Starting the week of Jan. 7, the Education Department will begin sending notices about paycheck deductions to about 1,000 of five million borrowers in default.
Although originally scheduled to start in the summer, the Department of Education is set to resume wage garnishments on Jan. 7 for borrowers who have defaulted on their federal student loans.
Now, the changes are finally taking effect. Starting January 7, 2026, President Trump and the U.S. The Department of ...