Student loan borrowers can act to stop wage garnishment by Education Department

Forbes and The Independent report that defaulted student loan borrowers may be able to stop the Education Department from taking their wages. Yahoo Finance reports the administration reportedly plans to also target paychecks, tax refunds and Social Security.

Timeline

1. 27 Oct, 02:50 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 27 Oct, 02:50 UTCYahoo Finance reports wage and benefit seizures
3. 27 Oct, 02:50 UTCForbes publishes how borrowers can stop garnishment
4. 27 Oct, 04:18 UTCReached #1 on TrendHeat

Top sources

• student financeGoogle Trends
• Trump officials reportedly coming for paychecks, tax refunds and Social Security if you’ve defaulted on student loansYahoo Finance
• Student loan default: what the government can takeqz.com
• Student-loan borrowers are facing a key issue ahead of the midterms: affording their new monthly paymentsBusiness Insider
• Trump administration wants to resume garnishing wages for student loan repayments. Here’s how to fight backThe Independent