Biden to extend student-loan repayment pause to Aug. 31

The Biden administration on Wednesday plans to announce another reprieve for student-loan borrowers from monthly repayments, according to multiple published reports on Tuesday citing unnamed administration officials. The pause on federal student-loan repayments, which had been scheduled to end May 1, is now expected to run through Aug. 31.

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