Not exact matches
Under the
terms of the deal, Maya Mountain will begin
repayments after a two -
year grace period.
Also, interest - only borrowers can face a marked step - up in their required
repayments once they come off the interest - only period (
after the first few
years of the loan
term).
Since it takes the average student many
years to repay student loan debt in British Columbia and since it can be difficult to obtain long -
term, sustainable employment in their chosen career, it is not surprising that
after years of struggle many discover that they are not able to keep up with their student loan
repayment obligation and find the outstanding balance prohibitive, limiting their lives accordingly.
This
repayment plan provides for smallerthannormal monthly payments for the first few
years (usually 5
years), which gradually increase each
year, and then level off
after the end of the «graduation period» to largerthannormal payments for the remaining
term of the loan.
If the program will extend beyond that, the standard
repayment term will kick in
after a maximum of 54 months (four
years and a 6 month extension intended for the time period between completing residency and becoming an attending).
However, the NBER paper suggests that when low - income borrowers attend less selective schools that are still in the middle of the road in
terms of economic mobility, about half end up earning more than $ 25,000 a
year after entering
repayment.
After residency, five different
repayment terms are offered, ranging from five to twenty
years.
«Students should calculate the monthly loan payments assuming a 10 -
year repayment term and consider how this will affect their lifestyle
after graduation,» he says.