AES/PHEAA – CFPB Complaint ID 3093351

Date Received: 2018-12-06T00:00:00.000

Product: Private student loan

Issue: Struggling to repay your loan

Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided

Consumer Complaint: I took out a private student loan with XXXX XXXX XXXX which is now American Education Service between XX/XX/XXXX and XX/XX/XXXX. I still owe approximately {$40000.00} which is more then the loan amount I took out eventhough Ive been paying on it for several years. I read an article that they were being sued by CFPB. I need help with this. I cant get any help from AES to pay this debt off and my payments keep going up. I believe I was one of those who was affected in the lawsuit however I cant find any information on whether my debt with XXXX/AES will be forgiven.

Company: AES/PHEAA

State/Zip: CA 917XX

Company Response to Complaint: Closed with explanation

Was Company Response Timely: Yes

Did Consumer Dispute Company Response: N/A

Complaint ID: 3093351

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