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Posted on 12/23/2025 1:42:41 PM PST by DFG
The Trump administration will start garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers in default in early January, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Education confirmed to CNBC on Tuesday.
It will be the first time a portion of borrowers’ paychecks has been at risk since the beginning of the Covid pandemic, when collection activity was halted.
Starting the week of Jan. 7, the Education Department expects around 1,000 defaulted student loan borrowers to receive notices of administrative wage garnishment, the spokesperson said. After that, the number of notified borrowers will continue to increase.
The U.S. government has extraordinary collection powers on federal debts, and it can seize borrowers’ federal tax refunds, wages, and Social Security retirement and disability benefits.
The Education Department can seize up to 15% of a student loan holder’s after-tax income to put toward their debt. By law, borrowers must be left with at least 30 times the federal minimum hourly wage ($7.25) a week, which is $217.50, said higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz.
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I suspect few, if any, can’t afford to make payments.
It is past time for the Feds to go after these uneducated deadbeats.
The taxpayers did not agree to forgive student loans.
Kinda like the taxpayers do not agree to forgive auto loans or home mortgage loans.
The deadbeats are not special and should be treated like anyone else who takes out a loan and does not repay it per the schedule.
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