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Repayment Options

 
 

Federal loans and Access Group private student loans


Federal loans only

Standard or Equal Repayment Plan
(EasyPay Equal)
Federal and Access Group Private Loans
  • Payment is fixed at a monthly amount (actual amount may vary as interest rate varies)
  • Requires the highest initial monthly payment, but results in the lowest total cost in interest paid
  • Length of repayment is 10 years

Note: For actual repayment amounts and schedule of your student loan payments, contact your lender or servicer.

Graduated Repayment Plans
  • Monthly payments start lower and increase at scheduled intervals (early payments typically cover only interest charges)
  • No monthly payment can be more than three times greater than any other monthly payment and each payment must at least equal the interest due
  • Total finance charges are higher over the length of repayment than with the EasyPay Equal Plan
  • Length of repayment is 10 years
  • Access Group's Graduated Repayment Plans
    • EasyPay 2 Step
      Begins with payments of interest only for the first two years, followed by payments of interest and principal for the balance of the loan term.
    • EasyPay 3 Step
      Begins with payments of interest only for the first two years, followed by three years of payments of interest and partial principal, then concludes with payments of interest and principal for the balance of the loan term.
Income-Sensitive Repayment Plan
Federal loans only
  • The borrower must request this plan from the holder/servicer and provide any requested income documentation
  • Monthly payments are based on the borrower's expected total monthly gross income and are adjusted annually
  • Monthly payments can be no less than the amount of accrued interest and no more than three times greater than any other payment
  • Length of repayment is 10 years
  • Offers the lowest possible monthly payments, but incurs the highest total finance charges
Extended Repayment Plan
Federal loans only
  • Must have federal student loan debt in excess of $30,000
  • Repayment can be extended over a maximum of 25 years using either an equal repayment plan or a graduated repayment plan
  • Monthly payment is lower, but the overall cost is higher than with the 10-year equal or graduated repayment plans
  • Alternative to a Federal Consolidation Loan for Stafford and PLUS loan borrowers seeking to lower their monthly payment while maintaining their lower interest rate
  • New benefit! For borrowers who qualify for Extended Repayment Release, Access Group will waive up to the last 12 monthly payments

Note: The Extended Repayment Plan is available only to new federal student loan borrowers on or after October 7, 1998. The Extended Repayment Release benefit is available for Access Group Federal loans with an application date of November 1, 2007 or later.

Federal Loan Consolidation
  • Refinance federally-guaranteed loans into one new loan
  • Interest rate is fixed and is equal to the weighted average of the interest rates of the loans being consolidated, rounded up to the next 1/8th%, not to exceed 8.25%
  • Loans must be in grace or in repayment
  • Length of repayment can be up to 30 years, depending upon outstanding balance of loan debt
  • The equal, graduated, income-sensitive, and extended repayment options are available for Federal Consolidation Loans
Information to help your students with repayment.
 
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