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ED Pauses Involuntary Debt Collection

Summary by Inside Higher Ed
The Department of Education announced Friday that it will temporarily pause its plans to garnish the wages of defaulted borrowers, citing the need to implement other “major student loan repayment reforms.” The pause, which does not have an end date, came as a surprise to many, as Education Secretary Linda McMahon has stressed for months that collecting debt from defaulted borrowers is a major priority for the Trump administration.

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Inside Higher Ed broke the news in Washington, United States on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
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