I have about {$40000.00} total in private loans through Sallie Mae. My interest rates range from 9.125 % -9.875 % ( averaging to about 9.5 % ) among the XXXX loans, resulting in payments of $ XXXX/month. Unfortunately, I only make XXXX a year as a XXXX and I also have federal loan payments to make along with rent and insurance, so {$550.00} a month is pretty unmanageable. This issue with Sallie Mae is that I brought this information to their attention and tried to get them to work with me in some way, but they stone walled me at every turn saying they can not do anything for me, except a 0.25 % decrease by signing up for auto-pay. I asked if I could be transferred to another department ( collections ) and they stated that they can not transfer me and I ca n't even speak with collections " until my account is delinquent ''. I even tried to extend the length of my payment period, but again I was met with a firm and absolute " no ''. I have attempted to refinance my loans through other agencies, but my debt/income ratio is too high, so I am essentially stuck with Sallie Mae and their bullying. Overall, I am between a rock and a hard place in that Sallie Mae has backed me into a corner and wo n't budge unless I become delinquent resulting in late fee buildup, interest accruing on the loans, and sacrificing my credit score. Even if I do become delinquent I have no reason to believe Sallie Mae will do anything other than destroy my credit score and assess fees to tack onto my already difficult payments. 
