Please I worked in public service for over 10 years. I was unaware of any of this until recently. I am recently single. Even as a health care worker I could not benefit from the no interest payments because my loans were consolidated. P.S. This is Mrs. Earvient Clark and I too have consolidated my Federal Loans and Fed Loan had them until March 2020. Overall, the alleged conspiracy "disrupted the . When you submit to the feedback system, you can expect a response via email or letter within 15 days . How can Nelnet determine if a person is disabled? I want to join the lawsuit. I thought my Nelnet loans qualified for student loan forgiveness. I am told based on my loan type which they claim is dept of ed does not qualify for pslf, cares zero interest or any other benefits. I did more research on the website and found no evidence that I couldnt do this because of the payment plan I was in. I also have a student loan with Nelnet, took loan out when my daughter started college. Complaint Type: Billing/Collection Issues. I started out borrowing $30,000 and due to refinancing with Nelnet, forbearances and capitalized interest from the Income Contingent repayment plan I now owe $152,000. I still have emails where they claim to be backed by the Federal government. It isnt right that all the people who arent as persistant as me (even though it took me 7 years) to keep suffering the consequences of bad advice. v. Nelnet, Inc. et al. I borrowed from Nelnet student loans. There is no end in sight. Either something is going to be done about how we were scammed or its not. I hope NelNet is held responsible in court for all this, and NelNet borrowers are given a chance to realistically deal with this. I contacted Great Lakes and they told me that they do not own my loans, that they are privately held by another lender and only Nelnet can give me this information. If you would like to make a payment on your SELF Refi Loan, you can click the link below, and you will be taken to Firstmark Services. This company is very easy to work with contact is open and websites work well communication is very good and accessible when I have questions. of ED/Nelnet. They dont give you an option. Please include me in this. I dont know. They informed me that it takes a year to verify my illness(I sent all Ssdi medical records second time). . Why would they misrepresent themselves like this. Please correct! My daughter and I have been denied housing, among other necessities due to my credit and these loans. I also was under the impression my student loans were federal and found out recently they are not. What can we do. My loan was also transferred without my knowledge. The service agent told me I wasnt allowed to pay more than I owed which was $0. I have assumed that my loans were federally backed. the plaintiff argues "any and all electronic fund transfers" conducted by Firstmark Services were in violation of the EFTA and RFDCPA in that she never provided the company with . I am just learning from this information today, that theyre not. I signed parent plus loans for 3 children, and took out a student loan for my wife. Yup going thru the same nonsense. NelNet even has them listed on their website as being Stafford loans. Thank you! The BBB website reports that there were 55 total customer complaints, and 20 negative reviews. The interest is ridiculous and not sure if its fair. I thought that when I enter grad school then those payments would get defered until months after I graduated from grad school. settlement administrator or your attorney for any updates regarding This is exactly what I have been going through with my Nelnet loans. I call and am never allowed to speak to any type of supervisor. When I consolidated my loans when Nelnet took over my loan from ACS years ago, I wasnt told I had the wrong type of loan and I didnt know that my loan was not a federal loan. Please add me to class action. It wasnt nelnet not dept of ed. (nsf, ) (Entered: 10/11/2022), CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. I recently got my tax document and it said I had only paid them 1.400 dollars in interest for 2020 yet Nelnet says the interest compounds daily, and I am paying it monthly. Thats almost 25k extra and would have been more if not for the Cares Act. We have been divorced over 18 years and they will not, nor never let us separate our loans to pay. NOT. I was also told that if I could not pay a ridiculously high amount of money monthly for the Income based repayment plan I couldnt pay anything and now My $20,000 loan has an additional $100,000 in interest!!! Is this really still an active class action lawsuit? (ak, ) (Entered: 10/11/2022), CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Martha M. Pacold. Firstmark Services PO Box 2977 Omaha, NE 68103-2977: Correspondence: Firstmark Services PO Box 82522 Lincoln, NE 68501-2522 Fax: 1.866.258.9222: Overnight: Firstmark Services 121 S. 13th St., Suite 201 Lincoln, NE 68508: Toll-free: 1(888) 538-7378 : Hours Of Operation: . FirstMark V is a $380 million early-stage fund focused on seed and Series A investments, while FirstMark Opportunity III is a $270 million vehicle dedicated to follow-on investment in portfolio . Now I am getting calls from these people every month. NelNet considers the federal consolidation a D loan and therefore do not qualify for CARES Act deferred interest or forgiveness. I have nelnet loan and was contacted during the CARES act because I was not paying because they stated they are under Federal Loans. When I tried to get a reduction in payments because I was at the time only working part time for health issues they told me because I was married I HAD TO USE my husbands income because we live together Now its just in forbearance collecting all kinds of interest. The bad thing is I KNOW I paid that off! I ALSO HAVE HAD NELNET STUDENT LOANS FOR MANY YEARS AND I THOUGHT MY LOANS WERE FEDERAL LOANS. I would like to be included in this lawsuit! This is crazy. status of any class action settlement claim. This article and supposed lawsuit has been sitting here now for over TWO years. I made a mistake in my choice of degree because it is useless in my home region which I wish to remain and live. I have been paying on these loans for more than 20 years. She allegedly financed her tuition through Nelnet, eventually earning her Juris Doctor degree from the, in the U.S., according to the Student Borrower Protection Center. I have Nelnet. Please add me I thought my helmet loans were federally backed as well. Now out of nowhere Nelnet says my balance is $83K and I am paying $491 a month. How do you get through to Nelnet that he is TPD as we have contacted them multiple times with no resolution. Ill be watching this lawsuit, and if someone wants to take a similar class action to the SDNY, I and many many people will be very interested. School Employees. I was misled by Nelnet and believed my loans were bacjed by the Federal Government ..It wasnt until I wasnt eligible for Covid relief that I was told it was a commercial loan and it has always been confusing. I am a school teacher who has taught 30+ years looking at retirement with student loan debt. Hello, after reading this, Im not sure if I am in the correct state to be added to this. I am interested in learning more about becoming a class member. I have Stafford subsidized and unsubsidized student loans that NelNet is saying are private loans. And the login is StudentAid.gov For federal finanical aid, students are cut-off when they borrow $57,000. The government bails out the financial industry 2008 whom benefits, who? I have believed all this time my account was a Federal Loan. I have 65 thousand dollars in student loans that I was not able to make one dime on. (rao, ) (Entered: 11/17/2022), (#28) CERTIFICATE of Service by Roisin Heather Bell on behalf of Firstmark Services, LLC, Nelnet Education Loan Funding, LLC regarding MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendants Firstmark Services, LLC, Nelnet Education Loan Funding, LLC #26 , notification of affiliates pursuant to local rule 3.2 #25 , attorney appearance #24 , attorney appearance #23 , memorandum in support of motion #27 (Bell, Roisin) (Entered: 11/17/2022), (#26) MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendants Firstmark Services, LLC, Nelnet Education Loan Funding, LLC (Bell, Roisin) (Entered: 11/17/2022), (#25) NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Firstmark Services, LLC, Nelnet Education Loan Funding, LLC (Bell, Roisin) (Entered: 11/17/2022), Outline for the Initial Joint Status Report, (#4) MAILED notice of removal letter to plaintiff. That college was shut down because of bad practices in 2001. Defendant Nelnet Education Loan Funding, Inc. (Nelnet) was directed (at the hearing) to refile the attorney appearances, Motion to Dismiss, and Memorandum in Support under case 22-cv-5545 by 11/18/2022 (and on review of the docket after today's hearing, Nelnet has done so). I live and went to school in Ohio!!!!! My daughter was also duped by nelnet. We get no updates or anything. All that seems to matter is what letter appears before my loan number. Sign me up! And now it doesnt qualify for cares act? Due to a debilitating medical issue. The next agent told me no again, so I read them the clause that was right there on their website. They all lead you on please contact me at monicaconway69@gmail.com, They also left me a voicemail with which the one u said how it started out..i got that voicemail, Yes and I thought they were federal loans. I was told that if I consolidated to a qualifying loan that I would have to pay an additional ten years for forgiveness. After reading all the entries, Im now afraid and very hesitant to start making payments on my student loan. I was also told that they would be forgiven after 25 years. This is such a scam. We are funding commercial disputes for access to justice. Phone #: 888-538-7378. I would also like to be involved in the lawsuit. I applied at this time for student loan debit relief. When I entered the income based repayment plan many years ago, I was told I could pay my interest or make other payments. Nelnet never let me know they were taking over my loans. I was misled by Nelnet that my consolidated loans were through Department of Education and backed by federal government. Ive been in public service almost 20 years and now finding out I dont qualify for loan forgiveness because of this loan which I was told by my school was a department of education loan. It was difficult and I wish so bad that I would have overcome these obstacles. Started with Sallie Mae, sold to ACS, then Nelnet. I thought nelnet was a federal loan too. They will not remove it from my credit history. I have been impacted on my credit report as well which places me in a fragile place as well with no resolution to this issue only to find that when dispute takes place a persons name is returned with credit report dispute results that is an insider trader with Nelnet. I paid almost double my monthly bill to try and pay off my loan faster. Nelnet consolidated my loans and led me to believe that I was under the correct repayment plan for PSLF. I live in Las Vegas. I get advertisements. I am also a victim of Nelnets misleading practices. of Education did not recognize my application. Im with Nelnet and have a D on my account. Wells Fargo paused mortgage payments for some customers without asking. 40. Citizens Bank customers interested in the three-month forbearance period should contact Firstmark Services, a private student loan servicer, at 1-866-259-3767. I dont remember ever being given any choice about who I wanted to have service my loans. I want in on the lawsuit. Isnt that considered a lie by omission? I also would like to be in on this lawsuit. And my daughter has one that is supposed to threw the federal loan finding out its with Nel net. I tried talking to them and told them to never mind and put it back where it was, but they said they could not do that. My current monthly payment is too expensive and I . I was finally able to piece together what was going wrong with my student loans and start on my offensive with Nelnet. Nelnet is saying I can transfer to a direct federal consolidation for free and may be eligible for interest repayments for the Covid years. I have loans with Nelnet that Ive had for years. Im not sure what to do. Yes Please add me over 50,000 misled by school which as changed names twice. I wanted to figure out why my credit scores are being impacted during the pandemic because interest keeps increasing on all my student loans that I thought were on a freeze since Biden. It clearly has on my paperwork department of education. Its obvious that many of us were misled in some way when it comes to these loans, question is, is anyone going to do anything about them, or are the big wigs with the money to buy themselves out of everything going to win once again? Ive gotten letters and calls. Please feel free to contact me about this matter : Gutiervd27@gmail.com Enough is enough & these companies shouldnt get away with their greed!! Teacher Loan Forgiveness. (rao, ) (Entered: 11/17/2022), Docket(#28) CERTIFICATE of Service by Roisin Heather Bell on behalf of Firstmark Services, LLC, Nelnet Education Loan Funding, LLC regarding MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendants Firstmark Services, LLC, Nelnet Education Loan Funding, LLC #26 , notification of affiliates pursuant to local rule 3.2 #25 , attorney appearance #24 , attorney appearance #23 , memorandum in support of motion #27 (Bell, Roisin) (Entered: 11/17/2022), Docket(#27) MEMORANDUM by Firstmark Services, LLC, Nelnet Education Loan Funding, LLC in support of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim #26 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Summons and Complaint in the State Court Action)(Bell, Roisin) (Entered: 11/17/2022), Docket(#26) MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendants Firstmark Services, LLC, Nelnet Education Loan Funding, LLC (Bell, Roisin) (Entered: 11/17/2022), Docket(#25) NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Firstmark Services, LLC, Nelnet Education Loan Funding, LLC (Bell, Roisin) (Entered: 11/17/2022), Docket(#24) ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Firstmark Services, LLC, Nelnet Education Loan Funding, LLC by Roisin Heather Bell (Bell, Roisin) (Entered: 11/17/2022), Docket(#23) ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Firstmark Services, LLC, Nelnet Education Loan Funding, LLC by John N. Giftos (Giftos, John) (Entered: 11/17/2022), Docket(#6) MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Loan Science, LLC (Bruggenthies, George) (Entered: 10/14/2022), Docket(#5) MINUTE entry before the Honorable Martha M. Pacold: The parties are directed to file an initial joint status report by 11/7/2022. I was misled too. Why havent they shut down nelnet!! This is a classic case of conflict of interest. Please keep me informed about this law suit. They claim I called to make payment arrangements. The President, at that time, had promised loan forgiveness to non-profit employment, but the date was changed later to after I took out my loan. I will be once again calling them and If I cannot get these loans out of forbearance I will be filing my own lawsuit. I elected not to recertify so I could continue making payments. After transferring my loans to Fed Loan my balances immediately started to go down. I need to be on this class action. Current COVID student loan payment assistance, the loans dont qualify! How do I get in this lawsuit I have Nelnet and wasnt able to forgo. Please add me as well. I had it with this Student Loan servicer and if anything I want to sue them by being a part of this class action suit. Original loan being $7,000 with interest almost $20,000!! As of today they are in the D category, and not eligible for the CARES forbearance, however they are all Stafford loans when they were originated. But I still couldnt pay extra on my loans without it going to future payments because I was still caught in the clause of not paying more than my minimum payment due. Please add me to this list. I dont know how to put these somewhere else. I am 62, still working although not in good physical health and still owe over $20,000 on school loans. If its not, please let me know if NYCers will be willing to join this fight because its ridiculous how these companies will try and drain your bank for getting an education. Yepthis has been a pretty big fraud. Nelnet told me they are private loans and did not work for the CARES Act I too have been paying forever it feels like with little decrease. These were government backed loans. Privacy Policy | Trying to do the right thing. My loans are federal student loans nelnet purchased. My current monthly payment is too expensive and I am in the military We dont make millions. This program forgives up to $17,500 of student loan principal and interest for those who teach full time for five consecutive, complete academic years. Three weeks ago, when I saw that the payment was due, I spoke with one of their customer service reps, who claimed that they could put my loan in forbearance for another three months. I am in the same boat! I also took a lower payment option. Nelnet account starts with E. I recieved the same phone call amd would like to be part of the class action. But this practice of ignorance by Nelnet agents, providing misinformation (deliberately or because of undertraining), and not being transparent with borrowers is so wrong. Excuse me? Thanks. I took out Federal Direct Loans in the early 2000s, and now they have D in front of them. I was misled too. PLEASE pursue this class action suit. So its a great time. Nelnet told me they are private loans now. Then, I can never get in contact with them when I call. They also without my knowledge or permission merged a few of my loans, as I have never consolidated. Agree! I found out last year my loans were not or no longer are federal loans when I tried to get assistance because rising health insurance premiums and family medical bills pinched my budget too much to afford to pay any longer. I have had several student loans in different amounts. Please see my post, sounds like a similar experience never knew they consolidated me into a private bank held loan! Have questions? You can also mail payments to Firstmark Services, P.O. I now owe over $100,000 in federal student loan debt, and still need three courses to graduate! Several clients asked this morning about mysterious direct deposits from "IRS TREAS 310," wondering what these were. Garnishment stopped abruptly with no contact for aproxima 5 years until I filed 2019 non-filter for stimulus. What do I need to do? I have sent everything I have in terms of legal docs from SSD and the disability judge. My Loans were way before I got Married. Please add me. I never realized it was a private loan until I kept gaining interest on the loans, even after the government stopped the interest and payments due to Covid. of Ed./Nelnet thinking its Federal Gov.. interest has accrued since this Covid Pandemic and has affected many globally. 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