Not a problem - MOHELA will report the information that is in the account as it was sent to us.  So, in your case, if the prior servicer sent to us 1996, then MOHELA will report what was sent to us, 1996.  We will report what was included in the file to us, from the prior servicer.  This is not a new loan, it is a transfer of servicing of a pre-existing account.  Does this help?