Aidvantage: student loan servicing problem

Ask Aidvantage to correct the error in writing, then complain to Federal Student Aid, then to the CFPB.

ACredibility A · last verified 2026-10-12 · 93% official or government sources

What does this mean?

Grade A (high: almost everything comes from official pages read directly). 93% of 14 sources are the organization's own pages or government sites.

All Aidvantage contacts Open in the interactive directory JSON

Collect

loan account number
payment history
billing statements and letters from Aidvantage
dates and names from calls
copies of forms you sent

Steps

Call Aidvantage and describe the error. Write down the date, the representative's name and any reference number.
PhoneBorrower customer service (TDD/TTY users dial 711) +1-800-722-1300
Send a written request to correct the error, with copies of your proof, through the online account. Keep a copy.
OnlineOnline account login (upload documents, Help Center) Sign-in required
If Aidvantage does not fix it, submit a complaint to the Federal Student Aid Feedback Center. Attach your timeline and Aidvantage's replies.
Aidvantage's site also links state student loan ombudsman offices at https://studentaid.gov/feedback-ombudsman/disputes/state-ombudsman. Edfinancial's and MOHELA's Student Loan Advocates pages list the FSA Ombudsman Group at P.O. Box 1854, Monticello, KY 42633.
FormSubmit a Complaint (Federal Student Aid Feedback Center)
RegulatorU.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid +1-800-433-3243
If the problem continues, file a complaint with the CFPB.
RegulatorConsumer Financial Protection Bureau +1-855-411-2372

More contacts for this issue

PhoneMilitary Benefits Team (TDD/TTY users dial 711) +1-833-793-2135

MailMilitary Benefits Team mailing address (military documentation) Aidvantage - Federal Student Aid Loan Servicing, P.O. Box 300001, Greenville, TX 75403-3001

Facts you can cite

Policy
Aidvantage says only the government or the Department of Education can set student loan interest rates, control income-driven repayment eligibility, or forgive student loans.
Source: images.aidvantage.studentaid.gov, verified 2026-10-12
Deadline
After a March 10, 2026 court order on SAVE, federal loan servicers began sending notices on July 1, 2026. Borrowers have 90 days from their servicer's notice to leave SAVE; those who miss it are automatically enrolled in the Standard or the new Tiered Standard plan.
Source: ticas.org, verified 2026-10-12

If that fails, escalate

Go up one step at a time. Keep the reference numbers and dates from each contact.

Customer service
PhoneBorrower customer service (TDD/TTY users dial 711) +1-800-722-1300
Written complaint
OnlineOnline account login (upload documents, Help Center) Sign-in required
A general correspondence address was not confirmed. Put the request in writing through the online account and keep a copy.
Federal regulator
RegulatorU.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid +1-800-433-3243
Federal regulator
RegulatorConsumer Financial Protection Bureau +1-855-411-2372
State agency
Your state’s attorney general. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON: states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).

Watch out

Aidvantage's web pages (contact-us, help center) load contact details with scripts; plain HTTP fetches show no phone numbers or addresses.
The online account needs the borrower's login.
No general correspondence or payment mailing address was confirmed; use the address on the borrower's billing statement.

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