SCAM ALERT    No one is going to call you about the upcoming deadlines or your student loan status. Do not provide any personal information to anyone who you have not called directly. The Department of Education is overwhelmed and so are the student loan servicers so they are not contacting borrowers unsolicited.
Loan servicers may offer the most profitable route for them—such as a forebearance or a standard repayment plan— rather than the most affordable solution for you. These student loan borrowers saved substantial amounts and avoided long-term consequences by getting the facts from us.