{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-34.30","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 34.30","heading":"Application of payments and accrual of interest.","body":"We apply payments received through a garnishment in the following order—\n(a) To costs incurred to collect the debt;\n(b) To interest accrued on the debt at the rate established by—\n(1) The terms of the obligation under which it arises; or\n(2) Applicable law; and\n(c) To outstanding principal of the debt.","path":["Title 34—Education","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary, Department of Education","PART 34—ADMINISTRATIVE WAGE GARNISHMENT"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-34.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:40Z","sha256":"1583b887660ebbc75d62d589c802afdf6c5041b5fe6c8d15900f18d8959e14ec","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-34.29","next":"us/34-cfr-35.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}