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Steep Drop in Credit Scores Hits Student-Loan Borrowers
Steep Drop in Credit Scores Hits Student-Loan Borrowers · The Wall Street Journal

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Americans with student loans are waking up to the reality that skipping payments comes with consequences again. The pandemic-era relief on federal student loans ended in October, starting the 90-day clock people have to make payments before their credit scores take a hit. Now that time is up, and borrowers are feeling the pain.