My Wages Were Garnished for a Student Loan Without Taking Me to Court. – Pamela
“Dear Steve, I have a student loan….i went thru the rehab program last year…i couldn’t agree with nco on a set payment of 115.00 a month they said to low…they sent paperwork to my job for...
View ArticleI Got My Wages Garnished for an SSI Overpayment. Help! – Fran
“Dear Steve, 63 years old got an overpayment in 2000 and 2001 from social security SSI. I paid them 10$ for 5 or 6 years and then stopped. I got a notice 3/7 that my wages were garnished. I called HR...
View ArticleAs an Employer Do I Really Have to Garnish My Employees Wages for a Student...
“Dear Steve, Just received an Order of Withholding From Earnings for one of our employees, from ECMC in regards to student loans the employee apparently defaulted on. There is reference to Federal Law...
View ArticleBig Changes Coming for Those Struggling with Federal Student Loans
Let’s get the bad news out of the way, none of this good news in this article applies to private student loans. When it comes to private student loans my advice remains the same as it has been, avoid...
View ArticleI’m in an Administrative Wage Garnishment. How Can I Consolidate My Student...
“Dear Steve, My wages are garnished for a defaulted student loan. I read your post about consolidating and getting on a reduced payment plan (IBR). I have tried this with my federal student loan agency...
View ArticleHow Do I Stop My Student Loan Wage Garnishment?
“Dear Steve, My check is getting garnished until dec 17th after that they said i can make a payment arrangement and they will send out another garnishment can i tell them what i can pay a month or do...
View ArticleEOS CCA is Garnishing Our Wages Over a Student Loan
“Dear Steve, My husband received a call from the EOSCAA in Nov, 2013 that he owed $56000 on a student loan. Between Nov 2013 and March 2014 we tried to get to the bottom of the situation. In March the...
View ArticleThe Easiest Way to Stop a Student Loan Wage Garnishment – Loan Rehabilitation
I can’t tell you how frequently people ask me for the best advice to deal with an Administrative Wage Garnishment for a federal student loan. It’s quite often. And the tragedy is the wage garnishment...
View ArticleI Don’t Think I Should Have to Pay Back More Than I Borrowed on My Student Loans
Question: Dear Steve, I took out a $2,000 private loan and a $4,000 Federal loan in 1997. It was to cover an accelerated program at Albertus Magnus College in CT. I was pregnant at the time and also...
View ArticleNew Administrative Wage Garnishment Procedures, Rules, and Comments
This is going to be a really boring post on Administrative Wage Garnishment Procedures. It’s an important issue though because many people with defaulted federal student loan debt are surprised when...
View ArticleCan My AmeriCorps Award Stop My Student Loan Wage Garnishment?
Question: Dear Steve, I have a loan that is currently up for wage garnishment by Texas Guaranteed. I just started a new job, my first salaried position and my HR just alerted me that they have asked to...
View ArticleWhat Happens to My Wage Garnishment and Tax Refunds and My Student Loan?
Question: Dear Steve, Defaulted student loans, going through wage garnishments and tax offsets. My main question that I can’t seem to get an answer to, of I enter into direct consolidation, what happen...
View ArticleLip Smacking, Joke Cracking Guide to Stopping Federal Student Loan Wage...
Question: Dear Steve, I have a defaulted student loan from education at the University of California (education finished in 1994). My employer was just sent a set of papers, dated November 2, 2016,...
View ArticleCan I Get My Stolen Student Loan Wage Garnishments Back?
Question: Dear Steve, I have a defaulted student loan that was subject to wage garnishments. After several months of $400/month being taken out of my checks beyond my control, I was finally informed...
View ArticleI’m Making Rehabilitation Payments But Need to Appeal My Student Loan Wage...
Question: Dear Steve, I have student loans and have entered a rehabilitation program. The company that I have entered into the rehabilitation program with has all my student loans. I have confirmed...
View ArticleI’m Being Garnished for Student Loans My Grandmother Paid Off
Question: Dear Steve, I got behind on my student loans several years ago. My grandmother was a co-signer. She ended up paying my loans off in June of 2007. My credit report also shows this. However,...
View ArticleI Just Got a Second Federal Student Loan Garnishment
Question: Dear Steve, I, apparently like many, could not make the minimum payments required by the department of education, well apprently I can since they’re hitting me with two garnishments at the...
View ArticleWhy Can’t I Get Out of My Student Loan Wage Garnishment so I Can Consolidate?
Question: Dear Steve, Student loans, two carriers and both in garnishment taking 25% of my check is killing me, but they will not allow me to consolidate. I read your article about student loan rehab....
View ArticleWage Garnishment Exemptions and Garnish Wages Information By State
If you have questions or concerns about having a garnish of wages this information below will help you to better understand what the wage garnishment laws exemptions are by state. If you have any...
View ArticleMy Wages Were Garnished for a Student Loan Without Taking Me to Court. – Pamela
“Dear Steve, I have a student loan….i went thru the rehab program last year…i couldn’t agree with nco on a set payment of 115.00 a month they said to low…they sent paperwork to my job for...
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