With student loan interest and repayments kicking back in on 1 September, we’re keen to hear from US graduates how this will affect them.
We’d like to hear from borrowers how the payment pause on federal student loans has affected their finances and lives, and how having to resume repayments will impact their households.
We’re also interested to hear how people from the US feel about the fact that the Biden administration’s loan forgiveness program failed to pass.
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Share how having to resume student loan repayments in the fall will be affecting your life, and how the paused payments have affected you over the past three years.
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