After several years of postponement because of the pandemic, interest on student loans started to incur again on Friday, which means student loan payments must be made again starting in October.

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Here’s What You Need To Know About Student Loan Payments Resume

As Congress blocked the president’s request to once again freeze the accounts of approximately forty-four million borrowers, there will be no more extensions for student loan payments. The interest rates were frozen at zero until August, but depending on the loans, they will now return to the rates from when the freeze went into effect as student loan payments begin again in October.

However, certain borrowers of student loans could get an update at least twenty-one days in advance that includes the payment amount and due date. Be informed that individuals who graduate in the spring may benefit from the grace period provided for them, which is normally six to nine months after they leave school, to pay their student loans.

Millions of borrowers typically use many student loan payment service providers. Accounts with automatic student loan payments set up before the freeze will require enrollment by visiting the website of their servicer. It is optional for borrowers to set up automatic student loan payments, but doing so could result in a 25 percent interest rate reduction.

But here’s the catch, next year, the government is launching its “on-ramp period,” a medium that will shield borrowers such as from barring loan servicers from reporting the loan as being in default to the national credit rating agencies.

Remember that a bad credit rating can significantly impact your overall profile as a student loan borrower. For student loan accounts that were already in default mode before, they may apply for the “Fresh Start” program to change their student loan payments account into an “in repayment” status”.

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Student Loan Payment Forgiveness No More

As for another student loan payment forgiveness, it might have not been possible at this time as the program was blocked by the Supreme Court in June depriving students of debt relief. Although Biden’s administration is looking for a way to provide student loan payments relief there are still no concrete details regarding its eligibility and the certain amount it will cancel out. Currently, there are other student loan payments debt cancellation programs, borrowers may avail such as the Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and the borrower defense to repayment program.

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