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I recieved my Associate Degree from Berkeley College in 2007. I was in debt for 32,000.00. I have tried to pay back and when I couldn't I put my loans on deferment. I am doing good with my loans paying little when I can. I then get a call a couple of months back from a collection agency saying I owed Berkeley so I asked what I owed since I was taking care of everything as best I could but I couldnt find any information pertaining to the debt they were talking about so the collection agency told me to call Berkeley. I did and they told me that I owed them for classes taken after 2007. Which make no sense since I had already had my degree. I printed out my credit history and there was 10,000.00 more on my Sallie Mae loans added for 2008,2009 and even 2010. I went to the school and they said they will research but havent been much help which totally expected since it was their error. After several emails and calls Financial Aid said they had proof in the form of grades ?!? I found out that they kept my original signature from my initial loans from my Associated Degree and just kept resubmitting it without my consent. Which I don't understand since when I attended the college you HAD TO talk to an advisor and log on to Blackboard. Neither were done so how can they process this? To make matters worst there is almost 4,000.00 that was send to Berkeley Blue card that I NEVER saw nor used.(its the left over from the loans for books and what-not gets direct deposit in to a card account)Please help any input is very appreciated.
I recieved my Associate Degree from Berkeley College in 2007. I was in debt for 32,000.00. I have tried to pay back and when I couldn't I put my loans on deferment. I am doing good with my loans paying little when I can. I then get a call a couple of months back from a collection agency saying I owed Berkeley so I asked what I owed since I was taking care of everything as best I could but I couldnt find any information pertaining to the debt they were talking about so the collection agency told me to call Berkeley. I did and they told me that I owed them for classes taken after 2007. Which make no sense since I had already had my degree. I printed out my credit history and there was 10,000.00 more on my Sallie Mae loans added for 2008,2009 and even 2010. I went to the school and they said they will research but havent been much help which totally expected since it was their error. After several emails and calls Financial Aid said they had proof in the form of grades ?!? I found out that they kept my original signature from my initial loans from my Associated Degree and just kept resubmitting it without my consent. Which I don't understand since when I attended the college you HAD TO talk to an advisor and log on to Blackboard. Neither were done so how can they process this? To make matters worst there is almost 4,000.00 that was send to Berkeley Blue card that I NEVER saw nor used.(its the left over from the loans for books and what-not gets direct deposit in to a card account)Please help any input is very appreciated.
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