Key Points ・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 ...

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 ...

Student loan borrowers who default on their loans could see 15% of their paychecks docked by the federal government soon. It’s still unclear when wage garnishment will start, but there are steps you ...

More than 5 million student loan borrowers in default may have a portion of their paychecks withheld. On May 5, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education announced that nearly 195,000 student loan ...