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May 2025
16m 27s

For Millions of Student-Loan Borrowers I...

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL & GIMLET
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The Trump administration is starting to put millions of defaulted student-loan borrowers into collections and threatening to confiscate their wages, tax refunds and federal benefits. WSJ’s Oyin Adedoyin digs into what the restart could mean for borrowers and the economy. Annie Minoff hosts.  Further Listening: -Biden’s New Plan to Cancel Student Debt  ... Show More
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