Sallie Mae co-signer. Wrong contact info on note, electronic signatures...

[thisengineburns]

I live in CA am listed as a co-signer on 2 Sallie Mae student loans for my brother (lived in NY, school in MA). I remember providing info, but not signing anything. One is from 2005 and the other is 2006. I requested the promissory notes and noticed some inaccuracies in my info and contact info. Wondering if this has any legal grounds to remove my obligation. Both were allegedly signed 'electronically' so there are no live signatures anywhere.

1: First Note from 2005. Has my mothers email address and phone # in place of my actual info. Although it has one of my previous addresses. Lacks any employment info for me other than an income. Also states I "Owned" my residence when it was in fact an apartment I rented.

2: Second Note from 2006. Appears to have correct info except email address doesn't look like one I have ever used, although similar.

Any help would be appreciated and I would like to file suit if there were grounds.

 

[Zigner]

File suit for what?

 

[swalsh411]

Minor clerical errors are not going to get you off the hook. The lender gains nothing and loses an avenue to collect if your brother defaults if they removed your obligation. What possible reason would they have to do that? Besides, you signed those documents with the incorrect information. The time to demand corrected documents was before signature not years later.

 

[LdiJ]

Minor clerical errors are not going to get you off the hook. The lender gains nothing and loses an avenue to collect if your brother defaults if they removed your obligation. What possible reason would they have to do that? Besides, you signed those documents with the incorrect information. The time to demand corrected documents was before signature not years later.

Unless of course what OP is trying to say is that someone fraudulently used him as a cosigner.

 

[swalsh411]

I don't think he is saying that. He is saying he wants off the hook because some not-really-that-important information on the application was incorrect. But if he comes back he can clarify.

 

[Zigner]

Unless of course what OP is trying to say is that someone fraudulently used him as a cosigner.

I don't think he is saying that. He is saying he wants off the hook because some not-really-that-important information on the application was incorrect. But if he comes back he can clarify.

Both of these points are why I asked my question above

 

[HomeGuru]

OP, did you agree to be a co-signor or had no knowledge of the loans and are claiming that your brother forged your signatures?