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deferment

[dih-fur-muhnt] / dɪˈfɜr mənt /


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Private lenders can charge fees for anything from the loan’s application and origination to late payments or deferment.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

The attacks cost him about $20,000, and Wildberries hasn’t compensated him, he said in an interview, adding that it had granted a three-month deferment on loan payments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

To apply for the deferment, homeowners need to fill out the “Misfortune and Calamity relief” form online from the Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office website.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

In refinancing, your husband would lose a raft of federal protections and flexible deferment and forbearance options.

From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026

Wernecke knew firsthand because he had received a draft deferment for a physical disability.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

Adamson draws an analogy to military educational deferments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 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

After graduating high school from the New York Military Academy in 1964, he received four education deferments to attend college.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2024

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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