Borrowers will not have to make payments until Oct. 1 at the earliest.Â
Congress originally passed a relief bill that automatically suspended student loan payments and waived interest from March through September, but was extended by the Trump administration.
Kendra Cowart graduated from the University of Missouri in December 2019. Cowart was a teacher at Eliot Battle Elementary but was let go at the start of the pandemic.
Kendra Cowart graduated from the University of Missouri in December 2019. She says she is grateful for the deferral of federal student loans.Â
Grateful for the student loan payment pause, Cowart remains optimistic about getting her loans paid.