Opinion
Opinion

The Student Loan Interest Pause Finally Ends

COVID-era relief for SAVE borrowers expires after five years.
The Student Loan Interest Pause Finally Ends
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Commentary

The last holdouts of COVID-era student loan programs will have their interest reinstated in August 2025.

Peter Jacobsen
Peter Jacobsen
Author
Peter Jacobsen is a writing fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE). He teaches economics and holds the positions of assistant professor of economics at Ottawa University and Gwartney Professor of Economic Education and Research at the Gwartney Institute. He received his graduate education at George Mason University.