I sent payment #9 about 2 1/2 weeks ago, and the check has long since cleared my account.

Last week I called the CA to find out what I need to do next, and they told me I would receive a letter from the DOE letting me know who had my loan and what my new payment was.

Yesterday I received the same invoice that I have been receiving monthly from the DOE, for the same amount of $200. The only difference is, last month's invoice had a due date of November 5th, and this one has a due date of November 15th.

Should I get something more 'in depth' from the DOE?

Yes. Allow up to 90 days. Continue paying as you have been until you receive notice otherwise.

Congrats!

Thank you! I can't believe that I'm just about out of the woods - when I made payment #1, October seemed so far away!!

Okay, I received a letter from the DOE telling me my loan had been transferred back to the DLSC, and they would be contacting me soon regarding my loan with them. It also listed an address as to where to send my new payments, but it did not give me a payment amount.

I have been making my payments around the 15th of the month - should I send my $200 to this new address, or wait until I am contacted with my new payment amount?

I would call them (the new lender) and ask. I finished up in August and my loan went back to Sallie Mae at that time. There are two garnishments that were taken out in August that appear to be stuck in limbo that USAFunds hasn't sent over to Sallie Mae.

Yours is a bit different in that you're paying them directly, but it's a PITA to get the money moved to the right place, so I would cut off any problems at the get-go. Don't want to be considered 'late' by the new lender.