Having your wages garnished over an unpaid debt is one of the more stressful financial consequences you can face. One day, you're making ends meet between your paycheck and your regular bills, and the ...

Opening your paycheck to find a significant portion missing can be shocking and frustrating, especially when you're counting on every penny to cover the essentials. It's a real possibility, though. If ...

The federal government is ramping up its collections engine and could soon go after millions of Americans. One area of concern for the close to 10 million student loan borrowers who are delinquent on ...

Knowing that you owe money to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can be stressful enough, but if the situation escalates to the point of wage garnishment, those stress levels can surge. Unlike private ...

If you owe back taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), they can garnish your wages. But it must follow strict guidelines. This means wage garnishments will rarely be a surprise to you and that ...