Student Loan Collectors Might be Able to Auto-Dial Your Cell Phone

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For years, student loan collection agencies have been restricted from using auto-dialers to contact students, and collect on student loan debts.

That might not be the case anymore.

As part of President Obama’s new debt reduction plan, student loan guarantors and servicers will be able to employ auto dialers straight to cell phones.

This means that if you are late on your student loan, you might receive automated calls to your cell phone at all hours of the night, from student loan collectors trying to get your loan money.

Here is more on this from The Chronicle of Higher Education:

My personal feelings on this, are that you really just need to focus on paying your debts.

It is important to understand the student loans that you are taking out, and it is important to understand how to budget for their repayment once you graduate from college. However, I do wonder about the issue of invasion of privacy from auto-dialer machines.

If you are having trouble repaying your student loans, your best option is to contact your lender and work out payment arrangements with them. You may qualify for a deferment or forbearance of some kind. It is never a good option to simply walk away from paying back your student loans.

Would you be alright with student loan collections auto-dialing your cell phone?

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