I have defaulted on my private student loans. I owe XXXX dollars to navient. I have got into a program to pay on my loan. I have been in the program for over 6 months. I was looking at my credit report to determine if I can go about getting financial backing for a loan. All of my loans are charged off. I understand this happens in default but I believed if I made consistent agreed upon payments on my loan that it would reflect on my credit that I was trying to work with my creditors. I called navient today and tried to see what are my options. They informed me that the only way to change what is on my report is settling for XXXX or paying my loans off with them. I am currently trying to fix my credit and move into the next phase in my life. These student loans are a nightmare that never ends. I know it is my fault for letting them default in the first place but I could not afford them when I got out of school and when I finally got steady work and was able to get into a program that I could afford, the loans were already defaulted. And because of my private student loans I do not get the benefits of the federal student loans. I am at the mercy of my lender. I would not mind settling with navient however I would have to do it in payment arrangements over time. I really just want the debt of student loans to end as soon as possible. I want to be able to buy a house in the next five years.