Not exact matches
This makes it important to weigh the value of access verses a lower interest rate in some
circumstances — this is true even for very creditworthy borrowers who would otherwise
qualify for a traditional commercial
loan at the bank but their
loan purpose doesn't give them the luxury of time required to wait for a traditional bank
loan.
Under rare
circumstances,
qualifying federal
loans may be forgiven if your school closed before you completed your program, if your school falsely certified your eligibility or if your identity was illegally used to obtain a
loan in your name, or if your school did not issue a required refund when you withdrew from school.
Why do so many student
loan borrowers end up in default on their student
loans when their
circumstances would have allowed them to
qualify for a deferment?
Of particular interest, under the FHASecure program HUD will allow lenders to write - off some of the old
loan to help borrowers save the property,
qualifying rations remain 31/43 (liberal by most standards), and in some
circumstances second mortgages are allowed.
Bear in mind that independent students, depending on applicable
circumstances, may automatically be eligible or considered for the additional
loan money associated with dependent students whose parents do not
qualify for the PLUS
loan.
Applying and being refused multiple
loans in a short amount of time can signal financial trouble, so it's best to only apply for
loans you believe you'll
qualify for, based on your individual
circumstances.
Private lenders look at equity in a property rather than credit score, allowing them to
loan to low credit, insufficient income and other
circumstances that wouldn't
qualify for a normal bank
loan.
Although a credit check will be performed during the application process, you may still be able to
qualify for a PLUS
loan if you are able to obtain a cosigner who has a good credit standing and / or you are able to document that your adverse credit history is due to extenuating
circumstances.
Student
loan forgiveness is available in a few
circumstances but not many people know about it, what their options are, or if they
qualify.
Under certain
circumstances, the institution that holds your Perkins
Loan may permit retroactive cancellation if you can demonstrate that you
qualified for cancellation in a prior year.
With
loans, you may
qualify for a forbearance or deferment period, depending on the
circumstances keeping you from making payments.
You can find out whether you
qualify for
loan forgiveness due to your job, disability, the closure of your school, or other
circumstances.
In addition, the final regulations require that a parent or student with an adverse credit history who is approved for a PLUS
loan as a result of the Secretary's determination that extenuating
circumstances exist or who
qualifies for a PLUS
loan by obtaining an endorser must complete PLUS
loan counseling before receiving the
loan.
California borrowers should have a credit score of at least 580 in order to
qualify for a FHA
loan, and that is typically the lowest score that can be considered, barring extenuating
circumstances or
qualifying for a VA
loan.
We estimate a total increase of 98,336 hours of burden for parent PLUS applicants at private non-profit institutions (56,192 hours for the collection and submission of documentation of existing extenuating
circumstances or to obtain an endorser who does not have an adverse credit history, plus an additional 29,030 hours of enhanced counseling for parent applicants who
qualify for a
loan after demonstrating that extenuating
circumstances exist, and an additional 13,114 hours of enhanced counseling for parent applicants who receive a
loan after obtaining an endorser who does not have an adverse credit history) under OMB Control Number 1845 - 0129.
We estimate that the enhanced PLUS
loan borrower counseling requirements for each graduate and professional student who
qualifies for a PLUS
loan based on extenuating
circumstances will, on average, increase
loan counseling by 0.50 hours (30 minutes).
Applicants with an adverse credit history who
qualify for a PLUS
Loan by demonstrating that extenuating circumstances exist, or who qualify for a PLUS loan by obtaining an endorser, will be required to participate in loan counseling provided by the Departm
Loan by demonstrating that extenuating
circumstances exist, or who
qualify for a PLUS
loan by obtaining an endorser, will be required to participate in loan counseling provided by the Departm
loan by obtaining an endorser, will be required to participate in
loan counseling provided by the Departm
loan counseling provided by the Department.
Short sale caused by an extenuating
circumstance such as death of primary wage earner as long as the credit score prior to the
circumstance was sufficient to
qualify for a
loan.
These final regulations will increase the number of applicants who
qualify for PLUS
loans based on the initial credit check and consequently decrease the total number of applicants who are approved through the extenuating
circumstances process.
We estimate a total increase of 18,340 hours of burden for parent PLUS borrowers at private for - profit institutions (10,480 hours for the collection and submission of documentation of extenuating
circumstances or to obtain an endorser who does not have an adverse credit history, plus an additional 5,709 hours of enhanced counseling for parent borrowers who
qualify for a
loan after demonstrating extenuating
circumstances, and an additional 2,151 hours of enhanced counseling for the parent borrowers who received a
loan after obtaining an endorser who does not have an adverse credit history) under OMB Control Number 1845 - 0129.
Lump sum payments made by the Department of Defense towards eligible
loans may count in certain
circumstances, for up to 12
qualifying payments per year.
We agree with the commenters that these applicants, as well as applicants who
qualify for PLUS
loans based on extenuating
circumstances, should be required to complete PLUS
loan counseling.
We estimate a total increase of 539 hours of burden for parent PLUS
loan applicants at foreign institutions (308 hours for the collection and submission of documentation of extenuating
circumstances or to obtain an endorser who does not have an adverse credit history, plus an additional 142 hours for enhanced counseling for parent PLUS
loan applicants who
qualify for a
loan after demonstrating extenuating
circumstances and an additional 89 hours of enhanced counseling for applicants who receive a
loan after obtaining an endorser who does not have an adverse credit history) under OMB Control Number 1845 - 0129.
We estimate a total increase of 3,640 hours of burden for graduate and professional student borrowers at foreign institutions (2,426 hours for the collection and submission of documentation of extenuating
circumstances, or to obtain an endorser who does not have an adverse credit history, plus an additional 753 hours of enhanced counseling for borrowers who
qualify for a
loan after demonstrating that extenuating
circumstances exist, and an additional 461 hours of enhanced counseling for the borrowers who receive a
loan after obtaining an endorser who does not have an adverse credit history) under OMB Control Number 1845 - 0129.
We estimate a total increase of 16,477 hours of burden for graduate and professional student PLUS borrowers at private for - profit institutions (10,984 hours for the collection and submission of documentation of existing extenuating
circumstances or to obtain an endorser who does not have an adverse credit history, plus an additional 3,804 hours of enhanced counseling for borrowers who
qualify for a
loan after demonstrating that extenuating
circumstances exist, and an additional 1,689 hours of enhanced counseling for the borrowers who receive a
loan after obtaining an endorser who does not have an adverse Start Printed Page 63329credit history) under OMB Control Number 1845 - 0129.
Based on comments received on the NPRM, these final regulations provide that any parent PLUS
loan applicant who has an adverse credit history, but who
qualifies for a
loan after demonstrating extenuating
circumstance or after obtaining an endorser who does not have an adverse credit history, must complete enhanced PLUS
loan counseling before receiving a PLUS
loan.
Comments: Commenters generally expressed support for adding a provision to require
loan counseling for PLUS
loan applicants who are determined to have an adverse credit history, but who
qualify for a PLUS
loan by demonstrating that extenuating
circumstances exist.
We estimate a total increase of 136,569 hours of burden for parent PLUS applicants at public institutions (78,039 hours for the collection and submission of documentation of existing extenuating
circumstances or to obtain an endorser who does not have an adverse credit history, plus an additional 43,280 hours of enhanced counseling for parent applicants who
qualify for a
loan after demonstrating that extenuating
circumstances exist, and an additional 15,250 hours of enhanced counseling for parent applicants who received a
loan after obtaining an endorser who does not have an adverse credit history) under OMB Control Number 1845 - 0129.
Unlike other
loans, applicants can potentially
qualify for an FHA
loan with a credit score as low as 580 (or 500 in some
circumstances).
Private lenders may or may not offer
loan deferment or forbearance (as federal
loans do), which allow you to suspend payments if you go back to school, fulfill military service orders or experience financial hardship, among other
qualifying circumstances.
Although courts tend to interpret the Brunner test strictly, whether you
qualify for a hardship discharge will ultimately be a function of the individual facts and
circumstances of your case as well as the attitudes toward student
loan debt that are prevalent in your jurisdiction.
For instance, if you filed for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, you'll need to wait four years in most cases to
qualify for a conventional Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac
loan (two years if you can prove there were extenuating
circumstances).
In certain
circumstances, you may
qualify for a deferment or a forbearance that will temporarily stop, delay or lower your monthly federal student
loan payment.
Another disadvantage is that your
circumstances could change during construction, making it impossible to
qualify for a permanent
loan — and you pay for two closings: once on the construction
loan, and later, on the mortgage.
Capital gains can in some
circumstances, with some «soft» money lenders, be
qualifying income for
loans originated with normal rates.
Even those who didn't
qualify under normal
circumstance could also live beyond their means through creative and exotic
loans like Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARMs) and 40 - or 50 - year amortization periods.
The company's objective is to provide «make - sense» decisions when creditworthy borrowers have
circumstances that make it difficult to
qualify for conventional
loans.