Call on the Department of Education to continue pausing forced student-loan collections and create temporary default-prevention forbearance.

Continue the pause on forced collections, end the interagency agreement tasking the Treasury Department with default collections, and create an interest-free temporary default prevention forbearance.

Wyden joined lawmakers urging the Department of Education to keep forced collections paused, end Treasury default-collection work, and create an interest-free temporary forbearance for borrowers at risk of default.

Merkley, Wyden, Bonamici, Lawmakers Urge Trump Administration to Immediately Address Largest Student Loan Default Crisis on Record
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