CU Student Choice Data Breach Investigation
Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating CU Student Choice Partners, LLC (“CU Student Choice”) regarding its recent data breach. The CU Student Choice data breach involved sensitive personal identifiable information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT CU STUDENT CHOICE PARTNERS, LLC:
CU Student Choice is a financial service provider based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 2008, CU Student Choice helps credit unions so they can offer fair-value student lending solutions and straight-forward advice to students and members.3 Beginning with an education line of credit, CU Student Choice’s vision has grown to include student loan refinance, skilled trades lending solutions, referral programs, next gen lead gen and a proprietary loan origination system.2 Today, CU Student Choice has now partnered with more than 300 credit unions to facilitate student lending solutions that lead to better financial decisions, long-term relationships, and sustainable, high-quality loan assets.2 To date, CU Student Choice has worked with over 116,000 students and their families. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., CU Student Choice employs over 50 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, CU Student Choice discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal identifiable information in its systems may have been accessed. Through its investigation, CU Student Choice determined that an unauthorized actor gained access to this sensitive information on May 7, 2024. On June 6, 2024, CU Student Choice began notifying individuals whose information may have been impacted. The type of information potentially exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Address
- Email address
- Phone number
- Loan account number
If you received a breach notification letter from CU Student Choice Partners, LLC:
We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies in response to this data breach. Please fill out the form, below, or contact us at 872.263.1100 or sam@straussborrelli.com.
