WaPo: Millions of Americans hit with bad credit [scores] after missed student loan payments

Here, by  Abha Bhattarai. According to the article “Credit scores dipped by more than 100 points for 2.2 million delinquent student loan borrowers, and 150 points or more for more than 1 million in the first three months of 2025, according to an analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.” Student loan borrowers hadn’t had to make payments for a while. The country is still learning what the consequences of the end of the repayment pause will be and no doubt we will see more such consequences.