Wage Garnishments for Defaulted Student Loans to Begin Early Next Year 48 minutes ago Months after being originally announced, defaulted federal student loan borrowers will have their wages cut by the Department of Education early next year. Since this summer, the Department of Education has said it will garnish wages from borrowers who have defaulted on their loans. On Jan. 7, the first batch of defaulted borrowers, approximately 1,000, will be notified that their wages are set to be garnished, the Departm ...