Student loan company Navient used deceptive practices, Dept. of Education audit suggests

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The audit suggests Navient steered tens of thousands of borrowers into high-cost plans.

 

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This is exactly what happed to me! Wish I could join the lawsuit! Evil company! Shameful industry!

how come nobody is mentioning the bug ELEPHANT in the room, NELNET? CHICKENSHIT?

Funny. The IRS hired private debt-collection companies to chase down overdue payments. One of the four companies that was hired was Pioneer Credit Recovery, a subsidiary of Navient.

No shit.

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