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Student Loans Might Be Paused, But Here’s Why Biden Extended Student Loan Relief

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Here's why student loans are paused again.

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Dec 21, 2021
Biden extends federal student loan payment pause until May 1
Headline from FOX 5 New York ·
Dec 23, 2021Newest
Student Loans Might Be Paused, But Here’s Why Biden Extended Student Loan Relief
Headline from Forbes ·

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NBC Los Angeles
Biden Administration Considers Extending Payment Pause for Student Loan Borrowers (opens NBC Los Angeles)
Published Dec 20, 2021
NBC Los Angeles's feed description
The Biden administration is considering extending the payment pause and interest waiver for most federal student loan borrowers once again.
Insider
Biden might extend the student-loan payment pause beyond February 1 (opens Insider)
Published Dec 20, 2021
Insider's feed description
The Education Dept. confirmed to Insider it will announce whether it will extend student-loan relief later this week, amid pressure from progressives.
NBC News
Biden administration considering another extension of student loan payment pause (opens NBC News)
Published Dec 20, 2021
NBC News's feed description
A spokesperson for the Department of Education said a decision on whether to extend the moratorium beyond the Jan. 31 deadline would be made later this week.
Forbes
Student Loan Relief: Biden Considers Extending Student Loan Payment Restart (opens Forbes)
Published Dec 20, 2021
Forbes's feed description
Your student loans may not be due starting February 1, 2022.
The Week
Biden extends student loan repayment pause until May 1 (opens The Week)
Published Dec 21, 2021
KHOU Houston
Biden extends pause on federal student loan payments to May 1 (opens KHOU Houston)
Published Dec 21, 2021
KHOU Houston's feed description
President Joe Biden says the administration understands that borrowers are still coping with the impact of the pandemic.
KAAL Rochester
Pause on student loan payments is extended through May 1 (opens KAAL Rochester)
Published Dec 21, 2021
KAAL Rochester's feed description
The Biden administration on Wednesday extended a student loan moratorium that has allowed millions of Americans to put off debt payments during the pandemic.
Insider
Biden extends the student-loan payment pause another 3 months, giving 43 million federal borrowers additional pandemic relief (opens Insider)
Published Dec 21, 2021
Insider's feed description
Although Biden said the pause on student-loan payments through February 1, was "final," he reversed course due to the persistence of the pandemic.
Billings Gazette
Biden extends pause on student loan payments through May 1 (opens Billings Gazette)
Published Dec 21, 2021
Billings Gazette's feed description
The Biden administration on Wednesday extended a student loan moratorium that has allowed millions of Americans to put off debt payments during the pandemic.
FOX 5 New York
Student loan payment pause extended through May 1 (opens FOX 5 New York)
Published Dec 21, 2021
FOX 5 New York's feed description
President Joe Biden said financial recovery from the pandemic will take longer than job recovery, especially for those with student loans.
Breitbart News
Biden Considers Student Loan Freeze Extension Amid Pressure (opens Breitbart News)
Published Dec 21, 2021
Breitbart News's feed description
After the Build Back Better plan imploded, President Joe Biden may throw progressives a bone by extending the freeze on student loans.
NBC Los Angeles
Biden Administration Extends Moratorium on Student Loan Payments Through May 1 (opens NBC Los Angeles)
Published Dec 21, 2021
NBC Los Angeles's feed description
Interest rates will remain at 0% during that period, and debt collection efforts will be suspended
WHEC Rochester
Biden administration extends pause on student loan payments until May 1 as omicron surge hits US (opens WHEC Rochester)
Published Dec 21, 2021
WHEC Rochester's feed description
The Biden administration on Wednesday extended a student loan moratorium that has allowed millions of Americans to put off debt payments during the pandemic.
KYMA Yuma
President Biden extends pause on student loans (opens KYMA Yuma)
Published Dec 21, 2021
KYMA Yuma's feed description
On December 22, President Joe Biden sent out a press release announcing a pause extension on student loans for another 90 days.
News Center Maine
Reports: Biden administration considers extending student loan payment pause (opens News Center Maine)
Published Dec 21, 2021
News Center Maine's feed description
Democratic lawmakers are urging President Biden to extend the pause, set to expire Jan. 31. Some are also calling on him to cancel $50,000 per borrower.
Portland Press Herald
Biden administration extends student loan moratorium to May (opens Portland Press Herald)
Published Dec 21, 2021
Portland Press Herald's feed description
The federal government is extending a student loan moratorium that has allowed millions of Americans to put off debt payments during the pandemic.
Newsweek
Joe Biden may extend student loan repayment pause after widespread anger (opens Newsweek)
Published Dec 21, 2021
Newsweek's feed description
The moratorium on loan repayments is set to end on February 1, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Forbes
Biden Extends Student Loan Relief Until May 1 (opens Forbes)
Published Dec 21, 2021
Forbes's feed description
Student loan relief is here to stay.
Local News 8
Biden extends pause on student loan repayment through May 1 (opens Local News 8)
Published Dec 21, 2021
Local News 8's feed description
By Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden announced Wednesday he is extending the pause on student loan payments until May 1. The payments, which were set to restart on February 1, have been paused since the beginning of the pandemic.
Brainerd Dispatch
Biden extends pause on student loan repayment (opens Brainerd Dispatch)
Published Dec 21, 2021
Brainerd Dispatch's feed description
"Today my Administration is extending the pause on federal student loan repayments for an additional 90 days - through May 1, 2022 — as we manage the ongoing pandemic and further strengthen our economic recovery," Biden said in a statement released by the White House.
NBC News
Biden administration extends pause on student loan payment pause until May (opens NBC News)
Published Dec 21, 2021
NBC News's feed description
The pause on federal student loan payments was initially set to expire at the end of January.
Washington Times
Biden extends pause on student loan payments until May (opens Washington Times)
Published Dec 21, 2021
Washington Times's feed description
The Biden administration announced on Wednesday a pause in student loan repayments for at least another three months for roughly 41 million Americans.
Truthout
Facing Scrutiny, Biden Administration Extends Student Loan Pause Until May (opens Truthout)
Published Dec 21, 2021
Truthout's feed description
Debt advocates celebrated the extension but urged Biden to follow up on a campaign promise to cancel student loans.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Biden Administration Extends Student Loan Pause Amid Omicron Surge (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Published Dec 21, 2021
St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description
Borrowers won’t have to make a payment until after May 1.
WMUR
The pause on student loan payments has been extended (opens WMUR)
Published Dec 21, 2021
WMUR's feed description
The Biden administration is extending a student loan moratorium that has allowed millions of Americans to put off debt payments during the pandemic

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