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Student Borrowers at Risk of Wage Garnishment This Summer

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Millionsofstudentborrowerscouldhavetheirwagesgarnishedthissummerastheyapproachdefaultontheirloans.

今年夏天,數百萬學生借款人的薪水可能會被扣押,因為他們即將拖欠貸款。

15%oftheirpaypotentiallybeingdockedbythegovernment.

政府可能會扣除其15%的工資。

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NoclearindicationofwhenwagegarnishmentwillstartafterapauseonstudentloanpaymentsendedinMay.

五月學生貸款還款暫停期結束後,尚無明確跡象顯示何時開始扣押薪水。

Withthepauseending, borrowershavehadtoreassesstheirloansandbudgets.

隨著暫停期的結束,借款人不得不重新評估他們的貸款和預算。

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Stepstoremoveloansfromdefaultincluderehabilitationagreementsorloanconsolidation.

解除貸款違約的措施包括恢復協議或貸款合併。

Contactingloanservicersforassistancehasbeenchallengingduetolongwaittimes.

由於等待時間過長,聯繫貸款服務機構尋求協助一直很困難。

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TheDepartmentofEducationmustprovide30 daysnoticebeforesendingagarnishmentordertoemployers.

教育部在向雇主發出扣押令之前必須提前 30 天通知。

Borrowerscanrequestahearingtoobjecttogarnishmentandprovidedocumentationoffinancialhardship.

借款人可以要求舉行聽證會來反對扣押並提供財務困難的證明文件。

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Statutorydischargeofstudentloanscanberequestedforvariousreasonslikeschoolclosureorbankruptcy.

由於學校關閉或破產等各種原因,可以申請法定免除學生貸款。

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Millions of student borrowers could have their wages garnished this summer as they approach default on their loans.

15% of their pay potentially being docked by the government.

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No clear indication of when wage garnishment will start after a pause on student loan payments ended in May.

With the pause ending, borrowers have had to reassess their loans and budgets.

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Steps to remove loans from default include rehabilitation agreements or loan consolidation.

Contacting loan servicers for assistance has been challenging due to long wait times.

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The Department of Education must provide 30 days notice before sending a garnishment order to employers.

Borrowers can request a hearing to object to garnishment and provide documentation of financial hardship.

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Statutory discharge of student loans can be requested for various reasons like school closure or bankruptcy.