Illinois Compiled Statutes 110 ILCS 983/15 – Provision of information
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(a) Provision of loan statement to borrowers.
(1) Loan statement. A private educational lender that
(1) Loan statement. A private educational lender that
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disburses any funds with respect to a private education loan described in this Section shall send loan statements to the borrowers of those funds not less than once every 3 months during the time that the borrower is enrolled at an institution of higher education.
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(2) Contents of statements for income share
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agreements. Each statement described in subparagraph (1) with respect to income share agreements, shall:
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(A) report the consumer’s total amounts financed
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under each income share agreement;
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(B) report the percentage of income payable
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under each income share agreement;
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(C) report the maximum number of monthly
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payments required to be paid under each income share agreement;
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(D) report the maximum amount payable under each
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income share agreement;
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(E) report the maximum duration of each income
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share agreement;
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(F) report the minimum annual income above which
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payments are required under each income share agreement; and
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(G) report the annual percentage rate for each
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income share agreement at the minimum annual income above which payments are required and at $10,000 income increments thereafter up to the annual income where the maximum number of monthly payments results in the maximum amount payable.
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(3) Contents of all other loan statements. Each
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statement described in subparagraph (1) that does not fall under subparagraph (2) shall:
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(A) report the borrower’s total remaining debt to
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the private educational lender, including accrued but unpaid interest and capitalized interest;
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(B) report any debt increases since the last
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statement; and
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(C) list the current annual percentage rate for
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each loan.
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(b) Certification of exhaustion of federal student loan funds to private educational lender. Upon the request of a private educational lender, acting in connection with an application initiated by a borrower for a private education loan in accordance with Section 5, the institution of higher education shall within 15 days of receipt of the request provide certification to such private educational lender:
(1) that the borrower who initiated the application
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 110 ILCS 983/15
- Annual percentage rate: The cost of credit at a yearly rate. It is calculated in a standard way, taking the average compound interest rate over the term of the loan so borrowers can compare loans. Lenders are required by law to disclose a card account's APR. Source: FDIC
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
(1) that the borrower who initiated the application
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for the private education loan, or on whose behalf the application was initiated, is enrolled or is scheduled to enroll at the institution of higher education;
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(2) of the borrower’s cost of attendance at the
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institution of higher education as determined under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this Section;
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(3) of the difference between:
(A) the cost of attendance at the institution of
(A) the cost of attendance at the institution of
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higher education; and
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(B) the borrower’s estimated financial assistance
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received under the federal Higher Education Act of 1965 and other assistance known to the institution of higher education, as applicable;
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(4) that the institution of higher education has
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received the request for certification and will need additional time to comply with the certification request; and
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(5) if applicable, that the institution of higher
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education is refusing to certify the private education loan.
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(c) Certification of exhaustion of federal student loan funds to borrower. With respect to a certification request described under subsection (b), and prior to providing such certification in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) or providing notice of the refusal to provide certification under paragraph (5) of subsection (b), the institution of higher education shall:
(1) determine whether the borrower who initiated the
(1) determine whether the borrower who initiated the
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application for the private education loan, or on whose behalf the application was initiated, has applied for and exhausted the federal financial assistance available to such borrower under the federal Higher Education Act of 1965 and inform the borrower accordingly;
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(2) provide the borrower whose loan application has
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prompted the certification request by a private educational lender, as described in paragraph (1) of subsection (b), with the following information and disclosures:
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(A) the amount of additional federal student
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assistance for which the borrower is eligible and the advantages of federal loans under the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, including disclosure of income driven repayment options, fixed interest rates, deferments, flexible repayment options, loan forgiveness programs, additional protections, and the higher student loan limits for dependent borrowers whose parents are not eligible for a Federal Direct PLUS Loan;
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(B) the borrower’s ability to select a private
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educational lender of the borrower’s choice;
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(C) the impact of a proposed private education
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loan on the borrower’s potential eligibility for other financial assistance, including federal financial assistance under the federal Higher Education Act; and
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(D) the borrower’s right to accept or reject a
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private education loan within the 30-day period following a private educational lender’s approval of a borrower’s application and the borrower’s 3-day right to cancel period; and
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(3) Any institution of higher education that is also
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acting as a private educational lender shall provide the certification of exhaustion of federal student loan funds described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection (c) to the borrower prior to disbursing funds to the borrower. Any institution of higher education that is not eligible for funding under Title IV of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965 is not required to provide this certification to the borrower.
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