How to Send Credit Dispute Letters to Navient to Remove Student Loans

Mistakes in your credit report can do serious unwarranted damage to your credit score. Sending credit dispute letters to Navient to remove student loans that are listed inaccurately can be an important step to improving your credit score. If you've worked hard to maintain or improve your credit history, a mistake on your credit report can be frustrating and distressing.

Navient requires borrowers to to handle any dispute. This can be inconvenient and add to the stress you're experiencing. DoNotPay allows you to handle your through its convenient online portal. Here's what you should know about handling inaccurate information about your student loans in your credit report.

What Should I Look For on My Credit Report?

Your credit report contains a list of all the different loans and lines of credit that you have. Each of the three credit bureaus – Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion – puts together a report. It's a good idea to access and check your credit report to ensure all information is accurate. There can be mistakes on your report that have a negative impact on your credit score, so making sure your report is correct helps you maximize your score.

When you review your credit report, here's what to look for. Make sure that:

The balances of all your accounts are accurate.
All the listed payment dates and amounts are correct.
Any hard inquiries are from applications you know about and initiated yourself.
Your name, address, and Social Security number are correct.

Some common credit report errors to look for include:

Identity Errors	Incorrect information about the borrower such as misspelled names and incorrect address
Availed Loans	It’s possible that you have fully paid your loans. Yet, it remains unpaid on the credit report. It is also possible that the loan has been incorrectly reported as being in collections or in default.
Inaccurate Account Balances	The current balances or credit limit may have been wrongly reflected on the credit report.

How to Dispute Credit Report Errors With Navient

If you find a mistake on your credit report, you should file a dispute. Unfortunately, there's no way to remove negative information listed accurately. However, several situations could result in inaccurate information on your credit report, such as a payment being applied or recorded incorrectly. If this happens with your Navient student loans, you should .

Dispute Letter Basics

Your letter should describe the error you found and include the following four pieces of contact information:

Your name
Your address
Your account number
Your phone number

Supporting Documents

If you have any additional documentation that supports your claim that your loan information is incorrect, include it with your dispute letter. Some examples are:

A copy of the section of your credit report that contains the error
Bank statements or canceled checks showing that payments were made on time
A police report of identity theft

Mailing Addresses

Once you've completed your dispute letter, make sure to address it correctly based on whether your loan is federal or private.

Federal U.S. Department of Education Loans

Navient – U.S. Department of Education Loan Servicing

Attn: Credit Bureau Management

P.O. Box 9635

Wilkes-Barre, PA 18773-9635

Private Loans

Navient

Attn: Credit Bureau Management

P.O. Box 9655

Wilkes-Barre, PA 18773-9655

Easily Manage Your Navient Credit Dispute with DoNotPay

A mistake on your credit report can be a major source of stress with serious financial consequences. That's why it's important to get the issue resolved as quickly as possible. DoNotPay's fast, easy, and successful system allows you to send a dispute letter online, saving you time and energy. This will help you conveniently repair your credit report.

How to clean up your credit report using DoNotPay:

If you want to clean up your credit report but don't know where to start, DoNotPay has you covered in 3 easy steps:

Search Clean Credit Report on DoNotPay.
Prepare a recent copy of your credit report that you can use as reference.
Let us guide you through the 4 potential options:

If you've already paid off your debt, we'll help you file a Goodwill Removal Request to get it removed.
If you notice any errors in your report (we have a list of common errors you can use!), we'll help you file a credit dispute to the creditor or major credit bureaus.
If there are no errors, we'll check if you're still eligible to file a debt validation request. If they can't validate your debt, they're required to remove it from your report and they can't collect it!
Lastly, if none of the above options work, we'll help you file a pay-to-delete negotiation letter. You can customize the amount you are willing to pay in exchange for getting the item removed.