Loan Deferments for Active Duty Military Personnel

Student loan borrowers who are on active military duty, including reservists, may not be required to make student loan payments while they are deployed.

If you have an outstanding student loan and are, or soon will be, on active military duty, you should:

• Contact your lender to inform them about your active duty status and find out what options are available to you while you are on active military duty.
  
  If you have taken out loans, even if they are not yet in repayment, you must take action. Otherwise your loans will automatically move to repayment while you are away.
• Your personal copy of your student loan records is the best place to identify all your lenders and their contact information.
  
  If your institution is one of our Student Self-Service participants, you can access our LoanLocator service through your institution’s secure student portal to find out who your lenders are and how to contact them. As new institutions are added regularly, we suggest you check the participants list frequently or contact your registrar’s office to find out if they participate in Student Self-Service.
• Provide your lender with a copy of your military orders.