I owe more on my loans now, than when I started. So I did. How does Nelnet own my loans? Fast forward to the end of 2020 and I now owe an outstanding balance of $19,000.73 and principle balance of $18,123.71. Now my credit dropped so significantly, I cannot get a loan or a credit card. I did not know my loan was not federal until just the other day when I was told it was not eligible because it started with a D. My loans are from the late 90s early 2000s. In this case, borrowers may be able to get a lower interest rate and avoid potential Wells Fargo/Firstmark Services issues. I meet all requirements forgiveness and needs to be considered. They keep adding reports to my credit and not sure how I owe close to 2000 one month and the next slightly lower. 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. Totally thought they were federally backed. If you want to reach Firstmark by phone, you can do so by calling 888-538-7378. Half of that 300. I wont take their relief either that I was told of today. 1:19-CV-06925 | 2019-10-21. Nelnet failed to remove a loan from my student aid account that was returned. They lied and said they were accredited University. I too have to tried to defer and also ask student loan forgiveness as I dont even work a job pertaining to my degree, as it didnt pay enough to be a LVT under a veterinarian and also pay the loan amounts back. Case assignment: Random assignment. Please help. I was told that if I consolidated to a qualifying loan that I would have to pay an additional ten years for forgiveness. We have co tasted Nelnet to see why we are still paying for them, and we are yet to hear back. Ive paid thousands and thousands with no end in sight. Good Luck. They have misrepresented themselves to me as well. They were in three groups based on type and interest rate. I have Nelnet loans, and I also have dual reporting on my credit history, for loans that are over 10 years old and still being reported by both Nelnet, and Navient. Started with Sallie Mae, sold to ACS, then Nelnet. my child misses my ex boyfriend. Been told its backed by the Department of Education. 8:21-CV-01979 | 2021-08-05, U.S. District Courts | Finance | These last two years are the first time Ive had financial security. Please add me to this class action law suit, 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, and the school is no defunct, Le Cordon Bleu, so my degree has no value. This agreement is entered into and effective as of the August 22 nd, 2018, by and between Nelnet Servicing, LLC, d/b/a Firstmark Services, a Nebraska limited liability company, ("Firstmark"), and Union Bank and Trust Company, a Nebraska state banking corporation, ("Lender"). Thats news to me!! Yet, I am provided a federal tax file from Nelnet every year. The plaintiff claims defendants left her to believe the Nelnet student loans were federally held. Idk who these people are even and they cant give me specifics about my loan, ie original amount, what year, what college, etc, they just say it was from delta management. Sadly, I dread to see what Nelnet attempts to do to us once January 2021 rolls around and payments restart from the pandemic freeze. I mean, I even received a pell grant! After transferring my loans to Fed Loan my balances immediately started to go down. I paid a company to get my loan moved from them and to the department of education. I too thought that my loans was Fed. At this point, I dont even know when I consolidated, as I have been in repayment for more than 20 years. I elected not to recertify so I could continue making payments. PLEASE pursue this class action suit. Read About More Class Action Lawsuits & Class Action Settlements: Commerce Department Will Enforce Trumps TikTok Ban In the U.S. IED Attacks in Iraq Traced to Big Bank Financing, KeVita Master Brew Kombucha Class Action Settlement, Study Shows 25% Drop in E-Cigarette Use Among High School Students. Switched over about a year ago. No degree and nothing to show for it except a debt for something I never received!!!! I have nelnet loans. I feel this is because I and others contacted our ombudsmen. I have nelnet consolidation of school loans. Nelnet never let me know they were taking over my loans. I signed parent plus loans for 3 children, and took out a student loan for my wife. (ak, ) (Entered: 10/11/2022), Docket(#3) NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Loan Science, LLC (Bruggenthies, George) (Entered: 10/10/2022), Docket(#2) NOTICE of Removal from Circuit Court of Cook County, case number (2022-M1-117796) filed by Loan Science, LLC Filing fee $ 402, receipt number AILNDC-19926556. I have Nelnet. Since President Biden is giving those who qualify a chance for educational loan forgiveness $10,000 to And I was told Nelnet was part of Govenment Direct Student loans. I owe 50,000 Navient needs to erase my loans I have been fighting my loans for a long time. Years later the interest keeps accruing. If its not, please let me know if NYCers will be willing to join this fight because its ridiculous how these companies will try and drain your bank for getting an education. They have continually put incorrect information on my credit report despite me disputing it over and over and over again. 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 thought my husband was just paying the loan down while the government put a hold on them because of Covid. P.O. My loan is at nelnet. I currently have my student loans, $18,123.71 worth, through Dept. How did they get consolidated? Add me to the suit!! Yep my loans start with D and J same owned by bank, credit, etc. but it also said Nelnet owns them and the Department of Education. I have a nelnet student loan tooI want in!! "You literally cannot help people," Anne . Nelnet working with the Dept of Ed, I was denied the loan discharge. Id like more information on their operations as well. It is confusing because on my credit report it states US dept of Education/Nelnet so I thought they were really on behalf of the government until I came across this article!! Ive been paying on my loans every month for 15 years now, and I still owe $10,000 more than the original loan amount! Who can you trust? It is a financial anchor around your neck. Ive gotten letters and calls. all this time i thought they were a part of the US department of education. Thanks for publishing this information. Meanwhile, a once minor loan from 2001 has not decreased one bit in spite of my paying more than minimum every month. So I called Nelnet today about it. of Education. That being said, my loan balance today is still more than what I initially borrowed. They are predatory lenders and should be stopped. . The more you know about the repayment process, the more strategic you can be about paying off your loans. (ak, ) (Entered: 10/11/2022), CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Martha M. Pacold. Would like to be included in this action. Same as everyone is stating above. Yes I do have a nap net student loan through them. As in today. 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. This is a pandemic when most people are either unemployed or furlough and this loan servicer does not even take that into consideration. It saddens me to know that education gives false hope to success and leaves one to be oppressed. The loans were deferred twice without my permission and the interest since 2016 is through the roof!!! I recently got my tax document and it said I had only paid them 1.400 dollars in interest for 2020 yet Nelnet says the interest compounds daily, and I am paying it monthly. 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 found out upon calling Nelnet to inquire about the Covid relief that my loans were not. Its on an income drive base plan with ridiculous interest. but transferred to Firstmark Services, a division of Nelnet on March 20, 2021. I am frustrated and upset . ), (#27) MEMORANDUM by Firstmark Services, LLC, Nelnet Education Loan Funding, LLC in support of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #26 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Summons and Complaint in the State Court Action)(Bell, Roisin) (Entered: 11/17/2022), (#24) ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Firstmark Services, LLC, Nelnet Education Loan Funding, LLC by Roisin Heather Bell (Bell, Roisin) (Entered: 11/17/2022), (#23) ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Firstmark Services, LLC, Nelnet Education Loan Funding, LLC by John N. Giftos (Giftos, John) (Entered: 11/17/2022), (#6) MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Loan Science, LLC (Bruggenthies, George) (Entered: 10/14/2022), (#5) MINUTE entry before the Honorable Martha M. Pacold: The parties are directed to file an initial joint status report by 11/7/2022. They also without my knowledge or permission merged a few of my loans, as I have never consolidated. Continuing to pay and barely making dents in the balance. I also have Nelnet and trying to get them paid off through the state. And the practice of omitting information because we didnt know to ask for it should also be stopped. The Nelnet class action lawsuit contends that this kind of messaging left Nelnet student loan borrowers to believe their loans were federally held. Someone must answer for this. ), it was consolidated and serviced by Great Lakes then I received a letter saying my loan turned over to Nelnet a few years ago. I have no idea how to prove that their repayment amounts are not what I should have to pay !! Was constantly trying to put me in forbearance I did the income driven plan when I could and didnt have an issue with the paperwork for that the first two times I did it. It never fails to mislead a potential learner to where they are burden with financial hardship. We're a service company specializing in consumer finance, telecommunications, and K-12 and higher education. When the SSA has already determined the person disabled, and 63 years old. I WAS THEN TOLD MY LOANS DO NOT QUALIFY BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT FEDERAL LOANS. I was making $170 payments it was all going to back interest. They say I have 13 years left to pay! I do not hold loans with nenet but I too have been their victim. The interest they charge us can never be repaid. Please help get stimulus released. Now, I am told my loans are private! I have had several student loans in different amounts. I dont know what to do about this and need help. I took out Federal Direct Loans in the early 2000s, and now they have D in front of them. It was covered for first Cares Act because of COVID as far as I knew. Add me to the class action pronto. How do I get added to this. Yes, I have a open student loan with Nelnet. Isner-Monticello, filed the class action lawsuit after learning the CARES Acts deferment of payments would not apply to her Nelnet student loans. All of you guys, you have a right to know who exactly owns your loans. Thank you! (rao, ) (Entered: 11/17/2022), Docket(#28) CERTIFICATE of Service by Roisin Heather Bell on behalf of Firstmark Services, LLC, Nelnet Education Loan Funding, LLC regarding MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendants Firstmark Services, LLC, Nelnet Education Loan Funding, LLC #26 , notification of affiliates pursuant to local rule 3.2 #25 , attorney appearance #24 , attorney appearance #23 , memorandum in support of motion #27 (Bell, Roisin) (Entered: 11/17/2022), Docket(#27) MEMORANDUM by Firstmark Services, LLC, Nelnet Education Loan Funding, LLC in support of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #26 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Summons and Complaint in the State Court Action)(Bell, Roisin) (Entered: 11/17/2022), Docket(#26) MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendants Firstmark Services, LLC, Nelnet Education Loan Funding, LLC (Bell, Roisin) (Entered: 11/17/2022), Docket(#25) NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Firstmark Services, LLC, Nelnet Education Loan Funding, LLC (Bell, Roisin) (Entered: 11/17/2022), Docket(#24) ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Firstmark Services, LLC, Nelnet Education Loan Funding, LLC by Roisin Heather Bell (Bell, Roisin) (Entered: 11/17/2022), Docket(#23) ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Firstmark Services, LLC, Nelnet Education Loan Funding, LLC by John N. Giftos (Giftos, John) (Entered: 11/17/2022), Docket(#6) MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Loan Science, LLC (Bruggenthies, George) (Entered: 10/14/2022), Docket(#5) MINUTE entry before the Honorable Martha M. Pacold: The parties are directed to file an initial joint status report by 11/7/2022. I received no paperwork regarding the consolidation. I am not happy; please include me in the lawsuit. UniCourt uses cookies to improve your online experience, for more information please see our Privacy Policy. 48 likes. I have been dealing with them for over 6 years now. Please add me to the lawsuit. This is such a scam. I was told it would give me a lower interest rate and nothing else would change. Please add me to the list of claimants. How do I join the class action lawsuit. Something needs to be done. You can . I was misled too. I typed my email wrong above! I have Nelnet loans and Im not understanding why it is so high? I tell the rep what Im reading and she confirms that I have a commercial loan. Please add me to the lawsuit. When I realized that the interest on my loan accrued to the tune of over 6000 dollars in just 2021 I contacted them. We are funding commercial disputes for access to justice. The no-interest was the part I wanted which they only offer a 3 month forebearance while interest accumulates. You can refer to the studentaid.gov website for additional information. How did my federal loan become private? Finally, one place to get all the court documents we need. I never chose to have my loan sold in the private market. Thats almost the same thing that happened to me. Why would they misrepresent themselves like this. Vallejo, William v. Trans Union, LLC et al, Hyntelx LLC v. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. et al. Screen grabs show they received my payments, but then nothing went toward anything as stated above. What I see after the payment . Case No. I call and am never allowed to speak to any type of supervisor. 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. I have Nelnet. So I paid and paid and now I am 63 years old and want to retire because of my health and COVID. That says a lot as to how the payments are used towards interest first and then principal. I had student loans that i consolidated with nelnet. M-F 7 a.m. - Now all of a sudden nelnet has it and my balance went back up by $5000.00 in one month!!! I was told if I did that, I couldnt qualify for any forgiveness for a minimum of 10 years. Were open I too have been misled about the Dept. your claim status, claim form or questions about when payments are Now its 12/2022 and my count is only at 62. I finished college before I met my husband. How are they able to do this? I hope they are penalized and loans forgiven. The recent announcement regarding student loan forgiveness is only applicable for Federal student loans. Log In. I also have a nelnet loan, and thought it was a federal loan, but nelnet says that the loan is commercial. Nelnet services a large percentage of law school loans, and there are a ton of lawyers in the NYC metro region. I still have emails where they claim to be backed by the Federal government. I was assured that everything was fine and all was set up correctly. I tried talking to them and told them to never mind and put it back where it was, but they said they could not do that. This is adversely effecting my credit score and ability to obtain financing. Please add me to this lawsuit. I consolidated my student loans in 2006 through what I believed was the federal student loan consolidation process. 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