After being injured XXXX on the job, I went back to school and my mom co-signed on private student loans XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. I had no problem paying the monthly bills until my mom died last year, 2014. I wrote to AES/NCT repeatedly, contacted the original lender, XXXX, paid every amount third party collection agencies, such as XXXX, XXXX, asked. AES/NCT refused to extend a reduced payment plan that enabled me to pay my rent, bills, buy food, and pay AES. They said NCT refused ; however, when asked, AES said NCT does not hold the original loans, they do. They referred to NCT as the lender. I contacted XXXX XXXX ( CEO ) of AES and XXXX XXXX ( CEO ) of XXXX. So far, AES/NCT is refusing to deal with XXXX ( even though I have given my permission to speak with their Liaison ). They did not have a third party collection agency contact me about loan sequence XXXX and it went into default. I am not employed. I am a XXXX candidate just months away from completing my dissertation and they will not work with me and let me pay what I can afford. I am XXXX years old and so far, have been able to keep everything current until now. Because of the default, I can no longer get a XXXX loan to complete my degree and AES/NCT keep giving me the runaround but will not reduce payments to what I can afford.