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deferment

[dih-fur-muhnt] / dɪˈfɜr mənt /


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Rather than stopping payments, you can often legally pause them through official deferment or forbearance programs.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

The new deferment program will allow eligible homeowners to delay property taxes until June 30, 2030 — it does not, however, apply to taxes that were due and paid this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

In refinancing, your husband would lose a raft of federal protections and flexible deferment and forbearance options.

From MarketWatch ● May 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

He was given a medical deferment for the braces he wore on his teeth, and told to report back in a year.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

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

He avoided the Vietnam War draft with four student deferments and one medical deferment for bone spurs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026

He obtained a string of deferments, first so that he could finish his college course and then when his new wife, Lynne became pregnant.

From BBC ● 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

When the professors learned that students who did not maintain a certain grade point average could lose their deferments and be drafted, they decided not to give any grades.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom


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