deferment
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In refinancing, your husband would lose a raft of federal protections and flexible deferment and forbearance options.
From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026
He avoided the Vietnam War draft with four student deferments and one medical deferment for bone spurs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
It’s the reason so many student-loan borrowers find themselves trapped in cycles of deferment, forbearance or minimum payments that allow balances to balloon rather than shrink.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
Be realistic about what your terms are — and make sure you understand conditions for repayment, deferment and forgiveness.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2024
Wernecke knew firsthand because he had received a draft deferment for a physical disability.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
The marriage and children the couple soon produced allowed Cheney to obtain draft deferments while pursuing graduate studies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
With a Direct Subsidized Loan, the federal government pays the interest while the student is enrolled at least half-time, then during the six-month grace period after leaving school and during any approved deferments.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2025
He later sat out the Vietnam War due to deferments - four for academic reasons and one due to bone spurs.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2024
It drew attention to his draft-dodging record of five deferments at the height of the Vietnam War.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2024
One year, they say, during the Vietnam War, Morrie gave all his male students A’s to help them keep their student deferments.
From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
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