Dear Steve, I co-signed for approximately $35,000 worth of school loans for my daughter. She graduated from Chatham University in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She could not find a job in her field paying over $25,000 per year. She went back to school and has since graduated with her degree in nursing and is taking her boards ... Read More »

27 year old with $200,000 in student loan debt and I really have no idea what to do about it. I make around $25,000 a year and as of right now I pay $32 a month towards my federal loans which total about $48,000. The rest is in private and I make no payment on them since I can not ... Read More »

“Dear Steve, I have 4 student loans and two are private loans thru Wells Fargo and American Educational Services. They bot are default and they are about $45,000. I don’t make enough money to pay the loans. My salary covers basic needs and car payment. I had cosigner who passed away a month ago? What will happened with my default ... Read More »

Date This Problem Happened: December 15, 2005 State You Live in: Illinois Race/Ethnicity: White Age Range: 36-50 Total Amount of Fee Paid: Company Name: American Education Services (AES), Xpress Loan Servicing, Student Loan Solutions Company Address: P. O. Box 2461 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105-2461 Company Telephone Number: 800-233-0557 Website of Company: aessuccess.org Consumer Statement: About 5 years ago, my fiancée, and ... Read More »

Date This Problem Happened: February 7, 2012 State You Live in: North Carolina Race/Ethnicity: Black or African American Age Range: 21-35 Total Amount of Fee Paid: Company Name: AES American Education Services Company Address: PO Box 2461 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105 Company Telephone Number: Website of Company: aessuccess.org Consumer Statement: My loan defaulted after I was finaly able to pay a ... Read More »

Hi, I have a South Sudanese friend who studied in the US and has now gone home to work in development/humanitarian assistance. He has a loan from the AES/National Collegiate Trust that he is currently unable to pay off due to agreeing to take a lower salary in his home country. Is there a way for him to file for ... Read More »

“Dear Steve, My wife returned to school several years ago and took out some student loans. Those loans were eventually sold to aes. One was for about $10,000 and the other for about $8,000. She has been paying the minimum statement for five years, (about $9,000) but the amount owed hasn’t decreased! The payments are for about $150 a month ... Read More »

“Dear Steve, I have a family of four and spouse who is an fulltime student. Income cut in half because of economy. Sinking fast and have exhausted all savings and 401k trying to stay afloat My wages are being garnished by AES/PHEAA for defaulted student loan. I requested an economic hardship hearing in writing at the end of February. It ... Read More »

“Dear Steve, I am a theater major have run out of any options on the private loans I have a private student loan through AES and to make a long story short my loan is now in collections. My dad is 84 and cosigned my loan he is now in a nursing home. I am getting threatening collection letters, my ... Read More »

“Dear Steve, I graduated from college with a ton of debt. From AES: Loan1 = $23,977.76 Loan2 = $35,285.42 Loan3 = $40,775.22 From Sallie Mae: Loan1 = $2,664.58 Loan2 = $3,552.73 Loan3 = $5,567.47 My income is $42,000 / year. I have tried to lower payments through AES, but according to the representative, they have made it much tougher to ... Read More »