Education Department pauses student loan wage garnishments https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2026/01/16/student-loan-wage-garnishment-2026/88216016007/ Posted by Abject-Pick-6472
newswall-org on January 17, 2026 1:08 am More on this subject from other reputable sources: — – UPI (A-): [Education Department delays garnishment on defaulted student debt – UPI.com](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/01/16/student-loans-collections/7621768604743/) – Business Insider (B-): [New student-debt relief: wage garnishment, benefit seizures on pause](https://www.businessinsider.com/wage-garnishment-paused-student-loan-borrowers-in-default-linda-mcmahon-2026-1) – Common Dreams (C-): [Facing Backlash, McMahon Pauses ‘Reckless’ Plan to Garnish Wages of Student Borrowers](https://www.commondreams.org/news/linda-mcmahon-garnish-wages) – Fox Business (D+): [Trump administration to delay wage garnishment from student loan borrowers in default](https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-admin-delay-wage-garnishment-from-student-loan-borrowers-default) — [__Extended Summary__](https://www.reddit.com/r/newswall/comments/1qeyo2e/) | [FAQ & Grades](https://www.reddit.com/r/newswall/comments/uxgfm5/faq_newswall_bot/) | I’m a bot
Cold_Specialist_3656 on January 17, 2026 2:42 am Lol. The highly regarded clowns in the White House finally figured out this was gonna crash the economy huh?
DJMagicHandz on January 17, 2026 3:34 am It’s something the GOP takes action on during a mid-term year.
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More on this subject from other reputable sources:
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– UPI (A-): [Education Department delays garnishment on defaulted student debt – UPI.com](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/01/16/student-loans-collections/7621768604743/)
– Business Insider (B-): [New student-debt relief: wage garnishment, benefit seizures on pause](https://www.businessinsider.com/wage-garnishment-paused-student-loan-borrowers-in-default-linda-mcmahon-2026-1)
– Common Dreams (C-): [Facing Backlash, McMahon Pauses ‘Reckless’ Plan to Garnish Wages of Student Borrowers](https://www.commondreams.org/news/linda-mcmahon-garnish-wages)
– Fox Business (D+): [Trump administration to delay wage garnishment from student loan borrowers in default](https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-admin-delay-wage-garnishment-from-student-loan-borrowers-default)
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Wait. Education department?
Lol.
The highly regarded clowns in the White House finally figured out this was gonna crash the economy huh?
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It’s something the GOP takes action on during a mid-term year.