National Payment Pause Campaign
Pause Student Loan
Payments Now
Join Student Debt Crisis Center and Debt Collective in calling for an immediate federal pause on all student loan payments and interest.
130,000+ borrowers have already signed
What we're demanding:
Paused Payments
No federal student loan payments due while the current dysfunction gets sorted out.
Paused Interest
No interest accrual during the pause — balances don't grow while payments are stopped.
Months Count Toward IDR Forgiveness and PSLF
Paused months count toward forgiveness timelines, just like they did during the COVID-era pause.
Three actions, five minutes.
This only works if we ALL show up.
01 / Sign
Sign the petition
Add your name to 130,000+ borrowers demanding a pause on payments and interest — with paused months counting toward PSLF and IDR.
02 / Call
Call Congress
Two minutes, one phone call. Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121. Use our script.
03 / Tell Us
Tell us why you need a pause
Your story is the evidence. We use it in our research, our media outreach, and in front of Congress.
Why this matters.
The Department of Education is failing borrowers.
7M+
BORROWERS FORCED OFF SAVE
48%
FACING $500+/MO INCREASES
90 DAYS
TO SWITCH PLANS, DEADLINE UNCLEAR
130k
PETITION SIGNATURES, COUNTING
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Servicer errors — inaccurate billing statements, long hold times, auto-pay inaccuracies.
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Borrower confusion — fearmongering emails, unclear deadlines, broken repayment calculators on studentaid.gov.
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Precedent — the Department of Education has paused, delayed, and modified repayment before, for less than what borrowers face now.
Partner organizations.
We're in this together.
