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

Bryant Willis
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 10:38:00 -0500

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 defaulted student loans in May after a five-year pause.

A former Trump official is taking legal action against the administration over its treatment of student-loan borrowers who miss payments.

At the end of October, A. Wayne Johnson — who oversaw the federal student-loan portfolio during President Donald Trump's first term — launched a class action lawsuit with Georgia-based law firm Cooper, Barton, & Cooper, against the Department of Education and credit reporting firms Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion.