How can Nebraska be included in this class action lawsuit? Yes my loan is over 21 year really 1993 very small loan now it have become two loan more interest then loan I also thought it was part federal student loan. Please reach out to me via email b/c what is being claimed in this lawsuit is exactly what Nelnet has done to me as well. 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. I have a student loan with Firstmark Services, a division of Nelnet. I have been paying for >10years and still owe more than when I started payments. I was also told that if I could not pay a ridiculously high amount of money monthly for the Income based repayment plan I couldnt pay anything and now My $20,000 loan has an additional $100,000 in interest!!! A customer lawsuit filed earlier this . Nelnet will not give me my discharge back. I have received several phone calls from them stating they were from the dept of education. That brings it up to $72,857! I filed bankruptcy in 2017 and attempted to file the loans into my Chapter 7 bankruptcy but was told that student loans could not be cleared through a bankruptcy. Thank you. Unfortunately they did not suspend my account during determination period. Who can you trust? Check the complaint history, rating and reviews on this company. Nelnet is destroying my life. Now, I am told my loans are private! I would also like to be in the lawsuit list, I have been using Nelnet to pay my student loan and I cant log in for couple months and they stopped sending monthly statement(?) I have Nelnet and this is getting ridiculous. The number is: (888) 538-7378. I swore he was wrong until he sent me this link. I have worked in public sector non profit for 15+ years, and have been repeatedly denied for PSLF and reading these comments, I guess I understand why I only have another 500 owed on my loans, but these should have been forgiven almost 5+ years ago. 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. Nelnet I have, and I am just shockced. Screen grabs show they received my payments, but then nothing went toward anything as stated above. If not, I see an attorney here and start my own. I have had Nelnet for many years and have undergone the same troubles as everyone else here. How do I join this class action law suit? My federally backed loans were bought by Nelnet. They hit my credit score lowered it 200 points! My parents took both me and both my sisters loans through NelNet. We cannot afford these payments. Check out our list of Class Action Lawsuits and Class Action Settlements you may qualify to join! I would greatly appreciate any information that could be provided that I could gain access to or create my own class action lawsuit. Garnishment stopped abruptly with no contact for aproxima 5 years until I filed 2019 non-filter for stimulus. Never heard of them but suddenly they were my student loan provider. Those looking for the lowest possible monthly payment may want to opt for a longer loan. I found out my loans were not federal when I inquired about the COVID-19 relief. The amount never seems to decrease , Im 55 years old and cant figure this out ??? Yes, I have a open student loan with Nelnet. I live in Punta Gorda, Florida, so I hope I can be included in this class-action lawsuit. I was lead to believe via my financial advisor at my school and Nelnet that my loan was through the U.S. Department of Education, basically a federal student loan. of Ed./Nelnet thinking its Federal Gov.. interest has accrued since this Covid Pandemic and has affected many globally. 120 payments later when I apply for PSLF, I am told they are unforgivable since they are now private loans. I just recently had a company offer to move my loans to the Department of Education which would get me away from Nelnet but starts my loan forgiveness time over to 10 years How is this racket legal?? I finally changed over after the Cares Act became implemented so thankfully I will get the balance of my loans now forgiven but I will not get a refund which I do think Nelnet should have to give back for the extra 2 years that I have continued to pay my loans. And even thru covid pandemic i am getting fees. I consolidated my loans into 2 Loans wit Nelnet and Ive been paying them on time for years. NelNet considers the federal consolidation a D loan and therefore do not qualify for CARES Act deferred interest or forgiveness. I was told that my Nelnet Loan was a Government Backed Loan when I signed up but when I tried to do a deferment they told me that the interest would keep adding up because the COVID help was only for government loans and I didnt have one. Please add me to the Nelnet Class Action Lawsuit list, I thought they were federally backed. I also have a nelnet loan and was mislead I wasnt able to transfer those credits to a university college wasted my time and money for the loan. I need all the help I can get with this situation! for 15 + years ), it was consolidated and serviced by Great Lakes then I received a letter saying my loan turned over to Nelnet a few years ago. Excuse me? Nelnet is destroying lives around here, with their lies and deceiving. Please add me to the class action. They lied and I discovered the lie while researching Biden loan forgiveness My loans were sold to Nelnet by my state around 2016 and at that time I owed $10,850 between the two. . 40. I am very disappointed with the corrupt system of education. My primary focus has been building and scaling revenue-focused . Same here. Im also having pretty much the same issues with Nelnet, During the start of the pandemic, my loans were placed on deferment from March through December 2020. What is going on? What do I need to do? I would like to be included as well. I apparently dont qualify to do that now and this payment rivals my mortgage. I live and went to school in Ohio!!!!! I should be a part of the lawsuit or settlement. I went from a student loan forgiveness program which then automatically enrolled me in nelnet after I cleared up my defaulted loans and they took my tax refund. . Calling them with police records and all and they still will not remove this loan from my credit. The interest is more than the original loan. The President, at that time, had promised loan forgiveness to non-profit employment, but the date was changed later to after I took out my loan. I dont know. I have issues with Nelnet. 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. Complaint Type: Billing/Collection Issues. Please please add me to the lawsuit and help! I have a Student Loan with Nelnet it begins with D. Im not sure why I didnt qualify for the forgiveness program back in 2021 while working for the state local government supporting public service. Totally thought they were federally backed. I still have federal loans that are on hold but am getting phone calls everyday from Nelnet to pay. They definitely duped me as well. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. It wasnt nelnet not dept of ed. What is going on here and who can help us? How were we to know they are owned or sold to someone if not notified. My loan was brought by NelNet and I cannot afford the $500 monthly payments. I meet all requirements forgiveness and needs to be considered. Because it was a complete scam and my eyes. Case No. I gave up awhile ago. 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. I also have a nelnet student loan. with a few forbearances and before Nelnet I had Sallie Mae and I initially had a Federal Parent Plus loan. I live in WV and was always under the impression I had department of Education student loans until COVID-19. When did this change with Nelnet? I then discovered these loans can not be consolidated to direct fed loans so no cares act, no waiver, I am told by nelnet there is nothing I can do. Unlike Nelnet, Firstmark services only private student loans . Privacy Policy | I worked in public service for over 10 years. Thanks. This applies to certain schools or educational service agencies that serve primarily low-income families. 4.54%. I thought that when I enter grad school then those payments would get defered until months after I graduated from grad school. that was calling me. What does this mean for us? I am so upset that after over 30 years repaying loans as best as possible and left with debt at 66 years old still that I am excluded from any possible debt relief. 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. I was never given any document as to what my loan bal.was or accrued interest just a statement showing amount garnished. I had nelnet for years until my loan was sold again. Initial Complaint. Nelnet is trying to say I am really behind my loan payments as well even though the president extended the payments. I call and am never allowed to speak to any type of supervisor. I realize the difference now that I dont have the same Covid protection as the government backed loans. Thank you! If theres some way to take these fs down, I am in. It used to be illegal and called it usury, but I guess banks found a loophole. that reports on class action lawsuits, class action settlements, Now my credit dropped so significantly, I cannot get a loan or a credit card. Both my husband and I had/have loans with Nelnet. Longest story short, I graduated in 2007 w approx ~ $240,000 borrowed in student loans, (which today exceeds total in excess of $330,000+++) according to all dirty tricks and forever-changing calculations continually figured by Nelnet & others, etc.). Give us a call. AND HOW CAN I GET IN WITH THIS LAW SUIT FOR MY INFORMATION BEING PREACHED ALL OVER THE PLACE. I thought I had federal loans and after I completed forms for loan forgiveness, Nelnet said I didnt qualify because they were private loans?! Its ridiculous!! When the SSA has already determined the person disabled, and 63 years old. I have nelnet and I called because of a payment due letter during the pandemic, then and only then did I find out my student loans were no longer considered federal. My name is Kimberly Barden and I have subsidized and unsubsidized loans through Nelnet that I thought were through the US Board of Education or Federal loans. According to a lawsuit, Firstmark Services failed to provide the plaintiff essential information on certain rights pertaining to electronic funds transfers. the content you have visited before, Advertising: Gather personally identifiable information such as name and location, Advertising: Use information for tailored advertising with third parties, Advertising: Allow you to connect to social sites, Advertising: Identify device you are using. This is crazy. Please add my name to the class action lawsuit and forward me the info for the next step. Yes please add me to the list. I cant log in. Time and again I had received messages, emails, calls and paperwork touting the US Department of Education backed loans, not private. Seems like were wasting our time even here. Please include me in the class action/. NelNet even has them listed on their website as being Stafford loans. I have made payments for 12 years and my balance has barely budged! Public Records Policy. Please add me to the class action lawsuit. Its on an income drive base plan with ridiculous interest. I also thought i was consolidating loans from a school that tricked me into signing then the schoool that got loans consolidated signed me up for totally different classes then what i was accepted into. Absolutely ridiculous practice i feel so dumb falling for it all and stuck with loans i can not pay for. all this time i thought they were a part of the US department of education. I was curious about my student loans (which were unsubsidized & subsidized federal loans when I graduated school) & decided to try and login into my Nelnet account to see if there was any update on them. The total borrowed was around $65K. Goes to interest monthly. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-State Court Complaint, #2 Exhibit B-State Court Docket, #3 Exhibit C-Envelope, #4 Civil Cover Sheet)(Bruggenthies, George) (Entered: 10/10/2022). I would like to be added to that please!!! I will never pay this debt off at this rate. I too am victim of Nelnet deceit and finding they dont have the adequate documents to support their collection efforts. I need to be on this class action. I have for Private non profit agencies providing educational services to low income families. of ED/Nelnet. I paid almost double my monthly bill to try and pay off my loan faster. Thank you, I have 42,000 in student loan debt from Nelnet. I learned otherwise today! I have nelney would like to be included as well. Now we find out they are not federally backed when they lead us to believe that all along. They can blame all their bad advice on unknowledgeable service agents. We get no updates or anything. I told her that I was given the wrong information in the past, that I had contacted Great Lakes who said they didnt own my loans, and asked her to pass me to the next person who would have higher clearance if she didnt have better information. On June 12, 2020, I again asked a Nelnet service agent who owns my loans. My loans are from University of New Mexico. Loans that began with the letter D, are which identified as being held by a bank or credit union. Which was Broadview entertainment Arts University (B.E.A.U). I have Nelnet as well-I have had student loans for over 15 years now. This article and supposed lawsuit has been sitting here now for over TWO years. I thank all who have put in what they have found out about nelnet. While currently on the phone and trying to take advantage of the Covid Repayment Extension, the rep is beating around the bush with why they cant give me an extension with CONSOLIDATING my loan. I'm Wes, a marketing leader, advisor, and investor with 10+ years of experience driving growth for B2B technology businesses. of Education did not recognize my application. I would love to join the law suit. I had Sallie Mae loan automatically transferred to Nelnet and also assumed it was a federally backed loan. Private loan borrowers should submit complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. If not direct me to someone that can help in alabama. Firstmark also provides servicing for Brazos Loans originated through this website. What are the steps to have the loans removed? Top Class 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 would like to join. 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