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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Fed Govt is taking people's Social Security benefits for unpaid student loans

http://www.smartmoney.com/borrow/student-loans/grandmas-new-financial-problem-college-debt-1344292084111/?grcc=a4f895e7054a7059c6202ead76abe9fcZ3ZhpgeZ0Z945Z200Z122Z2&mod=WSJ_hps_sections_personalfinance&grcc2=42c73cb69dec487e83620f173e1812d4~1344450110805~18f3b45caef80572d421f68a979bd6dc~joefulwiler~1344450032742~3~2~0~0~0~945~200~122~0~2~

This is going to leave some seniors in a very tough spot financially.


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