Students Are Refusing to Pay Back Their
Loans When Payment Pause Ends
Posted By: NorthernDog, 6/3/2023 10:07:45 AM
Some college graduates are suggesting there should be a general boycott on repaying student loans, once the current federal loan payment pause ends in the summer. The debt ceiling deal agreed between President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy says the pause, initially introduced as a temporary measure during the coronavirus pandemic, will "cease to be effective" from 60 days after June 30. (Snip) Some graduates responded with anger after hearing the pause would be ending, with a number even suggesting a payment boycott on social media. One Twitter user, from Detroit, wrote: "You know we could all just refuse to
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They've had 3+ years hiatus on repaying the loans. Now many are furious the party is ending.