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Federal Parent PLUS Loan from Wachovia Bank

Wachovia Bank offers the Federal Parent PLUS Loan for parents of undergraduate students. It is a low interest loan that can be used to cover the entirety of your child's cost of education. With Wachovia, you can save up to 7.25% off your original loan.

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Finch
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Finch said
1.0

Absolutely horrible experience.

I can't say enough about how awful working with Wachovia is! I am a very meticulous person; I keep records of my school loans and stay informed about them. While I'm quite able to admit when I've made a mistake, my problems with Wachovia are not because of any errors on my part.

I feel like people need to know what I'm going through at the moment so that they can make an informed decision about their education loans! I agree with reviewers who said that it's an easy start-up process, with fast approval and low interest. However, these people are at heart a loan company. They will, at the first given chance, try to take advantage of you. I am a college sophomore who has attended university continuously and all of my education loans have been through Wachovia. I transferred after my first semester, and have now been a student at my current university for three semesters.

My problems began when I transferred. I was told all my paperwork was in order and that Wachovia was aware of my transfer. They assured me that they knew I was only transferring, not leaving school. I thought all was well and went on my way happy as a clam. Now, though, I'm dealing with a loan that is delinquent, because they claim I didn't properly notify them of my transfer. They also tell me that I haven't been going to school full time, when in fact I've been overloading so that I may graduate in four years.

I have gotten no paper statements for this delinquent loan, no emails- just a slew of collection agency calls in the past few weeks. The loan status is not visible on my online account, either. There is no way for me to pay it, even if I could access an online or physical payment method. Aside from that- I'm still in school. I've never left school. I've sent in two official enrollment verification forms, neither of which Wachovia seemed to receive.

Meanwhile, the customer service agents are rude, curt and are not at all helpful. Also, most of them barely speak passable English. They give me canned responses that are obviously not personalized. It took my mom and I two back to back conference calls, today, with ACS/Wachovia to finally get anyone to tell me what I needed to do to forestall this default. I'm sorry to say it, but we also had to get extremely angry before any of the representatives would give us any good information.

This is unacceptable, stressful and ridiculous. I strongly urge anyone considering Wachovia to look elsewhere for education loans.

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TimmyW
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TimmyW said
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Ever since I started attending college, I have been using the Federal Parent PLUS Loan. It has allowed my family to remain financially stable while giving me the opportunity to further my education.

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ragow
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ragow said
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This parent plus loan is very helpful for children's education. When i put this type of loan i very much feared about the future and interest rates but this get rid of me from all fears.they are giving loan even for books but not for the other educational related expenses. this is the little drawback. but other than that good plan i would recommend to those who want to apply bank loan. the students are very much needful for the higher education. It makes many student's futuer very brighter. thank you.

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adi120806
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Wachovia Bank provides students with great opportunity to get the loans for expenditures like books, hostels, tuitions, research , actitivities, transportation costs,projects,messing etc.You get pre approved in minutes, and fast easy access to the funds.

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amitk
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amitk said
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Wachovia Bank makes the life of a student move towards heights by providing easy access to all type of expenditures like books, hostels, tuitions, research , actitivities, transportation costs,projects,messing etc. It also offers the best interest rates. It really deserves a 5 Star.

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