Consumer complaint received 2019-03-02
Company: DISCOVER BANK
State: AK
Product: Student loan
Sub-product: Private student loan
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Sub-issue: Trouble with how payments are being handled

Complaint:
In XXXX, I began to experience harassment from Discover Student Loans. I had never received any billing statements or been advised of amounts due. The situation escalated when they began calling my elderly father every day, resulting in considerable distress for him. 
To stop the harassment, I agreed to let Discover extract $ XXXX/mo directly from my credit union account on the XXXX of each month, which they have done since XX/XX/XXXX. They stated that this would stop the harassment calls, but that I would continue to get threatening notices by mail, which I did receive. These notices include threats of turning my account over to a collection agency, even though payments were being made. I consider this to be an additional and unnecessary form of harassment, after agreeing to automatic payment arrangements. 
The most recent payment was removed from my bank account on XX/XX/XXXX. There has never been any problem with my monthly payments. Funds have been available every month, and all payments have been processed as agreed. My records show that this agreement is in effect until XX/XX/XXXX. 
On XX/XX/XXXX I began receiving emails stating that my account was unpaid and overdue as of XX/XX/XXXX, despite the fact that Discover was still removing {$370.00} from my bank account every month. This email harassment has continued almost daily. My phone is showing 30 missed calls from ( XXXX ) XXXX, which is more than ridiculous. I have called Discover,  and was told that I did not have any sort of payment agreement with them. If that is the case, how are they still taking money out of my credit union account every month? I have also sent messages several times per week via their online message center. I have received only generic replies. My online account center shows that the payments have all been made, and my bank statements also prove this. 
I am fed up with this harassment. Discover has failed to correct their error, and I am sick and tired of trying to resolve this matter with them. Their pat response is, Well, you need to call a different number so one of our account specialists can help you. That number is already unattended by the time I get home from work. I am not wasting any more of my time on these incompetent morons. They have had every opportunity to resolve this matter, and have failed to do so. My account is NOT overdue. My payments have been made every month as agreed. I have never agreed to any change in terms or due date, nor have I been advised of any status change regarding my automatic payments.

I am requesting an investigation to determine why my payments are not being acknowledged and/or credited to my account. Im sure Im not the only person who is experiencing this type of unnecessary harassment from Discover Student Loans. This should be a very simple matter to resolve, yet Discover has refused to do so.

Thank you for your assistance.

Company response to consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief