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FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN TERMS AND CONDITIONS
APPLICABLE LAW - The terms of this Federal Perkins Loan Promissory Note (hereinafter called the Note) and any disbursements made under this Note shall be interpreted in accordance with Part E of Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (hereinafter called the Act), as well as Federal regulations issued under the Act. All sums advanced under this Note are subject to the Act and Federal regulations issued under the Act.

REPAYMENT - I am obligated to repay the principal and the interest that accrues on my loan(s) to the above-named institution (hereinafter called the School) over a period beginning 9 months (or sooner if I am a Less-Than-Half-Time Borrower) after the date I cease to be at least a half-time student at an institution of higher education or a comparable school outside the United States approved by the United States Department of Education (hereinafter called the Department) and ending 10 years later, unless I request in writing that my repayment period begin sooner. I understand that the School will report the amount of my installment payments, along with the amount of this loan to at least one national credit bureau. Interest on this loan shall accrue from the beginning of the repayment period. My repayment period may be shorter than 10 years if I am required by my School to make minimum monthly payments. My repayment period may be extended during periods of deferment, hardship, or forbearance and I may make graduated installments in accordance with a schedule approved by the Department. I will make my installment payments in equal monthly, bimonthly or quarterly installments as determined by the School. The School may round my installment payment to the next highest multiple of $5. I will make a minimum monthly payment of $40 (or $30 if I have outstanding Federal Perkins Loans made before October 1, 1992 that included the $30 minimum payment option) in accordance with the Minimum Monthly Payment Section of the Terms and Conditions contained on the reverse side of this document.

LATE CHARGES - The School will impose late charges if I do not make a scheduled payment when due or if I fail to submit to the School on or before the due date of the payment, a properly documented request for any of the forbearance, deferment or cancellation benefits as described below. No late charges may exceed 20 percent of my monthly, bimonthly, or quarterly payment. The School may add the late charges to principal the day after the scheduled payment was due or include it with the next scheduled payment after I have received notice of the charge, and such notice is sent before the next installment is due.

FORBEARANCE, DEFERMENT, OR CANCELLATION – I may apply for a forbearance, deferment, or cancellation on my loan. During an approved forbearance period, payments of principal and interest, or principal only, may be postponed or reduced. Interest continues to accrue while my loan is in forbearance. During an approved deferment period, I am not required to make scheduled installment payments on my loan. I am not liable for any interest that might otherwise accrue while my loan is in deferment. If I meet the eligibility requirements for a cancellation of my loan, the institution may cancel up to 100 percent of the outstanding principal loan amount. Information on eligibility and application requirements for forbearances, deferments, and cancellations is provided on pages 2 and 3 of this Note. I am responsible for submitting the appropriate requests on time, and I may lose my benefits if I fail to file my request on time.

DEFAULT – The School may, at its option, declare my loan to be in default if (1) I fail to make a scheduled payment when due; (2) I fail to submit to the School, on or before the due date of a scheduled payment, documentation that I qualify for a forbearance, deferment, or cancellation; or (3) I fail to comply with the terms and conditions of this promissory Note or written repayment agreement.
The School may assign a defaulted loan to the Department for collection. I will be ineligible for any further federal student financial assistance authorized under the Act until I make arrangements that are satisfactory to the School or the Department to repay my loan. The School or the Department shall disclose to credit bureau organizations that I have defaulted and all other relevant loan information. I will lose my right to defer payments and my right to forbearance if I default on my loan. The School or the Department may accelerate my defaulted loan. Acceleration means that the School or the Department demands immediate payment of the entire unpaid balance of the loan, including principal, interest, late charges, and collection costs. I will lose my right to receive cancellation benefits for service that is performed after the date the School or the Department accelerated the loan.

CHANGE OF STATUS - I will inform the School of any change in my name, address, telephone number, Social Security Number, or driver's license number.

PROMISE TO PAY: I promise to pay the School, or a subsequent holder of the Promissory Note, the sum of amount(s) advanced to me under the terms of this Note, plus interest and other fees which may become due as provided in this Note. I promise to pay all reasonable collection costs, including attorney fees and other charges, necessary for the collection of any amount not paid when due. I will not sign this Note before reading it, including the provisions on pages 2 and 3 of this Note. This loan has been made to me without security or endorsement. My signature certifies I have read, understand, and agree to the terms and conditions of this Promissory Note. I UNDERSTAND THAT I AM RECEIVING A LOAN THAT MUST BE REPAID.
LOAN REHABILITATION - If I default on my Federal Perkins Loan, I may rehabilitate my defaulted loan by requesting the rehabilitation and by making a voluntary, on-time, monthly payment, as determined by the School, each month for twelve consecutive months. If I successfully rehabilitate my defaulted Federal Perkins Loan, I will again be subject to the terms and conditions and qualify for any remaining benefits and privileges of my original Promissory Note and the default will be removed from my credit history. I understand that I may rehabilitate a defaulted Federal Perkins loan only once. After my loan is rehabilitated, collection costs on the loan may not exceed 24 percent of the unpaid principal and accrued interest as of the date following the application of the twelfth consecutive payment. If I default on my rehabilitated loan, the cap on collection costs is removed.

ASSIGNMENT - This Note may be assigned by the School only to the United States, as represented by the United States Department of Education. Upon assignment, the provisions of this Note that relate to the School will, where appropriate, relate to the Department.

HARDSHIP REPAYMENT OPTIONS - Upon my written request, the School may extend my repayment period (1) for up to an additional 10 years if I qualify as a low-income individual during the repayment period; or (2) for the period necessary beyond my 10-year repayment period if, in the school’s opinion, prolonged illness or unemployment prevent me from making the scheduled repayments. Interest will continue to accrue during any extension of a repayment period.

If I am required by the School to make a minimum monthly payment on my loan, the School may also permit me to pay less than the minimum monthly payment amount for a period of not more than one year at a time if I experience a period of prolonged illness or unemployment, however, such action may not extend the repayment period beyond 10 years.

GRACE PERIODS - Unless I am a Less-Than-Half-Time Borrower, I will receive an initial nine-month grace period before the first payment of my Federal Perkins Loan must be made. After the close of an authorized deferment period, I will receive a post-deferment grace period of 6 months before my payments resume. Interest does not accrue during the initial grace period or during a post-deferment grace period. The nine-month initial grace period for Federal Perkins Loans does not include any period up to 3 years during which I am called or ordered to active duty for more than 30 days from a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, including the period necessary for me to resume enrollment at the next available enrollment period. I must notify the School that made my loan of the beginning and ending dates of my service, and the date I resume enrollment. If I am in my initial grace period when called or ordered to active duty, I am entitled to a new nine-month initial grace period upon completion of the excluded period.

If I am a Less-Than-Half-Time Borrower with outstanding Federal Perkins Loans, my repayment period begins when the next scheduled installment of my outstanding loan is due. If I am a Less-Than-Half-Time Borrower with no other outstanding Federal Perkins Loans, my repayment begins the earlier of: 9 months from the date my loan was made, or 9 months from the date I became less than a half-time student, even if I received the loan after I became a less than half-time student.

PREPAYMENT - I may prepay all or any part of my unpaid loan balance, plus any accrued interest, at any time without penalty. Amounts I repay in the academic year in which the loan was made and before the initial grace period has ended will be used to reduce the amount of the loan and will not be considered a prepayment. If I repay amounts during the academic year in which the loan was made and the initial grace period has ended, only those amounts in excess of the amount due for any repayment period shall be considered a prepayment. If, in an academic year other than the award year in which the loan was made, I repay more than the amount due for an installment, the excess will be used to repay principal unless I designate it as an advance payment of the next regular installment.

MINIMUM MONTHLY PAYMENT - If required by the School, I will make a minimum monthly payment amount of $40 (or $30 if I have outstanding Federal Perkins Loans made before October 1, 1992 that included the $30 minimum payment option) or its bimonthly or quarterly equivalent. If the total monthly payment amount on this loan and any outstanding Federal Perkins Loans I may have is less than the minimum monthly payment amount established by the School, the School may still require a minimum monthly payment amount. A minimum monthly payment amount will combine my obligation on this and all my outstanding Federal Perkins Loans unless I have received loans with different grace periods and deferments. At my request and if I am eligible, the school may combine this minimum monthly payment amount with all my outstanding Federal Perkins Loans, including those made at other schools. Under these circumstances the portion of the minimum monthly payment that will be applied to this loan will be the difference between the minimum monthly payment amount and the total amounts owed on a monthly basis on my other Federal Perkins Loans. If each school holding my outstanding Federal Perkins Loans exercises the minimum monthly payment amount option, the minimum monthly payment amount will be divided among the schools in proportion to the loan amount advanced by each school.

FORBEARANCE - Upon making a properly documented written request to the School, I am entitled to forbearance of principal and interest or principal only, renewable at intervals of up to 12 months for periods that collectively do not exceed three years, under the following conditions: If my monthly Title IV loan debt burden equals or exceeds 20 percent of my total monthly gross income; if the Secretary authorizes a period of forbearance due to a national military mobilization or other national emergency; or if the School determines that I qualify due to poor health or for other reasons, including service in AmeriCorps. Interest accrues during any period of forbearance.

DEFERMENTS - To apply for a deferment, I must request the deferment from the School. My request does not have to be in writing, but the School may require that I submit supporting documentation to prove my eligibility for a deferment. I may defer making scheduled installment payments and will not be liable for any interest that might otherwise accrue 1) during any period that I am enrolled and attending as a regular student in at least a half-time course of study at an eligible school (If the School obtains student enrollment information showing that I qualify for this deferment, the School may grant the deferment without my request providing the School notifies me and gives me the option to cancel the deferment); 2) during any period that I am enrolled and attending as a regular student in a graduate fellowship program approved by the Secretary; engaged in graduate or post-graduate fellowship-supported study outside the US; enrolled and attending a rehabilitation training program for disabled individuals approved by the Secretary; engaged in public service that qualifies me to have part or all of my loan canceled; 3) for a period not to exceed three years during which I am seeking but unable to find full-time employment; and 4) for a period not to exceed three years, for up to one year at a time, during which I am experiencing an economic hardship as determined by the School. I may qualify for an economic hardship deferment for my Federal Perkins Loan if I provide my school with documentation showing that I have been granted an economic hardship deferment under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program or Federal Family Education Loan Program for the period of time for which I am requesting an economic hardship deferment for my Federal Perkins Loan. If I am serving as a volunteer in the Peace Corps, I am eligible for an economic hardship deferment for my full term of service; however, I understand that an economic hardship deferment based on service as a Peace Corps volunteer may not exceed the lesser of three years or my remaining period of economic hardship eligibility.

I may continue to defer making scheduled installment payments and will not be liable for any interest that might otherwise accrue for a six-month period immediately following the expiration of any deferment period described in this paragraph.

I am not eligible for a deferment while serving in a medical internship or residency program.

CANCELLATIONS - Upon making a properly documented written request to the School, I am entitled to have up to 100 percent of the original principal loan amount of this loan canceled if I perform qualifying service in the areas listed in paragraphs A, B, C, D and E below. Qualifying service must be performed after I receive the loan.

A. Teaching · a full time teacher in a public or other nonprofit elementary or secondary school, designated by the Secretary in accordance with the provisions of section 465(a)(2) of the Act as a school with a high concentration of students from low-income families. An official Directory of designated low-income schools is published annually by the Secretary; · a full-time special education teacher in a public or nonprofit elementary or secondary school system; or · a full-time teacher, in a public or other nonprofit elementary or secondary school system, who teaches mathematics, science, foreign languages, bilingual education, or any other field of expertise that is determined by the State Department of Education to have a shortage of qualified teachers in that State.

B. Early Intervention Services · a full-time qualified professional provider of early intervention services in a public or other nonprofit program under public supervision by a lead agency as authorized by section 632(5) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Early intervention services are provided to infants and toddlers with disabilities.

C. Law Enforcement or Corrections Officer · a full-time law enforcement officer for an eligible local, State or Federal law enforcement agency; or · a full-time corrections officer for an eligible local, State, or Federal corrections agency.

D. Nurse or Medical Technician · a full-time nurse providing health care services; or · a full-time medical technician providing health care services.

E. Child or Family Service Agency · a full-time employee of an eligible public or private non-profit child or family service agency who is providing or supervising the provision of services to high-risk children who are from low-income communities and the families of such children.

Cancellation Rates - For each completed year of service under paragraphs A, B, C, D, and E a portion of this loan will be canceled at the following rates:
  • 15 percent of the original principal loan amount for each of the first and second years;
  • 20 percent of the original principal loan amount for each of the third year and fourth years; and
  • 30 percent of the original principal loan amount for the fifth year.

F. Head Start Cancellation - Upon making a properly documented written request to the School, I am entitled to have up to 100 percent of the original principal loan amount canceled for qualifying service performed after I receive the loan as: · a full-time staff member in the educational component of a Head Start program which is operated for a period comparable to a full school year and which pays a salary comparable to an employee of a local educational agency.

Cancellation Rate - For each completed year of service under the Head Start Cancellation provision, this loan will be canceled at the rate of 15 percent of the original principal loan amount.

G. Military Cancellation - Upon making a properly documented written request to the School, I am entitled to have up to 50 percent of the principal amount of this loan canceled for qualifying service performed after I receive the loan as: · a member of the Armed Forces of the United States in an area of hostilities that qualifies for special pay under section 310 of Title 37 of the United States Code.

Cancellation Rate - For each completed year of service under the Military Cancellation provision, this loan will be canceled at the rate of 12½ percent of the original principal loan amount.

H. Volunteer Service Cancellation - Upon making a properly documented written request to the School, I am entitled to have up to 70 percent of the original principal loan amount of this loan canceled for qualifying service performed after I received the loan as: · a volunteer under the Peace Corps Act; · a volunteer under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (ACTION programs).

Cancellation Rate - For each completed year of service under the Volunteer Service Cancellation provision, a portion of this loan will be canceled at the following rates:

  • 15 percent of the original principal loan amount for each of the first and second 12-month periods of service; and
  • 20 percent of the original principal loan amount for each of the third and fourth 12- month periods of service.

DISCHARGES – My obligation to repay this loan may be partially or totally discharged for the reasons specified in paragraphs A, B, C, and D below.

A. Death - In the event of my death, the School will discharge the total amount owed on this loan.

B. Total and Permanent Disability - If I become totally and permanently disabled after I receive this loan, the School will discharge the total amount owed on this loan. If my disability discharge claim is approved by the School on or after July 1, 2002, this loan will be assigned to the United States Department of Education, which will discharge the total amount owed on this loan if it determines that I am eligible for a total and permanent disability discharge.

C. School Closure - Under certain conditions, my total liability will be discharged, including refunding any amounts I have already paid on the loan, if I was unable to complete the program in which I was enrolled because my school closed.

D. Bankruptcy - Under certain conditions, my loan may be discharged in bankruptcy. In order to discharge a loan in bankruptcy, I must prove undue hardship in an adversary proceeding before the bankruptcy court.

Disclosure of Information

STUDENT LOAN OMBUDSMAN – If I dispute the terms of my Federal Perkins Loan in writing to my School, and my School and I are unable to resolve the dispute, I may seek the assistance of the Department of Education’s Student Loan Ombudsman. The Student Loan Ombudsman will review and attempt to informally resolve the dispute.