Consumer complaint received 2019-07-17
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State: GA
Product: Student loan
Sub-product: Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Sub-issue: Trouble with how payments are being handled

Complaint:
XX/XX/XXXX : I called to report financial hardship. I was placed on forbearance without informing me what they were doing, this later ended in crisis in XX/XX/XXXX by having to pay {$900.00} in interest alone. 

1st.- After my call with NAVIENT on XX/XX/XXXX in regard to the request of changing my plan, the Representative redirected me to the Federal Aid website for the application. The Representative NEVER mentioned she was going to place my account on Forbearance, NEVER mentioned that this will recruit a high amount of interest. Navient has many issues related to the hidden information of their plans to its borrowers as this has happened with my account. After I was directed from Navient to the Federal Student Aid website, I submitted my Income with taxes. In fact, they required my wife to open an account for verification purposes. So, during my application on their website, I submitted my proof of income through the FSA websites. I never received any further communication from Navient asking for my Income whatsoever.

2nd When I called Navient on XX/XX/XXXX to request information for my new application for XXXX, the Navient Representative changed my status without my authorization and my knowledge. I noticed this change when I received a direct email from my Navient account that this change was made on my account. I called to report to this representative the same day I received the notification, but no one helped me to file a claim against the representative who did change my status without my consent. So, I would like to take the opportunity to request you how I can report this agent and I would like to also make a copy of this report to the Federal Student Aid agency since this was very arbitrary.

I have attached to this request the ONLY NOTIFICATION received in XXXX when I requested to apply for Income-Driven Plan, but they placed me on Forbearance. And they said it is my fault because I did not send proof of Income, which is not true because The Federal Student Aid department was the one who asked me to do it for the application and I did it with them, I NEVER received a notification from Navient after XX/XX/XXXX asking for proof of my income. My application for the Income-Driven Plan was through FSA. I also attached the notification I received from Navient on XX/XX/XXXX after a Navient representative placed on Forbearance without my knowledge and consent. I noticed this change after I received the notification and made a call to Navient for correction. As you can see, there is an arbitrary behavior to place students on Forbearance without their previous knowledge. I would like Navient to provide the agents name who did this to my account and make a complaint in regard to this situation as well. 

Please, do not allow Navient to investigate themselves. They are going to cover their failures with excuses and blaming the student

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation