For Perkins Loans, there is a cumulative limit on
general forbearance of three years.
Not exact matches
You can also request
general forbearance for financial difficulties, but in this case, approval is at the discretion
of your lender.
Requirements will vary, but in
general, some private student lenders may extend
forbearances during times
of financial trouble, if you've incurred medical expenses, if you've recently lost your job, or had a significant reduction in wages.
But surely none
of these assessments
of that bellicose era can hold a candle to
General Robert E. Lee's reflections on it: «had
forbearance and wisdom been practiced by both sides,» it might have been prevented.
Interestingly in January 2017, Washington state Attorney
General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit against Navient Corporation, accusing the lender
of a number
of deceptive practices, including pushing distressed students toward short - term
forbearance.
However, its sister company, Navient, was sued in January by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and several state attorneys
general, over allegations that it pushed students into
forbearance instead
of enrolling them into money - saving income - contingent repayment plans.
There are two kinds
of student loan
forbearance:
General and Mandatory.
At the time a servicer provides the written notice pursuant to § 1024.41 (c)(2)(iii), if the servicer lacks information necessary to determine the amount
of a specific payment due during the program or plan (for example, because the borrower's interest rate will change to an unknown rate based on an index or because an escrow account computation year as defined in § 1024.17 (b) will end and the borrower's escrow payment might change), the servicer complies with the requirement to disclose the specific payment terms and duration
of a short - term payment
forbearance program or short - term repayment plan if the disclosures are based on the best information reasonably available to the servicer at the time the notice is provided and the written notice identifies which payment amounts may change, states that such payment amounts are estimates, and states the
general reason that such payment amounts might change.
There is no fixed cumulative limit on
general forbearance for Direct Loans and FFEL Program loans, but your loan servicer may set a limit on the maximum period
of time you can receive a
general forbearance.
However, your loan servicer may set a limit on the maximum period
of time you can receive a
general forbearance.