34 C.F.R. § 34.30 Application of payments and accrual of interest.
Title 34 - Education
We apply payments received through a garnishment in the following order— (a) To costs incurred to collect the debt; (b) To interest accrued on the debt at the rate established by— (1) The terms of the obligation under which it arises; or (2) Applicable law; and (c) To outstanding principal of the debt. (Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3720D)
Title 34: Education
PART 34—ADMINISTRATIVE WAGE GARNISHMENT
§ 34.30 Application of payments and accrual of interest.