If you think you need one, request a forbearance by submitting a form called
the General Forbearance Request.
Submit
a General Forbearance Request and documentations proving you are eligible to your loan servicer.
After you're done filling out
the general forbearance request form, send it to FedLoan Servicing.
Not exact matches
You can also
request general forbearance for financial difficulties, but in this case, approval is at the discretion of your lender.
Make sure you specifically
request a disaster - related administrative
forbearance, rather than a
general or economic hardship
forbearance; you'll also want to ask about whether any outstanding interest will be capitalized (added to the principal balance).
If you are still experiencing a hardship when your current
forbearance expires, you may
request another
general forbearance.
You can
request a
general forbearance if you are temporarily unable to make your scheduled monthly loan payments for the following reasons:
Your loan servicer decides whether or not to grant a
request for a
general forbearance.
Make sure you specifically
request a disaster - related administrative
forbearance, rather than a
general or economic hardship
forbearance; you'll also want to ask about whether any outstanding interest will be capitalized (added to the principal balance).