Federal law prohibits creditors from garnishing Social Security disability and veterans’ benefits payments to cover bad debts, but the practice is pretty widespread as a recent article from The Wall Street Journal revealed.But at banks like Wachovia and others, the standard practice is to freeze the
Federal law prohibits creditors from garnishing Social Security disability and veterans’ benefits payments to cover bad debts, but the practice is pretty widespread as a recent article from The Wall Street Journal revealed.
But at banks like Wachovia and others, the standard practice is to freeze the customer’s account when a garnishment order is received.
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