In early 2018, Nelnet acquired Great Lakes, reducing the number of
major student loan servicers from four to three.
Until yesterday's announcement, there were four
major student loan servicers — Nelnet, Great Lakes, Navient, FedLoan Servicing (PHEAA)-- and five smaller companies.
Yesterday, Nelnet announced its $ 150 million purchase of Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, potentially reducing the number of
major student loan servicers from four to three.
Not exact matches
If you fail to make payments on your federal
student loans for 90 or more days, your
loan servicer will report the delinquency to the three
major credit bureaus.
All guarantors and most
major student loan lenders and
servicers (including
servicers for Perkins, private / alternative, and institutional
loans), as well as the Department of Education, participate in the Clearinghouse.
When you take out a
student loan, most lenders or
student loan servicers will notify at least one of the three
major credit reporting agencies — Equifax, Experian, or TransUnion — so they can include the new account on your credit report as a trade line.
If you are more than 90 days delinquent on your
student loan payment, your
loan servicer will report the delinquency to the three
major national credit bureaus.