Lawsuit Says Education Department Still Reports $4.6 Billion In Cancelled Student Loans

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Opublikowano: 2026-10-09

Two former for-profit college students filed a proposed class action against the U.S. Department of Education on September 24, 2026, alleging the agency keeps telling credit bureaus they owe federal student loans it cancelled years ago. The case, Woods v. U.S. Department of Education (No. 1:26-cv-3335), was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by the Project on Predatory Student Lending (PPSL), the legal group behind the Sweet v. Cardona borrower defense settlement. The lawsuit seeks damages under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. At issue are the Department’s group discharges that we...