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The lender is the institution from which the money is actually borrowed, but the interest rates and terms of the loan are set by the U.S. Department of Education. Some lenders offer special incentives that reduce your loan balance or lower your interest rates.
We recommend that you select the same lender for each loan you borrow to avoid problems when it comes time to repay your loans.
Please note that you have the right to choose any lender, including any lender not on this list.
- Origination fee for Subsidized/Unsubsidized loans
1.5% -
Direct Stafford Subsidized Loans 7/1/09-6/30/10---5.6%
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Direct Stafford Unsubsidized Loans ---6.8%
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Direct PLUS loan--- Fixed 7.9%
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Origination fees of are 4% will be subtracted proportionately from
each disbursement of the loan
(with possible up-front interest rate reduction rebate).
0.25% interest reduction for automatic Electronic
Debit Account Repayment option
For more information visit
www.dl.ed.gov or
call 1-800-848-0979
-Federal Stafford loans with ZERO fees
- Federal Stafford Subsidized Loans 7/1/09-6/30/10---5.6%
- Federal Stafford Unsubsidized Loans ---6.8%
0.25% repayment interest rate credit when payments are set up for automatic debit from a bank account
Federal PLUS loan - Fixed 8.25%
For more information visit www.discoverstudentloans.com or
call 1-877-728-3030
-Origination fee for Subsidized/Unsubsidized loans
.5% / 1%
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Federal default fee- paid by TG
Federal Stafford Subsidized Loans 7/1/08-6/30/09---6%
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Federal Stafford Unsubsidized Loans ---6.8%
.25% interest rate reduction for making payments using auto-debit
24/7 student loan application and account access online at
www.nelnet.com
Toll-free access to helpful Nelnet Advisors: 1.877.804.3603
Federal PLUS loan – Fixed 8.50%
For more information visit www.nelnet.com or
call 1-877-804-3603
- Federal Stafford Subsidized Loans 7/1/09-6/30/10---5.6%
- Federal Stafford Unsubsidized Loans ---6.8%
For loans first disbursed July 1, 2009–June 30, 2010: Origination fee 1% / 1% Federal default fee- paid by TG
Origination fee for Subsidized/Unsubsidized loans .5% / 1%
Federal PLUS loan---Fixed 8.50%
For more information visit www.salliemae.com or
call 1-888-2SALLIE
- Federal Stafford Subsidized Loans 7/1/08-6/30/09---6%
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Federal Stafford Unsubsidized Loans ---6.8%
- .5% Origination fee / 1% Federal default fee- paid by TG / 0.25% interest rate reduction ACH
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1% rebate of initial loan amount with 12 on time payments
Federal PLUS loan – Fixed 8.50%
3% Origination Fee/1% Federal default fee
For more information visit www.wachovia.com/education or
call 1-800-338-2243
Dallas Nursing code of conduct prohibits a conflict of
interest with the responsibilities of an officer, employee, or agent of a school
regarding Title IV loans. Dallas Nursing has published this code "prominently"
on our Web site; and it annually inform all of the school's officers, employees,
and agents with Title IV loan responsibilities of the provisions of the code of
conduct. The code includes the following items:
Ban on revenue-sharing arrangements, which means Dallas Nursing will not enter
into any revenue-sharing arrangement with any lender. The term "revenue-sharing
arrangement" means an arrangement between a school and a lender under which a
lender provides or issues a Title IV loan to the school's students or the
families of its students; and in exchange the school recommends the lender or
its loan products, or the lender pays a fee or, provides other material benefits,
including revenue or profit sharing, to the school, a school officer or
employee, or an agent of the school.
Ban on gifts, meaning that an officer or employee of the school's
financial aid office — or any employee or agent of the school whose
responsibilities are related to education loans — must not solicit
or accept any gift from a lender, guarantor, or servicer. A "gift"
is defined as any gratuity, favor, discount, entertainment,
hospitality, loan, or other item having a monetary value of more
than a minimal amount. A gift also includes a gift of services,
transportation, lodging, or meals, whether provided in kind, by purchase of a
ticket, payment in advance, or reimbursement after an expense has been incurred.
A gift to a family member of an officer, employee, or agent of a school, or any
other individual based on the family member's relationship with that officer,
employee, or agent, is considered a gift to the officer, employee, or agent if
the gift is given with the knowledge and acquiescence of the officer, employee,
or agent; and the officer, employee, or agent has reason to believe the gift was
given because of the officer, employee, or agent's official position. Gifts to
family members given under those circumstances are therefore prohibited, just as
if they were given to the officer, employee, or agent. ·
Prohibition on contracting arrangements, which means that the school's officers,
employees, and agents with education loan responsibilities must not accept any
fee, payment, or other financial benefit (including the opportunity to purchase
stock) from a lender as compensation for any type of consulting arrangement or
other contract to provide services to a lender or on behalf of a lender relating
to education loans.
An officer or employee of a school who is not employed in the
school's financial aid office and who does not have responsibilities
related to education loans, or an agent who does not have
responsibilities related to education loans, may perform paid or
unpaid service on a board of directors of a lender, guarantor, or
servicer of education loans.
An officer or employee of the school who is not employed in the school's
financial aid office but who does have responsibility related to education
loans, or an agent who has responsibility related to education loans, may
perform paid or unpaid service on a board of directors of a lender, guarantor,
or servicer of education loans, if the school has a written conflict of interest
policy that clearly states that officers, employees, or agents must recuse
themselves from participating in any decision of the board regarding
education loans at the school.
An officer, employee, or contractor of a lender, guarantor, or servicer of
education loans may serve on a board of directors, or serve as a trustee, of a
school, if the school has a written conflict of interest policy that states the
board member or trustee must be recused from any decision regarding education
loans at the school.
Rules for interaction with borrowers, which prohibit Dallas Nursing
Institute from
assigning, through award packaging or other methods, a first-time borrower's
loan to a particular lender; or refusing to certify, or delaying certification
of, any loan based on the borrower's selection of a particular lender or
guarantor.
Prohibition on offers of funds for private loans, meaning that the Dallas
Nursing Institute must not request or accept from any lender any offer of funds to be used
for private education loans, including funds for an opportunity pool loan, in
exchange for the school providing concessions or promises of a specified number
or volume of Title IV loans, or a preferred lender arrangement for Title IV
loans.
Rules for advisory board compensation, which state that any employee in the
school's financial aid office, or who otherwise has responsibilities related to
education loans or other student financial aid of the school, and who serves on
an advisory board, commission, or group established by a lender, guarantor, or
group of lenders or guarantors, shall be prohibited from receiving anything of
value from the lender, guarantor, or group of lenders or guarantors. However,
the employee may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in serving on
the advisory board, commission, or group.
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