another student loan question???

Discussion in 'Credit Talk' started by dc, Jul 6, 2001.

  1. dc

    dc Member

    JUST HOW LONG CAN THIS STAY ON YOUR CREDIT REPORT? i WAS PAYING THEM AND RECENTLY LOST MY JOB AND THESE LOVELY PEOPLE ARE HARASSING ME. I NOTIFIED THEM WHEN I LOST MY JOB , AND THEY CLAIM THEY HAVE NO RECORD. THIS COULD SCREW UP MY CHANCES OF GETTING A MORTGAGE AND EVERYTHING ELSE I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO ESTABLISH. BY THE WAY THIS STUDENT LOAN IS FROM 1984. ANY EXPERIENCE WOULD BE APPRECIATED......
     
  2. frankowes

    frankowes Well-Known Member

    7 years. get a deferment.
     
  3. Crdt Dfnse

    Crdt Dfnse Well-Known Member

    DC:
    Far longer than seven (7) years! Check out the Higher Education Act of 1965, 20 USC §1080a(f) §430A(f) and §463(c)(3) and 20 USC §1087cc(c)(3), to learn more.
     
  4. frankowes

    frankowes Well-Known Member

    Yes your right.
     

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