ComplaintCensus

Sallie Mae vs MPOWER Financing: most-reported complaints compared

Most-reported issues at Sallie Mae and MPOWER Financing, according to reviewers on Trustpilot — classified by our automated reader and backed by verbatim quotes from distinct reviews. This is a side-by-side of what reviewers report, not a score, rating or recommendation for either company.

Sallie Mae

TrustScore 4.6 · 5,492 reviews on Trustpilot.

1,926 reviews analysed, 2026-07-24 to 2026-09-24.

Complaint rate (recent window): 9%

95% of negative reviews get a company reply.

Overcharging31%
Support unhelpful25%
Misleading pricing24%
Other11%
Account/app problems10%
“tacking on an 18% interest rate is astronomically wild!!”
2★ Trustpilot review, 2026-09-03

MPOWER Financing

TrustScore 4.7 · 4,057 reviews on Trustpilot.

265 reviews analysed, 2024-06-27 to 2026-09-20.

Complaint rate (recent window): 7%

93% of negative reviews get a company reply.

Support unreachable30%
Overcharging17%
Support unhelpful17%
Other17%
Billing errors15%
“Over the phone, some agents are polite—except for one named Joe, who had the audacity to hang up on me during our call.”
1★ Trustpilot review, 2025-08-04

Reported on both

Issues with an evidenced category (at least two verbatim quotes) on both sides.

IssueSallie MaeMPOWER Financing
Overcharging31%17%
Support unhelpful25%17%
Misleading pricing24%11%
Other11%17%
Support unreachable4%30%

Method: reviews are classified into a fixed complaint taxonomy by an automated reader; every category shown is backed by at least two verbatim quotes from distinct reviews. Figures are census classifications, not official statistics, and reflect what reviewers reported — not findings of wrongdoing by either company. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Trustpilot A/S, Sallie Mae or MPOWER Financing.