Millions of Student Loan Borrowers Are About to See Their Paychecks Shrink |
Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks during a meeting in the East Room of the White House, Sept. 4, 2025.Alex Brandon/AP
The Department of Education said Monday that the Trump administration will begin to garnish earnings from student loan borrowers in January.
This is the first time borrowers’ paychecks will be at risk since pandemic-era policies paused payments in March 2020.
Starting the week of January 7, around 1,000 borrowers in default will get notices of their status. The number of notices will increase every month throughout 2026, according to an email from the Education Department reviewed by several news organizations.
According to quarterly reports from the Education Department, as of June 30, there were about 5.3 million borrowers in default.
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