随着大流行病付款暂停,数百万学生贷款借款人可能面临工资扣发。 Millions of student loan borrowers may face wage garnishment as the pandemic payment pause ends.

预计到8月, 大约有300万名借款人可能会违约, 面临高达15%的薪水被扣押的风险. Millions of student loan borrowers could face wage garnishment this summer, with TransUnion predicting that around 3 million borrowers may default by August, risking up to 15% of their wages being garnished. 在此之前,大流行病时代的付款暂停期在5月结束。 This follows the end of the pandemic-era payment pause in May. 借款人可以查看学生援助.gov的贷款状况,并采取步骤避免违约,例如签订康复协议或合并贷款。 Borrowers can check their loan status on studentaid.gov and take steps to avoid default, like entering a rehabilitation agreement or consolidating loans. 他们有30天时间请求举行听证会,如果认为会造成财政困难,则可以对扣押提出异议。 They have 30 days to request a hearing to object to garnishment if they believe it would cause financial hardship.