Degree Recovery

Unlock your credits. Understand your debt. Reclaim your next step.

For people facing student loans, school balances, transcript holds, diploma release issues, stranded credits, or servicer confusion.

What is blocking you?

Federal student loans

Repayment plans, forgiveness, and consolidations.

Tip: Start at studentaid.gov, not your servicer’s upsell page.

School balances

Small institutional balances often blocking transcripts.

Tip: Request an itemized statement in writing.

Transcript holds

Many states now limit when schools can withhold transcripts.

Tip: Check your state law before paying.

Diploma / degree release

Schools sometimes withhold diplomas separately from transcripts.

Tip: Ask for the specific policy in writing.

Stranded credits

Earned credits stuck behind a small balance.

Tip: Negotiate a partial release for transfer.

Transfer credit support

Mapping past credits to a new program.

Tip: Get evaluations in writing, before re-enrolling.

Servicer confusion

Conflicting info from federal loan servicers.

Tip: Document every call: date, agent name, reference number.

Resource sections

Transcript hold basics

What schools can and can’t do, and where state laws are changing.

School balance checklist

How to itemize what is actually owed and where to push back.

Student loan basics

Federal vs private, servicers, income-driven repayment, and forgiveness paths.

Complaint and escalation paths

Where to file with the CFPB, state AG, ED Ombudsman, or accreditor.

State-by-state law lookup

Coming soon: search transcript-hold and tuition rules by state.

Letter and call script tools

Coming soon: structured scripts for servicers and bursar offices.

Tools

Transcript release request

Letter template citing your state’s policy.

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School balance clarification request

Force a written, itemized breakdown.

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Servicer call script

What to say, what to write down, what to escalate.

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Complaint path checklist

School → state AG → CFPB → ED Ombudsman.

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State law lookup (placeholder)

Find your state’s transcript-hold rules.

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Wealthypedia provides educational information, not legal, financial, or tax advice. Rules vary by state and institution.

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