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Mohela

Good morning,

 

I have 6 90 day lates reported on my credit reports from 12/18(1 payment but for 6 accounts). I have a couple of questions, how much is this affecting my score?

Also, I had all 6 accounts place in forbearance which postponed the payments that were deliquent.

Per section 623(a)(2) of the FRCA they are obligated to provide updated information even it was accurate at one point.

 

Does anyone have advise on how to get the lates removed from my credit report. I have tried working with Mohela directly and they state it was accurate when it was reported so they cant cange.

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calyx
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90d Derogatories are a major ding on your credit report.  They not only hurt the score, but they will for the entire 7 years they're present (30s and 60s lose their major sting after about 2 years).   There's a chart somewhere in this forum I'll have to see if I can find that shows the hurt (created by another forum user from data gathered).

 

Are you saying you had a forebearance in place before the lates or after?
When was your last payment  and when did you request a forebearance

 

Retroactive forebearance happens, but is very difficult to prove or get changed on the accounts, so I want to make sure we are understanding you correctly.

 

"Per section 623(a)(2) of the FRCA they are obligated to provide updated information even it was accurate at one point."    
They are also required to report accurate information per the HEA.   The HEA puts additional provisions on the reporting of federal student loans, particularly negative information, and particularly those that are not yet paid in full.  

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calyx
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Re: Mohela

Here's the graph - please note that it's crowdsourced data from some time ago, so not necessarily perfect, but you get the idea.  This is just for FICO8 and assumes no other derogatories.

 

fico8 lates versus time.png

graph:  

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Anonymous
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Re: Mohela

The forebeance was granted in Jan 2019 1 month after the reported lates. The forebearce was retroactive to bring my account current. Is there anything I can do?

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Anonymous
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Re: Mohela

My letter shows 

forbearance is approved for periods with a begin date of 9/14/2018

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calyx
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Re: Mohela

Thanks for clarifying!

 

My understanding is that technically, what a retroactive forebearance does is update the payment due to 0 so that you're no longer behind on the amount due.   It doesn't remove the late, nor does it require the servicer to update the payment history (because your payment was late at the time it was reported).   The HEA dictates that the late stay (it overrides the FCRA).


Honestly, your best bet is a goodwill letter/campaign with Mohela.    If you dispute it with the CRAs they'll just ask Mohela, which will inform them that the late it accurate and it will stay.  The change has to come from the servicer itself.    I've heard mixed results on people who have gotten lates removed after getting a retroactive forebearance (though no info on those with Mohela - however, Mohela IS one of the few servicers that seems to grant goodwill deletions, though).

 

Good luck!

Happy practitioner of AZE7or8or9or10 | Team Finances > FICO
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Anonymous
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Re: Mohela

Thanks, my thought was that the letter specifically states the payments are "postponed" which, in my opinion, makes the no longer late as the due date changed.

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Anonymous
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Re: Mohela

Just an update, I reached out to my states attorney general a few weeks back, I finally heard from them today and they sent a letter to Mohela on my behalf.

 

Does anyone know if creditors typically abide by a letter from the Attorney General.

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calyx
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Re: Mohela

Creditors will follow the law (in this case the FCRA & HEA).    Mohela is usually more forgiving (granting GW requests), so I think it's a better chance (than say Navient) that they will remove the lates if that's what your AG requested.

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