Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in California

In short, yes. The credit agreement you signed obligates you to pay their fees and costs in connection with attempting to collect the debt. Because this is a federally-insured loan, they are not going to be very willing to negotiate down from what you owe - they have the ability to request insurance repayment from the federal government, then you will have uncle same chasing you down for this money.

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