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Ascendium Education Group, Inc. has 2 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforAscendium Education Group, Inc.

    Consumer Finance Companies
    HeadquartersMulti Location Business
    BBB accredited business
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    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.33/5stars

    Average of 3 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    22 complaints closed in last 3 years

    7 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 7/6/2012

    Years in Business: 56

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Overview of BBB Rating

    Overview

    Ascendium Education Group, formerly Great Lakes Higher Ed. Corp, is a student loan guarantor as well as a higher education philanthropy and provider of student success services for post-secondary institutions.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Ascendium Education Group, Inc. has 2 locations, listed below.

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      Headquarters
      38 Buttonwood Ct, Madison, WI 53718-2156
      BBB File Opened:
      5/20/1988
      Years in Business:
      56
      Business Started:
      11/1/1967
      Business Started Locally:
      11/1/1967
      Business Incorporated:
      8/18/1967
      Accredited Since:
      7/6/2012
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (800) 749-8537
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      Phone Numbers

      Customer Complaints

      22 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      02/07/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Product Issues
      Status:
      Resolved
      Currently last week I discovered that my student loans were in default. I didnt get any notice from my previous loan servicer which was Nelnet, informing me that my loans will be transferred over to Ascendiums until I called because I was trying to register for my masters degree however, I was informed that my student loan were in default. Therefore, I called Nelnet and they couldnt even give me the information that I needed. They said them alone have been paid off, then I had to call back because, there is no information as to who pays them off so therefore I got a different representative who told me that my loans were paid off, but they were bought by ********. When I called ascend them, they stated that my loans are in default and theyve been in there since September, but I never received a notice from them. I also updated my address information the same lady that I called because I had moved however, prior to that Nelnet should have sent me something stating that my loans were being removed from their platform, when I call him they stated that the best route for me in order to get my loans out of default was consolidate them currently, I am hoping for the *** forgiveness loan because I have worked for multiple nonprofit organizations. My goal is to get my loans out of default, but is not giving me any help in order to get them out of default. Theyre just stating that I need to consolidate them , theres no one walking me through the process theres no one giving me any information and Ive called multiple times to try to get a resolution and my loans are sitting. I dont know where to go from here. I dont feel like theyre giving me any other option to try to get my loans out of default , Im just asking for some help with understanding what I need to do in order to get my loans out of default. for example, ****** still has majority of my loan and ******. Not sure why these where transferred to Ascendium.
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      Customer Reviews

      3 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Angel P

      1 star

      02/23/2022

      I'd leave negative stars if possible. I had loans with these guys that were picked up by Navient. I owe total a little over $45000 and according to both my credit report and department of education I owe almost double because this company didn't remove their information after handing me off to Navient. I have gotten it removed from my credit report and officially got them to stop calling me as I no longer owe them personally. But I can't get another student loan because they are still showing up on dept of Ed as default loans. And I have checked out my Navient loans comparing them to make sure they are light the same loans and they are in fact the same loans. Rediculous how they can get away with this rubbish.


      Ascendium Education Group, Inc. Response

      03/11/2022

      ***************************** (*****), Thank you for sharing your concerns regarding the status of your loans held by Ascendium. A detailed response was emailed to you on March 2, 2022, explaining on February 4, 2021, Navient Solutions LLC recalled, from Ascendium, five loans Ascendium purchased as defaults from them on January 11, 2021. After Navient recalled their loans, Ascendium still held six defaulted loans that were purchased from Great Lakes Educational ****************** on November 21, 2016 Our response noted the loans still held by Ascendium were assigned to Pioneer Credit Recovery (Pioneer) for collections and that you had entered into a Loan Rehabilitation Agreement with them. The agreement requires you to provide Pioneer with your proof of income prior to concluding the terms of the agreement and having your loans returned to good standing. We confirmed Pioneer has not yet received the required documentation and asked that you contact them directly at ************ to confirm the information needed to conclude the rehabilitation program. If you did not receive our March 2, 2022 email, please let us know and well resend it. You can contact our office by calling ************. Sincerely, Ascendium ****************

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