NerdWallet has published a list of 130+ student loan assistance companies that they say consumers should be wary of. They say “This Watch List names companies that charge for fraudulent or questionable debt relief services.” Companies that made the list have been investigated, penalized, or sued by state or federal authorities. The companies they list …
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced today that his newly established Student Protection Unit took its first official action by issuing subpoenas to 13 student debt relief companies as part of an investigation into concerns about potentially misleading advertising, improper fees, and other consumer protection problems in that industry. In particular, the Department of Financial Services’ …
“Dear Steve, I tweeted your account on twitter also. My wife and I have a good amount of student loan debt. She registered with a site she found online “studentloanservice.us” they are associated with “COASTALCREDITSOLUTIONS.COM” I cannot find any information about them. She gave them all of our banking information and they are set to …
“Dear Steve, I have $43,540 in student loan debt. They are charging 1% of the payment and a monthly maintance fee. Is this legal? How are they doing this? Seems to be a legit company and have a good BBB rating. www.studentloanservice.us/services Ryan” Dear Ryan, If you want to pay some money for something you …