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Consumer complaint received 2017-01-23
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Can't repay my loan — Can't decrease my monthly payments
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC. (RI)

My student loans are held by Navient. I have had trouble with repayment since they became due. I have called Navient on numerous occasions, probably dozens of times, since my loans moved from XXXX XXXX to Navient, in an attempt to lower my payment or come up with a solution when I am not able to afford to make payments. The solution offered by Navient is always to put my loan on forbearance, and they usually suggest long forbearance periods, typically one year. 

Navient has failed over and over again to properly inform me of alternate repayment plans such as the income-based repayment plan, which I discovered by researching repayment plans online and found on XXXX. I have also found communications with Navient regarding repayment options to be anything but transparent, and have trouble understanding what my options are. Their verbal descriptions of repayment options over the phone have been confusing and misleading. I have even been told directly by Navient that placing my payments on an income-based repayment plan would increase my monthly payments and pressured to put it on a graduated repayment plan, which will result in unmanageable balloon payments as the due date draws closer. Again, when discussing these options, I am always pointed towards placing my loan in forbearance, which has resulted in interest being rolled back into the principal of my loans. My loans were due to begin repayment in XXXX, and now in XXXX, my balance is thousands of dollars higher than my original balance as a result of interest being rolled back into my principal. 

Although not directly related to Navient as my student loan servicer, it is notable that the first year when I took out loans ( in XXXX and at the age of XXXX ) my interest rate was at 2.5 %. In XXXX, my second year of study, and every year after, my interest rate was raised to 6.5 %, and I was not properly informed at the time by XXXX XXXX ( the servicer at the time ) or by my school of this increase, or of the consequences I would experience later as the result of a huge surge in my interest rate. This resulted in only one semester of loans at a 2.5 % interest rate, and the next 4 years of loans at 6.5 %.
Consumer complaint received 2017-10-12
Product: Debt collection — I do not know
Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed — Debt is not yours
Company: Omega RMS, LLC (MI)

I applied for housing to relocate with my mother who is XXXX. We were denied based on a debt listed on my account that is not mine. My report lists the following : The Creditor Information : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, MO XXXX Original Creditor XXXX Stores Online {$3900.00}
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-01
Product: Student loan — Non-federal student loan
Issue: Can't repay my loan — Can't decrease my monthly payments
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC. (NJ)

Prior to the start of my loan repayment period I began to research repayment options knowing that I was not making enough money to repay my loans at the price it was stated for. Navient platforms themselves on their " plentiful repayment options '' to help to ease the process of student loans. Their website rather than provide facts suggests a phone call to the company. I called navient in XXXX 2016 to discuss my options. I was told that there was no discussion to be had about repayment options until after I became delinquent on payments. The representative then proceeded to imply that the only thing to fix the problem was to not pay the first repayment fee. Once I became delinquent I called the company again to discuss repayment options. I had been charged a late-fee. I was then asked to give my income/expenses and my co-signers income/expenses. I explained that my co-signer signed with the intention that I would be the XXXX repaying the loan as I was able to. Once the information was collected the representative told me that they were sorry that there is nothing that I could do and that I would have to come up with the payments or that they would begin to bill my co-signer ( who is retired ). I called the same representative back with my mother, who persist that we come up with some sort of option came up empty handed. When she asked to speak to his manager he said " Ma'am, our manager has directed us not to direct calls with this concern to her ''. For the past seven months I have made the payments with the assistance of my parents ( who are unable to assist and are not the co-signers ). I am at a loss of words for the lack of customer service and options available to young adults like myself that are trying to survive in an ever-evolving world that requires such expenses to make ends meet.
Consumer complaint received 2017-01-18
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Received bad information about my loan
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC. (IL)

When I transfered jobs to the public sector, I called XXXX/Navient to see about Public Service Loan Forgiveness. I was n't sure if my loans qualified and if my job would qualify. After a few frustrating phone calls in 2013, I never received complete information. I was told I could consolidate my loans and then " see '' if my job qualified. It was posed to me as if it were a gamble. I wanted a definitive answer before going through the process of consolidating my loans and possibly having a higher interest rate overall. Unfortunately, I had to go through several people who were not affiliated with Navient to find out that I did qualify, and that I should consolidate my loans. The process was NOT easy. I am in XXXX, so I was able to find a counselor on campus who could help me. This is not his job. He is my colleague, not my financial planner. It is Navient 's job to train their employees well enough to answer these types of questions for " customers '' or students. Other borrowers are not fortunate enough to have resources and information at their disposal. I lost out on almost 3 years of PSLF because of the run-around.
Consumer complaint received 2015-11-03
Product: Credit reporting — 
Issue: Incorrect information on credit report — Account terms
Company: ALLY FINANCIAL INC. (MS)

I previously reported a duplicate entry to the creditor. They removed the duplication from my XXXX XXXX credit report ; however, it is still reported on my XXXX credit union. Therefore, I am submitting this complaint on the creditor due to their failure to correct this information with all three credit bureaus.
Consumer complaint received 2017-02-09
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Trouble with how payments are handled
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC. (NJ)

I have a Student Loan through XXXX XXXX which later sold my loan to Navient. Both companies saw that I was paying extra towards my monthly statements I did so with the intentions to pay off my loan quicker. They never allocated my extra money toward my principal and It never reflected in my current balance.I noticed that my balance had never seemed to move when I started paying down on my loan XX/XX/XXXX/XX/XX/XXXX, to this current date. Navient took my extra payments and put them towards a pay ahead schedule, I was never told about ta pay ahead program. When I called into Navient about why my balance due kept changing and sometime said that I owed NOTHING, that was when a rep told me that I was paying ahead so I was months over paid on my account. I asked her ; how can I get Navient to put my extra money towards my principal ... I was told to write a letter and tell them and continue to pay online. It made no sense at all how would the letter arrive the same time as my online payment, needless to say no response and no extra money reflected in my balance. When I contacted a costumer representative they could not explain to me why they were doing that and they claimed they could not access my records to show all of my extra payment. Before Navient took my loan I had the same issues with XXXX XXXX, they saw my extra payments and when I contacted a costumer representative, they too also told me they could not see my records and go back " that far ''. I also had contacted a costumer representative several times when my husband noticed that they ARE NOT calculating my interest properly. Not XXXX put of the XXXX people I spoke to could explain to me how they calculated my interest each month, with that said, that is why my balance also dose not show my accurate balance due. XXXX XXXX saw that I had paid them extra money to defer my loan, when I graduated I was XXXX and did not start work right away, NO ONE gave me any other options than to deffer my loan, no one told me, it would still accrue interest either. When I saw that I was not getting through to anyone and no one was going to help me, I stopped paying extra towards my loan and I 'm currently paying the min balance due. As of today XX/XX/XXXX my balance still dose not reflect the extra XXXX that they have from me, extra I was putting towards my balance due!!!!. My family and personal life has suffered greatly, because I had prep and planned to had been done paying them off, to stay at home and raise my children.
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-27
Product: Consumer Loan — Installment loan
Issue: Taking out the loan or lease — 
Company: REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION (AL)

Reference account : XXXX. We just took out a personal loan with Regions Bank this past month and received a letter this past week we have been turned over to collections and may be reported to the XXXX credit bureaus. Our issues : ( 1 ) This is the first letter received, ( 2 ) it is not clear if this letter relates to the loan we just took out, but assume it is since we know of nothing else owed to Regions, and ( 3 ) the local bank officer who did the paperwork stated our first payment was due by XXXX XXXX ( next Monday ).
Consumer complaint received 2015-05-10
Product: Debt collection — Medical
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt — Right to dispute notice not received
Company: ESCALLATE, LLC (NY)

Under a recent direct of all XXXX credit reporting agencies, on behalf of a collective effort of the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, all medical collections can not be posted on a consumer 's credit report until the following criteria is established : The consumer must be given an updated invoice by the service provider, stating that he/she has 30 days to rectify the balance personally or through insurance coverage. 
The service provider must state that the invoice will not go into a collection status until the 30-day timeline has been completed, and a specified date must be given to the consumer. A service provider can not submit a medical invoice to a licensed debt collector until after the 30-day timeline has been completed, without exception. 
If the 30-day time has passed, the service provider can at that time turn over the invoice to a licensed debt collector in the consumer 's residency state. 
The debt collector must submit a written notice of collection, stating that the consumer has 180 days to either rectify the debt personally, settle the debt amicably, or to expedite that an insurance carrier will pay the medical claim. The debt can not be posted on a credit bureau for collection until the 180-day timeline has passed, also without exception. 
I hereby state that the attached medical collection is now illegal, and that the new collection guidelines for medical debts are applied to existing collections. The old collections and their processes were not grandfathered in by the change in policy by XXXX XXXX and XXXX respectively. That means all medical debts come off my report and that I must be given a fair chance to rectify the debt through the previously mentioned criteria.
Consumer complaint received 2016-12-27
Product: Student loan — Non-federal student loan
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Having problems with customer service
Company: Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VT)

This is my 3rd complaint I 'm filing against the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation ( VSAC ). This is not a duplicate complaint, as VSAC asserted when I filed my 2nd complaint in XXXX XXXX. To note - I have escalated this matter to my State of Vermont Legislators and they were somewhat helpful. My emails reporting this matter to some members of the VSAC Board of Directors went mostly ignored. 

XXXX XXXX, the General Counsel for VSAC, has stated that VSAC will not allow me to utilize the remaining months of reduced payment forbearance that remain on my private student loan accounts. When I have inquired why not, he has provided the explanation that I have not provided a plan to make full monthly payments as " required '' for forbearances to be granted. When I have questioned this policy, as it was only this past XXXX that I was told by XXXX XXXX that I needed to submit a plan to make full monthly payments with my request for reduced payment forbearance, XXXX XXXX has dodged my question and to this date, has not provided a reasonable explanation as to why I 'm now just being required to submit a plan to have forbearances approved. 

On XXXX XXXX, in response to a letter I received, I did submit a plan to make full monthly payments starting in XXXX. To note, I had provided a draft of this same plan in a previous email, but it was ignored by XXXX XXXX. The plan provided on XXXX XXXX, provided an outline to resume full monthly payments, is based on my projected income vs. expenses for XXXX, and is based on being able to utilize all remaining months of reduced payment forbearance. XXXX response to this plan submission - which he requested - was an implied no that VSAC will not allow me to utilize my remaining reduced payment forbearance months left on my account. 

At this point, I believe that XXXX, acting on behalf of VSAC, is purposefully making things difficult for me because I have questioned his contradictory statements over approvals of reduced payment forbearances and pointed out his inconsistencies and delays to responding to my questions. I believe this behavior is not only unprofessional, but unethical. I have reported XXXX continued difficultly to his superiors - the President and Vice President of VSAC. To date, my emails to them have gone unanswered and I still have not received a reasonable explanation as to why I am being told - over a half a year in advance - that VSAC will not allow me to utilize reduced payment forbearances in the future even with a plan to make full monthly payments submitted.
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-04
Product: Student loan — Non-federal student loan
Issue: Dealing with my lender or servicer — Trouble with how payments are handled
Company: Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (OH)

My student loan was in default status. In XXXX of 2016, I started the process of bringing the loan out of default, by submitting payments and filling out the default application by Vermont Student Loan Assistance. I began officially in the program in XXXX. Every month the invoice came in and I paid it. In XXXX I began getting phone calls and received one letter indicating that I had missed a payment. When I was able to get out of work early enough to return their phone call, I discovered they applied the payment I sent in for XXXX in XXXX because it was TOO early. Thereby making it look like I had not sent in a payment for XXXX. Because of a change in finances and having my banking information breeched, I was unable to make a payment in XXXX. When I was able to make contact and explain the situation thoroughly I was advised that due to non-payment, I was being place BACK in collection and that I had to start the entire process over. 

I have been working diligently to pull this student loan out of default status and I feel that despite my due diligence and doing my best to work within their perimeters, I am being punished for unforeseeable problems. I live paycheck to paycheck and have worked hard to make sure that for the last 10 months the payments were made either on time or early and am being punished for this.
Consumer complaint received 2016-10-04
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: False statements or representation — Attempted to collect wrong amount
Company: EOS Holdings, Inc. (GA)

I received a collection letter from EOS CCA ( " the Company '' ) in XX/XX/XXXX and disputed the validity of the debt. I recently received a letter from the Company that they were using to verify the debt they were trying to collect. The items that were supplied show dates as of XX/XX/XXXX although I told the company that the debt was settled XX/XX/XXXX with the original agency. I am asking the company to verify that the account is a current account and they are pushing that burden on me although this is a requirement they should be doing. I have contacted the child support agency they are claiming to collect for and they are stating my account is closed with no balance, so I am sure this is why I was provided with documents from XX/XX/XXXX.
Consumer complaint received 2016-07-01
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt was paid
Company: EOS Holdings, Inc. (CO)

I had an outstanding debt with XXXX XXXX. I settled this debt with a different collection agency a long time ago. The information was verified and is reported correctly on my credit report. However I continue to get calls from EOS CCA trying to collect {$110.00} for a XXXX XXXX debt that has already been resolved. This agency is harassing, rude, and does not have valid information and continues to try and get my personal payment information for a debt that has been resolved.
Consumer complaint received 2016-09-03
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: EOS Holdings, Inc. (NY)

On or about XXXX/XXXX/XXXX the XXXX store in XXXX NY sold me on the idea of changing my cell phone and associated service plan. The premise of the sales pitch was that a combination of promotion offers and discounts I could get a new and better phone fo the same monthly fee. I would have to give up my existing unlimited data plan in the process. I accepted this proposal. 

Fortuneately we wrote down line by line detail how the resulting bill would be structured. Over the first XXXX bills XXXX deconstructed the conditions of this deal. I have retained the originally structured promised billing and email with the XXXX store employees discussing the breach of the same promised billing. XXXX baited and then switched. 

By XXXX XXXX it was obvious XXXX would not honor our agreement. On or about XXXX/XXXX/XXXX I settled my service bill and paid the balance owed on my phone in cash at the same XXXX store. This phone was reactivated the same day across town with an honorable carrier. 

It was XXXX that breached the trust of our arrangement. I believe what they are seeking is a punitive charge for the argeement that they broke.
Consumer complaint received 2016-04-13
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt was paid
Company: EOS Holdings, Inc. (MO)

There is a collection company called EOS stating I owe XXXX XXXX which I do not. I have the receipt from when I turned in the boxes. I have fought this several times with no outcome. Please help
Consumer complaint received 2016-12-30
Product: Bank account or service — Checking account
Issue: Problems caused by my funds being low — 
Company: REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION (TX)

On XXXX XXXX 2016 with a starting balance of {$70.00} I made a cash transfer from a regions account of {$600.00}. On XXXX XXXX I made another transfer into the account of {$100.00} to bring the cash balance to {$770.00}. I then proceeded to make purchases of {$580.00} and the bank conveniently charged me {$140.00} NSF OF Fee plus {$15.00} OD protection fee leaving the account with a balance of {$33.00}. Other transactions totaling {$130.00} were processed after that and then over drew the account {$99.00}. The bank then charged more fees of {$210.00}. Had the bank not charged me {$150.00} worth of fees then the other {$130.00} transactions would have been paid without any fees. In essence the bank robbed me of {$370.00} for having money in my account. I called their customer service department and they told me they can not give me a courtesy refund when it was clearly a bank error.
Consumer complaint received 2015-06-16
Product: Debt collection — Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Issue: Cont'd attempts collect debt not owed — Debt is not mine
Company: AFNI INC. (WA)

When I changed my residence, I tried to transfer my internet account from my old residence to my new. I called XXXX, and requested a transfer. Instead of doing what I requested, they opened a new account and left the old account active. I did n't realize this at first and started receiving notice for late payments. I would pay them, thinking I had made a mistake, and the next month I would receive a late statement for the alternate account. Many months later I realized the different account numbers, inquired to find the issue, and called the company. After many phone calls and emails, my complaint was sent up through their company for review. They came back apologizing, gave me a check for the wrongful charges, and assured me that both accounts would be closed. For a few years I heard nothing, then XX/XX/XXXX, a collection agency AFNI contacted me to inform me that I owed them {$350.00} for and account I had with XXXX. The same account that was fraudulently created. I called XXXX and emailed a complaint. I got a response back again admitting it was an error, and saying that AFNI would be informed and called off. It is now XX/XX/XXXX, I tried to apply for a home equity loan and was denied because the XXXX issue still is n't resolved. My credit score is wrongfully low, and this is now affecting my future. I need this loan for my divorce, or I will be forced to sell my house. I contacted XXXX yesterday, and my account is still showing I owe.
Consumer complaint received 2015-08-31
Product: Debt collection — Credit card
Issue: Disclosure verification of debt — Not given enough info to verify debt
Company: SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL (ME)

I am not sure I checked off the best description of my issue as none really seem to fit. I have several accounts through Synchrony Bank that were in collections. I have faithfully paid the collection agencies each month on time. I recieved a letter today from the collection agency I have for XXXX accounts. They said they are no longer servicing the account and that a different collection agency was. I called that collection agency and they told me that Synchrony had withdrawn all XXXX accounts and that I would need to call them. I called Synchrony and was bounced around from once department to the other and finally was told that they had no information on my accounts and I would need to call back later. Really? I am trying to at least own up to the arrangements I made and now they ca n't tell me anything. I do n't want any threatening calls or letters. I have had more issues with Synchrony than any other agency I have ever worked with. I have no idea who to pay now. The letter I recieved told me not to pay them any more. Well they are automatic payments.