A record number of retired workers have filed for Social Security benefits during the first five months of the year.

Retiring outside the U.S. is a dream for many, but it raises questions about Social Security benefits. Discover how you can ...

If you’re among the millions of borrowers who haven’t made full, on-time federal student loan payments after the on-ramp ...

The one caveat to this garnishment is that recipients must be left with at least a $750 monthly Social Security benefit. Thus, if your normal payout is $825 per month, the maximum garnishment ...

Starting this summer, millions of Social Security recipients face new garnishment rules. Learn the two legal ways retirees can avoid losing their benefits.

Many seniors feel the buying power of Social Security has declined over the years. If you want the maximum possible benefit you're eligible to receive, you need to delay claiming until age 70.

While Social Security recipients are safe for now, the Department of Education said that defaulted student loan borrowers could see their wages garnished in the coming months. “Wage garnishment ...

The Social Security Administration revised — again — its policy for clawing back overpayments in benefits, this time saying it would deduct 50% of benefit checks until an overpayment is ...

Federal law protects just $750 of Social Security benefits from garnishment, an amount that would put a debtor far below the poverty line. "We're basically providing people with federal benefits ...