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Two student loan questions, help a lady out? :)

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memorysketch
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Two student loan questions, help a lady out? :)

Hi everyone! Thanks for peeking in Smiley Happy

 

I'm finally acting on getting my CR in tip top shape, but I'm a little unsure of what to do with some student loan TLs. I bring you pictures to better illustrate my ineptitude!

The first two are from Citibank. For 3500 and 3167 respectively, these two student loans were traded before they were closed. However, they sit on my CR looking like this:

 

 

Is there anything I can do to get rid of these ugly things? Will they fall off? I think they're actually Sallie Mae's now - and guess what else is reporting on my report!

 

 

THIS IS. There are 9 Sallie Mae lines, and all of them look like this. Every. Single. Last. One. Of. Them. And I don't know what to do about it. I'm running out of hair to pull. This doesn't make sense to me. My loans are currently deferred, and I've got a forberance keeping my accounts up to date. That 90 day late shouldn't be there! It makes my brain hurt! Woman Sad What would y'all suggest on this? Any information would be GREATLY appreciated.

 

Thanks in advance!


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Shogun
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Re: Two student loan questions, help a lady out? :)

Start with the simplest method and then work your way from their.  Try some GWs for the baddies and see were that gets you.  Then move up the ladder a bit and see if you can find someone who will help.

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bahbahd
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Re: Two student loan questions, help a lady out? :)

From all of your first delenquency dates appearing the same, I'd guess that you have not been in school since the end of summer '10 and you missed the window to defer before your grace period was up. Luckily Citibank sold your loans before you defaulted on them. Were you in school in Spring '11? If you were not in school, then the only real way to get these off would be through Good Will letters asking they be updated. You might even just ask Citibank to remove their tradelines completely. If you were in school at the same institution then you can prove you were in school to them in Spring '11 and they might update the accounts for you. 

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flash2093
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Re: Two student loan questions, help a lady out? :)

For the 90 day late, check your bank account records for proof of payment in May of 2011. Were you in defferment in 2011?


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memorysketch
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Re: Two student loan questions, help a lady out? :)


@flash2093 wrote:

For the 90 day late, check your bank account records for proof of payment in May of 2011. Were you in defferment in 2011?


I've been in deferment indefinitely since I left school to care for my disabled mom (I plan on going back sometime this year, or next.) The stress got to be too much to handle at the time. There was a lot of "welllll, can't do it this month, I'll double pay next!" which never happened so I freaked and talked to Sallie Mae. The few times I have paid were fairly recent so there aren't bank account records for that time period.


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memorysketch
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Re: Two student loan questions, help a lady out? :)


@bahbahd wrote:

From all of your first delenquency dates appearing the same, I'd guess that you have not been in school since the end of summer '10 and you missed the window to defer before your grace period was up. Luckily Citibank sold your loans before you defaulted on them. Were you in school in Spring '11? If you were not in school, then the only real way to get these off would be through Good Will letters asking they be updated. You might even just ask Citibank to remove their tradelines completely. If you were in school at the same institution then you can prove you were in school to them in Spring '11 and they might update the accounts for you. 


Yeah. I took some time off because my mom needed me, and we're just now getting back into position where I feel like I can breathe some and hopefully finish my degree. Smiley Happy I wasn't in school in 2011 or 2012.

 

My best bet is probably good will letters across the board.


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flash2093
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Re: Two student loan questions, help a lady out? :)

Yeah, I would send out GW letters to the creditor explaining your situation. YMMV. You can also try emailing the ombudsman, which is really like a third party, but they can actually help through their contacts.


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memorysketch
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Re: Two student loan questions, help a lady out? :)


@flash2093 wrote:

Yeah, I would send out GW letters to the creditor explaining your situation. YMMV. You can also try emailing the ombudsman, which is really like a third party, but they can actually help through their contacts.


I have never even heard of an ombudsman! Googling it gives me a general idea, but confuses me a little more, haha. Would the school have one? Or the loan company?


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lae_lae
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Re: Two student loan questions, help a lady out? :)

Usually the loan company....here is the link for Sallie Mae Customer Advocate https://www.salliemae.com/about/management/advocate/default.aspx

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memorysketch
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Re: Two student loan questions, help a lady out? :)


@lae_lae wrote:

Usually the loan company....here is the link for Sallie Mae Customer Advocate https://www.salliemae.com/about/management/advocate/default.aspx


Thank you so much! Smiley Happy


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