While we don't verify specific claims because reviewers' opinions are their own, we may label reviews as "Verified" when we can confirm a business interaction took place. Read more

To protect platform integrity, every review on our platform—verified or not—is screened by our 24/7 automated software. This technology is designed to identify and remove content that breaches our guidelines, including reviews that are not based on a genuine experience. We recognise we may not catch everything, and you can flag anything you think we may have missed. Read more

See what reviewers are saying

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I paid off my student loans with these money bandits and prior to paying off I cancelled my auto debit. Next few days rolled around and bam auto debit came out. LMAO because I knew this was going to h... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Called in to get assistance- instantly the representative asked for my SSN. As soon as I provided and I asked a simple question on my account she told me she needed to transfer me to an advanced agent... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Total confusion is what you will get from this company they really should be removed from government student loans. I had a loan fraudulently taken out in my name and SS# representatives here could no... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

ABSOLUTE GARBAGE! Every time you call customer support, it's a minimum 4-hour wait, with 6-7 hour wait times being the norm. Almost impossible to reach an "advanced agent" who can actually help you!... See more

Company details

  1. Non-Bank Financial Service
  2. Alternative Financial Service
  3. Financial Consultant
  4. Loan Agency

Information provided by various external sources

Located in a suburb of Saint Louis, Missouri, MOHELA employs nearly 600 loan servicing professionals who are committed to providing excellent customer support on behalf of the Department of Education for the school and borrower accounts that have been ...


Contact info

  • Spirit Drive 633, 63005, Chesterfield, United States

  • mohela.com

1.1

Bad

TrustScore 1 out of 5

131 reviews

5-star
4-star
3-star
2-star
1-star

No history of asking for reviews

This company hasn't invited their customers, so reviews may not be representative

How this company uses Trustpilot

See how their reviews and ratings are sourced, scored, and moderated.

1.1

All reviews

(131)

26 reviews in the last 12 months

Write a review
Companies on Trustpilot aren't allowed to offer incentives or pay to hide reviews. Reviews are the opinions of individual users and not of Trustpilot. Read more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Have sent 12 emails requesting how I…

Have sent 12 emails requesting how I consolidate a single loan . Zero response. I sat on hold on phone on 2 occasions 1.4 hours . And 2 hours no answer. I received my October notification that payments were restarting on 12/31/23. I received that notification 4 days ago . No one that works there can answer any questions . Complete incompetence of 600 employees . Horrible web site . Horrible costumer service. Abysmal corporate record .

12 January 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have called Mohela about 13 times in…

I have called Mohela about 13 times in the last three months. Always have staff in training, don't seem to know what they are doing. On hold for over an hour most of the time. Try to use the call back function. I have already made 120 payments, since then, I have spoken to 7 customer representatives but every time they told me it will get resolved. After being put on hold for 53 minutes today. I wanted to give my feedback. They always tell you the last person you talked to noted but no resolution.

11 January 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I phoned in hopes of finding out about…

I phoned in hopes of finding out about the deadline to recertify for Income Driven Repayment plan only to hear a recorded message that I am delinquent and my account has been turned over to a collection agency. I am not delinquent because my payments are automatically deducted from my bank account. Tried to speak with someone and the wait time is 52 minutes. They need to hire more workers if that what it takes. I think I am going to contact the Department of Education and file a complaint.

2 January 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Horrible and deceptive company

Horrible and deceptive company. A true den of vipers that will not tell freaking STUDENTS that they have missed a payment. Merry Christmas ya filthy animals.

29 December 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Mohela Lies

I completed the necessary paperwork to have a loan placed on interest only payments for 90 days.

Mohela claimed there was a glitch in their system and promised call backs, multiple times, that did not happen.

17 November 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No answers after 2 hours...

I was on the phone with them yesterday for two hours, & they kept transferring my call because I pointed out that my student loan interest has continued to grow despite me being in the SAVE plan. I was repeatedly given wrong information about my daily interest rate. I was then told that the amount of interest that has accrued is all of my interest for this month, which will drop off next month after I pay my next payment. I then made them do the math on the phone with me to show them that the amount that has accrued is over and above the monthly interest amount, and they could not explain why. It got to the point where the representatives acted like they could not calculate the daily interest rate even though instructions for doing so are publicly available on the website. I was not able to get any clarity regarding my issue. I had to get off of the phone because I had a meeting to attend at work. Otherwise, they were going to transfer me, AGAIN, to another department who, I'm sure, would act like they could not comprehend basic math and resolve my issue. I thought the save plan forgave interest that's left after we make a payment, but that is not what's happening at Mohela.

7 November 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I paid off my loans in full a year and…

I paid off my loans in full a year and a half ago when I graduated and they billed me over 1,000 claiming that interest hadn’t processed yet Then i got a bill with a late fee applied, despite not even knowing until I got that that I owed anything. They are sneaky lying THIEVES!

25 October 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

6 hour wait to talk to a person

6 hour wait to talk to a person

on unemployment and ends soon No job and on state assuarance

Sent all paperwork

all they did was set e yo in a shafy dumb SAFE oay back program with a huge payment

AFI is Not a good indicator of ability to pay The calculations are bad and unrealistic

Mohela and DOE made terrible decisions, systems and process at the expense of citizens and borrowers

While banks get bailed out and bankruptcy law stinks

Politicians are way out of touch

22 September 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Student Loans Provider MOHELA

MOHELA, like Sallie Mae and Navient, is a bad student loan servicer. It engages in unfair lending practices, deceptive lending practices, and sends bogus emails and messages. It also has a pattern and practice of granting forbearance in a purposeful effort to increase total student loan debt.

I am enrolled in a loan forgiveness program, and despite sending MOHELA the required documents, they continue to charge me interest and my debt is skyrocketing. They only contact me to tell me I have a bill, but no one has ever inquired about the documents I keep sending them. Soon, my loans will be at the same levels as they were with Sallie Mae.

MOHELA IS AWFUL.

2 October 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Horrible customer service!!

Horrible customer service!!! I waited 30 min to finally get in contact with someone just to get transferred for unknown reason and waited endlessly. The documents I receive are confusing and contradicting… if I had a choice, I’d definitely choose another server!

24 February 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Dishonest Practices, Do Not Trust Them

Some backstory, I refinanced my private student loans with a new company and they sent a check to pay the outstanding balance to Mohela. Since Mohela has a private and a federal student loan provider, the money was incorrectly routed through their federal student loan provider instead of the private loan provider. This money was then sent by Mohela to the Department of Education. When the department of education tried to send the money to the correct account at Mohela, it was rejected. It then took a total of 3 months for the money to be routed back to the new loan servicer and finally to Mohela's private loan portion of the business.

Throughout this entire process, Mohela was made aware of the error and assured me that once the money was received, all payments and interest would be backdated to the refinanced date. Because it took 3 months to get the money to my account, I was required to pay both loans each month including interest. In total, I spent around $500 dollar in interest with Mohela that I was assured would be backdated once this issue was resolved. Now I am being told by Mohela that they will not refund the 3 months of interest paid because they determined that they were not a fault through their internal investigation. This is to say that their internal investigation determined in despite of knowing this problem was ongoing, telling me the loan would be backdated, and sending $46k to the wrong place, they concluded this was no fault of their own. They are blaming the other servicer for sending the money to the wrong Mohela (which I confirmed is not true) and they are adamant Mohela FEDERAL-side wrongly assured me of the backdating.

Futhermore, the interest paid should have never been given to them if the refinance went through normally. They confidently are telling me that they cannot give me back money that they never should have had. This is a large business taking advantage of some technicalities to steal from an individual.

4 July 2022
Unprompted review

Is this your company?

Claim your profile to access Trustpilot’s free business tools and connect with customers.

Get free account

The Trustpilot Experience

Anyone can write a Trustpilot review. People who write reviews have ownership to edit or delete them at any time, and they’ll be displayed as long as an account is active.

We use dedicated people and clever technology to safeguard our platform. Find out how we combat fake reviews.

Learn about Trustpilot’s review process.

Here are 8 tips for writing great reviews.

Verification can help ensure real people are writing the reviews you read on Trustpilot.

Offering incentives for reviews or asking for them selectively can bias the TrustScore, which goes against our guidelines.

Take a closer look