Student loan payment pauses have doubled since last year, expert says

Sep 6, 2025 - 15:00
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Student loan payment pauses have doubled since last year, expert says
More than a quarter of the nation’s 40 million federal student loan borrowers had their repayment progress paused in the third quarter of 2025, either through forbearance or deferment. Higher education analyst Mark Kantrowitz told NBC News he found that 10.3 million borrowers were in forbearance in the third quarter of this year, compared to…