The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially millions of borrowers, officials said Monday.

The U.S. Department of Education will soon resume collections on student loans that are in default, which White House officials say could lead to garnishment of wages, pensions and tax refunds. FOX 13’s Regina Gonzalez reports.

The U.S. Department of Education said Monday that it would resume collecting payments on defaulted federal student loans beginning May 5, a move likely to affect millions of people who borrowed money to pay for college.