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Student loan interest is accruing again: What to know before payments start in October

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Newest development Sep 2, 2023 · 3 reportsFederal Student Loans Have Resumed Charging Interest—Here’s How To Avoid Paying It

Although the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness plan was struck down, there are new options that aim to save borrowers money.

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    Student loan interest is accruing again: What to know before payments start in October

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    Federal Student Loans Have Resumed Charging Interest—Here’s How To Avoid Paying It

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  1. CBS News

    Student loan repayments are set to resume. Here's what to know. (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    After a three-year hiatus, interest on student loan debt begins accruing this week, with payments due in a matter of weeks.

  2. Forbes

    Student Loan Interest Starts Accruing Again Tomorrow—Here’s What To Know (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    After 42 months, the federal government will require Americans to begin making student loan payments again.

  3. ABC 30 Fresno

    Student loan interest to resume, inching closer to end of loan payment pause (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    ABC 30 Fresno's feed description

    Friday will mark the first significant step toward restarting the student loan process: borrowers will once again see interest accrue on their loan balances.

  4. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Student loan interest resumes Friday and payments restart in October. Here’s what borrowers should know (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — For the first time in more than three years, federal student loan borrowers will be required to pay their monthly student loan bills starting in October. The pandemic-related pause, which went into effect in March 2020, provided relief to nearly 44 million bo…

  5. NPR

    Student loan borrowers, who've been repaying for about 20 years, got some good news (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Federal student loan borrowers are expected to resume payments this fall. But more than 800,000 borrowers are finding out that their loans have suddenly been forgiven.

  6. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Interest resumes on student loans in September: What borrowers need to know ahead of October payments (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The pause on federal student loan repayments in place since the start of the coronavirus pandemic is about to end.

  7. NBC4 Washington

    Student loan interest resumes today. Here's what to know (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    Interest will begin accruing on Sept. 1, while repayments will become due in October. Here's everything you need to know.

  8. Deseret News

    Amid record consumer debt, and rising credit delinquencies, student loan payments about to return (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    Borrowers already struggling to cover credit card and loan payments could be upended as student loan debt service restarts after a 3 1⁄2 year break.

  9. Wall Street Journal

    Your Student Loan Repayments Are Due Again. Here’s How to Prepare. (opens Wall Street Journal)

    Published

    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    After a three-year pause on payments and interest, millions of student loan borrowers need to take action.

  10. Foxla

    Student loan interest is accruing again: What to know before payments start in October (opens Foxla)

    Published

    Foxla's feed description

    Although the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness plan was struck down, there are new options that aim to save borrowers money.

  11. Insider

    Millions of student-loan borrowers' balances are now starting to grow again after over 3 years (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    On Friday, interest on federal student-loan borrowers' balances once again started to accrue. Monthly bills will become due one month later.

  12. WTOL Toledo

    Student loan payments set to restart for borrowers: What you need to know (opens WTOL Toledo)

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    WTOL Toledo's feed description

    With interest on student loans set to resume on September 1 and a restart on loan payments set for October, financial advisors have urged borrowers to plan ahead.

  13. The Boston Globe

    Student loan payments are due again. Here are 5 things to know. (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The student loan payment hiatus is officially ending: Interest on federal loans began accruing again Friday, and monthly payments will become due in October.

  14. KAGS Bryan

    A three-year federal pause on student loan payments and interest is over (opens KAGS Bryan)

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    KAGS Bryan's feed description

    Some borrowers can apply for the new Saving on a Valuable Education plan or SAVE, which replaces the popular Revised Pay As You Earn or REPAYE plan.

  15. NBC New York

    Student loan interest resumes today — what that means for borrowers (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Since March 2020, the interest rate on federal student loans was set to zero. That ends September 1.

  16. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    What student loan borrowers should know as payments resume (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    People with federally managed student loans, who haven’t had to make payments for three years, are preparing to see those bills come due again in October.

  17. ABC 7 New York

    Interest restarts for student loan payments in September (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    After a long pause due to the pandemic, student loans are soon due again.

  18. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Student loan interest resumes, inching closer to end of loan payment pause (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    It's a moment those with student loans have been dreading -- payments are resuming.

  19. FOX 6 Milwaukee

    Federal student loan interest accrues again starting Sept. 1 (opens FOX 6 Milwaukee)

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    FOX 6 Milwaukee's feed description

    Federal student loans begin accruing interest again Friday, Sept. 1, with payments to resume in October.

  20. NWA Home Page

    Credit counselor discusses student loan payments restart (opens NWA Home Page)

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    NWA Home Page's feed description

    Interest will start accumulating on student loans on September 1, a month before payments are set to restart.

  21. CNET

    What to Know About Student Loan Relief Now That Interest Has Resumed (opens CNET)

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    CNET's feed description

    Interest on federal student loans restarted on Friday. But a new income-driven repayment plan caps payments at 5% of a borrower's discretionary income.

  22. FOX 61 Hartford

    Student loan interest starts to accrue on September 1 (opens FOX 61 Hartford)

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    FOX 61 Hartford's feed description

    It marks the beginning of the road to repayment after a pause of more than three years.

  23. Daily Journal

    Federal student loan interest has started accruing again. Here's what you need to know (opens Daily Journal)

    Published

    Daily Journal's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — Interest on federal student loans has started accumulating again after a three-year pause because of the COVID-19 pandemic. You still have at least another month before you’ll need to start paying back your loans, so don’t panic.

  24. FOX Business

    Student loan payments are due again: What borrowers need to know (opens FOX Business)

    Published

    FOX Business's feed description

    Federal student loan payments are to resume in October after a three-year moratorium, setting up a potential financial shock for millions of households.

  25. The Hechinger Report

    Student loan borrowers in their 60s and older fear payments resuming (opens The Hechinger Report)

    Published

    The Hechinger Report's feed description

    A Covid-19 pause in student loan repayments ends in September, even as more people with even larger student loan debt are aging into retirement.

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