Date Received: 2018-11-14T00:00:00.000
Product: Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided
Consumer Complaint: I contacted Navient in XX/XX/XXXX. I wanted to see about having my Parent Plus included in my IBR. The employee said I needed to consolidate all my accounts and resubmit a IBR. I did what I was told. I recently received the notice ( XX/XX/XXXX ) that I am on an ICR with a payment in the amount of {$260.00} a month. I called and spoke to XXXX # XXXX XX/XX/XXXX, she said the way the consolidation was done I don’t qualify for the IBR, had I done it another way-consolidate my parent plus loans and then consolidated that with my loans I would have qualified for the IBR. How was I supposed to know this and the first time when I called, the employee did not mention this at all. I was just told to consolidate. Student loans are so difficult, how was I supposed to know which way I was supposed to do it. I specifically told the employee when I first called about the consolidation that I wanted to include it in my IBR and apply for a 10-year forgiveness. Not once did he mention anything about one loan and then another. He told me to go online and consolidate, so that’s what I did. This is unfair, and I cant afford the {$260.00}.
Company: Navient Solutions, LLC.
State/Zip: CA 925XX
Company Response to Complaint: Closed with explanation
Was Company Response Timely: Yes
Did Consumer Dispute Company Response: N/A
Complaint ID: 3074183
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