Witz v. Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Inc.

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:19-cv-06715

Court:

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit:

480 Consumer Credit

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Honorable John F. Kness

Firms

  1. June 26, 2025

    Student Loan Servicer Must Face Class Action Fraud Claims

    A Chicago federal judge has kept alive a proposed class action accusing student loan giant Great Lakes Educational Loan Services Inc. of misleading borrowers about how it would automatically apply payments above their monthly minimums owed, though he trimmed an unjust enrichment claim from the suit.

  2. October 10, 2019

    Student Loan Servicer Accused Of Mishandling Overpayments

    A Wisconsin-based student loan servicer misrepresents the way it allocates excess payments from borrowers on income-based repayment plans, an Illinois borrower claimed Thursday.