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
Most of the rest is in forbearance or deferment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
But because borrowers with federal loans can choose from forbearance, deferment or income-driven repayment, it’s that much more challenging to prove undue hardship.
From Salon • Jan. 24, 2025
In 1968, at age 22, he got a medical deferment for having bone spurs in his heels.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2024
"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
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