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Student-loan servicer called a borrower’s friend after missed payment

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A MarketWatch reader says their student-loan servicer contacted a friend after the borrower missed a payment, and the friend received a second message.

The reader questioned whether that outreach was legal.

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MarketWatch‘I’ve no idea how they got her number’: My student-loan servicer called a friend after I missed a payment. Is that legal?
MarketWatch‘I’ve no idea how they got her number’: My student-loan servicer called a friend after I missed a payment. Is that legal?

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