Sign me up! I always thought they were Dept. I thought they were with Department of Education too. My fiance is also having problems with nelnet in 2015 he contacted senator Tammy Baldwin office for help. My payments continue and I wont be eligible for the federal loan forgiveness. Please sue the crap out of this company. Robert Farrington is America's Millennial Money Expert and America's Student Loan Debt Expert, and the founder of The College Investor, a personal finance site dedicated to helping millennials escape student . We have co tasted Nelnet to see why we are still paying for them, and we are yet to hear back. They are a Black Hole. I too have been misled about the Dept. I was automatically switched over to them from Sallie Mae. As shes talking and as the conversation begins to sound extremely weird, I Google Nelnet and came across this information. I wanted to send it to Bernie Sanders but was told to send it to my state senator: When the pandemic hit and the C.A.R.E.S. The Nelnet class action lawsuit contends that this kind of messaging left Nelnet student loan borrowers to believe their loans were federally held. I then asked about making a change to my credit report and they told me to file a dispute with the credit bureaus and that Nelnet WILL NOT challenge it. Corrado Rizzi is the Senior Managing Editor of ClassAction.org. I was well aware that interest would be capitalized on my unsubsidized loans during my deferments. I realized that the website AND the app will not let me login and Nelnet refused to pick up their phones. After I made the 120th payment and submitted the correct documentation Nelnet told me that my loans were not consolidated under the right direct loan program. I have nelnet loans that have been reported late when actually enrolled in school. 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 a pandemic when most people are either unemployed or furlough and this loan servicer does not even take that into consideration. Showing all complaints. Nelnet I have, and I am just shockced. I understand that I should have researched harder and sooner. It seems as if the decision for the forgiveness is going to happen and your account is being transferred over so that you will continue to pay the loan, especially if youre halfway decent in your amount. I owe about 40 Grand in debt do Nelnet. I have Nelnet. Navient, one of the largest student loan servicers in the country, announced Thursday it has reached a $1.85 billion settlement with . I was never given a clear answer about my loans and then when I asked about forgiveness, I was told that I would have to refinance my loans and start over which was about 4 years ago when I thought I was on track all along for forgiveness. Same as everyone else. Thought was a federal loan. My first comment her was in like 2020 or 2021, and Ive received no update about this lawsuit. Brenda, Every since Nelnet took over my loan, I still thought it was a federal loan. Please include me in this. I was under the impression that my loans were federal because I had only ever used FAFSA. Nelnet applied all of that payment to one of the loans and let the other one continue to accrue interest. I got very upset because I ahve FEDERAL Stafford loans. But will we get justice?? The company's correspondence mailing address is: Firstmark Services. But I couldnt talk to agents at the same time as I was online. Since they received them, they have almost double due to interest. I have an account with NelnetI paid thousands and still get a monthly statement saying I owe when they are supposed to stop with the interest during these economic times and still are getting them, now they are asking me to pay them over $600 per month!! IT WAS A LIE. I didnt recertify my income because I wanted to pay on my loans and I didnt exit the program because the service agent told me I could only enter the program once and once I was out I couldnt get help from it in the future. I purposely consolidated the federal loans and private loans separately to maintain the federal backing after I graduated. I have had several student loans in different amounts. I too was under the impression my loans were backed by the federal government. Im not getting anywhere making payments. I applied for the PSLF and the Dept. The total borrowed was around $65K. For information on deleting the cookies, please consult your browsers help function. I am from Indiana & my original Student loans have been bought from other companies or changed company names 4 times. Firstmark Services PO Box 2977 Omaha, NE 68103-2977: Correspondence: Firstmark Services PO Box 82522 Lincoln, NE 68501-2522 Fax: 1.866.258.9222: Overnight: Firstmark Services 121 S. 13th St., Suite 201 Lincoln, NE 68508: Toll-free: 1(888) 538-7378 : Hours Of Operation: 7am - 8pm Mon - Fri (CT) The clerk is directed to add Ms. Myrick's email address to the docket as follows: Myrick_tashay@yahoo.com. I had student loans that i consolidated with nelnet. 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. Is it Possible? Not towards other borrowers. Now I am getting calls from these people every month. This company is straight from hell. Isner-Monticello says shes a licensed attorney living in Florida. Im in shock! Nelnet told me they are private loans now. If you need additional information, you can call Firstmark at 888-538-7378 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Central, Monday through Friday or email customer.service@firstmarkservices.com. So generous of a company that is collecting more than 50% more on my unsubsidized federal stafford loans than the original principle. I was told I could have them forgiven under the lawsuit filed by the students in the lawsuit against ITT Tech but since Nelnet is carrying my loans I dont qualify for forgiveness under the federal government since these loans were never federally funded so I was told to apply for forgiveness by the dept of education to nelnet my case which I did on 9/29/2021 and is still under review, I have loans with Nelnet that came here from Sallie May. I have just done a Nelnet consolidation where I was guaranteed that my husband would not be held responsible for MY student loans yet when they calculated my payment they based it off our joint income not off mine. My primary focus has been building and scaling revenue-focused . This prompted me to look it up now and find this. Please add me my loans were consolidated to Nelnet with me believing it was better because it was backed by the Federal government. The more you know about the repayment process, the more strategic you can be about paying off your loans. With internet at home this past year, any question I had, I looked up immediately. Please include me!! I just found out it isnt. 8:21-CV-01979 | 2021-08-05, U.S. District Courts | Finance | However, my loan servicer firstmark is telling me that I still have to pay a 1000 dollars a month for December and January. I chose Nelnet because I thought they were federally backed and I would qualify to take the parent plus loans and move them to my daughter. I have wondered why I have not been getting a bill from them. This website is Firstmark's web-based loan origination platform. They advertise themselves as federal student loans on their website. I have 2 loans I got through citizens bank and they were sent to firstmark. But if extra payments are applied to future payments it cancels our autopay for the month and we do not get the interest rate reduction. Isnt that considered a lie by omission? I was notified by NelNet of a bal stilled owed ultimately forcing to take a TPD Discharge because NelNet refused to allow me to make payments stating I pay the remaining bal or or TPD my dead line would be Jan.11,2022 (2 weeks to decide)if I did not contact them it will automatically be assigned as a disability discharge.if known there was still a bal due when garnishment stopped I could and would have paid the debt. Im in PA and hope there is a way they can expand this to other states. I currently owe close to $57,000. I also have Nelnet and thought the borrower loans was a federal loan. It just doesnt make any sense. Wells Fargo is getting out of the student lending business. They want me to pay my student loan instead of paying our rent and other household bills. Located Lincoln, Nebraska, on 11/6/2017, the Better Business Bureau has give Firsmark a "B+" rating. the plaintiff argues "any and all electronic fund transfers" conducted by Firstmark Services were in violation of the EFTA and RFDCPA in that she never provided the company with . Plaintiff is directed to refile her Response in case 22-cv-5545 by 11/29/2022. I wasn't notified. Ive been in public service almost 20 years and now finding out I dont qualify for loan forgiveness because of this loan which I was told by my school was a department of education loan. I feel like they are scammers. I need some clarification what I can still do for loan forgiveness and I would like to join this class action against Nelnet. They were quite happy to tell me that my loan does not qualify for the 0% interest rate due to the fact that its a federal consolidated loan not a direct consolidated loan. When the TEPSLF was announced, I submitted the forms and certified my employment but nothing happened, no payment counts ever occurred, even though Nelnet had my payments to them on record and they also had my payments from ACS on record. Please add me to the lawsuit. I have a Nelnet Loan, and have told them I could not afford their monthly payment. swiftui when does onappear get called. Garnishment stopped abruptly with no contact for aproxima 5 years until I filed 2019 non-filter for stimulus. 1601 Trapelo Road Suite 21 Waltham, MA 02451 United States. Continuing to pay and barely making dents in the balance. I have been dealing with them for over 6 years now. They also insisted that my payment be bumped to $450 from the $150 I had been payingIm a teacher in rural Oklahoma..thats almost 1/4 of my pay check. Add me I didnt know still Covid 19 this Federay funded loan . I got my student loans through Fannie Mae in 2003, I have no idea how Nelnet picked them up. Not paying mine, would rather fight this fight. I am also in this same situation. Yes! I was held back in the past because of my debt-to-income ratio directly due to student loans. 1:20-CV-00200 | 2020-01-10, U.S. District Courts | Intellectual Property | No way I wouldnt have qualified for federal student loans. This is a classic case of conflict of interest. I didnt find out until the CARES act as well! I am just finding out through this post that Nelnet is not a Government backed loan. I will never pay this debt off at this rate. I consolidated my loans into 2 Loans wit Nelnet and Ive been paying them on time for years. My loan is up to 43000 dollars now, something has to be done to stop these predatory lenders and their usurious practices! This case has been related and consolidated with case 22-cv-5602. I was told I wouldnt because of pandemics. They are private and a horrible company. At no point did [the plaintiff] provide [her] consent to [the defendant] to allow [the defendant] to unilaterally debit money from [the plaintiffs] account, the suit charges. Case Details. Its ridiculous!! Include me too, on the lawsuit! MY PROBLEM WITH NELNET IS THEY LABELED MY LOAN AS PRIVATE AND NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ANYTHING. Its not fair that we dont have the same option of loan forgiveness as others, especially when we when were mislead. The letters they send even uses the U.S. Department of Education on it! Add me please They broke my loans up into 4 different ones. They were originally Sallie Mae and a few years ago got switched to Nelnet. They are trying to collect now and they are telling me its not a gov loan. I had my student loans with them. I will never be able to get from under this. Id like to be included in this class action. 8:20-cv-02135-MSS-TGW, . Actions does not process claims and we cannot advise you on the In fact, they were consolidated and I never agreed to that. Nelnet has lied to is too. I have been using them since 1998 to the tune of 42k. Please inform me on how to join this class action. NelNet refused to allow me to make payments. Public Records Policy. Where did all the money I paid to Nelnet go? https://topclassactions.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php. How are they able to do this? I have been impacted on my credit report as well which places me in a fragile place as well with no resolution to this issue only to find that when dispute takes place a persons name is returned with credit report dispute results that is an insider trader with Nelnet. What is going on with this lawsuit? It fell under the CARES ACT for about a year and then they told me I had to redo my application and start paying it back in March. I live in Indiana and financed my loan thru Sallie Mae. Ive been with Nelnet for a long time now and also thought my loans were federally protected. My loans have tripled in the amount owed, when I took put the loans on 1994. Is there a similar case in South Carolina? I have had an IDR with NelNet for several years. So if they are not really federal then we can default. 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. I took out loans through Sallie May in 1994-1997. I have been paying for >10years and still owe more than when I started payments. Even I was under the impression my loans were backed by the federal government. We get no updates or anything. Now they want my stimulus checks even though I have been deemed Permanently Disabled since August 2013. Please see my post, sounds like a similar experience never knew they consolidated me into a private bank held loan! Also promised jobs that never works kept and lied about it to keep me going. I have a nelnet account for less than 3800. A pathetic sham. Firstmark Services PO Box 2977 Omaha, NE 68103-2977: Correspondence: Firstmark Services PO Box 82522 Lincoln, NE 68501-2522 Fax: 1.866.258.9222: Overnight: Firstmark Services 121 S. 13th St., Suite 201 Lincoln, NE 68508: Toll-free: 1(888) 538-7378 : Hours Of Operation: 7am - 8pm Mon - Fri (CT) Why do I have to get somewhat verbally abusive to get accurate information and help? Social Services Specialist jobs 2,695 open jobs Social Service Worker jobs 2,666 open jobs Caseworker jobs 2,641 open jobs . This was back in 2003. never knew that I was with nelnet and not a gov loan agency. My loans are from 1982 to 1984 and consolidated in 2002. I have a Nelnet student Loan account as well. My principal balance is now approx $28. Please investigate them. I didnt seem to have a choice in the matter. Changed my loan to a commercial load which i did not consent to and not giving me any other options. I WAS THEN TOLD MY LOANS DO NOT QUALIFY BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT FEDERAL LOANS. It is far too complicated for me to understand, but I know conflict of interest when I see it. I believe my account starts with D but Im from Alabama but would like to be included if possible. 1:19-CV-06925 | 2019-10-21. Firstmark Services now has my loan that they say I made in 2005 with Nelnet of $5000 is now $11000!!!!! I have asked for loan forgiveness and they keep denying me without any information. How do I get in this lawsuit I have Nelnet and wasnt able to forgo. I have Nelnet and this is getting ridiculous. Definitely feel misled. The defendant supposedly obtained for collection the plaintiffs account from Great Lakes sometime prior to late May 2018. Nelnet is destroying my life. Ive been going through Nelnet. Yepthis has been a pretty big fraud. I have been impacted on my credit report as well which places me in a fragile place as well with no resolution to this issue only to find that when dispute takes place a persons name is returned with credit report dispute results that is an insider trader. Although I should have been eligible for the PSLF program, I was denied eligibility. My husband and I are both educators and now dont qualify for the educator loan forgiveness because it is not a direct spousal consolidation. All that seems to matter is what letter appears before my loan number. I have Nelnet since 2001 and they are now trying to get me to consolidate to a doe loan when I contacted them. I tried to used the CARES ACT and was told that I couldnt! I was confused and felt like I had no real options. Very dishonest company. Please add me. Box 701650 San Antonio, TX 78270-1650 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. They have been charging me throughout the pandemic. One more thing: I live in WV, not FL. I called to make sure I didnt need to do anything for each account as I was not aware it was like that bc my bill was never broken down that way in line or with my paper copy, nor had it ever been discussed with me, I brought up the fact that the only reason I could see it was because of the app. I do feel mislead. Need Help With Student Loans? Went through bankruptcy in October and of course there is no relief from student loans there either. Make it make sense! Very inept and disappointing process with this company. Case assignment: Random assignment. I live in Texas now but my student loans were accrued in Colorado. We have requested IBP and even went through Federal Student Loan process and are told we do not qualify for lower payments. I do not live in Florida but would like to be recognized. 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?? . Who can I turn to, for assistance? 05 then another of. To assist consumers in combatting the widespread misreporting, the FCRA provides consumers with a right to dispute inaccurate items on credit reports but the system is flawed. Please add me I thought my helmet loans were federally backed as well. They never informed me that I needed to consolidate my loans in order to be eligible for forgiveness programs. I did not realize they were not until the CARES Act came out. I have over 47,000 debt to Nelnet. Is there a way for those of us that have loans through them to be added to the case, because it looks like they lied to all of us. Decide which cookies you want to allow. 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. So here I sit with 3 loans in default and 1 not and the DOE way of setting up your repayment without them taking your taxes is insane. Why would they misrepresent themselves like this. I too am just finding out that this loan from Nelnet was NOT a US Dept of Education loan. We are funding commercial disputes for access to justice. I still have emails where they claim to be backed by the Federal government. Your email address will not be published. I am just learning from this information today, that theyre not. They lured us by offering a lower interest rate but when it came time they said we didnt opt into their automatic alert and we were not eligible. They they charged me back interest. I remember them consolidating my loans and then the amount doubled. This is awful. I owed around $8,000, now I am in debt for $21,000. I keep hearing that dont have the paperwork. If you wish to benefit from the recent changes . I live in Las Vegas. They were still reporting and adding interest to my accounts. I have loans with nelnet. My student loans are with Nelnet. Please add me to the classic action. 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. I borrowed the money to pay it. Up until this moment I had been misled into believing my loans were backed by the Federal Government. Box 82522, Lincoln, NE 68501-2522; Fax: 866.258.9222. Please add me to the lawsuit. I am in the state of texas, if I can be added to this please do so and let me know, thanks. Thanks. Yup going thru the same nonsense. Please add me. I am an attorney in California with Nelnet loans that I thought were federally-backed. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey T. Gilbert. Also tried to get in an idr plan and was misled into a payment that was twice what I pay now. What is going on here and who can help us? I dont know how they figure that we have $50,000 of dispensable income when we only make $67,000 Gross Where do they get there numbers from? They never disclosed that to me. I would like to be added to this suit. My entire career has been serving students in poverty in Kansas and Missouri but that doesnt matter. I also have a nelnet loan, and thought it was a federal loan, but nelnet says that the loan is commercial. Im with you. When Covid-19 hit and the Cares Act was passed only then did I learn my loans were not federally held loans. Nelnet consolidated my loans and led me to believe that I was under the correct repayment plan for PSLF. They told me that they will make changes to credit report in the case of a natural disaster, however, the federal government declared covid-19 (A global Pandemic) just a disaster, not a natural disaster so my credit is ruined for no reason other than Nelnet are horrible people. I thought all Stafford loans are federal loans so how can I have Stafford loans that NelNet says are private? I have. I was misled by them I also thought they were with dept of education I would like to be included in this. My portion of tuition has been long paid off and my ex has not and will not pay. This is insanity. 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. AND HOW CAN I GET IN WITH THIS LAW SUIT FOR MY INFORMATION BEING PREACHED ALL OVER THE PLACE. The 40. With all the scams these days, I just ignored. WTH is going on? I was finally able to piece together what was going wrong with my student loans and start on my offensive with Nelnet. How do they just become private loans when consolidated with a company that services federal student loans? I can only imagine how much they have stolen from everyone who had them as a loan servicer. I have made over 10K in payments but my loan amount went up by 14k. Nelnet led me, to believe that my student loans were federally held!!! Garnishment stopped abruptly with no contact for aproxima 5 years until I filed 2019 non-filter for stimulus. Because I also applied for Loan forgiveness and now my account is going to a private Servicer instead of staying under the Federal Government.. Im on disability and Im not sure what happen to my loan one day it was 2800 then it 4800 I have two loan like that nelnet told me these were gov loan not a private loan. 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.. If, you do a national class action add me to the case please. Nelnet has a scam going with these loans. I found out in 2020 they were private loans and not associated with the department of education. The plaintiffs in the case say representatives from Nelnet misled them to believe their Nelnet loans were backed by the federal government but in fact were not. 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!!! (nsf, ) (Entered: 10/11/2022), CLERK'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. I will do what is need to get this taken care of, I am a student borrower of nelnet over 21 years. 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. I dont understand how they are servicing my federal loans if they are private. And the amount they say is owed is ridiculously, absurd! Get this Im in forbearance. Mine are from late 90s and early 2000s. I would like to be included in this lawsuit. I was led to believe that Nelnet was federally funded and because of my disabilities, I would be eligible for loan forgiveness through them, I recently a letter now stating Im not qualified cause of my loan. Check the complaint history, rating and reviews on this company. Were open I too am victim of Nelnet deceit and finding they dont have the adequate documents to support their collection efforts. I have been dealing with them for years. I rehabilitated my loan that I let slip. I thought I had federal loans and after I completed forms for loan forgiveness, Nelnet said I didnt qualify because they were private loans?! They state that they only collect up to 10% of your dispensable income but then charge $500.00 dollars a month. The loans were owned privately by a bank, credit union or other lender but not the federal government. Count me in if there is a lawsuit. I was also under the assumption they were federally funded loan. Firstmark Services has complaints from borrowers who have difficulty getting their accounts closed. They hit my credit score lowered it 200 points! When I applied to have my loans forgiven I was told that they were not the right kind of loans? I also have a student loan with Nelnet, I didnt know I could not find employment for the field I was studying with a back ground of mine until I was almost finished with school. I had no idea that they were not considered federal loans and were not told by anyone that piece of information which is very important. I have made more money han the required amount in monthly payments each month and still have a balance of over 5K. This is crazy. If a consumer disputes a tradeline to the Ive been arguing with these people for 3 months and have saved the emails and documents if the transfer of this loan and the amounts due. Which was Broadview entertainment Arts University (B.E.A.U). Same here. It was not until the CARES Act in 2020 that I learned that my loans were now considered private. I thought is was backed by the government as well. 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