Buy now, pay later options are on the rise. The most popular players in this space – Klarna, Afterpay, Affirm, and Zip – are everywhere. They’re not just options. They’re default features, embedded into the checkout flow of almost every major retailer. Even Door Dash now has options which allow…
Those with federal student loans have had a five year reprieve for collections on federal student debt. We are seeing more delinquencies as people do not not realize they were due to make a payment and for those borrowers who cannot afford to make a payment now. There may be…
The IDR payment tracker was removed from many if not all borrower’s studentaid.gov sites today. You can still find your payment count however. Write your servicer directly for it or use this direct link after you’ve logged onto StudentAid.gov: https://studentaid.gov/app/api/nslds/payment-counter/summary. This link shows in a computer code format called JSON…
We are hearing from multiple sources that federal student loan borrowers IDR progress will be removed from the government site next week. It’s imperative that you screenshot your IDR progress in case you need it down the road. This is on studentaid.gov and looks like this: Go ahead and view…
We’re hearing a lot of people are finding out their student loans are delinquent – another today that received a 90 day late and had no idea they were out of deferment. The dings to your credit are not small — we had a client recently who had four student…
The IDR online application is back up, though a demo revealed there are some big new restrictions on enrollments: No enrollment in SAVE No opportunity to request enrollment in the plan with the lowest monthly payment No new enrollments in PAYE (ok for those already enrolled) No new enrollments in…
Credit reports and credit scores are used widely in this country. Practically every financial activity somehow involves your credit score. If it’s wrong or lower than it should be, you can be charged additional fees and/or thousands more in interest. Right now, there are considerable disruptions in the financial world. …
While the Income Driven Payment application process is shut down (paper applications were being processed, but now they too are reportedly on hold), to be first in line when it restarts, we suggest a paper application be sent to your loan servicer so it’s in the queue, and be sure…
So the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in the process of being shut down. I expect that private consumer claims will increase thereafter when consumers realize that the government will not be taking action to protect them through the CFPB, FTC or other entity. Many collection attorneys send out communications…
More and more signs are pointing toward bankruptcy being the best platform going forward to address student loans. Why? We can often discharge private and even federal student loans (if either an undue hardship exists or it’s an unqualified education loan); We can cure a default of a federal student…