Submitted by John OBrien (not verified) on February 24, 2009 - 11:01pm.
I have tried to have my student loans dismissed, I went to school with another person, same name, same school, I found this out because I recieved this persons student loan check, I returned the check to the school and they said it had happened before with the other person, when I was tallied up as to what I owed after leaving college I asked for confirmation because it seemed a little high and I was being charged a full semester I was not attending. my student loans with interest, collections and original note, went from $24,000 to just over $90,000.00 I cannot pay this, I told them so, they have stated they are going to garnish my check if I do not pay, I told them that I would most likely lose my job if that were the case and asked for a settlement, I was told no... I now have 15 days to respond before they garnish and there is absolutely nothing I can do about this. I am a veteran, I have volunteered 100's of hours to the indigent, I was even cited by the President of the United States for my volunteering to help others and yet, I cannot get any help from these loan sharks to stop this from happening to me. my daughter died last year and I didnt have the money for a decent christian burial but they want me to find the money to pay a loan that could not possibly be covered in this lifetime for an education in a field I can never work in. shame on them for what they are putting me through
Student Loans
I have tried to have my student loans dismissed, I went to school with another person, same name, same school, I found this out because I recieved this persons student loan check, I returned the check to the school and they said it had happened before with the other person, when I was tallied up as to what I owed after leaving college I asked for confirmation because it seemed a little high and I was being charged a full semester I was not attending. my student loans with interest, collections and original note, went from $24,000 to just over $90,000.00 I cannot pay this, I told them so, they have stated they are going to garnish my check if I do not pay, I told them that I would most likely lose my job if that were the case and asked for a settlement, I was told no... I now have 15 days to respond before they garnish and there is absolutely nothing I can do about this. I am a veteran, I have volunteered 100's of hours to the indigent, I was even cited by the President of the United States for my volunteering to help others and yet, I cannot get any help from these loan sharks to stop this from happening to me. my daughter died last year and I didnt have the money for a decent christian burial but they want me to find the money to pay a loan that could not possibly be covered in this lifetime for an education in a field I can never work in. shame on them for what they are putting me through