Navient Avoids Student Loan Debt Practices Class Suit

Navient Corp. and two other companies beat back a proposed nationwide class action brought by a student-loan borrower who alleges their debt-collection practices have forced her to continue making payments on paid-off loans to avoid garnishment and a negative credit rating.

A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau database containing 5,000-plus complaints lodged against Navient offers some evidence of common issues, but there’s no way to prove the claims on a classwide basis without delving into each person’s specific experience, Judge Holly L. Teeter of the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas said Tuesday.

Glynis DeWitt sued Navient, United Student ...