program or perhaps I should just try to get a lower monthly payment with one of their other payment plans and forget forgiveness, although it appears the others DO qualify, despite what I am being told? I need an advocate to help me understand this and fight for me but I doubt one lawyer would stand a chance. Thank you.
Company Response:
State: MO
Zip: 641XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2018-05-08
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A