More Student Loan ReliefAnyone with federal student loans hasn’t had to make payments on them for about a year. But those with private student loans haven’t gotten a break — until now. The Education Department will temporarily stop collecting payments on roughly six million loans that were made through the Federal Family Education Loan program and are now privately held. The move will also temporarily prevent those in default from having their wages garnished or tax refunds seized by collectors, and will return any seized refunds or wages that had been taken since March 2020. (April 4-10)Blue Skies AheadThe airline industry showed some promising signs of life last week.

Source: International New York Times April 04, 2021 10:52 UTC