Terms and Conditions (cont.) DISCLOSURE OF LOAN TERMS - I understand that under this Note, the principal amount that I owe, and am required to repay, will be the sum of all disbursements issued unless I reduce or cancel any disbursements. The School will determine whether to make any loan under this Note after my loan eligibility is determined. At or before the time of first disbursement for each loan, a disclosure statement will be provided to me identifying the amount of the loan and any additional terms of the loan. I may decline a loan or request a lower amount by contacting the School. Any disclosure statement I receive in connection with any loan under this Note is hereby incorporated into this Note. LOAN REHABILITATION - If I default on my Federal Perkins Loan, and that loan has not been reduced to a judgment as a result of litigation against me, I may rehabilitate my defaulted loan by requesting the rehabilitation and by making a voluntary, on-time, monthly payment, as determined by the School, each month for twelve consecutive months. If I successfully rehabilitate my defaulted Federal Perkins Loan, I will again be subject to the terms and conditions and qualify for any remaining benefits and privileges of this Note and the default will be removed from my credit history. I understand that I may rehabilitate a defaulted Federal Perkins Loan only once. After my loan is rehabilitated, collection costs on the loan may not exceed 24 percent of the unpaid principal and accrued interest as of the date following the application of the twelfth consecutive payment. If I default on my rehabilitated loan, the cap on collection costs is removed. ASSIGNMENT - A loan made under this Note may be assigned by the School only to the United States, as represented by the United States Department of Education. Upon assignment, the provisions of this Note that relate to the School will, where appropriate, relate to the Department. HARDSHIP REPAYMENT OPTIONS - Upon my written request, the School may extend my repayment period (1) for up to an additional 10 years if I qualify as a low-income individual during the repayment period; or (2) for the period necessary beyond my 10 year repayment period if, in the School's opinion, prolonged illness or unemployment prevent me from making the scheduled repayments. Interest will continue to accrue during any extension of a repayment period. If I am required by the School to make a minimum monthly payment on my loan, the School may also permit me to pay less than the minimum monthly payment amount for a period of not more than one year at a time if I experience a period of prolonged illness or unemployment. However, such action may not extend the repayment period beyond 10 years. GRACE PERIODS - Unless I am a Less-Than-Half-Time Borrower, I will receive an initial nine-month grace period before the first payment of my Federal Perkins Loan must be made. After the close of an authorized deferment period, I will receive a post-deferment grace period of 6 months before my payments resume. Interest does not accrue during the initial grace period or during the post-deferment grace period. The nine-month initial grace period for Federal Perkins Loans does not include any period up to three years during which I am called or ordered to active duty for more than 30 days from a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, including the period necessary for me to resume enrollment at the next available enrollment period. I must notify the school that made my loan of the beginning and ending dates of my service, and the date I resume enrollment. If I am in my initial grace period when called or ordered to active duty, I am entitled to a new nine-month initial grace period upon completion of the excluded period. If I am a Less-Than-Half-Time Borrower with outstanding Federal Perkins Loans, my repayment period begins when the next scheduled installment of my outstanding loan is due. If I am a Less-Than-Half-Time Borrower with no other outstanding Federal Perkins Loans, my repayment begins the earlier of: 9 months from the date my loan was made, or 9 months from the date I became a less-than-half-time student, even if I received the loan after I became a less-than-half-time student. PREPAYMENT - I may prepay all or any part of my unpaid loan balance, plus any accrued interest, at any time without penalty. Amounts I repay in the academic year in which the loan was made and before the initial grace period has ended will be used to reduce the amount of the loan and will not be considered a prepayment. If I repay amounts during the academic year in which the loan was made and the initial grace period has ended, only those amounts in excess of the amount due for any repayment period shall be considered a prepayment. If, in an academic year other than the academic year in which the loan was made, I repay more than the amount due for an installment, the excess funds will be used to repay principal unless I designate it as an advance payment of the next regular installment. MINIMUM MONTHLY PAYMENT - If required by the School, I will make a minimum monthly payment in the amount of $40 (or $30 if I have outstanding Federal Perkins Loans made before October 1, 1992 that included the $30 minimum payment option or outstanding National Direct Student Loans) or its bimonthly or quarterly equivalent. If the total monthly payment amount on this loan and any outstanding Federal Perkins Loans I may have is less than the minimum monthly payment amount established by the School, the School may still require a minimum monthly payment amount. A minimum monthly payment amount will combine my obligation on this and all my outstanding Federal Perkins Loans, unless I have received loans with different grace periods and deferments. At my request and if I am eligible, the school may combine this minimum monthly payment amount with all my outstanding Federal Perkins Loans including those made at other schools. Under these circumstances the portions of the minimum monthly payment that will be applied to this loan will be the difference between the minimum monthly payment amount and the total amounts owed on a monthly basis on my other Federal Perkins Loans. If each school holding my outstanding Federal Perkins Loans exercises the minimum monthly payment amount option, the minimum monthly payment amount will be divided among the Schools in proportion to the loan amount advanced by each school if I request this treatment from each School. FORBEARANCE - Upon making a properly documented written request to the School, I am entitled to forbearance of principal and interest or principal only, renewable at intervals of up to 12 months for periods that collectively do not exceed three years, under the following conditions: If my monthly Title IV loan debt burden equals or exceeds 20 percent of my total monthly gross income; if the Department authorizes a period of forbearance due to a national military mobilization or other national emergency; or if the School determines that I qualify due to poor health or for other reasons, including service in AmeriCorps. Interest accrues during any period of forbearance. DEFERMENTS - To apply for a deferment, I must request the deferment from the school. My request does not have to be in writing, but the School may require that I submit supporting documentation to prove my eligibility for a deferment. I may defer making scheduled installment payments and will not be liable for any interest that might otherwise accrue (1) during any period that I am enrolled and attending as a regular student in at least a half-time course of study at an eligible School (If the School obtains student enrollment information showing that I qualify for this deferment, the School may grant the deferment without my request providing the School notifies me and gives me the option to cancel the deferment); (2) during any period that I am enrolled and attending as a regular student in a graduate fellowship program approved by the Department; engaged in graduate or post-graduate fellowship-supported study outside the US; enrolled and attending a rehabilitation training program for disabled individuals approved by the Department; or engaged in public service that qualifies me to have part or all of my loan canceled; (3) for a period not to exceed three years during which I am seeking but unable to find full-time employment; and (4) for a period not to exceed three years, for up to one year at a time, during which I am experiencing an economic hardship as determined by the School. I may qualify for an economic hardship deferment for my Federal Perkins Loan if I provide my school with documentation showing that I have been granted such a deferment under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan or Federal Family Education Loan program for the period of time for which I am requesting an economic hardship deferment for my Federal Perkins Loan. If I am serving as a volunteer in the Peace Corps, I am eligible for an economic hardship deferment for my full term of service. An economic hardship deferment based on service as a Peace Corps volunteer may not exceed the lesser of three years or my remaining period of economic hardship eligibility. I may continue to defer making scheduled installment payments and will not be liable for any interest that might otherwise accrue for a six-month period immediately following the expiration of any deferment period described in this section. I
am not eligible for a deferment while serving in a medical internship
or residency program. CANCELLATIONS - Upon making a properly documented written request to the School, I am entitled to have up to 100 percent of the original principal loan amount of this loan canceled if I perform qualifying service in the areas listed in paragraphs A, B, C, D, and E below. Qualifying service must be performed after the enrollment period covered by the loan. A. Teaching · a full time teacher in a public or other nonprofit elementary or secondary school, designated by the Department in accordance with the provisions of section 465(a)(2) of the Act as a school with a high concentration of students from low-income families. An official Directory of designated low-income schools is published annually by the Department. · a full-time special education teacher in a public or nonprofit elementary or secondary school system; or · a full-time teacher, in a public or other nonprofit elementary or secondary school system, who teaches mathematics, science, foreign languages, bilingual education, or any other field of expertise that is determined by the State Department of Education to have a shortage of qualified teachers in that State. B. Early Intervention Services · a full-time qualified professional provider of early intervention services in a public or other nonprofit program under public supervision by a lead agency as authorized by section 632(5) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Early intervention services are provided to infants and toddlers with disabilities. C. Law Enforcement or Corrections Officer · a full-time law enforcement officer for an eligible local, State, or Federal law enforcement agency; or · a full-time corrections officer for an eligible local, State, or Federal corrections agency. D. Nurse or Medical Technician · a full-time nurse providing health care services; or · a full-time medical technician providing health care services. E. Child or Family Service Agency · a full-time employee of an eligible public or private non-profit child or family service agency who is directly providing or supervising the provision of services to high-risk children who are from low-income communities and the families of such children. Cancellation
Rates - For each completed year of service under paragraphs A, B,
C, D, and E a portion of this loan will be canceled at the following rates: F. Head Start Cancellation - Upon making a properly documented written request to the school, I am entitled to have up to 100 percent of the original principal loan amount canceled for qualifying service performed after the enrollment period covered by the loan as: · a full-time staff member in the educational component of a Head Start program which is operated for a period comparable to a full School year and which pays a salary comparable to an employee of a local educational agency. Cancellation Rate - For each completed year of service under the Head Start Cancellation provision, this loan will be canceled at the rate of 15 percent of the original principal loan amount. G. Military Cancellation - Upon making a properly documented written request to the School, I am entitled to have up to 50 percent of the principal amount of this loan canceled for qualifying service performed after the enrollment period covered by the loan as: · a member of the Armed Forces of the United States in an area of hostilities that qualifies for special pay under section 310 of Title 37 of the United States Code. Cancellation Rate - For each completed year of service under the Military Cancellation provision, this loan will be canceled at the rate of 12½ percent of the original principal loan amount. H. Volunteer Service Cancellation - Upon making a properly documented written request to the School, I am entitled to have up to 70 percent of the original principal loan amount of this loan canceled for qualifying service performed after the enrollment period covered by the loan as: · a volunteer under the Peace Corps Act; · a volunteer under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (ACTION programs). Cancellation
Rate - For each completed year of service under the Volunteer Service
Cancellation provision, a portion of this loan will be canceled at the
following rates: DISCHARGES - My obligation to repay this loan may be partially or totally discharged for the reasons specified in paragraphs A, B, C, and D below. A. Death - In the event of my death, the School will discharge the total amount owed on this loan. B. Total and Permanent Disability - If I become totally and permanently disabled after I receive this loan, the School will discharge the total amount owed on this loan. If my disability discharge claim is approved by the School, this loan will be assigned to the United States Department of Education, which will discharge the total amount owed on this loan if it determines that I am eligible for a total and permanent disability discharge. C. School Closure - Under certain conditions, my total liability will be discharged, including refunding any amounts I have already paid on the loan, if I was unable to complete the program in which I was enrolled because my School closed. D. Bankruptcy - Under certain conditions, my loan may be discharged in bankruptcy. In order to discharge a loan in bankruptcy, I must prove undue hardship in an adversary proceeding before the bankruptcy court. Disclosure of Information STUDENT
LOAN OMBUDSMAN - If I dispute the terms of my Federal Perkins Loan
in writing to my School, and my School and I are unable to resolve the
dispute, I may seek the assistance of the Department of Education's Student
Loan Ombudsman. The Student Loan Ombudsman will review and attempt to
informally resolve the dispute. |
Notice
About Subsequent Loans Made Under This Master Promissory Note
This Note authorizes the School to disburse multiple loans during the multi-year term of this Note upon my request and upon the School's determination of my loan eligibility. Subsequent loans may be made under this Note for the same or subsequent periods of enrollment at this School. The School, however, may, at its discretion, close this Note at any time and require me to sign a new Note for additional disbursements. I understand that if my School chooses to make subsequent loans under this Note, no such loans will be made after the earliest of the following dates: (i) the date the School receives my written notice that no further loans may be disbursed under this Note; (ii) twelve months after the date of my signature on this Note if no disbursement is made during such twelve-month period; or (iii) ten years after the date of my signature on this Note, or the date the School receives this Note. Any amendment to the Act governs the terms of any loans disbursed on or after the effective date of such amendment, and such amended terms are hereby incorporated into this Note. |
Important Notices |
Privacy
Act Notice
The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) requires that the following notice be provided to you: The authority for collecting the requested information from and about you is §451 et seq. of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1087aa et seq.) and the authority for collecting and using your Social Security Number (SSN) is §484(a)(4) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1091(a)(4)). Participating in the Federal Perkins Loan (Perkins) Program and giving us your SSN are voluntary, but you must provide the requested information, including your SSN, to participate. The principal purposes for collecting the information on this form, including your SSN, are to verify your identity, to determine your eligibility to receive a loan or a benefit on a loan (such as a deferment, forbearance, discharge, or cancellation) under the Perkins Program, to permit the servicing of your loan(s), and, if it becomes necessary, to locate you and to collect on your loan(s) if your loan(s) become delinquent or in default. We also use your SSN as an account identifier and to permit you to access your account information electronically. The
information in your file may be disclosed to third parties as authorized
under routine uses in the appropriate systems of records. The routine
uses of this information include its disclosure to federal, state, or
local agencies, to other federal agencies under computer matching programs,
to agencies that we authorize to assist us in administering our loan programs,
to private parties such as relatives, present and former employers, business
and personal associates, to credit bureau organizations, to educational
institutions, and to contractors in order to verify your identity, to
determine your eligibility to receive a loan or a benefit on a loan, to
permit the servicing or collection of your loan(s), to counsel you in
repayment efforts, to enforce the terms of the loan(s), to investigate
possible fraud and to verify compliance with federal student financial
aid program regulations, to locate you if you become delinquent in your
loan payments or if you default, to provide default rate calculations,
to provide financial aid history information, to assist program administrators
with tracking refunds and cancellations, or to provide a standardized
method for educational institutions efficiently to submit student enrollment
status. In
the event of litigation, we may send records to the Department of Justice,
a court, adjudicative body, counsel, party, or witness if the disclosure
is relevant and necessary to the litigation. If this information, either
alone or with other information, indicates a potential violation of law,
we may send it to the appropriate authority for action. We may send information
to members of Congress if you ask them to help you with federal student
aid questions. In circumstances involving employment complaints, grievances,
or disciplinary actions, we may disclose relevant records to adjudicate
or investigate the issues. If provided for by a collective bargaining
agreement, we may disclose records to a labor organization recognized
under 5 U.S.C. Chapter 71. Disclosures may also be made to qualified researchers
under Privacy Act safeguards. |
Financial Privacy Act Notice Under the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3401-3421), the U.S. Department of Education will have access to financial records in your student loan file maintained by the lender in compliance with the administration of the Federal Perkins Loan Program. |
Paperwork
Reduction Notice
According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 1845-0074. The time required to complete this information is estimated to average 0.5 hours (30 minutes) per response, including the time to review instructions, search existing data resources, gather and maintain the data needed, and complete and review the information collection. If you have any comments concerning the accuracy of the time estimate(s) or suggestions for improving this form, please write to:
U.S.
Department of Education If you have any comments or concerns regarding the status of your individual submission of this form, write directly to the lender. |