President Joe Biden   announced  a 90-day extension to pause student loan repayment, interest, and collections giving Americans through May 1. "While our jobs recovery is one of the strongest ever — with nearly 6 million jobs added this year, the fewest Americans filing for unemployment in more than 50 years, and overall unemployment at 4.2 percent — we know that millions of student loan borrowers are still coping with the impacts of the pandemic and need some more time before resuming payments," President Biden wrote.  "This is an issue Vice President [Kamala] Harris has been closely focused on, and one we both care deeply about." Today, my Administration is extending the pause on federal student loan repayments for an additional 90 days — through May 1, 2022 — as we manage the ongoing pandemic and further strengthen our economic recovery. — President Biden (@POTUS) December 22, 2021 Initially, payments were geared to restart on Feb. 1 but paused due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis...