The Trump administration will go after those in default on their student loan debt by seizing tax refunds, federal wages and pensions, the White House said Tuesday.
Those who default or refuse to pay their federal student loans could have their wages, federal pensions and tax refunds garnished, the White House said Tuesday.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters in her weekly briefing that the Trump administration will go after those who don’t repay the loans instead of placing the burden on taxpayers.
“The government can and will collect defaulted federal student loan debt by withholding money from borrowers, tax refunds, federal pensions and even their wages”, she said.
The Department of Education on Monday said it would resume collections on defaulted federal student loans in May for the first time since 2020.
