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Student loan auto-pay discount deadline extended through 2026
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New auto-pay enrollees can receive an interest-rate reduction of 1%.
The U.S. Department of Education extended the deadline for federal student-loan borrowers to enroll in auto pay and receive a 1% interest-rate reduction. The temporary reduction will last through June 2028.
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The United States Department of Education extended the deadline to enroll in auto pay and receive the interest-rate reduction through the end of 2026.
“Student loan borrowers now have until the end of 2026 to enroll in auto pay and have their interest rate reduced by 1%.”
The auto-pay interest-rate reduction will last through June 2028.
“The rate reduction will last through June 2028.”
- 1%
New auto-pay enrollees can receive an interest-rate reduction of 1%.
“have their interest rate reduced by 1%”