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Older people in crosshairs as government restarts Social Security garnishment on student loans
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Older people in crosshairs as government restarts Social Security garnishment on student loans
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Credit scores decline for millions as US student loan collections restart: Borrowers ages 40 and older were most likely to be delinquent on their loans.
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I pay $2,800 every month on student loans, leaving me with $200 a week: The minimum payment wasn't making a dent in my student loan debt. I decided to use the ...
businessinsider.com/student-loans-2800-month-left-with-200-weekly-2025-6
This Student Loan Servicer Says You May Need To Reapply For Your IDR Plan — Key Details
forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2025/06/10/this-student-loan-servicer-says-you-may-need-to-reapply-for-your-idr-plan---key-details/

Trump voters with student-loan debt oppose abrupt collections restart: "I just wish there was more thought put into it," Tracy Davis, who voted for Trump ...
businessinsider.com/student-loan-borrowers-trump-voters-default-debt-collection-social-security-2025-6

Millions of Americans see credit scores drop from missed student loan payments: Millions of Americans are seeing their credit scores suffer now that the U.S ...
apnews.com/article/student-loan-delinquent-credit-score-drops-267520ceeeed3125c184c2f21c8796a2

Kela shells out record €112m to banks for unpaid student loans: The figure has climbed rapidly in recent years, rising from just over 85 million euros in 2023 ...
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Three student loan changes in Republican bill: Getting out of debt would be 'extremely hard,' advocate says
cnbc.com/2025/06/18/student-loan-changes-in-republicans-big-beautiful-bill.html

Student loan quagmire frustrates borrowers - and alarms some Trump voters: Kelly Belt, 33, a high school life-sciences teacher in Provo, Utah ...
reuters.com/world/us/student-loan-quagmire-frustrates-borrowers-alarms-some-trump-voters-2025-06-10/
Trump aims to slash Pell Grants, which could limit low-income students' college access
cnbc.com/2025/06/08/what-pell-grant-changes-in-trump-budget-house-tax-bill-mean-for-students.html

Philanthropies are piloting 0% pay-it-forward student loans: Under 'pay-it-forward' programs, graduates’ repayments lift up those behind them.
latimes.com/california/story/2025-06-13/zero-percent-no-fee-studen-loans

Student-loan borrowers facing hits to home purchases, jobs: Warren: Trump's spending bill and his collections restart for defaulted student loans will push ...
businessinsider.com/student-loan-borrowers-default-credit-scores-housing-careers-elizabeth-warren-2025-6
Student-loan borrowers at risk of losing Social Security this month: Garnishment of federal benefits, such as Social Security, is beginning in June and could ...
businessinsider.com/student-loan-borrowers-lose-social-security-benefits-garnishment-defaulted-debt-2025-6
Coast FIRE success story: How a millennial saved $2M for retirement by 35: Corey Forsythe invested aggressively and lived frugally. A big, risky bet on a popular ...
businessinsider.com/coast-fire-financial-independence-retire-early-stock-market-asts-investing-2025-6
Education Department won't garnish Social Security of student loan borrowers in default
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Senate GOP Endorses Repeal Of Student Loan Forgiveness And IDR Plans: It's not great news for borrowers pursuing certain student loan forgiveness programs ...
forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2025/06/11/senate-gop-endorses-repeal-of-student-loan-forgiveness-and-idr-plans/

OpinionHiltzik: Trump's GOP will make it harder to afford college: GOP budget proposals will raise costs on student loans, push more borrowers into default and cut ...
latimes.com/business/story/2025-06-12/forget-inflation-the-gops-policies-on-student-loans-will-crack-the-economy

Monica will graduate with a student debt of $130k. Here is what she wishes she knew at 18
9news.com.au/national/monica-will-graduate-with-a-student-debt-of-130k-here-is-what-she-wishes-she-knew-at-18/3aab9e31-5671-4dab-9b3e-e72bca3cbd29
Major student loan changes just came one step closer to becoming law: Senate Republicans advanced a legislative package that would slash the number of student ...
usatoday.com/story/news/education/2025/06/11/student-loans-senate-reconciliation-bill/84149215007/
Trump administration pauses garnishment of Social Security checks for defaulted student loans
cbsnews.com/news/social-security-checks-garnishment-pause-defaulted-student-loans-trump/
Trump Bill’s Caps on Grad School Loans Could Worsen Doctor Shortage: The proposed limits on federal loans fall well below the costs of medical school ...
nytimes.com/2025/06/09/health/trump-budget-student-loans-doctors.html

Scams to steal college financial aid are using AI for identity theft: Financial aid fraud is exploding, thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence ...
apnews.com/article/ai-scam-college-financial-aid-identity-theft-aa1bc8bcb4c368ee6bafcf6a523c5fb2

Millions of student loan borrowers were promised an interest-free break. This woman's debt is still growing
cnbc.com/2025/06/09/student-loan-borrower-in-save-forbearance-says-interest-growing.html

Warren urges Department of Education IG to investigate DOGE access to student loan data
abcnews.go.com/Politics/warren-urges-department-education-ig-investigate-doge-access/story

Borrowers Receive Misleading Student Loan Interest Notices — Here’s What To Know: Hundreds of thousands of federal student loan borrowers received a notice this ...
forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2025/06/06/borrowers-receive-misleading-student-loan-interest-notices---heres-what-to-know/

For 18 Million Student Loan Borrowers, The Government Is Coming For Your Paycheck
forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2025/06/05/for-18-million-student-loan-borrowers-the-government-is-coming-for-your-paycheck/

Woman says she and husband paid off $200K debt in 5 years: Here's how: Now debt-free, Tinsley Crisp and her husband share tips for paying off debt.
goodmorningamerica.com/living/story/woman-husband-paid-off-200k-debt-5-years-122327032

Graduate School—Who Should Foot The Bill?: Graduate students hold nearly half of all federal student loan debt—but receive the least attention in education ...
forbes.com/sites/forbeseq/2025/06/02/graduate-school-who-should-foot-the-bill/

Trump administration pauses Social Security benefit cuts over defaulted student loans
cnbc.com/2025/06/02/trump-pauses-social-security-benefit-cuts-over-defaulted-student-loans.html

Loan plan in Republican bill could worsen doctor shortage, experts warn: Proposal to limit student loans for ‘professional programs’ risks driving people away ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/01/republican-trump-bill-doctor-shortage

Student loan ‘system error’ sees almost 6,000 charged thousands they never owed: Nearly £19m was not written off due to the error, The i Paper reveals
inews.co.uk/news/student-loan-system-error-sees-almost-6000-charged-millions-they-never-owed-3714657

How American consumers are feeling the squeeze, in 4 charts: The lingering effects of high inflation coupled with high interest rates have made it harder in ...
cnn.com/2025/06/01/economy/consumer-student-loans-debt-squeeze-dg

Education advocates press Senate for changes to Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’: House Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” doubles down on President Trump’s ...
thehill.com/homenews/education/5325920-education-senate-trump-big-beautiful-bill/

As millions miss student loan payments, here's how it could hurt the economy: Millions of borrowers saw their credit scores plummet in the first quarter ...
usatoday.com/story/money/2025/05/29/student-loan-delinquency-credit-score-impact/83903527007/

The government promised to cut my HECS debt. When will I get it?: Labor promised to slash student debts if it won the federal election. We've answered your ...
abc.net.au/news/2025-05-31/when-will-20-per-cent-hecs-debt-cut-happen/105358198
As millions miss student loan payments, here's how it could hurt the economy: Millions of borrowers saw their credit scores plummet in the first quarter ...
usatoday.com/story/money/2025/05/29/student-loan-delinquency-credit-score-impact/83903527007/

Trump Finds a New Way to Attack Education: Cutting Aid for Students Who Are Parents
theintercept.com/2025/05/28/trump-aid-student-parents-college-child-care/

Three million Aussies about to be hit by $2.5 billion debt increase: Australians with student loan debt will receive a 3.2 per cent indexation on June 1.
9news.com.au/national/hecs-help-indexation-change-what-new-rate-means-for-your-loan/a833fb79-c9eb-4b75-939d-5b0f7eb42768
Judge blocks Trump from dismantling Education Department: A federal judge Thursday blocked President Trump from dismantling the Department of Education and ...
nydailynews.com/2025/05/22/judge-blocks-trump-from-dismantling-education-department/


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Judge Halts Mass Layoffs at Education DepartmentA federal court mandated reinstatement of over 1,300 Education Department staff to prevent agency downsizing.
- A federal judge in Boston ordered the reinstatement of more than 1,300 employees at the Education Department.
- The planned layoffs would have reduced the department's workforce by roughly half since January.
- The court viewed the actions as an unauthorized attempt to dismantle the agency.
- The lawsuits were filed by 20 states, D.C., school districts, and teachers' unions.
The record abundantly reveals that defendants’ true intention is to effectively dismantle the department without an authorizing statute.— U.S. District Judge Myong Joun, who issued an injunction against the Trump administration's layoffs.
No, AOC is not worth millions of dollars: In 2023, AOC owned up to $46,000 in assets — and had at least $15,000 in student loan debt — her latest disclosure said ...
businessinsider.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-net-worth-financial-disclosure-2025-5
No benefit if your parents can pay: Eligibility limits for 18- and 19-year-olds: The Government has today announced a new parental assistance test which will be ...
1news.co.nz/2025/05/22/no-benefit-if-your-parents-can-pay-eligibility-limits-for-18-and-19-year-olds/

Trump Has Found a New and Even Scarier Way to Come For Elite Universities: Among other things, the government would soon find itself deeper in the business of ...
slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/05/trump-big-beautiful-bill-pass-tax-endowment-republican.html

Republicans' plan for student loans would mean 'indentured servitude,' college expert says
cnbc.com/2025/05/30/republican-student-loan-plan-has-30-year-repayment-timeline.html

Trump’s Signature Policy Agenda Passes House After Last-Minute Revisions Including SALT Cap Increase
forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2025/05/22/trumps-big-beautiful-bill-passes-house-what-that-means-for-you/

Behind on your student loan? Here's what to know about wage garnishment.: With the Department of Education this month resuming collections on student loans ...
cbsnews.com/news/student-loan-default-wage-garnishment-cbs-news-explains/
From debt to dollars: Gen Z shifts from college loans to skilled trades: Gen Z's graduating seniors explore trade school instead of college to save and earn ...
sltrib.com/news/2025/05/22/gen-z-explores-trade-school/
Student loans have been confusing lately. Here's a guide to know where you stand: Between collections resuming, courts blocking student loan programs and layoffs ...
omaha.com/news/nation-world/business/personal-finance/article_f97ef5dc-8997-5d0c-b1de-b8387d3a682b.html

Older people in crosshairs as government restarts Social Security garnishment on student loans
stltoday.com/news/nation-world/education/article_1a8f97cc-164c-5d99-b1df-23e2efee40cf.html

Column | Student loans hurt your credit score? Here’s how to fix it.: Student loans hurt your credit score? The climb back to a good credit range is doable if ...
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Letters to the Editor: It’s ‘exceedingly cruel’ to garnish Social Security for seniors with student loan debt
latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2025-05-20/its-exceedingly-cruel-to-garnish-social-security-for-seniors-with-student-loan-debt
NY Fed: Student loan borrowing trouble surged in first quarter: (Reuters) -U.S. student loan borrowers ran into trouble during the first quarter after the ...
finance.yahoo.com/news/ny-fed-student-loan-borrowing-151320871.html
The Republican Budget Bill Rips College Away From the Working Class
: If the GOP really cared about meritocracy, they wouldn’t gut programs that help low-income ...
newrepublic.com/article/195663/republican-budget-bill-student-loans-pell-grants-working-class

Yahoo ist Teil der Yahoo-Markenfamilie.: Americans tidied up their household balance sheets to start 2025, cleaning up some credit card and auto loan debt ...
finance.yahoo.com/news/americans-credit-card-debt-falls-150230976.html
Student loan missed payments causes credit score drop for millions
washingtonpost.com/business/2025/05/25/credit-score-student-loan-elinquency-debt/

Trump's student loan policies will be harsh reality for struggling American borrowers, new report says—how you may be affected
cnbc.com/2025/05/23/trumps-student-loan-policies-will-be-harsh-on-us-borrowers-report.html

Student Loan Borrowers Could Wait 2 Years to Get Applications Approved: The Education Department previously disclosed that more than 1.98 million IDR ...
newsweek.com/student-loan-borrowers-could-wait-2-years-get-applications-approved-2075476

One phone call landed Nikola with a $36k HELP debt. She didn't find out for years
9news.com.au/national/one-phone-call-landed-nikola-with-a-36k-help-debt-shes-been-fighting-for-years-to-get-it-waived/37c73602-b320-4a16-a39e-f043e71a7a40
A Graduation Message Amid the Trumpian Assault on Higher Education: Pick up the pieces and imagine the worlds of collective liberation that you have practiced ...
commondreams.org/opinion/graduate-message-trump-higher-ed

MIT Alumna Launches Low-Interest Student Loan Program in Pakistan: MIT Alumna Launches Low-Interest Student Loan Program in Pakistan A new financial initiative ...
calendar.com/blog/mit-alumna-launches-low-interest-student-loan-program-in-pakistan/

The Weekend: Did you grow up terrified of investing?: Madeleine Chapman reflects on the week that was.
thespinoff.co.nz/media/24-05-2025/the-weekend-did-you-grow-up-terrified-of-investing

Trump Student Loan Changes Risk 'Punishing Ambition': Financial experts and borrower advocates warn changes may increase repayment costs ...
newsweek.com/trump-student-loan-changes-risk-punishing-ambition-2076263

How your taxes could be affected by Trump's 'big beautiful bill': From an increase in the child tax credit to a repeal of student-loan forgiveness ...
businessinsider.com/big-beautiful-bill-affects-taxes-student-loans-maga-accounts-2025

Student loan borrowers struggle to pay, get answers as debt collections begin: "We're kind of drowning"
cbsnews.com/news/student-loan-borrowers-struggle-answers-debt-collections-begin/
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Key FactsStudent Debt Crisis: Borrowers Seek Answers Amid Defaults
May 05 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cbsnews.com
- Jana Heartwood struggles with over $40,000 in student loans and was not notified about the resumption of payments.
- The collection of payments restarts, leaving many of the more than 5 million borrowers in default struggling to get information.
- Experts warn that job cuts at the Education Department have complicated communication with borrowers.
- The Biden administration has attempted to erase some debt but faces legal challenges, while new legislation is introduced to reform repayment programs.
We're kind of drowning as it is.— Jana Heartwood, who owes more than $40,000 in student loans from her nursing degree, describes her financial struggles.
A millennial with a doctoral degree and over $250k in student-loan debt says she's been looking for a job for 4 years. She wishes she prioritized work ...
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Does Student Loan News Have You Scared? I Talked to an Expert to Answer Your Top Questions
cnet.com/personal-finance/loans/does-student-loan-news-have-you-scared-i-talked-to-an-expert-to-answer-your-top-questions/

Nearly 50,000 Student Loan Forgiveness Applications Are ‘Pending,’ With No Clear End Point
forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2025/05/21/nearly-50000-student-loan-forgiveness-applications-are-pending-with-no-clear-end-point/

Buy now, pay never? Some Klarna users struggle to repay loans as U.S. consumer debt rises
nbcnews.com/business/personal-finance/buy-now-pay-never-klarna-users-struggle-repay-loans-us-consumer-debt-s-rcna207940

3 ways student-loan borrowers in default can avoid benefit garnishment: Millions of student-loan borrowers in default are at risk of wage garnishment this summer ...
businessinsider.com/how-defaulted-student-loan-borrowers-avoid-wage-social-security-garnishment-2025-5
Student loan delinquencies tank credit scores for millions of borrowers: How to recover
foxbusiness.com/economy/student-loan-delinquencies-tank-credit-scores-millions-borrowers-how-recover

Airport arrest shows tougher stance on student debt: The arrest of a person arriving at the border last month over unpaid student loan debt is an example of ...
odt.co.nz/news/national/airport-arrest-show-tougher-stance-student-debt-rnz


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Key FactsIR Intensifies Actions Against Student Loan Defaults
May 13 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: 1news.co.nz
- Inland Revenue has implemented stricter measures, including arrests at the border.
- More than 70% of the 113,733 overseas borrowers are in default, totaling $2.3 billion in debt.
- Since July last year, 89 individuals have been warned about possible arrests, with over $207 million collected from overseas borrowers.
- The agency is considering further legal actions against borrowers who refuse to settle their debts.
No one wants to not be able to come back to New Zealand for a special event or family emergency because they're concerned that their student loan will catch-up with them.— Robyn Walker, a tax partner at Deloitte, discussing the impact of enforcement on student loan defaulters.
Retirees with student debt worry they'll lose their Social Security : Retirees in or near student-loan default face garnished Social Security funds ...
businessinsider.com/student-loan-debt-retirement-default-collections-risk-social-security-checks-2025-5
Social Security Benefits to Be Confiscated for Nearly Half a Million People: More than 450,000 elderly student loan borrowers are currently in default and ...
newsweek.com/social-security-benefits-confiscated-student-loan-debt-2072570

Student loan delinquencies surge as credit reporting restarts: The New York Fed warned the economic consequences for individual delinquent Americans could be ...
axios.com/2025/05/13/student-loan-debt-delinquent-payments


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Key FactsWBD Renames Streaming Service to HBO Max
May 14 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: axios.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: axios.com
- The entity behind the streaming service is set to rename it from "Max" to "HBO Max" this summer, emphasizing a commitment to premium programming.
- This name change follows a recent update in Max's visual design that aligns it more closely with HBO's branding.
- The rebranding effort is part of a long history of identity transformations that HBO has undergone under various owners.
- The platform achieved profitability in 2024 and aims to exceed 150 million subscribers by the close of 2026.
With the course we are on and strong momentum we are enjoying, we believe HBO Max far better represents our current consumer proposition. And it clearly states our implicit promise to deliver content that is recognized as unique and, to steal a line we always said at HBO, worth paying for.— Casey Bloys, chairman and CEO of HBO and Max Content, about the renaming of Max to HBO Max.
195,000 Student Loan Borrowers Get Notices That Wages And Benefits Will Be Seized
forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2025/05/07/195000-student-loan-borrowers-get-notices-that-wages-and-benefits-are-about-to-be-seized/

Student loan debt collection restarts: How to avoid garnished wages, tax refund seizures
freep.com/story/money/personal-finance/susan-tompor/2025/05/12/student-loan-debt-wage-garnishments/83495438007/
Department Of Education Reveals 96% Of Student Loan Repayment Applications Remain Unprocessed
forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2025/05/16/department-of-education-reveals-96-of-student-loan-idr-applications-remain-unprocessed/

We’re at the beginning of a harsh new era for college students: Between student loan repayment and Republican proposals in the budget reconciliation bill ...
vox.com/education/412170/student-loan-repayment-debt-collection-financial-aid-budget-policy

Student Loan Payments May Increase By $5,000 Per Year Under New Law, Warns Group: If the bill is enacted, the reforms could dramatically raise costs for working ...
forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2025/05/02/student-loan-shock---payments-may-increase-by-5000-per-year-under-new-law-warns-group/

Consumers Show Signs of Strain Amid Trump's Tariff Rollout: Consumer spending has been the bulwark against recession. A pullback could slow the economy.
nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/15/business/economy/us-economy-recession-consumer-spending.html

Student Loan: ICPC walks back disbursement discrepancies claim: ICPC earlier said the federal government released N100 billion, only N28.8 billion was disbursed ...
premiumtimesng.com/education/791765-student-loan-icpc-walks-back-disbursement-discrepancies-claim.html

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