deferment
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Private lenders can charge fees for anything from the loan’s application and origination to late payments or deferment.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
Rather than stopping payments, you can often legally pause them through official deferment or forbearance programs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
He spent 15 years in and out of forbearance, deferment and repayment on his federal loans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2025
If necessary, you can also look into deferment and forbearance options.
From Salon ● May 3, 2025
"They granted me a deferment until I graduate. But I must still serve six months in the Reich Labor Service."
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
More than half of those interest deferments were agreed to after the loan was originated, according to Lincoln.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
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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