Ralph talks to insurance expert Robert Hunter about another way toward a single-payer healthcare system: buy out the insurance industry. Attorney, Joanna Darcus, tells you how to fight for your rights against predatory student loan debt collectors. And we get Ralph’s take on the Democratic Party’s “Better Deal.”
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Hello,
As someone with a large amount of private student loans, I appreciated you dedicating a portion of your episode to the topic. I find it heartening that student loan debtors facing prosecution are winning their cases and having their debt with the creditors forgiven due to a lack of paper trail. I am wondering- is there a way for people whose loans are currently in good standing, whose loans have been sold one or more times to new creditors, to see if their is a legitimate paper trail tied to their student loans? For example, my original debts with CitiBank and SallieMae for my undergraduate degree now belong to new corporations (Firstmark and Navient)- and while I am managing to afford one of them, I am wondering if either is legitimate. I would love to challenge the creditors to prove they own my debt, but am not sure what resources I have if i am not currently being sued.
Thank you for your time and consideration in answering my question,
Sierra
You can hear the fatigue mixed with compassion in Joanna’s voice.Quite a heroine working pro bono for a fair system.