White House Says It Will Seize Wages For Student Loans In Collection -- Here's What Borrowers Can Expect

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : The Trump administration announced Monday it will resume debt collections for federal student loan borrowers who have defaulted on their debt, putting millions of borrowers at risk of having federal payments or portions of their salaries withheld in the coming months as the White House said it "can and will" take borrowers' wages, pensions and tax refunds.
49% : The Treasury Offset Program will withhold some federal payments from student loan borrowers who have defaulted on their loans starting May 5.
47% : "The government can and will collect federal student loan debt by withholding money from borrowers, tax refunds, federal pensions and even their wages.
46% : In addition to keeping debt collections on pause, the Biden administration took piecemeal steps to provide targeted debt forgiveness to millions of borrowers, though its efforts to provide more sweeping debt forgiveness was ultimately struck down by the Supreme Court.
45% : The move to restart debt collections for borrowers who have defaulted comes after the Trump administration has taken several other steps that have impacted student loan borrowers, including stopping -- and then restarting -- applications for income-driven repayment plans and President Donald Trump signing an executive order aiming to restrict the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
31% : The Trump administration has cracked down on providing relief to federal student loan borrowers, after the Biden administration took numerous steps to try and forgive Americans' debt.

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