# What about student loans?

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**Created:** [March 20, 2020, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-student-loans/849873 "2020-03-20T05:56:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-student-loans/849873/1 "2020-03-20T05:56:25Z")

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I just saw this on [MOHELA](https://www.mohela.com/) (the folks that service my student loan):

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> **Waiving Student Loan Interest**
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> President Trump recently announced that interest will be waived for all student loans held by Federal Government agencies until further notice. MOHELA does not have any other information regarding this. As soon as more information is received we will post the updates here. Thank you
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> **Coronavirus Situation**
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> The health and well-being of our customers, staff, and our community are a top concern during the emerging Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. MOHELA is committed to keeping our customers informed should any interruption in services occur. Customer service updates will be posted here.
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> Difficulty making your payments due to the Coronavirus situation or for other reasons? Please log in to your account to evaluate available repayment plans to lower your monthly payment or options to postpone payments.
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> **Disaster Assistance**
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> If you have been impacted by a natural disaster, you may be able to postpone your payments.

So, if you’re still forking out funds for college, be sure to log into your student loan account and see what can be done.