I was shocked and angry to find out that my 2018 tax refund, in the amount of $79.00, was being withheld despite the fact that I had an active Borrower Defense application pending before the Department of Education. 

Later, I discovered from my attorneys that the reason this happened was because Maximus, a debt collector hired by the Department of Education, didn’t notify the IRS of my application's status on time.  Because of this, my tax refund was taken from me when it shouldn't have.  I also learned from my attorneys that there were many other borrowers, just like me, who also had their 2018 tax refunds withheld to pay for their student loans—all because of Maximus.