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We have heard from our listeners that they wanted to hear again from the student loan lady.

Is that how you want us to refer to you? Is there another nickname you'd

prefer? Student loan lady is good. During non-pandemic times, I have been called the PSLF princess.

Hey everyone, it's Anna Sale, talking today with Betsy Mayotte, aka the student loan lady, aka

public service loan forgiveness, princess,

student loan woman. Do you like that better? Sure. Student Loan warrior. It is a battle sometimes.

Betsy would know. She runs a nonprofit called TISLA, the Institute of Student Loan Advisors.

She's worked for years in the student loan industry, and she was on our show last year to answer some of your student loan conundrums.

But a lot has changed in the student loan landscape since the pandemic hit here in the U.S.

So we invited Betsy back to talk with

us for this special collaboration with NPR's Life Kit podcast. And we asked our listeners to send

in their questions about what's going on with their student loans right now. I have a lot of

anxiety about my student loans. So I just wanted to clarify, should I continue making payments as normal?

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