Education Department resumes collecting loans for 5 million borrowers in default

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The Education Department resumed its collection of defaulted student loans on Monday.

Since 2020, collections on student loans have been paused. Currently, 5 million borrowers are in default, which is when a borrower hasn’t paid on his or her loan in over 270 days. 

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