I have a National Direct Student Loan, taken out in 1985, which is listed as Defaulted, Unresolved and transferred to Debt Collection Service, DOE. I have four Stafford Subsidized Student Loans, taken out in 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1985. These are listed as Defaulted, In Litigation in 1993 and Defaulted, Unresolved in 1995 and transferred to Debt Collection Service, DOE. Al least the last four, if not all, are in the hands of CA.
They have been subject to federal tax offset and probably soon will be subject to wage garnishment although no action has been taken in that direction yet.


