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Alicia Adamczyk

Biden extends federal student loan payment and interest pause as White House battles for loan forgiveness in court

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Due to multiple lawsuits challenging the legality of President Joe Biden's widespread student loan forgiveness plan, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday it is once again extending the pause on federal loan payments and interest accrual until things get sorted out.

That will come as a relief to the tens of millions of borrowers who are left wondering what their student loan balance will be in January, when payments were set to resume.

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