deferment
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Rather than stopping payments, you can often legally pause them through official deferment or forbearance programs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
In refinancing, your husband would lose a raft of federal protections and flexible deferment and forbearance options.
From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026
He avoided the Vietnam War draft with four student deferments and one medical deferment for bone spurs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
Most of the rest is in forbearance or deferment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
As long as he was in school, he’d have a student deferment from the draft.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
More than half of those interest deferments were agreed to after the loan was originated, according to Lincoln.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
With a Direct Subsidized Loan, the federal government pays the interest while the student is enrolled at least half-time, then during the six-month grace period after leaving school and during any approved deferments.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2025
In South Korea, all able-bodied men are required to serve 18 months of military service, although rare exceptions are made - and deferments are sometimes granted.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2025
Juan Soto signed a 15-year, $765-million contract with the New York Mets before the 2025 season that does not include deferments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2025
One year, they say, during the Vietnam War, Morrie gave all his male students A’s to help them keep their student deferments.
From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
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