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How Can I Stop a Social Security Garnishment After it Stared?

Question: Dear Steve, I receive ss disability due to having brain tumors. They are benign. But I have had to full brain surgeries & one round of radiation & I still have the tumors. I read your article about stopping the garnishment on social security checks & how it should be done when you get …

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Do I Really Have to Garnish My Employees Wages For This Student Loan?

Question: Dear Steve, I am an employer that has received a letter from Trellis Company instructing me to garnish wages for a student loan of an employee. It references federal law in giving them the authority to do this. However, there is no court order or anything else from a federal or state agency attached …

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Why Can’t I Get Out of My Student Loan Wage Garnishment so I Can Consolidate?

Question: Dear Steve, Student loans, two carriers and both in garnishment taking 25% of my check is killing me, but they will not allow me to consolidate. I read your article about student loan rehab. Mine are in garnishment, I have applied and been approved to consolidate with SOFI and one other but the two …

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I Just Got a Second Federal Student Loan Garnishment

Question: Dear Steve, I, apparently like many, could not make the minimum payments required by the department of education, well apprently I can since they’re hitting me with two garnishments at the same time for a whopping 25% of my gross (combined not a piece). I was going to dispute the second one, but I …

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I’m Being Garnished for Student Loans My Grandmother Paid Off

Question: Dear Steve, I got behind on my student loans several years ago. My grandmother was a co-signer. She ended up paying my loans off in June of 2007. My credit report also shows this. However, the Dept. of Education is stating that I still owe this debt. They are now garnishing my wages for …

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I’m Making Rehabilitation Payments But Need to Appeal My Student Loan Wage Garnishment

Question: Dear Steve, I have student loans and have entered a rehabilitation program. The company that I have entered into the rehabilitation program with has all my student loans. I have confirmed this with myeddebt. I have not missed a payment, in fact I have been early. Then all of the sudden my check was …

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