HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC – CFPB Complaint ID 2656675

Date Received: 2017-09-01T00:00:00

Product: Private student loan

Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer

Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided

Consumer Complaint: I have a school loan with a company out of Kansas that was called Educational Computer Systems Inc. or ECSI, now they are known as Heartland ECSI. My current balance is XXXX. The last statement I received from them is a bill stating that I am 30 days past due. Which came as a surprise to me, because I am supposed to be ” in-school ” status. I am currently attending The XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX online. I did have to drop from full time status for one semester because of the class schedule they have worked out for me. I have tried to get in contact with ECSI once I realized this and for the past week on the XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX, XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX, to no avail. I have tried by phone, by chat and by their site. Apparently their site is down. I can understand the site being down, but what about the phones? Ive put my number on their list to call back three times, … nothing. I was on hold for over an hour on the XX/XX/XXXX too. I ca n’t help but think that they are n’t doing every thing that they can to keep in contact with their borrowers.

Company: HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC

State/Zip: KS 678XX

Company Response to Complaint: Closed with explanation

Was Company Response Timely: Yes

Did Consumer Dispute Company Response: N/A

Complaint ID: 2656675

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