On April 19, one day before the release of a highly critical performance audit by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the Department of Education (ED) announced a series of.
One of the first actions the federal government took in response to the COVID-19 pandemic was a pause on student loan repayments. The program, which began in March of 2020 with the passage of the CARES ACT, has now been extended to August 31, 2022.