garnishment

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Pressley has introduced the Ending Administrative Wage Garnishment Act, which would “protect borrowers by ending garnishment as a tool writ large for student debt collection by the federal government, regardless of who’s in office.”

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

Their wages start taking a hit, and then they find a way to get out of garnishment.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

The “next phase” of those efforts was garnishment, McMahon told reporters, “and that’s been put on pause,” she said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

It said wage garnishment is conducted only after student and parent borrowers have been provided sufficient notice and opportunity to repay their loans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

The Roman god of wine, frequently invoked in the garnishment of Latin and Italian speech.

From Browning's Shorter Poems by Baker, Franklin T. (Franklin Thomas)