Debt collectors can't go after stimulus checks in Washington
Debt collectors will not be able to touch your stimulus check under a proclamation signed Tuesday by Gov. Jay Inslee.
The proclamation suspends statutes that allow consumer debts to be collected through bank account and wage garnishments. It also prevents post-judgement interest from accruing on consumer debt judgments during the coronavirus pandemic.
The CARES Act, which Congress passed last month, doesn't state the payments are exempt from garnishments, including money owed to your bank or creditors.
Twenty-five state attorneys general, including Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, and the Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday, asking him to use his authority to set a rule to stop that from happening.
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He does things right.
I wish we had a 'patriotic' emoji with a Washington State flag...