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ProPublica’s investigation found these payment deferments can do the opposite though, with borrowers losing their cars even after paying the equivalent of the original loan or more.
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Byard Duncan, ProPublica, 17 Oct. 2024
Dates of deferments: This should be the months covered by the deferments.
—Byard Duncan, ProPublica, 12 Sep. 2024
Draft notices, conscripting those over 18 to serve in the Vietnam War, had begun arriving that summer; by then, most of the musicians had graduated from college and deferments were off the table.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2024
Currently, Kantrowitz said borrowers who are facing serious financial difficulty can consider applying for an economic hardship deferment, unemployment deferment or general forbearance, if applicable.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 6 Sep. 2024
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Byard Duncan, ProPublica, 17 Oct. 2024
Dates of deferments: This should be the months covered by the deferments.
—Byard Duncan, ProPublica, 12 Sep. 2024
Draft notices, conscripting those over 18 to serve in the Vietnam War, had begun arriving that summer; by then, most of the musicians had graduated from college and deferments were off the table.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2024
Currently, Kantrowitz said borrowers who are facing serious financial difficulty can consider applying for an economic hardship deferment, unemployment deferment or general forbearance, if applicable.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Deferment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deferment. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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