$1.7 Billion In Student Loan Debt Cancelled

On Thursday, a major settlement was reached between student borrowers and Navient.

resulted from accusations the lender gave out loans to millions of borrowers who’d be unlikely to be able to repay them. It resolves all six outstanding state lawsuits against Navient, company officials said.

Navient, one of the largest student loan servicers, will cancel $1.7 billion in private student loans after a deal it reached with 39 states.

The loans in question are private loans, meaning they are not guaranteed by the federal government. As part of the settlement, the company will make a one-time payment of about $145 million to the states.

Nearly 66,000 borrowers are expected to get their loans cleared under the $1.85 billion deal.

“At long last, the student loan borrowers who had been forced to shoulder the burden of dangerous and predatory private student loans made by Sallie Mae and owned by Navient will finally be debt-free,” said Mike Pierce, executive director of the Student Borrower Protection Center. The company was formed in 2014 by the split of Sallie Mae into two entities: Sallie Mae Bank and Navient.

As part of the settlement, Navient denied that it violated the law.

“The company’s decision to resolve these matters, which were based on unfounded claims, allows us to avoid the additional burden, expense, time and distraction to prevail in court,” said Navient’s chief legal officer Mark Heleen.

Navient shares rose by 0.08% on Thursday, trading at $21.98.

This is really nice, but how do you get mad at someone for looking out for you, despite you being unqualified ?

How does the borrower get mad at the lender????