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Does Navient Have to Forgive All My Private Student Loans?

Does Navient Have to Forgive All My Private Student Loans?

Question: Dear Steve, I have eight private student loans past the statute of limitations, which fell off my credit report, with interest combined to over $200,000 debt value. One loan, the largest loan in my account, has been forgiven by Navient, which I recently learned via email. I wanted to share this email with you, …

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Navient Sends People to Aidvantage Who Then Punts on Settlement Information

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People are so confused by the announcement of the giant Navient student loan $1.7 billion settlement. See my post on the announcement, here. Here is the reality, even the Aidvantage website is punting on what this actually means. The website says people need to go to NavientAGSettlement.com for information. I know you are looking for …

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Navient Enters Massive Student Loan Forgiveness Settlement. Details Clear-ish.

It was announced today that many, but not all states that participated in a lawsuit against Navient in 2017. At the time Navient called the suit, “completely unfounded” but the announcements today reflect the opposite. Details of Settlement We have both a lot of information and a lot of unanswered questions about how all of …

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Rapid Reader Questions, Debt Consolidation, Navient, Credit Score, Fraud, and More

Q: Is it legal for a mortgage company to all of a sudden demand a deferment balance from 10 years ago now, or will they foreclose on the home I am one month behind on the monthly payment? A: That sounds a lot like a balloon mortgage (a mortgage in which a large portion of …

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What to Do When Aidvantage Screws Up Your Student Loan Account

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Aidvantage is the fictitious name of the registered company Maximus Education LLC. It was recently announced Aidvantage would take over the servicing and maintenance of federal student loan accounts currently managed by Navient. Navient currently says, “This winter, Aidvantage will begin servicing your student loans owned by the Department of Education (ED) instead of Navient.” …

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