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April 22, 2025

Trump Admin to Start Garnishing Wages on Defaulted Student Loans Next Month
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The Education Department says it will start garnishing wages and Social
Security benefits for student loans that are in default starting May 5.
The policy shift could affect over 5 million borrowers, with another 4
million at risk of being in default in the coming months. It would be
the first time the federal government would collect on the loans since
repayments were paused in 2020 during the pandemic.


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