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Defaulted borrowers have their wages, tax refunds and Social Security garnished.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 17, 2025

Defaulted borrowers also will regain access to federal student aid.

From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2022

The borrowers wouldn’t be the only beneficiaries: Defaulted loans are a problem for the government, too.

From New York Times • May 25, 2022

Would not the King allege Defaulted consummation of the marriage-pledge, And hie the Gipsy to her native hedge?’

From The Unknown Eros by Patmore, Coventry Kersey Dighton