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New Washington State Law
Washington State's 2025 Garnishment Exemption amount
New minimum wage laws mean new amounts of protected funds in garnishment proceedings.
Jonathan Baner
Jan 32 min read
The Impacts of SB 5173 on Debt Collection: Writs of Execution edition
The Washington State legislature recently passed a new law, SB 5173, with far-reaching implications for creditors. The governor signed it...
Jonathan Baner
May 14, 20232 min read
Washington State's 2023 Garnishment Exemptions
Happy 2023 everyone. With the new year comes new minimum wage requirements across Washington State. These new requirements create new...
Jonathan Baner
Jan 1, 20232 min read
New garnishment law makes bank garnishment exemptions automatic
Washington State has passed House Bill 1525. This was signed into law on April 14, 2021 and has an effective date of July 25, 2021. The...
Jonathan Baner
Apr 13, 20212 min read
Garnishments suspended until May 27, 2020
Consumer debt collection halted amid COVID-19 state of emergency.
Jonathan Baner
Apr 16, 20203 min read
An update on Washington State Collection Laws - Private Student Loan Debt
Enhanced protections for private student loan debt was enacted in 2018 in Washington State
Jonathan Baner
Jul 17, 20193 min read
Garnished wages... sort of
A common misunderstanding for those facing wage garnishments is that all of wages will be taken to satisfy a debt. Once a judge...
Jonathan Baner
Jun 16, 20191 min read
September 30, 2018 STATEWIDE eviction update
Washington State has updated the Washington Residential Landlord Tenant Act by adding RCW 59.18.255 (see below). The highlight of this is...
Jonathan Baner
Sep 28, 20183 min read
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