Talk:Nelnet

Speedy delete

Can I get a day or two to compile some research on the company first? I've got plenty of info, but I want to make sure I'm citing verifiable sources. I am not affiliated with nelnet, but it processes the vast majority of student loans in the US, and is certainly worthy of an article. Italics99 16:30, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

I deleted the speedy delete tag that I placed on this page earlier as the article now asserts the notability of the company.--FreeKresge 19:38, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

cool. Italics99 20:05, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Controversies section

Here is the well referenced criticism section as it stands today:

Nelnet was recently investigated by the Inspector General's Office for allegations of misuse of federal student loan programs. A United States Department of Education audit revealed that since 1993, Nelnet has abused a loophole in federal tax legislation that allowed the company to receive a higher interest rate on specified loans, generating $278 million from taxpayers and possibly an excess $1.2 billion in profits. Nelnet has disputed the findings of the audit. Ultimately, U.S. Department of Education Under Secretary Sara Tucker allowed Nelnet to keep the $278 million windfall. It is worth noting that Tucker had ties to Nelnet through the Hispanic College Fund, where she is the former Chief Executive Officer. Nelnet has also made financial contributions to United States congressional campaigns, a practice that some have argued is improper given the fact that interest rates and lending preferences are often set by congressional committees. While some have argued that these contributions have led to favoritism shown to Nelnet, a conclusive link between the contributions and congressional actions has yet to be established. In February 2007, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo launched an investigation into alleged deceptive lending practices by student loan providers, including The College Board, EduCap, Nelnet, Citibank, and Sallie Mae. The New York Times reported in August 2007, that Senator Jon Bruning, the former Nebraska Attorney General, allowed Nelnet to renege on a $1 million settlement the company reached with Bruning in April 2007. Nelnet was accused of industry wide kickbacks, improper inducements, and gifts from student loan providers to colleges and universities. Nelnet quickly shut down a Nebraska investigation into its activities by agreeing to provide $1 million to the state in support of a national financial aid awareness campaign. Bruning decided in August 2007 to forgive Nelnet its $1 million obligation after the company announced that it had reached a separate $2 million settlement with New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to end the AG's investigation into Nelnet's business practices. According to Bruning's spokeswoman, Bruning decided to forgive Nelnet's obligation because "it doesn’t make sense to create two funds for the same purpose." Officials from Nelnet and Union Bank & Trust, which are both owned by the same family, gave $16,100 to Bruning for his Senate election campaign, including $2,300 from Nelnet President Jeff Noordhoek, just 16 days before the two would appear together to announce the $1 million settlement.

Ikip (talk) 14:31, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

According to the entry for Jon Bruning, he is the current Nebraska AG and a former state senator. Wlegro (talk) 23:26, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

Spammers & Scammers

Anyone else getting a lot of spam from these crooks besides me? They are claiming (falsely) that I transferred to their system. Any attempt at resolving the situation by computer results in a "login" screen that demands the type of information they would need to go ahead and actually initiate such a transfer, so it's basically a dead end, other than to say that I have never, at any point, heard of these jerks until extremely recently. Zaphraud (talk) 03:55, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

Organization

The "Lines of business" is almost completely unsupported. Is there a source for this information before I remove the unsupported claims? int21h (talk · contribs · email) 19:54, 18 October 2022 (UTC)