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Great Lakes Educational Loan Services agreed to pay over $1.275 million as part of a lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it violated debt-collection laws with excessive phone calls.
The settlement benefits Massachusetts residents who received more than two phone calls regarding a debt from Great Lakes Educational Loan Services within a seven-day period since Oct. 28, 2015.
According to plaintiffs in the debt-collection class action lawsuit, Great Lakes violated the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act and the Massachusetts Debt Collection Regulations by contacting consumers more than twice in a seven-day period.Â
Great Lakes Educational Loan Services is a federal loan servicer that accepts payments for federally issued education loans. The company may contact borrowers in an attempt to collect on a loan but must comply with debt-collection laws.
Great Lakes hasn’t admitted any wrongdoing but agreed to a $1.275 million class action settlement to resolve these allegations.Â
Under the terms of the Great Lakes settlement, class members who submit a claim can collect an equal share of the net settlement fund. Settlement payments will vary depending on the number of participating claimants and the net settlement fund after deductions, including attorneys’ fees. No payment estimates are available at this time.
Residual settlement funds may be distributed as a second round of payments to consumers who cashed their first check. If funds do not warrant a second distribution, they will be donated to a charitable recipient approved by the court. No funds from the settlement will revert to Great Lakes.
The deadline for objection is Feb. 27, 2023.
The final approval hearing for the settlement is scheduled for April 6, 2023.
To receive a settlement payment, class members must submit a valid claim form by Feb. 27, 2023.
Who’s Eligible
Massachusetts residents who received more than two phone calls regarding a debt from Great Lakes Educational Loan Services within a seven-day period since Oct. 28, 2015.
Potential Award
Varies.
Proof of Purchase
N/A
Claim Form
NOTE: If you do not qualify for this settlement do NOT file a claim.
Remember: you are submitting your claim under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim. If you’re unsure if you qualify, please read the FAQ section of the Settlement Administrator’s website to ensure you meet all standards (Top Class Actions is not a Settlement Administrator). If you don’t qualify for this settlement, check out our database of other open class action settlements you may be eligible for.
Claim Form Deadline
02/27/2023
Case Name
Bland, et al. v. Great Lakes Educational Loan Services Inc., Case No. 1983CV01151, in the Massachusetts Superior Court for the County of PlymouthÂ
Final Hearing
04/06/2023
Settlement Website
Claims Administrator
Bland v. Great Lakes Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 6188
Novato, CA 94948-6188
844-787-0184
Class Counsel
Sergei Lemberg
Stephen Taylor
LEMBERG LAW LLC
Defense Counsel
Christopher O Murray
Matthew C Arentsen
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK LLPÂ
Peter J PingitoreÂ
PINGITORE & FITZPATRICK LLC
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51 thoughts onGreat Lakes Educational Loan Services debt collection $1.275M class action settlement
Has anyone who sent a claim been paid? I lived in MA at the time and Great Lakes was my servicer, so I filed since they definitely called within the mentioned period. I haven’t heard anything since though, and the deadline has passed; so just wondering if anyone else had heard anything.
Also what about New Jersey. They are a global problem not just Massachusetts. Let me know when they get to New Jersey and all the other states that need to be included. Also it should be a huger payout than that everyone.
Wisconsin also
Great Lakes
So just forget other states? OHIO for example
They turned my 23000student loan over to delta management in 2020 during covid garnished my wages for 7000.00 and then turned it over back to them and upped the balance again to 23000. The exact same that it was before they took the 7000
What about residents in Maryland, Mississippi and Tennessee settlement from Great Lakes?
You know great lakes didn’t ever put any off my payments on the books called my work got fired many times basically bought out my town I live in and has harassed me for thirty years there peoieces of shit .
I have a suit pending with them now for the state of Texas Siren Lewis vs Great Lakes. Violating my Cease and Desist among other things.
Hi, they constantly called me also and over the freeze, and my deft is still not paid off. Thanks.