This would not be the case for many
graduate and professional borrowers under PROSPER.
Not exact matches
Payments are made for up to 20 years (25 years for
borrowers with Direct Loans obtained for
graduate and professional study).
Unsubsidized loans, which accrue interest during the
borrower's time enrolled in school, are available for
graduate and professional students through the Direct Stafford Loan program with the Department of Education.
These
graduate and professional student PLUS
borrowers may defer repayment during the six months after they leave school.
In the past, large - balance
borrowers posed less of a risk to taxpayers
and were unlikely to struggle with their loans because most went to
graduate or
professional schools, borrowed modest amounts
and had strong labor market outcomes.
A loan made by the U.S. Department of Education to
graduate or
professional students
and parents of dependent undergraduate students for which the
borrower is fully responsible for paying the interest regardless of the loan status.
Borrowers in REPAYE whose only eligible Direct loan debt is for undergraduate education will have any outstanding balance forgiven after 20 years of repayment, and borrowers with eligible Direct loan debt received for any graduate or professional education will have their balance forgiven after
Borrowers in REPAYE whose only eligible Direct loan debt is for undergraduate education will have any outstanding balance forgiven after 20 years of repayment,
and borrowers with eligible Direct loan debt received for any graduate or professional education will have their balance forgiven after
borrowers with eligible Direct loan debt received for any
graduate or
professional education will have their balance forgiven after 25 years.
Undergraduate,
graduate,
and professional degree students may also qualify for federal Perkins loan s. Instead of the federal government acting as the lender,
borrowers make payments directly to the school that made the loan.
The maximum loan amount is $ 150,000 for
borrowers with a bachelors degree
and $ 250,000 for a
graduate, medical, law or other
professional degrees.
Federal Direct PLUS Loans are available to both parents
and graduate /
professional students, therefore the parent (or the
graduate /
professional student, if applicable) is considered to be the primary
borrower and is responsible for repaying the loan.
We estimate a total increase of 27,755 hours of burden for
graduate and professional student PLUS
borrowers at public institutions (18,503 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 6,325 hours of enhanced counseling for
borrowers with extenuating circumstances
and an additional 2,927 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 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).
Discussion: We appreciate the support of the commenter who agreed that the adverse credit history requirements should apply to both parent
and graduate and professional student
borrowers.
We estimate a total increase of 50,391 hours of burden for
graduate and professional PLUS
borrowers at private non-profit institutions (33,594 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 10,712 hours of enhanced counseling for
borrowers who received a loan after demonstrating that extenuating circumstances exist
and an additional 6,085 hours of enhanced counseling for the
borrowers who received a loan after obtaining an endorser who does not have an adverse credit history) under OMB Control Number 1845 - 0129.
The commenter argued that the typical borrowing profiles of parents
and of
graduate and professional students are quite different,
and believed that different definitions of «adverse credit history» would allow variations in the credit approval process tailored to each type of
borrower.
We disagree with the commenter who recommended separate definitions of «adverse credit history» for parent
and graduate and professional student
borrowers.
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.
Yet 80 percent of
borrowers in PSLF borrowed more than that, meaning the program is dominated by students who attended
graduate and professional school.
Recent figures on budget costs, enrollment,
and projected loan forgiveness all point to a public service loan forgiveness bonanza on the horizon — one that will significantly distort incentives
and pricing in higher education
and disproportionately benefit
borrowers with
graduate and professional degrees.
Recent research suggests that
borrowers in certain professions stand to have their entire
graduate and professional educations paid for through loan forgiveness under PSLF.
Offers loan forgiveness after 20 years of qualifying payments (25 years for
borrowers with Direct Loans obtained for
graduate and professional study).
Payments are made for up to 20 years (25 years for
borrowers with Direct Loans obtained for
graduate and professional study).
FDIC - insured
and established in 2006, Darien Rowayton Bank has helped thousands of
professionals with
graduate and undergraduate degrees across the country to refinance
and consolidate over $ 3 billion in federal
and private school loans, saving these
borrowers thousands of dollars each.
The types of federal student loans are Perkins, Direct Stafford, Direct PLUS (
graduate and professional degree student
borrowers), Direct PLUS (parent
borrowers)
and Direct Loan Consolidation.