8 h. ago Student Loan Debt Collections Restart on May 5. Here’s What to Know.

More than five million borrowers are in default, and millions of others are projected to be on the precipice.

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3 d. ago Employee cuts at Social Security are leaving remaining workers struggling to keep up

Social Security employees are feeling "overwhelmed" and wait times for phone services are up as workforce cuts from the Trump administration are being felt throughout the agency.

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6 d. ago Trump admin will seize wages, pensions, tax refunds to repay student loans: 'Debt cannot be wiped away'

Those in default on their federal student loan debt could have their wages. tax refunds and federal pensions garnished, the Trump administration said on Tuesday.

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7 d. ago Education Department Will Resume Collections on Student Loan Debt

In an announcement this week, the department warned that millions of borrowers could be referred to debt collectors and see deductions from their paychecks.

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7 d. ago Education Department to resume seizing wages for student loan debt

Education Department to resume seizing wages for student loan debt  The Washington Post

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7 d. ago 5 million student loan borrowers face mandatory collections starting May 5

Some 5 million Americans with defaulted student loan payments will have their loans sent for collections on May 5, the Department of Education announced on Monday.

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7 d. ago Trump Administration to resume collections on student loan borrowers in default

The Education Department says millions of borrowers in default will have a chance to make a payment or sign up for a repayment plan. But on May 5, those who don't will be referred for collection.

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7 d. ago Department of Education to Restart Involuntary Student Debt Collection After Pandemic Pause

The Department of Education is gearing up to restart involuntary debt collection on its defaulted federal student loan portfolio after pausing collection during the pandemic. The post Department of Education to Restart Involuntary Student Debt Collection After Pandemic Pause appeared first on Breitbart.

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7 d. ago Education Department to resume collections on defaulted federal student loans for first time since 2020

Trump administration officials are worried that the federal student loan portfolio is "headed toward a fiscal cliff if we don't start repayment in collections."

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1 week ago Bill seeks to cover fewer workers with paid sick leave under mandate recently approved by Alaska voters

Bill seeks to cover fewer workers with paid sick leave under mandate recently approved by Alaska voters  Anchorage Daily News

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1 week ago Bill seeks to cover fewer workers with paid sick leave recently approved by Alaska voters

Bill seeks to cover fewer workers with paid sick leave recently approved by Alaska voters  Alaska Beacon

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2 w. ago Bernie Sanders Claims His Supporters Making Trump and Musk 'Very Nervous'

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)  assured attendees at one of his "Fighting Oligarchy" rallies Saturday they are "making Donald Trump and Elon Musk very nervous" as he laid out a string of grievances with the current Washington administration. The post Bernie Sanders Claims His Supporters Making Trump and Musk ‘Very Nervous’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago Laid off by Trump, student loan workers leave hundreds of cases behind

Laid off by Trump, student loan workers leave hundreds of cases behind  The Seattle Times

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3 w. ago ‘It’s very clear that we have been under attack’: S.F.’s HHS employees on being laid off by Trump

‘It’s very clear that we have been under attack’: S.F.’s HHS employees on being laid off by Trump  San Francisco Chronicle

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4 w. ago 6 things borrowers should know about federal student loans right now

NPR has spent the past few weeks catching up with student loan experts and asking the Trump administration for clarity on some of borrowers' biggest questions.

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4 w. ago U.S. Institute of Peace staff is laid off, escalating legal battle with Trump administration

The think tank is laying off nearly all of its staff, as its former board sues to stop what it calls a "takeover" by the Trump administration.

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