Technically it can't — Texas passed a law in 2012 specifically prohibiting lenders from filing criminal
complaints against borrowers who can't pay back their loan.
Not exact matches
When that takes place, a
borrower may have a reason to file a
complaint against that lender through a myriad of places.
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Borrower Complaints Mount
Against Company That Handles Billing For MEFA Student Loans,» Channel 4 News Boston, WBZ / CBS Local, October 3, 2016
Furthermore, additional
complaints were lodged
against Navient that should cause
borrowers to closely inspect their loan terms and repayment amounts.
National Consumer Law Center v. U.S. Department of Education, April 19, 2018,
Complaint and Press Release The National Consumer Law Center filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts
against the U.S. Department of Education for records related to its purported justification for delaying implementation of a rule to protect student loan
borrowers from school fraud and abuse, including records of communications between agency officials and representatives of the for - profit college industry.
The
complaints are echoed by
borrowers across the country, according to a review of federal and state court lawsuits
against reverse mortgage lenders.
But we must also consider the possibility that because
borrowers are largely unprotected
against potentially predatory lenders, these
complaints are valid — and may be a sign of a coming scandal.
Specifically, the Inspector General found that the Department's Federal Student Aid office failed to monitor
borrower complaints against its collection agencies and it neglected to take corrective action
against those agencies when they did not improve.
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the State of Florida filed a
complaint against two companies charged with running debt relief schemes that targeted student loan
borrowers.