Wells Fargo Student Loan Complaint

Wells Fargo Student loan department,

Non-federal student loan Dealing with my lender or servicer Trouble with how payments are handled New York

In -, 2015, Wells Fargo sent me a letter informing me that my student loans can not be paid more than 20 days from the due date. If payment is received more than 20 days from the due date, the due date will not change. For example, if a payment is due on - -, and I make a payment on - -, the payment will be accepted but the due date will remain as - - ( not - - ) which forces me to make another payment in early - to change that due date. The result of this is that it deters me from making a payment every 4 weeks ( 13 payments a year ) and instead, I have to make a payment once a month ( 12 payments a year ). Unfortunately, like - of Americans, I live paycheck to paycheck, however, with my salary, I could still afford to pay every 4 weeks. What I can not afford, is to pay more than 20 days ahead and be forced to make a payment in less than 4 weeks so that


month, I pay more in interest because it accrues so fast and payment towards the principal balance actually decreases from that of the previous payment. Also, please note that I will likely be paying off these student loans for another 20 years ( at $190.00 per month ) so not allowing me to pay it off quickly is hurting me financially, while in turn, helping Wells Fargo earn more interest. Wells Fargo states that this change is to help the borrower but as I have explained, it only helps Wells Fargo prevent the loans from being paid off while generating more revenue for them, which is unethical. Student loan debt is certainly a hot button issue in the United States as millions of people have accrued enormous amounts of debt to go to college in the hopes for a better life. While the debt is a problem, the bigger problem is the fact that Wells Fargo is creating tactics that make it more difficult to pay off these loans efficiently, keeping people in debt for much longer than they need to be. It is my understanding that the CFPB was designed to help consumer 's like myself, have a voice when they are being wronged by a greedy financial institution. I feel that this is a prime example of what the CFPB is designed to do. I hope that you investigate Wells Fargo as well as any other " too big to fail banks '' for unethical methods regarding the repayment of student loan debt from people who will already be paying off these debts for 25 years.