I have a student loan with Wells Fargo. I tried to set up automatic payments greater than the required monthly amount and was told that Wells Fargo does not offer that option. I was advised that I should set up an automatic payment from my bank account and the additional payments would be applied to principal ( as I believe they should be ). The first automatic bill pay from my checking account was made to my student loan with Wells Fargo on XXXX XXXX, 2015 for {$50.00} and the full amount was applied to interest. On the surface to me, this seems like an unfair and deceptive practice on behalf of Wells Fargo. Additionally, the Wells Fargo student loan website ( https : //www.wellsfargo.com/help/faqs/student-loans ) notes customer serivce times of M-F as well as Saturday, but when you call on Saturday you are told to call back during regular business hours between M-F.