Government
Apr. 24, 2020
Governor protects federal stimulus checks against debt collections
The order explicitly bars three kinds of debt from protection: child support, spousal support and victim restitution payments. The order also expanded protections for student loan borrowers.
Individuals who received a check from the federal CARES Act have complained the money simply went to debt collectors. On Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom put a stop to that practice in California.
"A lot of those checks, if you had debt, were garnished by debt collectors," Newsom said in the opening minutes of his regular weekday lunchtime news conference about the coronavirus. "I have signed an executive order, quite literally moments ...
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