Federal · Title 20 — Education

20 U.S.C. § 1087cc: Student loan information by eligible institutions

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the name of the institution of higher education, and the address to which communications and payments should be sent; the principal amount of the loan; the amount of any charges collected by the institution at or prior to the disbursal of the loan and whether such charges are deducted from the proceeds of the loan or paid separately by the borrower; the stated interest rate on the loan; the yearly and cumulative maximum amounts that may be borrowed; an explanation of when repayment of the loan will be required and when the borrower will be obligated to pay interest that accrues on the loan; a statement as to the minimum and maximum repayment term which the institution may impose, and the minimum monthly payment required by law and a description of any penalty imposed as a consequence of default, such as liability for expenses reasonably incurred in attempts by the Secretary or institutions to collect on a loan; a statement of the total cumulative balance, including the loan applied for, owed by the student to that lender, and an estimate of the projected monthly payment, given such cumulative balance; an explanation of any special options the borrower may have for loan consolidation or other refinancing of the loan; a statement that the borrower has the right to prepay all or part of the loan, at any time, without penalty, a statement summarizing circumstances in which repayment of the loan or interest that accrues on the loan may be deferred, and a brief notice of the program for repayment of loans, on the basis of military service, pursuant to the Department of Defense educational loan repayment program ( 10 U.S.C. 16302 ); a definition of default and the consequences to the borrower if the borrower defaults, together with a statement that the disbursement of, and the default on, a loan under this part, shall be reported to a consumer reporting agency; to the extent practicable, the effect of accepting the loan on the eligibility of the borrower for other forms of student assistance; an explanation of any cost the borrower may incur in the making or collection of the loan; a notice and explanation regarding the end to future availability of loans made under this part; a notice and explanation that repayment and forgiveness benefits available to borrowers of loans made under part D are not available to borrowers participating in the loan program under this part; a notice and explanation regarding a borrower’s option to consolidate a loan made under this part into a Federal Direct Loan under part D, including any benefit of such consolidation; with respect to new undergraduate Federal Perkins loan borrowers, as described in section 1087aa(b)(1)(A) of this title , a notice and explanation providing a comparison of the interest rates of loans under this part and part D and informing the borrower that the borrower has reached the maximum annual borrowing limit for which the borrower is eligible as referenced under subparagraphs (A) and (D) of section 1087e(a)(2) of this title ; and with respect to current undergraduate Federal Perkins loan borrowers, as described in section 1087aa(b)(1)(B) of this title , a notice and explanation providing a comparison of the interest rates of loans under this part and part D and informing the borrower that the borrower has reached the maximum annual borrowing limit for which the borrower is eligible on Federal Direct Stafford Loans as referenced under section 1087e(a)(2)(A) of this title . the name of the institution of higher education, and the address to which communications and payments should be sent; the scheduled date upon which the repayment period is to begin; the estimated balance owed by the borrower on the loan or loans covered by the disclosure as of the scheduled date on which the repayment period is to begin (including, if applicable, the estimated amount of interest to be capitalized); the stated interest rate on the loan or loans, or the combined interest rate of loans with different stated interest rates; the nature of any fees which may accrue or be charged to the borrower during the repayment period; the repayment schedule for all loans covered by the disclosure including the date the first installment is due, and the number, amount, and frequency of required payments; an explanation of any special options the borrower may have for loan consolidation or other refinancing of the loan; the projected total of interest charges which the borrower will pay on the loan or loans, assuming that the borrower makes payments exactly in accordance with the repayment schedule; and a statement that the borrower has the right to prepay all or part of the loan or loans covered by the disclosure at any time without penalty. Such information shall be available without cost to the borrower. The failure of an eligible institution to provide information as required by this section shall not (1) relieve a borrower of the obligation to repay a loan in accordance with its terms, (2) provide a basis for a claim for civil damages, or (3) be deemed to abrogate the obligation of the Secretary to make payments with respect to such loan.

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