On Dec. 23, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education said it will begin administrative wage garnishment for borrowers with ...

What is wage garnishment, and what should you do if you’re facing it? Following the Education Department’s restart of collections on defaulted student loans in May, nearly two million borrowers ...

Financial security is important at every age and career stage. In some cases, however, you may find this security jeopardized through a process known as wage garnishment, a court order requiring ...

Wage garnishment occurs when a creditor gets an official order to withhold a portion of your disposable earnings to repay delinquent debts. The average wage garnished for private workers is 10 ...