Student-loan borrowers behind on payments now have more time to figure out a plan — and protect their tax refunds

Some student-loan borrowers are at risk of having their tax refunds seized this year.

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• The Education Department temporarily paused seizure of tax refunds for defaulted student-loan borrowers.
• Advocates urge student-loan borrowers to check if they're in default before filing their taxes.
• If borrowers are in default, they have several options to begin the process of returning to good standing.

If you're behind on your student-loan payments...