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Recent Examples of deferment
The Yankees reportedly offered Soto $760 million over 16 years with no deferments, just like the Mets.
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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024
The initiative allows the Education Department to credit borrowers with time toward their IDR loan forgiveness threshold that may previously have not counted, such as payments made under other types of repayment plans, and certain deferment and forbearance periods.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Those who qualify for a hardship deferment include people receiving certain types of federal or state aid.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025
By comparison, the National Football League caps deferments at 50%, and the NBA won’t allow more than 25% to be pushed out to a later date.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024
The initiative allows the Education Department to credit borrowers with time toward their IDR loan forgiveness threshold that may previously have not counted, such as payments made under other types of repayment plans, and certain deferment and forbearance periods.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Those who qualify for a hardship deferment include people receiving certain types of federal or state aid.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025
By comparison, the National Football League caps deferments at 50%, and the NBA won’t allow more than 25% to be pushed out to a later date.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Deferment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deferment. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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