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Loan servicers play a major role in how your student loan repayment unfolds—but they’re not always reliable. This section covers everything borrowers need to know about navigating issues with MOHELA, Nelnet, AidVantage, AES, and other student loan servicers.

 

Federal student loan borrowers contact sloan servicing

Sloan Servicing: Why Your Student Loans Were Moved Here

Sloan Servicing is a Nelnet branch that manages older FFEL student loans. Learn how Sloan student loans work, whether you need to consolidate for SAVE or PSLF, and how to manage repayment.

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How to Consolidate AidVantage Student Loans

Consolidation of AidVantage loans may be a smart move in your quest to eliminate student debt. Learn how it works and the mistakes to avoid.

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Are AES Loans Federal or Private?

American Education Services (AES) handles both private and federal student loans. Fortunately, it is fairly simple to identify which loans are federal.

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Why Your Student Loan Balance Is Zero (Nelnet, Mohela & More)

If your federal student loan balance suddenly drops to zero, there are several logical reasons that might explain what happened.

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Federal Borrower struggles to understand October Student Loan Bill

Why 40% of Federal Borrowers Missed Their October Payments

8.8 million federal borrowers haven’t paid their October bill, and affordable payments may not be the biggest issue.

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How to Protect Yourself from MOHELA Mistakes as Restart Gets Ugly

A few simple steps will help ensure that servicer errors don’t result in high payments or extra interest spending.

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Who is to Blame for the Servicing Mess at Mohela, Nelnet, and Others?

The federal student loan repayment restart has been a mess, and there is plenty of blame to go around.

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Common Student Loan Servicer Mistakes: Frequent Errors Complicate Restart

Borrowers reports of serivcer mistakes show that the repayment restart isn’t going as planned.

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Are Mohela Loans Federal or Private?

Mohela services both federal and private loans. Fortunately, there is an easy way to separate the federal loans from the private loans.

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  • Tools
    • Old Income-Based Repayment (IBR) Calculator
    • New Income-Based Repayment (IBR) Calculator
    • Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP) Calculator
  • RepaymentPLANS & FORGIVENESS
    • Lower Payments
    • Student Loan Forgiveness
    • Cosigner Issues
    • Repayment Plans
    • Loan Servicers
    • Consolidation
    • Debt Elimination
    • Parent PLUS Loans
  • RefinanceRATES, TIPS & REVIEWS
    • Refinance Reviews
    • Best Interest Rates
    • Lender Comparisons
    • Refinance Strategy
  • Life with LoansMARRIAGE, TAXES & MORE
    • Retirement
    • Home Ownership
    • Marriage
    • Taxes
    • Scam Alerts
  • PlanningSTUDENTS & PARENTS
    • Paying for School
    • Student Loan Reviews
    • Income Share Agreements
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