 TITLE: How to Prepare for Student Loan Payments to Resume Soon CONTENT: Will Federal Student Loan Forbearance Be Extended?\n--------------------------------------------------\nThe CARES Act not only paused payments on federal student loans but also dropped interest rates to zero and halted collection efforts by the Department of Education on loans that are in default.\nThe initial provision was slated to end September 30, 2020, but the Trump and Biden administrations both issued extensions. According to the Biden administration, the August extension to January 31, 2022, will be the last one issued, so student loan borrowers should start thinking now about how they'll pay down their student loans once it ends. END