Student Loans – Page 25

Student Loan Pause Is Ending, With Consequences for Economy

Three years of relief from payments on $1.6 trillion in student debt allowed for other borrowing and spending — and will shift into reverse.

By Lydia DePillis

Savers benefit from higher rates, but borrowers have faced bigger bills on credit cards, student loans and other forms of debt.

By Tara Siegel Bernard

Two years of spending caps, additional work requirements for food stamps and cuts to I.R.S. funding are among the components in the deal.

By Jim Tankersley and Alan Rappeport

A deal to raise the debt ceiling would require borrowers of federal student loans to resume paying for the first time since early in the pandemic.

By Tara Siegel Bernard