How to determine who holds my student loans now (from Wells Fargo)?
Posted by ehtb@reddit | studentloandefaulters | View on Reddit | 3 comments
I have loans through Wells Fargo originating from 2015-2017. I know WF sold their student loan portfolio to Firstmark but I don't think they sold mine (they were already in default by that time). I had been getting settlement offers in the mail from WF directly until May 2022. No one has tried to reach out to me to collect on these loans since. I am trying to find out what happened to them as I know just because something is charged off, doesn't mean it was forgiven. My Experian report says "Closed" "Account charged off. $X Written Off." In the fields for "Company Sold" and "Original Creditor" they are just empty. The contact info is "(800) 559-3557" which is a WF number. Do I just call that number? What do I say? I do not want to accidentally take ownership or acknowledge it.
rabs7sbar@reddit
What state do you live in? Do you know what your statute of limitations is? It has likely passed. When was the last payment on your account? It may drop off of your credit report soon (7 years after last payment) If that has passed, you have a legitimate dispute. Whatever you do, don't call them or acknowledge the debt until you know the answer to those questions.
Usukidoll@reddit
I would just keep it hush hush because acknowledging the debt resets the statute of limitations
morbie5@reddit
When did you go into default?