Federal law shields your Social Security benefits from being garnished by most creditors, but not all of them.

While most creditors can't touch your Social Security checks, some debts can still reduce your monthly benefit.

For the first time in years, borrowers who have stopped paying their student loans may have their wages garnished to repay their debts.

With federal oversight in retreat, deep-pocketed collection companies are aggressively pursuing down-and-out consumers who ...

For five years, student loan borrowers who consistently couldn't pay their bills did not face the threat of debt collection. But all that extra breathing room is now gone. About 195,000 borrowers who ...

Collection of defaulted student loans to restart May 5. More than 5 million Americans could see garnished wages and benefits. Federal student loan borrowers are about to be hit with some major changes ...