Legal Question in Education Law in Florida

22 year old student loan

22 year student loan that started out at 4000 its up to140000. The school advertise that they was a regional accredite school and close to the beach close to the living arrangements and transportation will be provided.None was true and the school only had students that was from small parts all over Georgia. Most of students dropped out.I found out the state force the school to close because of no tax pymnts and the school wasn't a legitimate business they was also sued by the several students and the state.The school closed before I got my degree I did end up going to another technical school for a quarter but I couldn't transfer any credits because the school was close so I couldn't supply a transcript I ended up dropping out of the second school because they wasn't accredited.I have written to the department of education three times the first time because the social security number that they had wasn't correct I wrote them to inform them that the signature had been traced and I didn't sign two of the checks. The school was forging students name on the checks. I wrote to request a disclosure on the student loan due to the fact that the school closed and all the other things that I mention. It was declined.Please advise.


Asked on 3/25/09, 8:41 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Alan Wagner Wagner, McLaughlin & Whittemore P.A.

Re: 22 year old student loan

It's a little late to complain about a forged check. If you told them at the time, that may be one thing, but saying now that a check that was used for tuition was actually forged is not likely to fly -- particularly if you did attend school for the period covered by the forged check. You can explain things to the lender, but the fact remains that you did borrow the money (with the possible exception of the two forged checks). You chose where to go. The fact that you made a bad coice does not mean that you can avoid the loan.

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Answered on 3/25/09, 8:51 am


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