garnishing

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The Education Department announced that it would start garnishing the wages of borrowers in default on their loans early next year.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025

The Education Department said Tuesday that it will resume garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers who are in default starting early next year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Department of Education will begin garnishing wages from approximately 1,000 defaulted student loan borrowers early next year.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

In Alabama, for instance, the state brought in more than $32 million in the past five fiscal years after garnishing 40 percent of prisoners’ wages.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024

We were also allowed rice; but this, without garnishing, was still more insipid than the biscuits.

From Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone by Beach, Charles A.