CRL Statement on Extension of Federal Student Loan Payment Pause
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Biden Administration announced today that it will extend the federal student loan payment pause until August 31st, 2022. In response, Jaylon Herbin, outreach and policy manager at the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) , made the following statement: The latest extension of the federal student loan payment pause signals the need for a more permanent solution – specifically, widespread student loan cancellation – for the nation’s $1.7 trillion student debt crisis. While we applaud the Administration for allowing borrowers who were in delinquency or default to receive a