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2012 G General Audiences All ages admitted. No content that would be objectionable to most parents. Polite language. No swearing. Only mild violence. 1 2 Bill Mack Associate Director of Financial Aid University of Texas at Dallas 3 Federal Insured Student Loans (FISL) Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) Auxiliary Loans to Assist Students (ALAS) Supplemental Loan for Students (SLS) Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) Robert T. Stafford Loan Program William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program 4 5 www.studentloans.gov Entrance Counseling First-time borrowers Inform them of their rights and responsibilities of taking out this loan www.nslds.ed.gov Exit Counseling All borrowers that depart from your institution Graduate, withdraw, transfer, do not return 6 • The school is required to notify the borrower that a loan disbursement has been made, and that the borrower may reduce or cancel the disbursement 7 • Document executed by borrower, which spells out the terms & conditions of the loan disbursements, use and repayment • If the note is for multiple loan periods and varying amounts, the school may elect to have the borrower use a Master Promissory Note 8 9 Oldest active educational loan • Institution administers this loan • Previous allocations came from the Dept of Ed, now schools operate this loan from repaid funds • Fixed 5% interest rate • Repayment begins 9 months after student ceases to be enrolled at least 1/2 time • Minimum payment as low as $30 • Maximum repayment term is 10 years 10 Undergraduate annual limit $5,500 Underclassman (first two years) Aggregate limit $11,000 Undergraduate Aggregate limit $27,500 Graduate annual limit $8,000 Graduate Aggregate limit $60,000 11 • Federal PLUS Loan is a loan for parents of dependent students • Parent borrower is fully liable for loan • FAFSA is required, but not based on need • Eligibility • Borrower must be the natural or adoptive parent of the student, • • • or spouse of one of those people (step-parent can borrow if he/she is included in the FAFSA) Borrower must be a US Citizen, U.S. National or eligible noncitizen Borrower must have no Title IV loans in default Borrower must be credit worthy, or have credit worthy endorser 12 • No Annual limit, other that COA minus Aid • No Aggregate limit • If the parent is not eligible, the student may borrow a Stafford Loan using the independent student limits. 13 • Eligibility • Borrower must complete a FAFSA, not need-based • Eligible graduate student attending at least halftime • Borrower must pass a credit evaluation (or have an eligible “endorser”. • Annual Loan Limit • COA minus other aid • • No aggregate maximum 7.9 percent fixed interest. 4% Origination fee. 14 • Eligible student in an eligible program at an eligible institution (per General Provisions) • Enrolled at least 1/2 time • COA-aid= greater than zero • COA-EFC-aid=greater than zero for subsidized loan 15 Subsidized DL Unsubsidized DL (Need-based) (Non need-based) Interest: Interest: ED pays during • • • Student responsible for all In-school • Can be capitalized, or • Student can choose to pay Grace Deferment interest while enrolled * Student pays during • Repayment 16 Year in School Dependent Student Independent Student First Year Undergraduate Total DL $5500* Total DL $9500* Second Year Undergraduate Total DL $6500* Total DL $10,500* Third Year & Remaining Undergraduate Total DL $7500* Total DL $12,500* Graduate Student k Total DL $20,500* *No more than $3500 Sub may be awarded for First Year Student, No more than $4500 Sub for 2nd year students, no more than $5500 Sub for 3rd year + undergrad students, no more than $8500 Sub for grad/prof students 17 *As of July 1, 2012 Graduate students will no longer be eligible for subsidized Stafford Loans. 18 Combined Sub & Unsub Sub may not exceed Undergrad Dependent $31,000 $23,000 *Undergrad Independent $57,500 $23,000 Grad and Professional $138,500 $65,500 * And dependent student whose parent is unable to obtain a PLUS loan; denial of parent’s PLUS produces add’l unsub 19 • Must occur when an undergraduate student’s academic program is less than 1 year in length • Must occur when a student is completing a remaining period of enrollment that is less than one academic year • Standard proration formula: Amount of DL student could have for grade level ÷ 24 x number of enrolled hours 20 • Perkins Loans – no fees • Fixed interest = 5% (no interest while enrolled or when in grace period) • • Direct Loans – 1% origination fee • • • 0.5% rebate Undergrad sub = fixed interest of 3.4% Graduate sub and unsubsidized = fixed interest of 6.8% Direct Parent PLUS / Grad PLUS – 4% origination fee • 1.5% rebate • fixed interest = 7.9% To retain rebates,1st 12 pymts must be on time 21 • As of July 1, 2012 the borrower will be charged the full origination fee at disbursment. 22 • Subsidized Stafford interest • 7/1/98-6/30/06 2.36 (varies annually) • 7/1/06-6/30/08 6.8 fixed • 7/1/08-6/30/09 6.0 fixed • 7/1/09-6/30/10 5.6 fixed • 7/1/10-6/30/11 4.5 fixed • 7/1/11-6/30/12 3.4 fixed • 7/1/12- ? 6.8 fixed 23 • Federal education loans that may be consolidated * FISL *FFELP *Direct Loans *National Direct Student Loans *PLUS *Perkins *Nursing Student Loan *Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) 24 Thirty-year repayment (maximum) Interest rate will be a fixed interest rate, capped at 8.25% A weighted average is used to figure the interest rate and then it is rounded up to the nearest 1/8 of a percent. * A consolidation loan can “cure” a defaulted federal student loan. 25 26 • Stafford • Begins at the end of grace period (6 months after the borrower drops below half-time enrollment) • Parent PLUS loan • Enters repayment after the full disbursement for the year • Optional-parent can request deferment while student is enrolled at least half-time and during six months following that – up to 25 years to repay) • Grad PLUS loan • Six months after borrower falls below half-time enrollment 27 • Single information source for all federal loans – loan holder info, amounts owed including interest accrual www.nslds.ed.gov 28 • • • • • • Standard – Monthly payment remains consistent for 10 years Graduated – Monthly payments are lower at first but then increase every 2 years over the 30 yr repayment term Income-sensitive – Monthly payments are based on your monthly gross income Extended – Monthly payments over a 25 year plan. Income Contingent – pymts based on annual calculations and adjusted so as not to cause “undue hardship”; (25 yr forgiveness) Income Based Plan - Monthly payments will not exceed 15% of the amount by which your adjusted gross income exceeds 150% of the poverty line for your family size. (25 yr forgiveness) 29 • • Period of postponing payments • • Entitlement Federal government will pay interest for the borrower on Subsidized DL Some possible deferments: - Education - Peace Corps/ Public Service/ Military 30 • Temporary cessation, reduction, or extension of payments • Student is responsible for interest that accrues • Borrower is willing but temporarily unable to pay 31 • Failure to meet the terms of the promissory note • Failure to repay • Failure to attend • Borrower is considered to be in default after being delinquent for 270 days • Borrower is subject o wage garnishment, seizure of income tax refunds, lottery winnings, license non-renewal, sued by DOE • Student not eligible for federal financial aid • Damage to the borrower’s consumer credit score 32 • Satisfactory Repayment Arrangements • Six on-time voluntary payments • Rehabilitation • Nine on-time voluntary payments • Consolidation 33 • Includes DL loans, and loans underlying DL consolidation loans • CDR = % of borrowers who enter repayment in a given federal fiscal year who then default within the next 3 fiscals years • High rate has consequences for schools • >15% = loss of 1 installment/semester • >15% = 30 day hold on 1st time, 1st year borrowers • > 40% = loss of participation in Title IV funding 34 35 • Interest rates are usually variable • Origination and repayment fees vary • Co-borrower requirements (underwriting) • Most require school-certification • International students • SAP ineligible • Non-degree students • Reached federal aggregate maximum 36 Bill Mack [email protected] 972-883-4795 37