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AwardYear: 1998-1999
EnterChapterNo: 11
EnterChapterTitle: William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program
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SectionTitle: Contents
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INTRODUCTION . . . . . 1
Recent Changes . . . . . 2

SECTION 1: ELIGIBILITY . . . . . 5
Student Borrower Eligibility . . . . . 5
Parent Borrower Eligibility . . . . . 8
Eligibility After Bankruptcy Discharge . . . . . 9
Refusal to Originate a Loan . . . . . 9
Institutional Eligibility . . . . . 10
Withdrawing from the Direct Loan Program . . . . . 12

SECTION 2: DIRECT SUBSIDIZED LOANS, DIRECT
UNSUBSIDIZED LOANS, AND DIRECT PLUS LOANS . . 13

Credit History . . . . . 13
Loan Limits . . . . . 14
Prorated Annual Loan Limits--Direct
Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans . . . . . 19
Frequency of Annual Loan Limits . . . . . 22
Interest Rates . . . . . 25
Additional Borrowing Costs . . . . . 27
Grace Periods--Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans . . . . 28
Repayment . . . . . 28
Deferment . . . . . 34
Forbearance . . . . . 37
Discharge . . . . . 39
Department of Defense Repayment . . . . . 41
Borrower Defenses . . . . . 41

SECTION 3: DIRECT CONSOLIDATION LOANS . . . . . 43
Types of Direct Consolidation Loans . . . . . 43
Loan Limits . . . . . 45
Interest Rates . . . . . 45
Additional Borrowing Costs . . . . . 46
Eligibility . . . . . 47
Subsequent Consolidation . . . . . 52
Repayment . . . . . 53
Holder Responsibilities . . . . . 54

SECTION 4: DEFAULT . . . . . 57
Default's Effect on Borrowers . . . . . 57
Default's Effect on Schools . . . . . 60

SECTION 5: SCHOOL RESPONSIBILITIES . . . . . 71
Determining the Loan Period . . . . . 71
Disbursements . . . . . 73
Other School Responsibilities . . . . . 79

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