Grad-Plus Lender Recommendations
International Alternative Loan Lender Recommendations
Stafford Lender Recommendations
| Grad Plus Lender List | CHASE |
CITIBANK |
IDAPP |
NATIONAL CITY |
SALLIE MAE |
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| Servicer/ Guarantor |
Great Lakes |
Citibank/Texas Guaranty |
IDAPP/ISAC |
Great Lakes |
Sallie Mae/USA Funds |
| Loan Information | |||||
| Apply Online | |||||
| Interest rate | 8.5% fixed for life of the loan |
7.5% * |
7.65% ** |
8.5% fixed for life of the loan |
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| Repayment Rate | 8.5% fixed for life of the loan |
7.5% * |
7.65% ** |
8.5% fixed for life of the loan |
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| Aggregate Loan Limit | Cost of Attendance Minus Other Financial Aid | ||||
| Origination Fee | 3% |
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| Guarantee Fee |
Chase will waive federal fee; no fee assessed to PSOM students. |
Texas Guaranty will pay down the 1% fee; no fee assessed to PSOM students. | IDAPP pays .50%, ISAC pays .50%; no fee assessed to PSOM students. | Great Lakes will pay down the 1% federal fee; no fee assessed to PSOM students. | USA Funds will pay down the 1% fee; no fee assessed to PSOM students. |
| Capitalization | Occurs on accrued interest at the end of forbearance, deferment, or grace as the borrower enters repayment. | Occurs at the start of repayment periods and at the end of deferment and forbearance periods as applicable per loan. | Interest capitalized at the start of repayment periods and at the end of deferment and forbearance periods, as applicable per loan program. | Occurs once at repayment. Interest is not capitalized during deferment or forbearance. | Occurs once after uninterrupted periods of in school and other authorized deferment periods. |
| Contact Customer Service | (877) 744-2633 | (866) 515-8352 | (800) 961-4327 | (800) 377-9095 | (800) 233-7575 |
* 7.5% interest rate. Albany Program provides University of Chicago borrowers a 1% interest rate reduction from the federal staturory rate of 8.5%. The lower interest rate is applied upon the first disbursement for the life of the loan. This borrower benefit cannot be 'lost' by the borrower.
** GradPLUS rate is fixed at 7.65% for all borrowers beginning at disbursement and remains fixed through the life of the loan.