Date Received: 2019-02-12T00:00:00.000
Product: Federal student loan servicing
Issue: Dealing with your lender or servicer
Consumer Consent Provided to Share Complaint: Consent provided
Consumer Complaint: Student Loans with stipends have not been dispersed, but we are being charged interest. We are not being provided any information about where our money is, other than we are in ” receivership. ” The receiver does not have our money, but evidently it has been distributed by the Department of Education, but it has not been filtered down to the students. Students are being evicted from homes, cars are being repossessed, credit cards are not being paid ( meaning credit is being hurt ), people can not afford food or electricity. We need answers and help now!
Company: GREAT LAKES
State/Zip: VA
Company Response to Complaint: Closed with explanation
Was Company Response Timely: Yes
Did Consumer Dispute Company Response: N/A
Complaint ID: 3150459
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