The government plans to seize portions of borrowers' paychecks to the cover defaulted debts. Here's what you should do now to ...

Wage garnishment will begin just as enhanced subsidies for ACA health insurance expire. People who are in default on their ...

A spokesperson for the federal Department of Education said the agency will send the first notices to defaulted borrowers in ...

Starting the week of Jan. 7, the Education Department will begin sending notices about paycheck deductions to about 1,000 of ...

Discover the key differences between loan delinquency and default, and learn how each state affects your credit score and long-term financial health.

The Department of Education will soon begin garnishing wages for defaulted federal student loans. Borrowers currently in ...

The Education Department signaled earlier this year that it would move to resume wage garnishment, among other forms of involuntary collection, for those in default.

About 5.5 million borrowers are currently in default. They haven't risked wage garnishment since the beginning of the pandemic, when policymakers paused the practice.

Learn about cross-default clauses in loans, their mechanisms, domino effects on debt, and ways to mitigate financial risks.

A default happens when you have skipped one or several payments in a row on a loan or credit card. Since defaulting can cause your credit (and overall financial health) to quickly plummet, you want to ...

AI assistants in 2026 become default OS features, offering predictive, context-aware support across devices securely and ...