On April 21, the Department of Education announced that it would resume collections on defaulted federal student loans, making a clear break from student

The Department of Education says it’s getting ready to restart collections on federal student loans that are in default. The White House said it "can and will" garnish borrowers' wages, pensions and tax refunds. The directive includes loans like Direct Loans, Perkins Loans, Federal Family Education Loans, among others.

In an announcement this week, the department warned that millions of borrowers could be referred to debt collectors and see deductions from their paychecks.