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Millions of student loan borrowers are delinquent. Lawsuit blames the feds.

January 15, 2026

Atlanta Journal Constitution By Jason Armesto Jason Armesto is the higher education reporter for the AJC. ‘Do we really have that many deadbeat student loan borrowers?’ asks Wayne Johnson, the Macon resident and former Republican congressional candidate financing the lawsuit. A record number of...

Student Loan Forgiveness Update: $100,000 Could Be Returned to Borrowers

November 06, 2025

Newsweek By Robert AlexanderSenior Crime & Court Reporter A class-action lawsuit filed in late October 2025 is testing the limits of federal responsibility in managing the nation’s $1.6 trillion student-loan portfolio. The suit, brought by former Trump administration official A. Wayne Johnson and four named borrowers,...

Republican who oversaw student debt launches class action effort against Trump administration

November 06, 2025

CNBC By Annie Nova Published Fri, Oct 31 202511:10 AM EDT Updated Fri, Oct 31 20254:47 PM EDT Key Points Education Secretary Linda McMahon and the largest credit rating companies are wrongfully damaging millions of student loan borrowers’ finances, a new proposed class action lawsuit...

Trump’s ex-student loan chief funds lawsuit accusing Education Dept. of illegal credit reporting

November 06, 2025

PoliticoPro By Michael Stratford Published 10/30/2025 08:22 PM EDT|Updated 10/31/2025 12:29 PM EDT The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a proposed class of more than 5 million student loan borrowers and seeks more than $500 billion in damages. The Trump administration and the...

A former Trump student-loan official calls for at least $100,000 to be returned to borrowers who faced 'unfair' credit reporting

November 06, 2025

Business Insider By Ayelet Sheffey Published: Nov 4, 2025, 12:21 PM ET A former Trump student-loan official is leading a lawsuit against the administration's debt collection efforts. The lawsuit accused Trump and credit reporting bureaus of unfair credit reporting. It comes after Trump resumed collections on...

Fact check: Will student loan borrowers get back $100,000 through a class-action lawsuit?

November 06, 2025

By Marca.Com Filed by former federal official A. Wayne Johnson, the case challenges how the government manages student-loan credit data after payments resumed in 2025. A major class-action lawsuit filed in October 2025 is putting the U.S. Department of Education under the legal microscope, accusing the agency...