PARENT PLUS BORROWER DEFERMENT REQUEST William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program / Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program |
OMB No.
1845-0011 |
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.
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SECTION 1: BORROWER INFORMATION
Please enter or correct the following information.
Check this box if any of your information has changed.
Social Security Number (SSN) _________________________________________
Date of Birth (mm-dd-yyyy) _________________________________________
Name __________________________________________________________________
Address __________________________________________________________________
City _________________________________________
State ____________
Zip Code ____________
Phone – Primary ___________________________________
Phone - Alternate___________________________________
Email ___________________________________
SECTION 2: BORROWER DETERMINATION OF DEFERMENT ELIGIBILITY
To qualify, you must be a parent borrower of a Direct or Federal PLUS Loan that was first disbursed on or after July 1, 2008 and the student on whose behalf you borrowed the PLUS Loan must be enrolled at least half time at an eligible school.
If you qualify, you may also defer repayment for the 6 months following the date that the student on whose behalf you borrowed ceases to be enrolled at least half time.
SECTION 3: BORROWER REQUESTS, UNDERSTANDINGS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND AUTHORIZATION
I request:
To defer repayment of my PLUS Loans for the period during which I meet the eligibility criteria outlined in Section 2, as certified by an authorized official in Section 4, and based on the student's enrollment (identified below):
Student's Name _____________________________________________
Student’s SSN ________________________________________________
If checked, to make interest payments on my loans during my deferment.
If checked, to defer repayment on my PLUS Loan for the 6-month period after the student identified above graduates, withdraws, or is no longer enrolled on at least a half-time basis.
I understand that:
I am not required to make payments of loan principal or interest during my deferment.
My deferment will begin, as certified by the authorized official, on the date I became eligible for the deferment.
My deferment will end on the later of the date I am no longer eligible for the deferment or, if requested above, following the 6-month period after the student is no longer enrolled on an at least half-time basis, graduates, or withdraws.
My loan holder may grant me a forbearance while processing my form or to cover any period of delinquency that exists when I submit my form.
Unpaid interest may capitalize on my loans during or at the expiration of my deferment or forbearance.
I certify that:
The information I have provided on this form is true and correct.
I will provide additional documentation to my loan holder, as required, to support my deferment eligibility.
I will notify my loan holder immediately when my eligibility for the deferment ends.
I have read, understand, and meet the eligibility requirements in Section 2.
I authorize the entity to which I submit this request and its agents to contact me regarding my request or my loans at any cellular telephone number that I provide now or in the future using automated telephone dialing equipment or artificial or prerecorded voice or text messages.
Borrower's Signature ___________________________________________________________
Date (mm-dd-yyyy)____________________________________________
SECTION 4: AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL'S CERTIFICATION
Note: As an alternative to completing this section, you may attach separate documentation from an authorized official that includes all of the information requested below or the school can report the student's enrollment to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) at nsldsfap.ed.gov.
The student identified in Section 3 is enrolled at the school below:
Full time
At least half time, but less than full time
The academic period for which I am certifying the student's enrollment status begins/began on:
(mm-dd-yyyy)_____________________________________________
The academic period for which I am certifying the student's enrollment ends/ended on:
(mm-dd-yyyy)_____________________________________________
The student is expected to complete their program requirements on:
(mm-dd-yyyy)_____________________________________________
I certify, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that the information that I have provided in this section is accurate.
Name of School _________________________________________________________________________
OPEID _______________________________
Address ____________________________________________________________________________
City ______________________________________________________
State ___________
Zip Code ___________
Official's Name/Title ___________________________________________________________________
Phone __________________________________
Official's Signature___________________________________________________________
Date (mm-dd-yyyy)____________________________________________
SECTION 5: INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE DEFERMENT REQUEST
Type or print using dark ink. Enter dates as month-day-year (mm-dd-yyyy). Example: March 14, 2024 = 03-14-2024. Include your name and account number on any documentation that you are required to submit with this form. This deferment is for loans you borrowed for the student in Section 3. If you want to apply for a deferment on loans that you borrowed for another student, or on loans that are held by different loan holders, you must submit a separate deferment request for the other student or to each loan holder. If you have loans that were made jointly to you and your spouse (as co-makers), both of you must individually meet the requirements for a deferment and each of you must submit a separate deferment request. Return the completed form and any required documentation to the address shown in Section 7.
SECTION 6: DEFINITIONS
The William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program includes Federal Direct Stafford/Ford (Direct Subsidized) Loans, Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford (Direct Unsubsidized) Loans, Federal Direct PLUS (Direct PLUS) Loans, and Federal Direct Consolidation (Direct Consolidation) Loans.
The Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program includes Federal Stafford Loans, Federal PLUS Loans, Federal Consolidation Loans, and Federal Supplemental Loans for Students (SLS).
An authorized official who may complete Section 4 is an official of the school where the student is/was enrolled.
Capitalization is the addition of unpaid interest to the principal balance of a Direct Loan Program or FFEL Program loan. Capitalization causes more interest to accrue over the life of your loan and may cause your monthly payment amount to increase. The Capitalization Chart below provides an example of the monthly payments and the total amount repaid for a $30,000 unsubsidized loan. The example loan has a 6% interest rate and the example deferment lasts for 12 months and begins when the loan entered repayment. The example compares the effects of paying the interest as it accrues or allowing it to capitalize.
A co-maker is one of the two individuals who are joint borrowers on a Direct or Federal Consolidation Loan or a Federal PLUS Loan. Both co-makers are equally responsible for repaying the full amount of the loan.
A deferment is a period during which you are entitled to postpone repayment of your loans. Interest is not charged to you during a deferment on your subsidized loans. Interest is always charged to you during a deferment on your unsubsidized loans. Unpaid interest that accrues during a deferment on an unsubsidized Direct Loan or on an unsubsidized FFEL Program loan that is held by the Department is capitalized at the end of the deferment period. Unpaid interest that accrues during a deferment on a FFEL Program loan that is not held by the Department is capitalized at the end of the deferment but may be capitalized as frequently as quarterly on loans disbursed prior to 7/1/2000.
An eligible school is a school that has been approved by the Department to participate in the Department's Federal Student Aid programs, even if the school does not participate in those programs.
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. Interest is charged during a forbearance on both subsidized and unsubsidized loans. Unpaid interest that accrues during a forbearance on a Direct Loan or on a FFEL Program loan that is held by the Department is not capitalized. Unpaid interest that accrues during a forbearance on a FFEL Program loan that is not held by the Department may be capitalized at the end of the forbearance but may be capitalized as frequently as quarterly on loans disbursed prior to 7/1/2000.
The holder of your Direct Loans is the Department. The holder of your FFEL Program loans may be a lender, guaranty agency, secondary market, or the Department. Your loan holder may use a servicer to handle billing and other communications related to your loans. References to “your loan holder” on this form mean either your loan holder or your servicer.
A subsidized loan is a Direct Subsidized Loan, a Direct Subsidized Consolidation Loan, a Federal Subsidized Stafford Loan, and portions of some Federal Consolidation Loans.
An unsubsidized loan is a Direct Unsubsidized Loan, a Direct Unsubsidized Consolidation Loan, a Direct PLUS Loan, a Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, a Federal PLUS Loan, a Federal SLS, and portions of some Federal Consolidation Loans.
Capitalization Chart
Treatment of Interest with Deferment |
Loan Amount |
Capitalized Interest |
Outstanding Principal |
Monthly Payment |
Number of Payments |
Total Repaid |
Interest is paid |
$30,000 |
$0 |
$30,000 |
$333 |
120 |
$41,767 |
Interest is capitalized at the end |
$30,000 |
$1,800 |
$31,800 |
$353 |
120 |
$42,365 |
SECTION 7: WHERE TO SEND THE COMPLETED APPLICATION
Return the
completed form and any documentation to:
(If no address is
shown, return to your loan holder.)
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SECTION 8: HELP WITH COMPLETING THE APPLICATION
If you need help
completing this form, call:
(If no phone number is shown, call
your loan holder.)
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SECTION 9: IMPORTANT NOTICES
Privacy Act Statement
Authority: 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 William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program or Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program and giving us your SSN are voluntary, but you must provide the requested information, including your SSN, to participate.
Purpose: The principal purposes for collecting the information on the Parent PLUS Borrower Deferment Request 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 loans, to enforce the conditions or terms of a title IV, HEA obligation, to originate, disburse, service, collect, assign, adjust, transfer, refer, furnish credit information for, and discharge a title IV, HEA obligation, to verify whether a title IV, HEA obligation qualifies for discharge, to determine credit balances to be refunded by the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) to the individual or loan holder, and, if it becomes necessary, to locate you and to collect and report on your loans if your loans become delinquent or default. We also use your SSN as an account identifier and to permit you to access your account information electronically.
Disclosures: The information provided on the Parent PLUS Borrower Deferment Request form will only be disclosed outside of the U.S. Department of Education (Department) with prior written consent or as otherwise allowed by the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act) (5 U.S.C. 552a). One of the exceptions to the Privacy Act’s prior written consent requirement that allows for disclosure, without consent, is for “routine uses” that the Department publishes in our System of Records Notices (SORNs). The Department may disclose, without consent, the information provided on a Parent PLUS Borrower Deferment Request form, on a case-by-case basis or under a computer matching program, to third parties pursuant to the routine uses identified in the “Common Services for Borrowers (CSB) System” (18-11-16) SORN. This notice is available on the Department’s “Privacy Act System of Record Notice Issuances (SORN)” webpage located at https://www2.ed.gov/notices/ed-pia.html.
These routine uses include, but are not limited to, the following:
To verify the identity of the individual who records indicate has applied for or received title IV, HEA program funds, disclosures may be made to guaranty agencies, educational and financial institutions, and their authorized representatives; to Federal, State, Tribal, or local agencies, and their authorized representatives; to private parties, such as relatives, business and personal associates, and present and former employers; to creditors; to consumer reporting agencies; to adjudicative bodies; and to the individual whom the records identify as the party obligated to repay the title IV, HEA obligation;
To determine program eligibility and benefits, disclosures may be made to guaranty agencies, educational and financial institutions, and their authorized representatives; to Federal, State, or local agencies, and their authorized representatives; to private parties, such as relatives, business and personal associates, and present and former employers; to creditors; to consumer reporting agencies; and to adjudicative bodies;
To provide customers with information to help them make informed decisions on repayment options, including deferment, forbearance, and recurring auto debit, based on their unique situations, disclosures may be made to guaranty agencies, educational and financial institutions, and their authorized representatives; and to Federal, State, or local agencies, and their authorized representatives.
For additional routine uses, view the “Common Services for Borrowers (CSB) System” (18-11-16) SORN. This notice is available on the Department’s “Privacy Act System of Record Notice Issuances (SORN)” webpage located at https://www2.ed.gov/notices/ed-pia.html.
Consequences of Failure to Provide Information: Participating in the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program and providing the Department your SSN and requested information is mandatory to participate.
Paperwork Reduction Notice. According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 1845-0011. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. The obligation to respond to this collection is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with 34 CFR 682.210 or 685.204.
If you have comments or concerns regarding the status of your individual submission of this form, contact your loan holder directly.
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