Consumer complaint received 2024-05-03
Product: Student loan — Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Struggling to repay your loan — Problem with forgiveness, cancellation, or discharge
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC. (WI)

Thousands of students were scammed by Navient into taking out predatory private loans to attend for profit online schools such as the one I attended, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX 

I had to fight a " deceased '' status on my credit report XXXX, due to Sallie Mae, which caused me so much money, time stress, heartache & XXXX. I received approximately XXXX XXXX  of forgiveness in XXXX, which I had to fight in order not to have to pay XXXX XXXX in taxes on, since it seemed no one was aware of indecency laws. I complted my XXXX application in XXXX, studentaid.gov still shows pending. I am a XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX refund deadline was XX/XX/XXXX. I received a letter last summer showing approximately XXXX XXXX in discharge, which was updated on studentaid.gov. However, I am still left with over XXXX XXXX in student loans from a school found to have committed fraud, and I have yet to receive any refund of payments I made. I have struggled ever since attending XXXX, which was supposed to IMPROVE my life, rather than what I experienced. 

As a matter of fact, XXXX XXXX XXXX and their Parent company, XXXX were investigated by the attorneys general of several states and have been found to have acted in a fraudulent manner. 

Because of the numerous claims of fraud and misconduct perpetrated by XXXX XXXX XXXX, the Biden administration has just announced a blanket discharge for anyone enrolled at XXXX XXXX XXXX from XX/XX/XXXX to XX/XX/XXXX. Again, I attended XXXX. 

I am aware that Navient was sued by XXXX state AGs regarding their predatory loans to attend these online for-profit schools and that Sallie Mae/Navient were a " preferred '' lending company in a " deal '' with these schools during the early 2000 's. 

These private loans with a high risk of default were part of a package deal offered to " for profit online schools '', but loans made to students in states outside of the agreement, or those who were not in default for XXXX  months or more during a " specific '' time frame, were excluded. 

I am sure this was a big win for Navient, but what a sham of a settlement deal for the rest of borrowers scammed into taking loans to at least XXXX for profit online schools. 

After the AG settlement, didn't Navient also get out of the Federal student loan business due to scrutiny from lawmakers and borrower advocates?

Didn't Navient have to pay restitution to the Federal student loan borrowers for not informing students of IDR/IBR payments students could have enrolled in, but instead steered toward forbearance? 

Furthermore, hasn't Navient been sued at least a XXXX XXXX times for other predatory loan practices and illegal collection practices? 

I am also aware of a " pilot '' program by which Navient is sending out " applications '' to select students who may have filed Borrower Defense claims against their schools and were approved.

This application is a sham. Why do we need to prove anything? Navient knows who we are.

Under the FTC " Holder Rule '' Navient is liable for giving predatory loans in connection with online for-profit schools.

Time is running out for Navient to do right by students who were scammed into taking out private loans to attend online for profit colleges who have committed misconduct and misrepresented themselves to the public to entice students to enroll.

Senator XXXX XXXX has sent a letter to Navient 's CEO asking to discharge these loans NOW! It's time Navient do the right thing and discharge all these predatory private loans made to attend online for profit schools NOW!

Link to Senator XXXX  Letter : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX