Income-Driven Repayment Plan Request - Form IDR

INCOME-DRIVEN REPAYMENT PLAN REQUEST:
IDR

For the Revised Pay As You Earn (REPAYE), Pay As You Earn (PAYE), Income-Based
(IBR), and Income-Contingent (ICR) repayment plans under the William D. Ford
Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) and Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Programs

OMB No. 1845-0102
Form Approved
Exp. Date 10/31/2018

WARNING: Any person who knowingly makes a false statement or misrepresentation on this form or on any accompanying
document is subject to penalties that may include fines, imprisonment, or both, under the U.S. Criminal Code and 20 U.S.C.
1097.

SECTION 1: BORROWER IDENTIFICATION
Please enter or correct the following information.
Check this box if any of your information has changed.
SSN
Name
Address
City, State, Zip Code
Telephone - Primary
Telephone - Alternate
Email (Optional)

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SECTION 2: REPAYMENT PLAN OR RECERTIFICATION REQUEST
READ BEFORE COMPLETING THIS FORM:
• You can apply online at StudentLoans.gov. It is faster and easier to complete this form online.
• Income-driven repayment plans offer many benefits, but may not be right for everyone.
• You can learn more about these plans at StudentAid.gov/IDR and by reading Sections 9 and 10.
• It's simple to explore all of your repayment options at StudentAid.gov/repayment-estimator.
• You can find out which types of loans you have and who your loan holder or servicer is at nslds.ed.gov.
• If you need help completing this request, contact your loan holder or servicer for free assistance.
• You may have to pay income tax on any loan amount forgiven under an income-driven plan.
1. Select the reason you are submitting this form (Check
only one):

2. Choose a plan and then continue to Item 3.
(Recommended) I want my loan holder to place me on
the plan with the lowest monthly payment.

I am not in an income-driven repayment plan, but
want to enter one - Continue to Item 2.
I am already in an income-driven repayment plan
and am submitting documentation for the annual
recalculation of my payment - Skip to Item 5.
I am already in an income-driven repayment plan and
am submitting documentation early because I want
my loan holder to recalculate my payment
immediately - Skip to Item 5.
I am already in an income-driven repayment plan,
but want to change to a different income-driven
repayment plan - Continue to Item 2.

REPAYE

IBR

PAYE

ICR

3. Do you have multiple loan holders or servicers?
Yes - Submit a separate request to each loan holder or
servicer. Continue to Item 4.
No - Continue to Item 4.
4. Are you currently in a deferment or forbearance?
No - Continue to Item 5.
Yes, but I want to start making payments under my plan
immediately - Continue to Item 5.
Yes, but I do not want to start repaying my loans until
the deferment or forbearance ends - Continue to Item 5.

If you have FFEL Program loans, they may only be repaid under IBR. If you request a different plan, your loan holder will
consider you for IBR on your FFEL Program loans. You may be able to consolidate your FFEL Program loans into a Direct
Consolidation Loan to take advantage of other income-driven plans by visiting StudentLoans.gov.
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Borrower Name:

Borrower SSN:

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SECTION 3: FAMILY SIZE INFORMATION
5. How many children, including unborn children, are in
your family and receive more than half of their support
from you?

6. How many people, excluding your spouse and children,
live with you, and receive more than half of their
support from you?
. Continue to Item 7.

. Continue to Item 6.
A definition of "family size" is available in Section 9.
Do not enter a value for you or your spouse. Those
values are automatically included, if appropriate.

7. What is your marital status?
Single - Continue to Item 8.
Married - Skip to Item 11.

SECTION 4A: INCOME INFORMATION FOR SINGLE BORROWERS
8. Did you file a federal income tax return for either of
the past two tax years?
Yes - Continue to Item 9.

10. Do you currently have taxable income? Check "No" if
you do not have any income or receive only untaxed
income.
Yes - Skip to Section 5.

No - Skip to Item 10.

No - Skip to Section 6.

9. Has your income significantly changed since you filed
your last federal income tax return? For example, have
you lost your job, gotten divorced, or experienced a
drop in income?

Remember, any person who makes a knowingly false
statement or misrepresentation on this form may be
subject to fines, imprisonment, or both.

Yes - Continue to Item 10.
No - Provide your most recent federal income tax
return or transcript. Skip to Section 6.

SECTION 4B: LOAN AND INCOME INFORMATION FOR MARRIED BORROWERS
11. Does your spouse have federal student loans?
Yes - Continue to Item 12.
No - Skip to Item 14.
12. Provide the following information about your spouse
and then continue to Item 13:
a. Spouse's SSN:
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b. Spouse's Name
c. Spouse's Date of Birth
13. If you are placed on the ICR plan, do you want to
repay your Direct Loans jointly with your spouse?
Yes - Continue to Item 14.
No - Continue to Item 14.
14. When you filed your last federal income tax return,
did you file jointly with your spouse?
Yes - Continue to Item 15.

16. Has your income significantly changed since you
filed your last federal income tax return? For
example, have you lost your job or experienced a
drop in income?
Yes - Skip to Item 18.
No - Continue to Item 17.
17. Has your spouse's income significantly changed since
your spouse filed his or her last federal income tax
return? For example, has your spouse lost his or her
job or experienced a drop in income?
Yes - Continue to Item 18.
No - Provide your and your spouse's most recent
federal income tax return or transcript. Skip to
Section 6.
18. Do you currently have taxable income? Check "No" if
you do not have any income or receive only untaxed
income.
Yes - Provide documentation of your income as
instructed in Section 5. Continue to Item 19.
No - Continue to Item 19.

No - Skip to Item 20.
15. Did you and your spouse file a federal income tax
return for either of the past two tax years?
Yes - Continue to Item 16.

Remember, any person who makes a knowingly false
statement or misrepresentation on this form may be
subject to fines, imprisonment, or both.

No - Skip to Item 18.
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Borrower Name:

Borrower SSN:

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SECTION 4B: LOAN AND INCOME INFORMATION FOR MARRIED BORROWERS (CONTINUED)
24. Are you reasonably able to access information
about your spouse's income and able to have your
spouse sign this application?
Yes - Continue to Item 25.

19. Does your spouse currently have taxable income?
Check "No" if your spouse has no taxable income or
receives only untaxed income.
Yes - Provide documentation of your spouse's
income as instructed in Section 5.

No - Provide documentation of only your
income as instructed in Item 21 or 22 and then
skip to Section 6.

No - Skip to Section 6.
20. Did you file a federal income tax return for either
of the past two years?
Yes - Continue to Item 21.

25. Did your spouse file a federal income tax return for
either of the past two tax years?

No - Skip to Item 22.
21. Has your income significantly changed since you
filed your last federal income tax return? For
example, have you lost your job or experienced a
drop in income?

Yes - Continue to Item 26.
No - Skip to Item 27.
26. Has your spouse's income significantly changed
since your spouse filed his or her last federal
income tax return? For example, has your spouse
lost a job or experienced a drop in income?
Yes - Continue to Item 27.
No - Provide your spouse's most recent federal
income tax return or transcript. This information
will only be used for the REPAYE Plan. Skip to
Section 6.
27. Does your spouse currently have taxable income?
Check "No" if your spouse has no taxable income or
received only untaxed income.

Yes - Continue to Item 22.
No - Provide your most recent federal income
tax return or transcript. Skip to Item 23.
22. Do you currently have taxable income? Check "No"
if you have no taxable income or receive only
untaxed income.
Yes - Provide documentation of your income as
instructed in Section 5. Continue to Item 23.
No - Continue to Item 23.
23. Are you separated from your spouse?
Yes - Provide documentation of only your
income as instructed in Item 21 or 22 and then
skip to Section 6.

Yes - Provide documentation of your spouse's
income as instructed in Section 5. This
information will only be used for the REPAYE
Plan.

No - Continue to Item 24.

No - Skip to Section 6.

Remember, any person who makes a knowingly false statement or misrepresentation on this form may be subject
to fines, imprisonment, or both.

SECTION 5: INSTRUCTIONS FOR DOCUMENTING CURRENT INCOME
You only need to follow these instructions if, based on your answers in Section 4, you and your spouse (if applicable) are
required to provide documentation of your current income instead of a tax return or tax transcript. After gathering the
appropriate documentation, continue to Section 6.
• You must provide documentation of all taxable
income you and your spouse currently receive.
• Documentation will usually include a pay stub or letter
from your employer listing your gross pay.
• You must provide at least one piece of documentation
for each source of taxable income.
• Taxable income includes, for example, income from
employment, unemployment income, dividend income,
dividend income, interest income, tips, and alimony.
• Do not provide documentation of untaxed income
such as Supplemental Security Income, child support,
or federal or state public assistance.

• If documentation is not available or you want to
explain your income, attach a signed statement
explaining each source of income and giving the name
and the address of each source of income.
• Write on your documentation how often you receive
the income, for example, "twice per month" or "every
other week."
• The date on any supporting documentation you
provide must be no older than 90 days from the date
you sign this form.
• Copies of documentation are acceptable.

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Borrower Name:

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Borrower SSN:

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SECTION 6: BORROWER REQUESTS, UNDERSTANDINGS, AUTHORIZATION, AND CERTIFICATION
If I am requesting an income-driven repayment plan or seeking to change between income-driven repayment plans, I request:
• That my loan holder place me on the plan I selected in Section 2 to repay my eligible Direct Loan or FFEL Program loans
held by the holder to which I submit this form.
• If I do not qualify for the plan or plans I requested, that my loan holder place me on the plan with the lowest monthly
payment amount.
• If I selected more than one plan, that my loan holder place me on the plan with the lowest monthly payment amount
from the plans that I requested.
• If more than one of the plans that I selected provides the same initial payment amount, or if my loan holder is
determining which income-driven plans I qualify for and I qualify for more than one of those plans, my loan holder will
use the following order in choosing my plan: REPAYE (if my repayment period is 20 years), PAYE, REPAYE (if my
repayment period is 25 years), IBR and then ICR.
If I am currently repaying my Direct Loans under the IBR plan and am requesting to change to another income-driven plan, I
must be placed on the Standard Repayment Plan, and cannot change to the plan that I requested until I make a payment under
the Standard Repayment Plan or make a payment under a reduced-payment forbearance.
If I check the box below, I request that my loan holder grant me a reduced-payment forbearance for one month so that I can
move from the IBR plan to my new income-driven repayment plan.
I want a one-month reduced-payment forbearance in the amount of

(must be at least $5).

I understand that:
• If I do not provide my loan holder with this completed form and any other required documentation, I will not be placed
on the plan that I requested.
• I may choose a different repayment plan for any student loans that are not eligible for income-driven repayment.
• If I requested a reduced-payment forbearance of less than $5 above, my loan holder will grant my forbearance request
in the amount of $5.
• If I am requesting the ICR plan, my initial payment amount will be the amount of interest that accrues each month on
my loan until my loan holder receives the income documentation needed to calculate my payment amount. If I cannot
afford the initial payment amount, I may request a forbearance by contacting my loan holder.
• If I have FFEL Program loans, my spouse may be required to give my loan holder access to his or her loan information in
the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS). My loan holder will contact me with further instructions.
• My loan holder may grant me a forbearance while processing my application or to cover any period of delinquency that
exists when I submit my application.
I authorize the loan holder to which I submit this request (and its agents or contractors) to contact me regarding my request or
my loan(s), including repayment of my loan(s), at any number that I provide on this form or any future number that I provide for
my cellular telephone or other wireless device using automated telephone dialing equipment or artificial or prerecorded voice
or text messages.
I certify that all of the information I have provided on this form and in any accompanying documentation is true, complete, and
correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Borrower's Signature

Date:

Spouse's Signature

Date:

If you are married, your spouse is required to sign this form unless you answered "yes" to Item 23 or "no" to Item 24.
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SECTION 7: WHERE TO SEND THE COMPLETED AGREEMENT
Return the completed form and any documentation to:
(if no address is shown, return to your loan holder or
servicer.)

If you need help completing this form, call:
(if no telephone number is shown, call your loan holder
or servicer.)

SECTION 8: INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE FORM
Type or print using dark ink. Enter dates as month-day-year (mm-dd-yyyy). Use only numbers. Example: March 14, 2015
= 03-14-2015. Include your name and account number on any documentation that you are required to submit with this
form. Return the completed form and any required documentation to the address shown in Section 7.

SECTION 9: DEFINITIONS
COMMON DEFINITIONS FOR ALL INCOME-DRIVEN
REPAYMENT PLANS:
The William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan)
Program includes Direct Subsidized Loans, Direct
Unsubsidized Loans, Direct PLUS Loans, and Direct
Consolidation Loans.
The Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL)
Program includes Federal Stafford Loans (both
subsidized and unsubsidized), Federal PLUS Loans,
Federal Consolidation Loans, and Federal
Supplemental Loans for Students (SLS).
The poverty guideline amount is the figure for
your state and family size from the poverty guidelines
published annually by the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS). The HHS poverty
guidelines are used for purposes such as determining
eligibility for certain federal benefit programs. If you
are not a resident of a state identified in the poverty
guidelines, your poverty guideline amount is the
amount used for the 48 contiguous states.
Family size always includes you and your children
(including unborn children who will be born during the
year for which you certify your family size), if the
children will receive more than half their support from
you.
For the PAYE, IBR, and ICR Plans, family size also
always includes your spouse. For the REPAYE plan,
family size includes your spouse unless your spouse's
income is excluded from the calculation of your
payment amount because you are (1) separated from
your spouse or (2) unable to access your spouse's
income information.

For all plans, family size also includes other
people only if they live with you now, receive more
than half their support from you now, and will
continue to receive this support for the year that
you certify your family size. Support includes
money, gifts, loans, housing, food, clothes, car,
medical and dental care, and payment of college
costs.
For the purposes of these repayment plans,
your family size may be different from the number
of exemptions you claim on your federal income tax
return.
Capitalization is the addition of unpaid interest
to the principal balance of your loan. This will
increase the principal balance and the total cost of
your loan.
A deferment is a period during which you are entitled
to postpone repayment of your loans. Interest is not
generally charged to you during a deferment on your
subsidized loans. Interest is always charged to you during
a deferment on your unsubsidized loans.
A forbearance is a period during which you are
permitted to postpone making payments temporarily,
allowed an extension of time for making payments, or
temporarily allowed to make smaller payments than
scheduled.
The holder of your Direct Loans is the U.S.
Department of Education (the Department). The
holder of your FFEL Program loans may be a lender,
secondary market, guaranty agency, or the
Department. Your loan holder may use a servicer to
handle billing, payment, repayment options, and
other communications on your loans. References to
“your loan holder” on this form mean either your
loan holder or your servicer.
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SECTION 9: DEFINITIONS (CONTINUED)
A partial financial hardship is an eligibility
requirement for the IBR and PAYE plans. You have a
partial financial hardship when the annual amount
due on all of your eligible loans (or, if you are also
required to provide documentation of your spouse's
income, the annual amount due on all of your eligible
loans and your spouse's eligible loans) exceeds 10%
(for the PAYE plan and for new borrowers under the
IBR plan) or 15% (for those who are not new
borrowers under the IBR plan) of the amount by which
your adjusted gross income (AGI) exceeds 150% of the
annual poverty guideline amount for your family size
and state of residence. The annual amount due is
calculated based on the greater of (1) the total
amount owed on eligible loans at the time those loans
initially entered repayment, or (2) the total amount
owed on eligible loans at the time you initially request
the PAYE or IBR plan. The annual amount due is
calculated using a standard repayment plan with a 10year repayment period, regardless of loan type. When
determining whether you have a partial financial
hardship for the PAYE plan, the Department will
include any FFEL Program loans that you have into
account even though those loans are not eligible to be
repaid under the PAYE plan, except for: (1) a FFEL
Program loan that is in default, (2) a Federal PLUS
Loan made to a parent borrower, or (3) a Federal
Consolidation Loan that repaid a Federal or Direct
PLUS Loan made to a parent borrower.
The standard repayment plan has a fixed monthly
payment amount over a repayment period of up to 10
years for loans other than Direct or Federal
Consolidation Loans, or up to 30 years for Direct and
Federal Consolidation Loans.
DEFINITIONS FOR THE REPAYE PLAN:
The Revised Pay As You Earn (REPAYE) plan is a
repayment plan with monthly payments that are generally
equal to 10% of your discretionary income, divided by 12.
Discretionary income for the REPAYE plan is the
amount by which your adjusted gross income exceeds
150% of the poverty guideline amount for your state
of residence and family size. If you are married, your
AGI generally includes your spouse's income
regardless of how you file your federal income tax
return.

Eligible loans for the REPAYE plan are Direct
Loan Program loans other than: (1) a loan that is
in default, (2) a Direct PLUS Loan made to a parent
borrower, or (3) a Direct Consolidation Loan that
repaid a Direct or Federal PLUS Loan made to a
parent borrower. FFEL Program Loans, Federal
Perkins Loans, HEAL loans or other health
education loans, and private education loans are
not eligible to be repaid under the REPAYE plan.
DEFINITIONS FOR THE PAYE PLAN:
The Pay As You Earn (PAYE) plan is a
repayment plan with monthly payments that are
generally equal to 10% of your discretionary
income, divided by 12, but will never be more
than what you would have paid under the
standard repayment plan with a 10-year
repayment period based on what you owed when
you entered the PAYE plan.
Discretionary income for the PAYE plan is the
amount by which your adjusted gross income
exceeds 150% of the poverty guideline amount for
your state of residence and family size. To initially
qualify for PAYE and to continue making payments
based on your income under this plan, you must
have a partial financial hardship (see definition). If
you are married and file a joint federal income tax
return, your AGI includes your spouse's income.
Eligible loans for the PAYE plan are Direct
Loan Program loans received by a new borrower
other than: (1) a loan that is in default, (2) a Direct
PLUS Loan made to a parent borrower, or (3) a
Direct Consolidation Loan that repaid a Direct or
Federal PLUS Loan made to a parent borrower.
FFEL Program Loans, Federal Perkins Loans, HEAL
loans or other health education loans, and private
education loans are not eligible to be repaid under
the PAYE plan.
You are a new borrower for the PAYE plan if:
(1) you have no outstanding balance on a Direct
Loan or FFEL Program loan as of October 1, 2007
or have no outstanding balance on a Direct Loan
or FFEL Program loan when you obtain a new loan
on or after October 1, 2007, and (2) you receive a
disbursement of a Direct Subsidized Loan, Direct
Unsubsidized Loan, or a Direct PLUS Loan made to
a student borrower on or after October 1, 2011,
or you receive a Direct Consolidation Loan based
on an application received on or after October 1,
2011. However, you are not considered a new
borrower if the Direct Consolidation Loan you
receive repays loans that would make you
ineligible under part (1) of this definition.
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SECTION 9: DEFINITIONS (CONTINUED)
DEFINITIONS FOR THE IBR PLAN:

DEFINITIONS FOR THE ICR PLAN:

The Income-Based Repayment (IBR) plan is a
repayment plan with monthly payments that are generally
equal to 15% (10% if you are a new borrower) of your
discretionary income, divided by 12, but will never be more
than what you would have paid under the standard
repayment plan with a 10-year repayment period based on
what you owed when you entered the IBR plan.
Discretionary income for the IBR plan is the
amount by which your adjusted gross income exceeds
150% of the poverty guideline amount for your state
of residence and family size. To initially qualify for IBR
and to continue making payments based on your
income under this plan, you must have a partial
financial hardship (see definition). If you are married
and file a joint federal income tax return, your AGI
includes your spouse's income.

The Income-Contingent Repayment (ICR) plan is a
repayment plan with monthly payments that are the
lesser of (1) what you would pay on a repayment plan
with a fixed monthly payment over 12 years, adjusted
based on your income or (2) 20% of your discretionary
income divided by 12.
Discretionary income for the ICR plan is the
amount by which your adjusted gross income
exceeds the poverty guideline amount for your
state of residence and family size. If you are
married and file a joint federal income tax return
or if you choose to repay your Direct Loans jointly
with your spouse, your AGI includes your spouse's
income.

Eligible loans for the IBR plan are Direct Loan and
FFEL Program loans other than: (1) a loan that is in
default, (2) a Direct or Federal PLUS Loan made to a
parent borrower, or (3) a Direct or Federal
Consolidation Loan that repaid a Direct or Federal
PLUS Loan made to a parent borrower. Federal
Perkins Loans, HEAL loans or other health education
loans, and private education loans are not eligible to
be repaid under the IBR plan.
You are a new borrower for the IBR plan if (1) you
have no outstanding balance on a Direct Loan or FFEL
Program loan as of July 1, 2014 or (2) have no
outstanding balance on a Direct Loan or FFEL Program
loan when you obtain a new loan on or after July 1,
2014.

Eligible loans for the ICR plan are Direct Loan
Program loans other than: (1) a loan that is in
default, (2) a Direct PLUS Loan made to a parent
borrower, or (3) a Direct PLUS Consolidation Loan
(these are Direct Consolidation Loans made based
on an application received prior to July 1, 2006
that repaid Direct or Federal PLUS Loans made to
a parent borrower). However, a Direct
Consolidation Loan made based on an application
received on or after July 1, 2006 that repaid a
Direct or Federal PLUS Loan made to a parent
borrower is eligible for the ICR plan. FFEL Program
Loans, Federal Perkins Loans, HEAL loans or other
health education loans, and private education
loans are not eligible to be repaid under the ICR
plan.

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SECTION 10: INCOME-DRIVEN PLAN ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND GENERAL INFORMATION
Table 1: Income-driven repayment plan eligibility requirements and general information.
Plan Feature
Payment Amount

REPAYE

PAYE

Generally, 10% of discretionary Generally, 10% of
income.
discretionary income.

IBR
Generally, 15% of
discretionary income.

IBR for New Borrowers
Generally, 10% of
discretionary income.

ICR

Lesser of 20% of
discretionary income or
what you would pay under
a repayment plan with
fixed payments over 12
years, adjusted based on
your income.
Cap on Payment Amount None. Your payment may
What you would have paid
What you would have paid
None. Your payment may
What you would have paid
exceed what you would have
under the standard
under the standard
exceed what you would
under the standard
paid under the standard
repayment plan with a 10repayment plan with a 10have paid under the
repayment plan with a 10repayment plan with a 10-year year repayment period when year repayment period when year repayment period when standard repayment plan
repayment period.
you entered the plan.
you entered the plan.
with a 10-year repayment
you entered the plan.
period.
You must provide income
You must provide income
You must provide income
You must provide income
You must provide income
documentation for yourself and documentation for you and documentation for you and documentation for you and documentation for you and
your spouse regardless of
your spouse only if you file a your spouse only if you file a your spouse only if you file a your spouse only if you file
whether you file a joint or
joint Federal income tax
joint Federal income tax
joint Federal income tax
a joint Federal income tax
separate Federal income tax
return.
return.
return.
return or if you and your
Married Borrowers
return unless you and your
spouse choose to jointly
spouse (1) are separated or (2)
repay under the plan.
you are unable to reasonably
access your spouse's income
information.
Borrower Responsibility • On subsidized loans, you do
On subsidized loans, you do On subsidized loans, you do On subsidized loans, you do You are responsible for
for Interest if Payment
not have to pay the
not have to pay the difference paying all of the interest
not have to pay the difference not have to pay the
Does Not Cover All
difference between your
difference between your
between your monthly
that accrues.
between your monthly
Interest that Accrues
monthly payment amount
monthly payment amount
payment amount and the
payment amount and the
and the remaining interest
and the remaining interest
remaining interest that
remaining interest that
that accrues for your first 3
that accrues for your first 3 accrues for your first 3
accrues for your first 3
consecutive years of
consecutive years of
consecutive years of
consecutive years of
repayment under the plan.
repayment under the plan. repayment under the plan.
repayment under the plan.
• On subsidized loans after the
first consecutive 3 years and
on unsubsidized loans during
all periods, you are only
responsible for paying half of
the difference between your
monthly payment amount and
the remaining interest that
accrues.
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SECTION 10: INCOME-DRIVEN PLAN ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND GENERAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Plan Feature
Forgiveness Period

REPAYE

PAYE

IBR

• If you only have eligible Direct Any remaining balance is
forgiven after 20 years of
Loans that you received for
qualifying repayment, and
undergraduate study, any
remaining balance is forgiven may be taxable.
after 20 years of qualifying
repayment on all of your loans. Any months when you
• If you have any eligible Direct received an economic
hardship deferment are
Loans that you received for
graduate or professional study, considered the equivalent of
qualifying payments, but not
any remaining balance is
any months you received any
forgiven after 25 years of
qualifying repayment on all of other type of deferment or
months you received any type
your loans.
of forbearance.
Forgiveness may be taxable.

IBR for New Borrowers

ICR

Any remaining balance is
forgiven after 25 years of
qualifying repayment, and
may be taxable.

Any remaining balance is
forgiven after 20 years of
qualifying repayment, and
may be taxable.

Any remaining balance is
forgiven after 25 years of
qualifying repayment, and
may be taxable.

Any months when you
received an economic
hardship deferment are
considered the equivalent of
qualifying payments, but not
any months you received any
other type of deferment or
months you received any type
of forbearance.

Any months when you
received an economic
hardship deferment are
considered the equivalent of
qualifying payments, but not
any months you received any
other type of deferment or
months you received any type
of forbearance.

Any months when you
received an economic
hardship deferment are
considered the equivalent
of qualifying payments, but
not any months you
received any other type of
deferment or months you
received any type of
forbearance.

You must have a “partial
financial hardship”.

You must have a “partial
financial hardship”.

None.

You must be a Direct Loan or
FFEL Program borrower with
eligible loans.
Annually. Failure to submit
documentation by the
deadline will result in the
capitalization of interest and
increase in payment amount
to the 10-year standard
payment amount.

You must be a “new
borrower” with eligible Direct
Loans.
Annually. Failure to submit
documentation by the
deadline will result in the
capitalization of interest and
increase in payment amount
to the 10-year standard
payment amount.

You must be a Direct Loan
borrower with eligible
loans.
Annually. Failure to submit
documentation by the
deadline will result in the
recalculation of your
payment amount to be the
10-year standard payment
amount.

Any months when you received
an economic hardship
deferment are considered the
equivalent of qualifying
payments, but not any months
you received any other type of
deferment or months you
received any type of
forbearance.
Income Requirement to
Enter Plan
Borrower Eligibility
Requirement
Requirement to Recertify
Income and Family Size

None.
You must be a Direct Loan
borrower with eligible loans.

You must have a “partial
financial hardship”.

You must be a “new
borrower” with eligible Direct
Loans.
Annually. Failure to submit
Annually. Failure to submit
documentation by the
documentation by the
deadline will result in
deadline may result in the
capitalization of interest and capitalization of interest and
being placed on the alternative will increase the payment
repayment plan with a
amount to the 10-year
payment that will ensure that standard payment amount.
your loan is paid in full over a
period that is the lesser of 10
years or the remainder of 20
or 25 years.

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SECTION 10: INCOME-DRIVEN PLAN ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND GENERAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Plan Feature

REPAYE

PAYE

IBR

IBR for New Borrowers

ICR

Leaving the Plan

At any time, you may change to any
other repayment plan for which you
are eligible.

At any time, you may change If you want to leave the plan,
to any other repayment plan you will be placed on the
for which you are eligible.
standard repayment plan. You
may not change to a different
plan until you have made at
least one payment under the
standard repayment plan or a
payment under a reducedpayment forbearance.

If you want to leave the plan, At any time, you may change
you will be placed on the
to any other repayment plan
standard repayment plan. You for which you are eligible.
may not change to a different
plan until you have made at
least one payment under the
standard repayment plan or a
payment under a reducedpayment forbearance.

Interest
Capitalization

Interest is capitalized when you are
removed from the plan for failing to
recertify your income by the deadline
or when you voluntarily leave the plan.
Otherwise, interest capitalizes at the
expiration of a deferment or
forbearance.

If you are determined to no
longer have a “partial
financial hardship” or if you
fail to recertify your income
by the deadline, interest is
capitalized until the
outstanding principal balance
on your loans is 10% greater
than it was when you entered
the plan. Interest is also
capitalized when you leave
the plan.
You must again show that you
have a “partial financial
hardship”.

If you are determined to no
longer have a “partial
financial hardship”, fail to
recertify your income by the
deadline, or leave the plan,
interest is capitalized.

Re-Entering the Plan You must provide income
documentation for the period when
you were not on the REPAYE plan.
Your loan holder will calculate the
amount you would have been required
to pay under the REPAYE plan during
that period and compare that to the
amount you were required to pay
under a different plan over the same
period. If the amount you would have
been required to pay under the
REPAYE plan is more than what you
actually paid during this period, your
new payment amount under the
REPAYE plan will be increased. The
increased amount is equal to the
difference between what you were
required to pay while not on the
REPAYE plan and what you would have
been required to pay if you had been
on the REPAYE plan, divided by the
number of months remaining in your
20- or 25-year forgiveness period.

If you are determined to no
longer have a “partial
financial hardship”, fail to
recertify your income by the
deadline, or leave the plan,
interest is capitalized.

Interest that accrues when
your payment amount is less
than accruing interest on
your loans is capitalized
annually until the
outstanding principal balance
on your loans is 10% greater
than it was when your loans
entered repayment.

You must again show that you You must again show that you No restrictions.
have a “partial financial
have a “partial financial
hardship”.
hardship”.

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SECTION 11: SAMPLE PAYMENT AMOUNTS
The tables below provide repayment estimates under the traditional and income-driven repayment plans. These figures are estimates based on an interest rate of 6%,
the average Direct Loan interest rate for undergraduate and graduate borrowers. The figures also assume a family size of 1, that you live in the continental U.S., and
that your income increases 5% each year. Various factors, including your interest rate, your loan debt, your income, and if and how quickly your income rises, may cause
your repayment to differ from the estimates shown in these tables. These figures use the 2015 Poverty Guidelines and Income Percentage Factors.
Table 3. Non-Consolidation, Undergraduate/Graduate Loan Debt of $60,000
in Direct Unsubsidized Loans and Starting Income of $40,000

Table 2. Non-Consolidation, Undergraduate Loan Debt of $30,000 in Direct
Unsubsidized Loans and Starting Income of $25,000
Repayment Plan

Initial
Payment

Final
Time in
Payment Repayment

Total
Paid

Loan
Forgiveness

Repayment Plan

Initial
Payment

Final
Time in
Loan
Total Paid
Payment Repayment
Forgiveness

Standard

$333

$333

10 years

$39,967

N/A

Standard

$666

$666

10 years

$79,935

N/A

Graduated

$190

$571

10 years

$42,636

N/A

Graduated

$381

$1,143

10 years

$85,272

N/A

Ineligible

-

-

-

-

Extended-Fixed

$387

$387

25 years

$115,974

N/A

Ineligible

-

-

-

-

$300

$582

25 years

$126,173

N/A

$61

$299

20 years

$38,714

$27,164

$186

$615

20 years

$88,314

$41,008

REPAYE

$61

$299

20 years

$38,714

$23,672

REPAYE

$186

$819

IBR

$92

$333

$0

IBR

$279

$666

ICR

$197

$255

$0

ICR

$471

$586

Extended-Fixed
ExtendedGraduated
PAYE & IBR (new
borrowers)

21 years, 6
$60,441
months
19 years, 2
$51,838
months

ExtendedGraduated
PAYE & IBR (new
borrowers)

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24 years,
$131,061
11 months
18 years, 1
$107,385
month
13 years, 8
$89,152
months

$0
$0
$0

SECTION 12: IMPORTANT NOTICES
Privacy Act Notice. The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a)
requires that the following notice be provided to you:
The authorities for collecting the requested information
from and about you are §421 et seq. and §451 et seq. of
the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C.
1071 et seq. and 20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.), and the
authorities for collecting and using your Social Security
Number (SSN) are §§428B(f) and 484(a)(4) of the HEA (20
U.S.C. 1078-2(f) and 1091(a)(4)) and 31 U.S.C. 7701(b).
Participating in the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL)
Program or the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct
Loan) Program and giving us your SSN are voluntary, but
you must provide the requested information, including
your SSN, to participate.
The principal purposes for collecting the information on
this form, including your SSN, are to verify your identity, to
determine your eligibility to receive a loan or a benefit on a
loan (such as a deferment, forbearance, discharge, or
forgiveness) under the FFEL and/or Direct Loan Programs,
to permit the servicing of your loan(s), and, if it becomes
necessary, to locate you and to collect and report on your
loan(s) if your loan(s) becomes delinquent or defaults. We
also use your SSN as an account identifier and to permit
you to access your account information electronically.
The information in your file may be disclosed, on a case-bycase basis or under a computer matching program, to third
parties as authorized under routine uses in the appropriate
systems of records notices. The routine uses of this
information include, but are not limited to, its disclosure to
federal, state, or local agencies, to private parties such as
relatives, present and former employers, business and
personal associates, to consumer reporting agencies, to
financial and educational institutions, and to guaranty
agencies in order to verify your identity, to determine your
eligibility to receive a loan or a benefit on a loan, to permit
the servicing or collection of your loan(s), to enforce the
terms of the loan(s), to investigate possible fraud and to
verify compliance with federal student financial aid
program regulations, or to locate you if you become
delinquent in your loan payments or if you default. To
provide default rate calculations, disclosures may be made
to guaranty agencies, to financial and educational
institutions, or to state agencies. To provide financial aid
history information, disclosures may be made to
educational institutions. To assist program administrators
with tracking refunds and cancellations, disclosures may be
made to guaranty agencies, to financial and educational
institutions, or to federal or state agencies. To provide a
standardized method for educational institutions to
efficiently submit student enrollment status, disclosures,

may be made to guaranty agencies or to financial and
educational institutions. To counsel you in repayment
efforts, disclosures may be made to guaranty agencies,
to financial and educational institutions, or to federal,
state, or local agencies.
In the event of litigation, we may send records to the
Department of Justice, a court, adjudicative body,
counsel, party, or witness if the disclosure is relevant
and necessary to the litigation. If this information,
either alone or with other information, indicates a
potential violation of law, we may send it to the
appropriate authority for action. We may send
information to members of Congress if you ask them to
help you with federal student aid questions. In
circumstances involving employment complaints,
grievances, or disciplinary actions, we may disclose
relevant records to adjudicate or investigate the issues.
If provided for by a collective bargaining agreement,
we may disclose records to a labor organization
recognized under 5 U.S.C. Chapter 71. Disclosures may
be made to our contractors for the purpose of
performing any programmatic function that requires
disclosure of records. Before making any such
disclosure, we will require the contractor to maintain
Privacy Act safeguards. Disclosures may also be made
to qualified researchers under Privacy Act safeguards.
Paperwork Reduction Notice. According to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are
required to respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control
number. The valid OMB control number for this
information collection is 1845-0102. Public reporting
burden for this collection of information is estimated to
average 20 minutes (0.33 hours) per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, searching
existing data resources, gathering and maintaining the
data needed, and completing and reviewing the
information collection. Individuals are obligated to
respond to this collection to obtain a benefit in
accordance with 34 CFR 682.215, 685.209, or 685.221.
If you have questions regarding the status of your
individual submission of this form, contact your loan
holder (see Section 7).

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