Judge allows lawsuit against student loan servicer Navient

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge in Pennsylvania has ruled that a lawsuit alleging widespread abuse by student loan servicer Navient Corp. can go forward.
Navient is one of the nation’s largest student loan servicers. It had filed a motion to dismiss the majority of the counts in the lawsuit. It had claimed federal laws prohibit states from filing claims when a federal consumer protection lawsuit is pending regarding the same conduct.
Among the state’s claims is that Navi