«This heightens the tension between
borrowers who are already struggling to understand how they can best repay their student loans and student loan servicers who seem to be actively working
against their best interests,» said Jay Fleischman, a lawyer specializing in resolving student loan debt
issues.
When repeated court judgments are placed
against the
borrower for wage garnishment, the employer could potentially fire the employee because of concern that the lack of credit could translate into an
issue of character.