More than 50,000 people throughout the country are participating in a Change.org campaign to encourage Sallie Mae to stop charging jobless borrowers a $50 fee for forbearance on their student loans.
According to the campaign, if a borrower can't pay the extra fee, he or she is put into default.
Stef Gray, a recent college graduate, took out private student loans through Sallie Mae and is organizing the campaign after she was charged hit with the fee when she asked for a forbearance.
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