We go to school to better our lives; to be successful in a career; and to be financially stable with being able to take care of our families and pay our bills. In 2020 a CARES act grant benefit did initiate to suspended payments. Somehow, they reassigned my student loans to Nelnet without my permission. My loans have been with Nelnet for a while now. of ED/Nelnet. involved the drop in credit scores after Great Lakes reported the student loans it services as in deferment. I have been paying Nelnet for YEARS and the balance NEVER goes down. . Now my credit dropped so significantly, I cannot get a loan or a credit card. The balance hasnt dropped a bit. I have been paying Nelnet A borrower, whose account was paid in full, filed a complaint with the BBB stating, "I have contacted Firstmark every 2-3 business days since the college paid off the balance, and I am continually told they are working on closing the account. Same. I am about to get my attorney friend to file a class action lawsuit against nelnet in Missouri. I just found out today (12/14/21) that loans from 2006 and 2007 are not federal student loans. School Employees. Nelnet still has my account active. They did that to me for over 7 years until I realize they were not the department of Education. I then called nelnet to discover I didnt have dept of ed but they were commercial and somehow were now joint spousal consolidation loan with my wifes name on the loan. The monthly payment and interest rate were outlandish. That is $877.02 of accrued interest and $8,150.73 more than what I owed before it was sold to Dept. Add me please Check the complaint history, rating and reviews on this company. Ive been with Nelnet for a long time now and also thought my loans were federally protected. My portion of tuition has been long paid off and my ex has not and will not pay. It clearly has on my paperwork department of education. I might want to be added to this class action lawsuit. In Californiapls add my name if possible. Sickening! And not to mention criminal! It seems like they are just bought and sold and passed around, at OUR expense. Thank you! (nsf, ) (Entered: 10/11/2022), DocketCLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. Interest accrued during pandemic when it wasnt suppose to would like in on thecsuit. My husband and I are both educators and now dont qualify for the educator loan forgiveness because it is not a direct spousal consolidation. I have loans with Nelnet that Ive had for years. I also have Nelnet! 40. I had my loan set up for automatic withdrawal for years, called to inquire about the public service loan forgiveness after working in a Title 1 school for ten years and was informed I didnt qualify because they had set my payment up to be 17 days late*(not actually late and no fees attached but according to their fine print it couldnt be more that 15 days late) I didnt pick the date, they did. They never would put me on an income base payment plan, Nelnet would only offer forbearance. I currently have a Nelnet account. I realized that the website AND the app will not let me login and Nelnet refused to pick up their phones. Its not fair that we dont have the same option of loan forgiveness as others, especially when we when were mislead. Please add me as wellThank you. I thought my Nelnet loans qualified for student loan forgiveness. Please add me to the lawsuit. I didnt consent to this ! What is going on? If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached #Consent To# form. Totally aggravated with the whole concept. Why havent they shut down nelnet!! I have NelNet Loans but I was advised by someone to consolidate all my loans. How can I get in on this lawsuit? My loans are in deferment, how can i be pre-default? Yes, I would like to be a part of this lawsuit. Nelnet failed to remove a loan from my student aid account that was returned. According to them because my Federal student loan account number begins with the letter D this is not a federal loan because it is back by a bank. Interest fees are accuring during COVID-19. Although I should have been eligible for the PSLF program, I was denied eligibility. Its very confusing. I live in Minnesota and have Nelnet for student loans. Everything online told me I could make payments on interest and principle if I wanted to. I recently applied for a student loan forgiveness as I definitely qualified under the guidelines. I have student loans with Nelnet, In 2015, I inquired about the public service loan forgiveness program as I have been a public service employee since 2005. I dont care what I have to do I am in. Also, Remington college lied about their placement numbers and was keeping peoples grant money. Please download the PDF to view it: Download PDF. Thank you. I would love to find out my rights in regards to NelNets deceptions. I would like to be included in this lawsuit. They are thieves supported and protected by our government count me in please. This is against law to mislead people. Was never informed that I could consolidate or put in forbearance and was never told they werent held by the government. So if they are not really federal then we can default. I dont know how I would ever be able to pay this off at 56 years old. That info came from a supervisor at nelnet. Thinking they were part of the federal government. Now I am getting calls from these people every month. I owe more now with Nelnet than I did with my previous servicer. The school I did my schooling at university of phoenix lied to me. I too have Nelnet loans that I was not aware of not being Federal loans until I did not qualify for the Cares Act. I have gone through so much grief with them. Its obvious that many of us were misled in some way when it comes to these loans, question is, is anyone going to do anything about them, or are the big wigs with the money to buy themselves out of everything going to win once again? Im starting to feel just as mislead about this lawsuit as I did when my school told me my student loan was through the DOE.. My payments continue and I wont be eligible for the federal loan forgiveness. We have co tasted Nelnet to see why we are still paying for them, and we are yet to hear back. Due to a debilitating medical issue. when i called nelnet and asked how I could be included in the no interest deferment plah they told me that was not possible. Nelnet never bothered to cancel or stop any of my loans even when aware that my college was closed down for fraudulent handling of funds from the government and student loans. They are a disgraceful group. When you submit to the feedback system, you can expect a response via email or letter within 15 days . WTH is going on? This program forgives up to $17,500 of student loan principal and interest for those who teach full time for five consecutive, complete academic years. I was confused and felt like I had no real options. I consolidated my loans into 2 Loans wit Nelnet and Ive been paying them on time for years. How were we to know they are owned or sold to someone if not notified. I am one of the many thousands misled by Nelnet. How can we learn more? of ED/Nelnet. same here. I even applied for Teacher Loan Forgiveness. so I dug around and ended up here in shock. I consolidated a student loan debt through a federal program (William Ford??? Nelnet mow claims they are not federal loans my master promissory notes say otherwise! Also I have tried to explain that I dont have a job cause I lost it during the pandemic and it wasnt even related to the field I got my degree in. 41. I asked what was the reason for consolidation? They are not government based loans. For information on deleting the cookies, please consult your browsers help function. I have 2 Nelnet loans. Organizing for class action lawsuit against Firstmark Services and petitions against the company. I have between 31,000 and 32,000 dollars of student loans held by nelnet.Jacqlyn Jackson. I have a nelnet loan and for the past 15 plus years have paid the same amount every month on the same day all the time reviewing my payment history I have discovered that some months they keep more interest and apply less towards the principal. At least thats what I was lead to believe. I have no idea how to fight this. The clerk is directed to add Ms. Myrick's email address to the docket as follows: Myrick_tashay@yahoo.com. Fax: 866-258- 9233. I am very disappointed with the corrupt system of education. The only issue with this is that the very first extra payment goes to future payments and all extra every month after goes to principle. Or your state ombudsmen. Yes Nelnet and the prior services of my loans all misrepresented their positions with the federal government and there fore 120 payments added up to 0 relief. I had to stop attending and Im still unable to repay even before this crisis. your claim status, claim form or questions about when payments are I get advertisements. I didnt even know I had Nelnet until it was too late. Ive been complaining about my loan with Nelnet for years. The only way out of these payments is to die. I thought I was being smart by never taking a private loan. Never heard of them but suddenly they were my student loan provider. It has cost me thousands and thousands in interest. I would very much love to be added to this lawsuit. If my balance hasnt moved in 12 years how can it be paid off in another 13? The deal settles allegations over private loans 'doomed to fail' The bulk of the relief the $1.7 billion in canceled private debt relates to allegations brought by multiple state . I tried to used the CARES ACT and was told that I couldnt! I was mislead and led to believe I was participating in the loan forgiveness program ( by being enrolled in income based repayment plan) and after further questioning I was told my payments did not qualify. I think its wrong. 2:21-CV-03048 | 2021-07-07, U.S. District Courts | Other | Nelnet is not a federal loan? It isnt right that all the people who arent as persistant as me (even though it took me 7 years) to keep suffering the consequences of bad advice. Please add me to the class action lawsuit against NelNet. I was told back then that it was a department of education loan. But I still couldnt pay extra on my loans without it going to future payments because I was still caught in the clause of not paying more than my minimum payment due. I am extremely concerned since I did make the minimum payments required to apply for their assistance with these loans. I too have been misled by nelnet as my loans were federally funded and they consolidated them advising still federal I still owe over $20,000 been paying for 18 years .. I was led to believe my student loan was federally backed. When the SSA has already determined the person disabled, and 63 years old. Then i found out that i was not allowed to do so and in top of that i had to keep doing the paperwork for 20 years. I need to be on this class action. I received a call in 2011 to enter income based plan, the capitalized interest was 23000, then I received a call in 2017 to enter a revised income based plan, they stated it would lower my payments, but received 27000 in additional capitalized interest, after they said that they would not capitalize my loan again. Yes, I was also denied Deferment from the CARES Act and found out they werent associated to Education Depart that had allowed deferment. The class action lawsuit seeks to form a Class that contains All student loan borrowers in the Middle District of the US District Court in the State of Florida who have NelNet account numbers that start with the letter D, who were left voicemails alleging that Defendants are calling on behalf of the United States Department of Education relating to that loan.. I just went to go check when I saw this article. Nelnet pushed me into multiple forbearances instead of proffered information about incime-vased repayment and and then, when I was diagnosed with cancer, and could only pay %70 of my payment, they sent me to collections- which added an additional $$$ to my balance. I would like to join as well. But existing borrowers at the bank, which up until last year was the nation's third-largest private student lender, are just starting to be affected. The briefing schedule on defendant Loan Science, LLC's motion to dismiss #6 will stand. Arlet Dale says: October 7, 2022 at 4:00 am. My account begins with a J and is considered Commercial. On June 12, 2020, I again asked a Nelnet service agent who owns my loans. I literally cant buy a home or anything because of them on my credit report reporting monthly. My loan was also transferred without my knowledge. Plz let me know more details as it becomes available. 8 p.m., Central. Im certain I am a victim of Nelnets shady business practices. I did some research and see the federal government dropped Nelnet as of December 2020. I have been paying on these loans for more than 20 years. The parties are directed to file all future pleadings under case 22-cv-5545, and the court will administratively close 22-cv-5602. I have a nelnet student loan. AES services commercially held Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) Loans. Isner-Monticello, filed the class action lawsuit after learning the CARES Acts deferment of payments would not apply to her Nelnet student loans. But every service agent said anything beyond the minimum payment due went to future payments in this program. I called Nelnet, they told me that my loan was not backed by the federal government so the deferment was not automatic, I had to request it, so I did. My loans were consolidated to Nelnet and I dont believe I was given a choice. Now its $13k I have 2 loans I got through citizens bank and they were sent to firstmark. I have believed all this time my account was a Federal Loan. On everything including my credit report it shows Department of Education/Nelnet. Kwoods1005@gmail.com. I signed parent plus loans for 3 children, and took out a student loan for my wife. Please add me to this. I also didnt know once consolidating, I was locked into the high interest rate and would not be able to consolidate again. My loans are federal student loans nelnet purchased. How do I join this class action law suit? Please add me to the lawsuit as well. Firstmark Services Student Loan Review 2022 in United State (U.S) Filed in Loan, Student Loan by TMLTStaff on March 30, 2022. How did they get consolidated? Now how hard could it possibly be for the very agents of Nelnet to find the correct information that they own these loans? I am a nelnet student loan borrower. I think this is probably the case with anyone associated with Nelnet in any way. 4:22-cv-03188, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska. Something must be done about it. Getting out of private student loans can be painful, but with some thought and some patience and persistence along with some strategic planning, it is a task that can be accomplished. They would not let me pay it back unless I could pay like $600+month. Why am I not eligible for any public service relief or other pending relief when Ive paid my bills religiously for 25-years? I can be added as well. Nelnet took over my student loans from Great Lakes a few years ago without my knowledge and all its been was a hassle ever since. They were Federal Direct loans. The lead plaintiff in the case, Kimberly Isner-Monticello, filed the class action lawsuit after learning the CARES Acts deferment of payments would not apply to her Nelnet student loans. 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