WSJ Your Money Briefing

Student-Loan Repayment Relief Extended to Jan. 31

About 23 million student-loan borrowers have been able to pause their monthly payments since the start of the pandemic under a federal moratorium. Now the Education Department is extending the program by several more months. Reporter Alex Leary discusses the latest, and higher-education reporter Melissa Korn talks about alternatives that are available to struggling borrowers when the program eventually ends. J.R. Whalen hosts.
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Your Money Briefing is your personal-finance and career checklist, with the news that affects your money and what you do with it. From spending and saving to investing and taxes, the Wall Street Journal’s finance reporters and experts break down complicated money questions every weekday to help you make better decisions about managing your money. Hosted by J.R. Whalen.