Private Student-Loan Servicers Try To Improve, With Mixed Results
February 18, 2014
Most private student-loan servicers are trying to elevate their game, but are meeting with mixed results so far, the CFPB found. Back in November, CFPB Student Loan Ombudsman Rohit Chopra wrote to a number of private student-loan servicers to learn more about their payment processing policies, ostensibly in order to inform the CFPBs market monitoring and consumer education initiatives. However, any time the bureau finds weaknesses or problems, it is sure to follow up, one way or the other. Among the key findings of the voluntary disclosures...