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Federal Student Loan Interest Rates are 0% + New Option to Suspend Payments

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Posted on March 21, 2020 Written by Mary Leave a Comment

 

Federal Student Loan Interest Rates Set to 0% AND Option to Suspend Payments

On March 20th,  U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced that the office of Federal Student Aid is executing on President Donald J. Trump’s promise to provide student loan relief to tens of millions of borrowers during the COVID-19 national emergency.

All borrowers with federally held student loans will automatically have their interest rates set to 0% for a period of at least 60 days. In addition, each of these borrowers will have the option to suspend their payments for at least two months to allow them greater flexibility during the national emergency. This will allow borrowers to temporarily stop their payments without worrying about accruing interest.

  • All borrowers with federally held student loans will automatically have their interest rates set to 0% for a period of at least 60 days. In addition, each borrower will have the option to suspend their payments for at least two months allowing borrowers to temporarily stop their payments without worrying about accruing interest.
  • All federal student loan servicers will grant an administrative forbearance to any borrower with a federally held loan who requests one. The forbearance will be in effect for a period of at least 60 days, beginning on March 13, 2020. To request this forbearance, borrowers should contact their loan servicer online or by phone.
  • Any borrower more than 31 days delinquent as of March 13, 2020, or who becomes more than 31 days delinquent will be automatically be placed in an administrative forbearance resulting in an automatic suspension of payments, essentially giving borrowers a safety net during the national emergency.
  • If borrowers want to continue making payments, the full amount of their payment will be applied to the principal amount of their loan once all interest accrued prior to the president’s March 13th announcement is paid.
  • Any borrower who has experienced a change in income can contact their loan servicer to discuss lowering their monthly payment.
  • Note that private student loans are not eligible for these benefits. (thanks hip2save!)

FYI: We logged in to where my husband’s college loan is held and it was VERY easy to navigate and postpone payments if we were to choose to do so. Easy!

Have questions? Get more information HERE

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