As the Trump administration resumes collections on defaulted student loans, hundreds of thousands of older Americans with decades-old debts are now at risk of having their Social Security checks ...

Borrowers who defaulted on their federal student loans will no longer be at risk of having their Social Security benefits garnished, an Education Department spokesperson said this week.

Starting in August, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will claw back overpayments, potentially reducing recipients’ ...

Having your wages garnished can create a serious dent in your paycheck. Here are some tips for getting by on a lower income ...

Social Security will resume garnishing 50% of monthly benefits to recover overpayments—up from the previous 10%. Over a million recipients could be affected by this major policy shift.

Roughly 2 million Americans owed money to the Social Security Administration due to overpayments in 2023, according to KFF ...

Retirees on fixed incomes get a temporary reprieve from student loan collections, but working Americans with defaulted loans ...

With an effective date of April 25 on the SSA's communication, it means the 90-day grace period is up as of July 24. The ...

The acting head of the Social Security Administration (SSA) on Feb. 19 sought to reassure older Americans that payments will continue as usual and that Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staff ...