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Trump administration is hiring debt collectors to go after defaulted student-loan borrowers for first time in 6 years

National Trade News policy desk (2026-11-12): The Treasury Department proposes to pay debt collectors much less than in the past to help borrowers get out of default. Primary source: original at MarketWatch (marketwatch.com).

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Trump administration is hiring debt collectors to go after defaulted student-loan borrowers for first time in 6 years

The Treasury Department proposes to pay debt collectors much less than in the past to help borrowers get out of default.

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