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Robbert Sequeira

Robbie Sequeira is a staff writer covering housing and social services for Stateline.

  • Bronxville, NY, USA

Publications

  • Stateline
    21 articles
  • Magnify Money
  • States Newsroom

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  • As feds resume student loan collections, states try to catch borrowers before they sink
    5 Jun—Stateline
    Over the past few months, Celina Damian’s phone has been ringing off the hook with one bewildered, anxious question after another: “What kind of loan is this?” “Am I in default?” “Will the government really take my wages?” “Sometimes they just don’t know where to start,” said Damian, California’s student loan servicing ombudsperson. “I’m talking to borrowers from all ages, from new borrowers to — I have 80-, 90-year-old borrowers,” she said. The federal government last month restarted...