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There’s speculation, but no final word on an extension of the federal student loan payment pause
There has been speculation that the student loan repayment pause will be extended again. Last week, the White House stated that an extension is under consideration, and more recently, the Education Department instructed federal student loan servicers to hold off on sending borrowers the notices that they’re required to send about the resumption of student loan payments. The student loan payment pause began at the beginning of the pandemic in March of 2020 and has been extended a few times, with the latest extension set to expire on May 1, 2022. The student loan relief called for …