What to Expect as Federal Student Loan Payments Resume

Tens of millions of Americans are bracing this month to resume making payments on their loans now that the unprecedented pandemic-era pause has finally come to an end. But turning on a federal student loan system that was plagued by problems even before Covid will be a major logistical and operational challenge for Education Department. And student loan bills are coming due at a particularly tumultuous time for the White House, which is contending with high-stakes fiscal fights in Congress and a swirl of growing economic headwinds.