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Student Loans on Ballot as Trump Officials Gear Up to Garnish Wages From Defaulted Borrowers After Midterms

As the Trump administration makes plans to task private debt collectors with going after millions of student borrowers in default on their federal loans, officials are reportedly pushing for the effort to begin after the midterm elections—as they grapple with the fact that many supporters of President Donald Trump are likely to be affected. The…

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