Who is Ascendium?
Ascendium Education Group, Inc., aka Ascendium Education Solutions, and formerly Great Lakes Loan Servicing, is a non-profit student loan guarantor on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education.
Ascendium is located in Madison, Wisconsin. You may see them listed on your credit report as a collections account. This can happen if you’ve defaulted on your student loans.
Is Ascendium legit or a scam?
Ascendium is a legitimate company. They are authorized to collect debts on behalf of their clients. However, it’s important to verify any debts they claim you owe before making any payments.
How can I remove Ascendium from my credit report?
Ascendium collections can hurt your credit score and remain on your credit report for up to seven years regardless of whether you pay it or not. Unfortunately, paying the collection could even lower your credit score.
However, it is possible to remove a collection account from your credit history before seven years.
(While debt collectors may not want this information to be widely known, it’s your right to be informed.)
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Ascendium Education Solutions Contact Information
Address:
Ascendium Education Solutions
2501 International Lane
Madison, WI 53704
Phone number: (800) 331-2314 or (800) 236-2700
Should I contact or pay Ascendium?
If your student loans are in default, the best thing to do is contact Ascendium to figure out your options. They have a section of their website that is specifically designed for student loan default help.
Will Ascendium sue me or garnish my wages?
It’s possible, but if you work with a law firm like Lexington Law, you have nothing to worry about. They help you dispute the student loans and possibly get them removed from your credit report. It’s also quite possible that you will never hear from or have to deal with Ascendium again.
Wage Garnishment
Some states allow wage garnishment, while others do not. If you are in a state that does not allow wage garnishment, it is illegal for a debt collector to threaten to garnish your wages.
It is also illegal for Ascendium to make any claims they cannot or will not follow through on. This includes threatening to sue you or foreclose on your home.
Ascendium Complaints
Most collection agencies have numerous complaints filed against them with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Better Business Bureau (BBB). Most consumer complaints are about inaccurate reporting, harassment, or failure to verify a debt. If you find yourself facing any of these situations with Ascendium, you should also consider filing a complaint.
You have many consumer rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). These rights include the ability to dispute credit reporting errors and to be treated fairly and respectfully by debt collectors.
Your Rights When Dealing with Ascendium Collections
Debt collectors must abide by state and federal laws in the United States. For example, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act prohibits a debt collector from using abusive, unfair, or deceptive practices. In addition, the FDCPA provides you with many rights to ensure that collection agencies don’t take advantage of you. In particular:
- It is a violation of federal law for Ascendium to report inaccurate or incomplete information about you.
- You have a legal right to request debt validation on an alleged debt. Send the collection agency a debt validation letter. By law, they have 30 days to prove to you that the debt is really yours and the total amount is accurate.
- Ascendium may not threaten or harass you, call you repeatedly, swear at you, or publicly publish a list of debtors.
- Ascendium must be honest about who they are and what they are attempting to do. They must notify you that they are a debt collection agency both orally and in writing.
- Ascendium cannot threaten to have you arrested or imprisoned over unpaid debts.
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