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Why Millions of Student Borrowers Could See a Big Drop in Their Credit Scores

2025/4/2
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Ariana Aspuru: 疫情后学生贷款还款保护措施结束后,超过900万学生贷款借款人的信用评分可能大幅下降。根据VantageScore对政府数据的分析,约有43%的联邦学生贷款借款人尚未恢复还款,这将导致数百万人的信用评分大幅下降或即将下降。 我报道说,大约43%的联邦学生贷款借款人尚未恢复还款。根据VantageScore对政府数据的分析,这意味着数百万人的信用评分正在急剧下降,或者即将下降。 Oyin Adedoyin: 学生贷款拖欠率飙升的原因是多方面的。首先是疫情导致的还款暂停;其次是拜登政府推出的旨在降低学生贷款负担的政策,包括降低月供和暂停还款;最后是教育部开始向信用机构报告拖欠的学生贷款。 疫情期间的还款宽限期延长至2022年,2023年又增加了12个月的过渡期。直到去年秋季才开始计算90天逾期未还款的期限,并向信用机构报告。信用评分越高,学生贷款拖欠对信用评分的影响越大;例如,信用评分760或以上的人,平均信用评分下降171分。超过900万学生贷款借款人的信用评分将在今年上半年下降。 疫情期间的还款暂停和刺激性付款导致许多人改善了信用状况,但还款恢复后,逾期贷款余额迅速回升至疫情前水平,甚至更高。许多借款人将学生贷款放在次要位置,优先偿还其他债务。借款人可以通过信用评分应用或银行应用程序轻松监控信用评分变化。 如果信用评分下降,首先应偿还逾期余额;如有错误,应提出异议;如果准确无误,则应联系贷款服务机构寻求宽限或延期。学生贷款逾期余额达到创纪录高点,可能对经济产生重大影响。

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The end of pandemic-era protections on student loan payments could cause a significant drop in credit scores for over 9 million borrowers. This is due to the resumption of reporting delinquent loans to credit bureaus after a period of forbearance.
  • Over 9 million student loan borrowers could experience credit score drops.
  • 43% of borrowers hadn't resumed payments.
  • Delinquent loans are reported after 90 days of non-payment.

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More than 9 million student-loan borrowers could see a decline in their credit scores) in the first half of the year, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Wall Street Journal reporter Oyin Adedoyin joins host Ariana Aspuru to discuss what you should do if you are at risk. 

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