Forbearance is a temporary hold. Forbearance can be classified as someone patient. Most people get a forbearance on their student loans. What happens is the student loan institute postpones the monthly payment for a year due to job loss or no income. This gives the student time to go pursue a job. I think this is good for people who have just graduated from college with their degree. They need
. time to find a rewarding job before they have to start paying back their student loans. Thank goodness for the patience of financial institutions. You can find more information here: http://www.synonym.com/synonyms/forbearance/