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

Bryant Willis
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 09:49:00 -0500

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 of failing to properly handle the credit records of millions of student-loan borrowers.