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Trump admin delays plan to withhold wages for student loan borrowers in default

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The Trump administration is delaying its plans to withhold pay from student loan borrowers who default on their payments.

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  1. KREM Spokane

    Trump administration pauses wage garnishments on defaulted student loans (opens KREM Spokane)

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    KREM Spokane's feed description

    The Department of Education said it wouldn't involuntarily collect defaulted student loan debts, about a week after it said it would.

  2. Seattle Times

    Trump administration delays plan to withhold wages for student loan borrowers in default (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    The Trump administration is delaying its plans to withhold pay from student loan borrowers who default on their payments, backing off a measure that threatened to deliver a financial blow...

  3. Newsweek

    Trump admin makes wage garnishment change for student loan borrowers (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The Education Department is pausing wage garnishment and Treasury offsets for defaulted federal student loan borrowers as it implements new repayment reforms.

  4. FOX Business

    Trump administration to delay wage garnishment from student loan borrowers in default (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    The Department of Education announced it will delay its plans to resume garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers in default while it works on additional program reforms.

  5. FOX 5 New York

    Student loans: Trump administration delays plan to withhold pay for borrowers in default (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    An announcement from the Education Department on Friday said involuntary collections on federal student loans will remain on hold as the agency finalizes new repayment plans.

  6. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Trump admin delays plan to withhold wages for student loan borrowers in default (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    The Trump administration is delaying its plans to withhold pay from student loan borrowers who default on their payments.

  7. Washington Examiner

    Trump delays involuntary collections of unpaid student loans: 'Biden administration misled borrowers' (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Borrowers will be given more time to select a payment plan, pay off their loans or rehabilitate their loans.

  8. CBS News

    Trump administration delays wage garnishment plan for student loan borrowers in default (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The Trump administration is delaying its plans to withhold pay from student loan borrowers who default on their payments, backing off a measure that threatened to deliver a financial blow to millions of Americans.

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