Date Received: 2018-10-23T00:00:00.000
Product: Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided
Consumer Complaint: I was given misinformation about my repayment options and directed into forbearance even when there were other options available to me and going into forbearance would have hurt me on my path toward public service loan forgiveness. Also, the loan servicer I spoke with was not up to date on her knowledge about new programs ( temporary public service loan forgiveness ) and told me I was incorrect and wouldnt transfer me to a different servicer when requested.
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State/Zip: CA
Company Response to Complaint: Closed with explanation
Was Company Response Timely: Yes
Did Consumer Dispute Company Response: N/A
Complaint ID: 3054595
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