Pay Garnishments for Defaulted Student Loans to Begin in January

The Department of Education’s latest measure follows months of reforms and crackdowns in the federal student loan program.

Activists hold a rally in front of the White House to celebrate the federal government’s intent to cancel student debt, which was later blocked by the Supreme Court, on Aug. 24, 2022. Paul Morigi/Getty Images

Starting next month, borrowers who didn’t honor the conditions of federally backed student loans should notice smaller paychecks, a Department of Education senior official said on Dec. 23.

Notices of wage garnishment will be sent to about 1,000 defaulted borrowers the week of Jan. 7, and the number of notices is expected “to increase in scale on a month-to-month basis,” the senior official said in an email to The Epoch Times.