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Student Loans
Mary Anne Hunter
College Access Team
CO Dept. of Higher Education
Stafford Loans
Low fixed interest rates – 1% loan fee
• 6 month grace period
• In student’s name
• No credit check/income verification
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Subsidized Stafford
• Need-based
• Interest Rate = 3.40% (2011-12)
• Government pays interest
while in school & during grace
period
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Unsubsidized Stafford
Not need-based
Interest rate = 6.8%
Student pays interest/
accrues while in school &
during grace period
Can pay quarterly or capitalize
Federal Perkins Loans
• Awarded directly by college – not all participate
• Fixed interest rate of 5%
• Based on exceptional financial need
• 9 month grace period
• Award $ vary – up to $5,500 p/yr
• Repay college directly
Federal Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students
PLUS Loans
• In parent name - for parents of undergrad. dependent students
• Fixed interest rate of 7.9%
• Credit check required
– If denied, student is eligible for additional unsubsidized Stafford allowance
• Repayment begins 6 weeks after the loan is fully disbursed – or parent may defer repayment:
– while the student on whose behalf the parent borrowed the loan is
enrolled on at least a half-time basis, and
– for an additional six months after the student ceases to be enrolled at
least half-time.
• $ = up to unmet need
• Fees - up to 4%
Private/Alternative Student Loans
 Higher interest rates and variable (Prime/LIBOR)
 Based on credit score & income = parents typically
co-sign
 Interest rate & fees determined by credit score
 Less favorable repayment & deferment terms than
Federal student loans
 Use federal loans first
 Consider PLUS/home equity loans
 Talk to financial aid office first
Annual Loan Limits
Stafford Loan – DEPENDENT STUDENT
Dependent Students
Combined Base Limit for
(whose parents were not denied Subsidized and Unsubsidized
a PLUS loan)
Loans
Additional Limit for
Unsubsidized Loans
Total Limit for Unsubsidized
Loans (minus subsidized
amounts)
First-Year Undergraduate
(Freshman)
$3,500
$2,000
$5,500
Second-Year Undergraduate
(Sophomore)
$4,500
$2,000
$6,500
Third-Year and Beyond
Undergraduate (Junior, Senior)
$5,500
$2,000
$7,500
TOTAL/AGGREGATE LIMIT = $31,000
Annual Loan Limits
Stafford Loan – INDEPENDENT STUDENT
Combined Base Limit for
Subsidized and Unsubsidized
Loans
Additional Limit for
Unsubsidized Loans
Total Limit for Unsubsidized
Loans (minus subsidized
amounts)
First-Year Undergraduate
(Freshman)
$3,500
$6,000
$9,500
Second-Year Undergraduate
(Sophomore)
$4,500
$6,000
$10,500
Third-Year and Beyond
Undergraduate (Junior, Senior)
$5,500
$7,000
$12,500
Independent Students
TOTAL/AGGREGATE LIMIT = $57,500
Examples of Monthly Payments
Examples of Monthly Payments based on 6.8% with
10 year repayment period:
• $3,500
• $5,000
• $7,000
• $10,000
• $15,000
• $25,000
• $45,000
$50
$56
$78
$111
$167
$278
$500
per month
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SLOPE Calculator
Student Loans Over Projected Earnings
CAREER & SALARY
$25,330/$44,830
INTEREST RATES & TERMS
HOW MUCH DO YOU PLAN TO BORROW?
Total Owed – Payments - Total Paid
What Slope are YOU On?
Green – comfortable/safe
Blue – good (money) skills
Black - dangerous/risky
Your Monthly Income
What’s Coming In
Your Monthly Expenses
What Goes Out
What Does That Leave You?
Loan Repayment Options
Standard Repayment
 Fixed amount each month
 10 year repayment period
 Higher monthly payments than
other plans  least total interest
paid
Graduated Payments
 Start low - Increases every 2 yrs
 Up to 12 - 30 yr repayment period
 Minimum payment = amount of
accrued interest/$25
 Results in more total interest paid
Income Based
 Capped at affordable $ - % of
discretionary income\fam size
 Up to 25 year repayment
 Possible balance cancellation
 Submit annual documentation
 Results in more total interest paid
Extended Payments
 Smaller fixed monthly payments
 Up to 12 - 30 year repayment
 Must have >$30,000 outstanding
 Results in more total interest paid
Example Repayment Plans
Repayment Plan
Monthly Loan
Payment
Total
Interest
Total
Payments
Standard – 10 Years
$288
$9,524
$34,524
Extended – 12 years
$254
$11,639
$36,639
Extended – 15 years
$222
$14,946
$39,946
Extended – 20 years
$191
$20,802
$45,802
Extended – 25 years
$174
$27,054
$52,054
Extended – 30 years
$163
$33,674
$58,674
Assumes $25,000 unsubsidized Stafford loan at 6.8% interest and ignores balancebased setting of extended repayment term.
From: Finaid.org
Save – Pay on time – Protect your Credit Rating
• DON’T BORROW MORE THAN YOU REALLY NEED
• Set up automatic direct debit from checking/savings account for monthly
loan payments
• Many lenders offer discounts for auto-debit payments:
– Federal loans offer a 0.25% interest rate reduction
– Private student loans offer a 0.25% or 0.50% interest rate reduction
• Auto-debit eliminates missed/late payments = good repayment record
• Deduct up to $2500 of student loan interest payments from taxes – you
can’t be claimed by parents
Postponing Repayment
Deferment
• A temporary suspension of loan payments for specific
situations (i.e. reenrollment in school, unemployment,
economic hardship)
• Can receive a deferment for certain defined periods.
• You don’t have to pay interest on Subsidized Stafford Loans
during deferment - Must pay interest on Unsbubsidized
• Must apply to loan servicer (the organization that handles
your loan)
• Must continue to make payments until notified of deferment
approval
Postponing Repayment
Forbearance
• A temporary postponement or reduction of payments for a
period of time because you are experiencing financial
difficulty
• Can receive forbearance if not eligible for a deferment
• Interest continues to accrue (whether subsidized or
unsubsidized) - you’re responsible for repaying it.
• Can be granted in intervals of up to 12 months at a time for up
to 3 years
• Must apply to your loan servicer and continue making
payments until notified your forbearance has been granted
Consequences of Default
• Reported to credit bureau (borrower & cosigner)
• Loan becomes immediately due in full
• Ineligible to receive state and/or federal financial aid
• Federal and state income tax refunds withheld (borrower
& cosigner)
• Wages may be garnished
• Assigned to collection agency or federal government
• Borrower responsible for attorneys fees and collection
costs
• Suspension of professional license or certificate
Information About My Loans
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Total Loans – balance owning – lender(s)
Repayment Options
Trouble Making Payments
Consolidation
Default
Money Saving Tips
www.nslds.ed.gov
Your Loan History
www.StudentLoans.gov
Loan Forgiveness Programs
Federal Perkins Loan Teacher Cancellation
Up to 100% cancellation (discharge) if served full -time in public or nonprofit
elementary or secondary school system as a teacher:
In a school serving students:
• from low-income families
• special-education teacher - infants, toddlers, children, or youth with disabilities
In the fields of:
• mathematics
• Science
• foreign languages
• bilingual education
• or in any other field of expertise determined by a state education agency to have a
shortage of qualified teachers in that state
Perkins Loan Cancellation Rates
Up to 100 percent of the loan may be canceled, including the interest
that accrued during the year, for teaching service, in the following
increments:
• 15 percent canceled per year for the first and second years of
service,
• 20 percent canceled for the third and fourth years, and
• 30 percent canceled for the fifth year
Stafford Loan Forgiveness Program for Teachers
• Teach full-time for five consecutive, complete academic years
• Certain elementary and secondary schools that serve low-income families
and meet other qualifications
• May be eligible for forgiveness of up to a combined total of $17,500 in
principal and interest on their FFEL and/or Direct Loan program loans
• Must have an outstanding balance on FFEL or Direct Loan
• Amount of forgiveness based on completion year and certification by Chief
Administrator Officer of school
www.studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/cancelstaff.jsp?tab=repaying
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Created to encourage individuals to enter and continue to work full-time
in public service jobs
• You may qualify for forgiveness of the remaining balance due on your
eligible federal student loans after you have made 120 payments on loans
under certain repayment plans while employed full-time by certain public
service employers
• Only for non-defaulted loans made under the Direct Loan Program
• Federal Family Education Loans (FFEL) may qualify for forgiveness if they
are consolidated into a Direct Consolidation Loan
Eligible Public Service Jobs
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emergency management
government (excluding time served as a
member of Congress)
military service
public safety and law enforcement (police
and fire)
public health (including nurses, nurse
practitioners, nurses in a clinical setting,
and full-time professionals engaged in
health care practitioner occupations and
health care support occupations)
public education
early childhood education (including
licensed or regulated childcare, Head
Start, and State-funded prekindergarten)
social work in a public child or family
service agency
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public services for individuals with
disabilities or the elderly
public interest legal services (including
prosecutors
public defenders and legal advocacy on
behalf of low-income communities at a
nonprofit organization)
public librarians, school librarians and
other school-based services, and
employees of tax exempt 501(c)(3)
organizations
Full-time faculty at tribal colleges and
universities; faculty teaching in high-need
subject/shortage areas (including nurse
faculty, foreign language faculty, and parttime faculty at community colleges)
Other Loan Forgiveness Programs
The Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program
• helps alleviate the critical shortage of registered nurses currently experienced by
certain types of non-profit health care facilities by helping nurses working at them
to repay their student loans.
• In exchange for two years of service, participants receive 60 percent of their total
qualifying nursing education loan balance
The Federal Student Loan Repayment Program
• allows federal agencies to establish loan forgiveness programs to help recruit and
retain
• agencies make payments directly to the loan holder - payments represent taxable
income to the
• employees must agree to work for the agency for at least 3 years.
Helpful Websites
• www.StudentLoans.gov
• www.Studentaid.ed.gov
• www.Loanconsolidation.ed.gov
• www.Finaid.org
www.educationcents.org
Questions?