Nelnet Student Loan Servicing Class Action
Verified September 23, 2026Found via the federal court docketHow ClaimWatch verifies cases
Still being litigated: the claims below are allegations, not findings, and there is no settlement, claim form or payout yet.
Where this case stands
In litigation
The case has been filed and is being fought in court. There is no settlement, no claim form and no payout yet; many class actions are dismissed or never certified.
Pending in the District Court, N.D. California (No. 5:25-cv-04470).
- May 27, 2025Case filed
What happened
A proposed class action against Nelnet, Inc., apparently concerning alleged statutory violations related to student loan servicing or related consumer financial services. The nature of suit is 'Other Statutory Actions,' but the docket text is unavailable, so the specific claims are unclear. The allegations are not proven facts.
Do you qualify?
No settlement exists yet, so there is nothing to file and no class definition to check. If the case settles, the settlement will define exactly who qualifies — watch this case and we'll let you know.
How to file
There is no claim to file yet. If this case reaches a settlement, a claim process will open — usually with an official settlement website and a filing deadline.
Common questions
- Can I file a claim in the Nelnet Student Loan Servicing Class Action case?
- No. The case is still being litigated — there is no settlement, no claim form, and no payout. It was filed May 27, 2025 in the District Court, N.D. California (No. 5:25-cv-04470).What a class action lawsuit is →
- Who are the attorneys in the Nelnet Student Loan Servicing Class Action?
- For the plaintiffs: Stephen A. Beck (Bursor & Fisher P.A.); L. Timothy Fisher (Bursor & Fisher, P.A.); Philip Lawrence Fraietta (Bursor & Fisher, P.A.). For Nelnet, Inc.: Jonathan Charles Sandler (Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP). From the public court docket.
Who's involved
Plaintiffs
- Peter Zocco
Defendants
- Nelnet, Inc.
Counsel for plaintiffs
- Stephen A. BeckBursor & Fisher P.A.Represents Peter Zocco14 tracked cases · $2M in disclosed settlementssbeck@bursor.com · (305) 330-5512
- L. Timothy FisherBursor & Fisher, P.A.Represents Peter Zocco104 tracked cases · $9.1M in disclosed settlementsltfisher@bursor.com · (925) 300-4455
- Philip Lawrence FraiettaBursor & Fisher, P.A.Represents Peter Zocco145 tracked cases · $37.8M in disclosed settlementspfraietta@bursor.com · (914) 874-0710
Counsel for defendants
- Jonathan Charles SandlerBrownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLPRepresents Nelnet, Inc.4 tracked casesjsandler@bhfs.com · (310) 500-4600
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- Nelnet FACTS Management Class Action · Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
From the public court docket, contact details as filed; not an endorsement.
In the news
- Up to $5,000 per Person To Be Handed Out Over Massive Data Breach That Exposed Info of 2,501,324 PeopleThe Daily Hodl · January 17, 2026
- Public Has Right to Access Summary Judgment Filings Even When Summary Judgment Motion Was Never DecidedReason · June 19, 2024
- Student loan update as $1.8 million settlement agreed in one stateBiztoc.com · January 12, 2024
- ‘It wasn’t my choice’: Woman says FAFSA changed her student loan provider against her will, messed up her credit ageThe Daily Dot · September 1, 2023
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