Consumer complaint received 2017-01-19
Company: Nelnet, Inc.
State: TX
Product: Student loan
Sub-product: Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer
Sub-issue: Received bad information about my loan

Complaint:
For over a year, I have been fighting with Nelnet to correct information on my file that is incorrect. I have been on the Income-Based Repayment Plan since XXXX and have re-filed every year. I was told in XXXX that they did not have me on and that information was mistakenly provided to me which had led me to believe that I was on the IBR plan. I was informed that for the past 7 years they used up deferment and forbearance instead!!! Last year when I submitted information to recalculate my payments ( this is when I learned that I was not on IBR ), Nelnet had my paperwork sitting there for months without touching it. It was n't until I checked my credit report that they incorrectly reported more than XXXX accounts at least 90 days past due!!! My credit went down nearly XXXX points! I have gone back and forth with them to no avail. When I told them to correct the IBR information for the past 7 years, they basically told me they were sorry but there is nothing they could do. I can not get approved to live an in apartment now and I have been having a hard time finding a job that allows me to pay more than my minimum payment to pay my student loans. I can not finance another vehicle and my credit card was recently cancelled due to this.I went to graduate school and I have a large amount of loans I took out to pay for my education. Nelnet has been avoiding correcting the information. I believe that the cost of my loans is exceedingly high and do not reflect the correct amount I borrowed including the correct amount of interest. They are difficult to deal with and their representatives on the phone are powerless. Please do something about this. I know many people who are struggling with the same issue being cheated by Nelnet. 
I believe much of the confusion on Nelnet 's part comes from lack of understanding from the representatives on how repayment of student loans impacts the borrower. Every single person I spoke with had a different answer and I attempted to have them give me the correct paperwork for recalculations 6 different times in XXXX. I am sincere in repaying my student loans but find that their business practices are misleading and damage the borrower 's ability to pay by increasing fees, keeping incorrect information and reporting it to the credit bureau. I have never before had my loans in a late status. I want them to be fair and give me the opportunity to repay but have the correct information and also fix all the accounts they placed in late status reported to the credit bureau. Every time I speak with them about fixing it, their response is " its not what you have sent. Its when we receive it '' despite them having the paperwork and having it sit there with no action being taken. My financial situation and future has been heavily impacted by this. My credit tanked to the point I cant find a better paying job now and properties are refusing to offer a lease without a heavy deposit that I can not afford.

Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation