Derrick is 33. He's got a bachelor's in international relations and an mba from the university of iowa, which is where he grew up. Every two weeks, i marked down how much my student loan amount is. I have this dating back to 20 14. And then it was a hundred nine thousand. And now i'm out about a hundred and 30 thousand in student loans. About a third of that i acquired just an interest over the last ten years. So it's overwhelming. It's overwhelming. For the first time in his adult life, derryck isn't worrying about his student loans.
The pause on federal student loan payments was just extended for the sixth time in two years. So...what's that been like for the borrowers, and what's in store for them when the system eventually restarts? | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
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