What is wage garnishment, and what should you do if you're facing it? Following the Education Department's restart of collections on defaulted student loans in May, nearly two million borrowers could ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of student borrowers could begin having their wages garnished as soon as this summer, according to estimates from credit bureau TransUnion. One Tech Tip: Up your Christmas ...

・Federal student loan wage garnishment resumed in 2025 after a long pause. ・Borrowers can stop garnishment through loan rehabilitation, consolidation, or by entering an income-driven repayment plan.

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In 2020, the federal government paused collections efforts on defaulted federal student loans, part of pandemic relief efforts. While Congress said payments would start again in 2023, the pause ...

As federal student loan collections ramp up following a multi-year pause, millions of defaulted borrowers across the nation are now facing the resumption of administrative wage garnishment (AWG), a ...