CFPB sues student loan servicer over discharged student loan collections

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On May 31, the CFPB announced its lawsuit against a Pennsylvania-based student loan servicer (the defendant) for allegedly collecting on discharged loans. According to the complaint, the defendant lacked policies and procedures for identifying serviced loans that were discharged by bankruptcy courts. The CFPB alleged that the defendant continued to collect on discharged non-qualified education loans by making misrepresentations to consumers through repayment schedule letters and billing statements. Furthermore, the Bureau alleged that the defendant’s failure to establish policies for private student loans that were discharged resulted in its furnishing inaccurate information to consumer reporting agencies. The Bureau added that even if consumers did not continue to pay on their discharged loans, they were not reasonably able to avoid the defendant’s collection attempts and the credit information it furnished. The CFPB also claimed that consumers were unable to protect their interests because they could not choose their loan servicer and had no control over its collection practices. The defendant’s actions were in violation of the CFPA based on several violation of Regulation V. The defendant allegedly violated the FCRA, too. The Bureau sought injunctive relief, consumer redress, a civil money penalty, and other relief. 

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