Rather than skipping payments during the Biden administration’s student-loan freeze, a small but committed percentage of borrowers chose to keep paying anyway.
As of December 2021, 1.2% of borrowers continued paying down loans, said Mark Kantrowitz, a student loan expert. Mr. Kantrowitz’s estimate is based on repayment data released by the Education Department.
Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-student-loan-debt-paused-these-borrowers-kept-paying-11651582849?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo