Student loan -- Dealing with your lender or servicer -- Complaint #4618828
Complaint Overview
Complaint ID: 4618828
Company: Aes/Pheaa
Product: Student loan
Sub-Product: Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Sub-Issue: Received bad information about your loan
State: Minnesota
ZIP Code: 55408
Date Received: 2021-08-10T12:00:00-05:00
Date Sent to Company: 2021-08-10T12:00:00-05:00
Company Response: Closed with non-monetary relief
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Submitted Via: Web
Consumer Narrative
I am in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program whereupon monthly loan payments made while working at a non-profit institution count towards eventual loan forgiveness. FedLoan Servicing, who services these loans and tallies payments towards eventual forgiveness, erroneously disqualified up to 22 of my qualifying payments. Please refer to the attached documents for tallies towards loan forgiveness dated XX/XX/XXXX versus XX/XX/XXXX respectively. As you can see in comparison, five loan sequences ( XXXX, XXXX, XXXX, XXXX, XXXX ) have dropped from 40-41 qualifying payments made to 19 qualifying payments without explanation. As each qualifying payment counts as a month, this would add an extra 21-22 months of payment onto each sequence before forgiveness is reached ( likely multiple tens of thousands of dollars of extra payments ). When contacting the loan servicer on XX/XX/XXXX ( representative XXXX # XXXX XXXX, I was informed that " natural disaster forbearance '' has been applied to these sequences, apparently retroactively given that qualifying payments were taken away. These are the periods of apparent Natural Disaster Forbearance : XX/XX/XXXX to XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX to XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX to XX/XX/XXXX. I have certainly never applied for or requested this status nor have I lived in an area experiencing a natural disaster ( XXXX has been my permanent residence for the last two years and XXXX for the four years before that ) so this is certainly a mistake. During this time, I made full, on-time payments each month ( see document TransactionsXXXX downloaded from FedLoan documenting payment history for all loans ). The representative proceeded to say that a review would occur but could not give a time frame ( " likely months '' ) or an explanation for this change. Finally, the US government is ending its contract with FedLoan in the near future, raising the possibility that if this is not resolved in a timely manner, incorrect loan counts will be forwarded to the new servicer, further adding to confusion.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Complaint #4618828 about?
Complaint #4618828 was filed against Aes/Pheaa regarding Student loan specifically about Dealing with your lender or servicer. It was received by the CFPB on 2021-08-10T12:00:00-05:00.
How did Aes/Pheaa respond to this complaint?
The company responded with: "Closed with non-monetary relief". The response was timely.
What is the risk level of this complaint?
See the risk assessment section for details on this complaint's risk profile.
How do I file a similar complaint?
You can file a complaint with the CFPB at consumerfinance.gov/complaint. Select the appropriate product category (Student loan) and describe your issue in detail.
Can I see other complaints against Aes/Pheaa?
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Disclaimer
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