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[โ€“] CatoPosting@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think they just don't do that often. Like, absolutely they could but it takes effort

[โ€“] the_itsb@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

It's not that they don't do it because it takes effort, it's just a long process for them to get there. I have personally known someone whose paychecks were being garnished because they defaulted on 5-figure student loan debt, but he said that he ignored calls and letters for years and then ignored months (maybe even a year plus?) of court summonses to get to that point.

I was helping his wife fill out IBR paperwork and offered to help him with his and found out he had to be in this forced repayment for some period - couple years? idk this was ~10 years ago - before he could even apply for anything like that.

It's an evil trap, and they really will come destroy your financial life.