Student loan borrowers: The Education Department is garnishing wages for millions in default. Here is who is affected and how much they can take
- Posted on January 7, 2026
- By Fortune
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Student loan borrowers: The Education Department is garnishing wages for millions in default. Here is who is affected and how much they can take
Wage garnishment "is a scary concept since they can take 15% of after-tax income," Ashley Morgan, debt and bankruptcy attorney and owner of Ashley F. Morgan Law PC, told Fortune.
