A reader recently wrote in, concerned about whether an old unpaid student loan could be reported to the credit reporting agencies: I was recently contacted about an old school loan. It is either close or very close to the statue of limitation and has never showed up on my credit report. I thought maybe the …
Question. What are my options if I have been sued by National Collegiate Student Loan Trust? Answer. Getting served with a lawsuit isn’t an enjoyable experience. If you aren’t familiar with the legal process, it can leave you confused, anxious and overwhelmed. I have spoken with a fair number of people that have been sued …
“Dear Steve, My wife has a reasonably large private student loan. I have recently come into money and would like to settle this loan with Navient for a lesser sum than what is owed on the loan. What is the best way to go about this and what questions should I ask in order to …
“Dear Steve, I have a student loan with Navient (formerly Sallie Mae). A relative of mine has come into some money and has offered to pay on the load (in full), however, they have urged me to try and negotiate a settlement deal. Having spoken to my friends at Navient, I was informed by three …
“Dear Steve, I owe about $55K in student loan debt. I am interested in doing a lump sum pay off at a discounted rate. When I spoke to my lender, Total Higher Education/Great Lakes, they said this was impossible since the loan was through the government. After reading a bit more, it seems that a …
“Dear Steve, Unemployed for two years after college, defaulted on one of my private student loans, delinquent on others. Credit is already terrible. I have three private student loans, one of which I have already defaulted on. I recently came in to some money and want to use it to wipe out my student loan …
“Dear Steve, Have 2 kids who are heavily in debt [one just lost their job] each has a separate student loan [57k and 83K] which they are on time paying, but won’t be for long. As their Dad I want to remove [payoff with discount where possible] both loans. What is the best way to …
“Dear Steve, The background information is something like this: I went delinquent on a student loan (private) after a period of financial hardship. It defaulted and went over to NCO Financial for debt collections. I wasn’t sure how the whole process worked at the time, and I started a payment plan. My agent at NCO …
“Dear Steve, Hi Steve, I just recently settled on my private student loan for less than the total amount that I owe simply because I didn’t want to risk getting sued. The total amount was about $25,000.00. I currently have 4 credit cards, a car loan and 1 personal loan. 3 of my credit cards …
Graduated from a Colorado college but need to pay off school debt that went to collection Can I settle for less than the debt amount with a collector acting for the State of Colorado? Lilly This is your chance to be a hero and help out this person by providing your feedback and answer to …
