Below, Select spoke to two experts about what postponing student loan payments ... The amount of time you can defer a loan depends on the type of deferment you apply for, but borrowers who are ...

The pause is over. As of May 5, millions of federal student loan borrowers are expected to pay — and the consequences for ...

This type of loan requires the parent (or sometimes grandparent, legal guardian or other relative) to submit an application on the student's ... request forbearance or deferment compared to ...

According to the Department of Education's website, if you go into default, you can no longer receive deferment ... student loans into one loan with a single monthly payment and no application ...

After a five-year pause prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government has resumed debt collection efforts on ...

Borrowers can also switch to a different student loan servicer if they consolidate their loans. The Direct Consolidation Loan Application ... can no longer receive deferment or forbearance ...