From mheid at ocap.org Wed Jul 2 14:01:45 2014 From: mheid at ocap.org (Heid, Mary) Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2014 19:01:45 +0000 Subject: [Defaultprevention] Direct Loan Changes Effective July 1, 2014 Message-ID: [Ready Set Repay Blast] July 2, 2014 Direct Loan Changes Effective July 1, 2014 The following Direct Loan changes are effective as of July 1, 2014: Income Based Repayment (IBR) Plan For loans disbursed on or after July 1, 2014: if eligible for IBR, payments will be no more than 10% of discretionary income with a maximum repayment period of 20 years. Loans first disbursed prior to July 1, 2014, if eligible, will have a monthly payment no more than 15% of discretionary income with a maximum repayment period of 25 years. Interest Subsidy Subsidized loans disbursed on or after July 1, 2014 will have an interest subsidy during the grace period. New Interest Rates Interest rates for loans disbursed on or after July 1, 2014 have changed. Click here for the Dear Colleague letter outlining the new rates. ________________________________ Mary Heid Director for Default Prevention, Compliance & Training Services Oklahoma College Assistance Program (OCAP) P.O. Box 3000 | Oklahoma City, OK 73101-3000 mheid at ocap.org | www.ReadySetRepay.org To unsubscribe or change your profile: click here For questions or comments, contact OCAP at P.O. Box 3000 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101 [http://www.mailermailer.com/images/1x1transparent.gif] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mheid at ocap.org Thu Jul 3 15:26:34 2014 From: mheid at ocap.org (Heid, Mary) Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2014 20:26:34 +0000 Subject: [Defaultprevention] Interesting Article Message-ID: Hello everyone. Hope those of you that went to NASFAA had a great time and are home safe. Here is an article I thought may be of interest to the group. Student loan letters help decrease student debt at Ind. U Have a great holiday! Mary Heid Director for Default Prevention, Compliance, and Training Services Oklahoma College Assistance Program (OCAP) a division of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 405.234.4489 (office direct) 405.234.4582 (fax) www.ReadySetRepay.org http://www.facebook.com/RepaymentScoop [cid:0F60BDCA488F7D44BB737951184A4E23 at osrhe.edu] The information, links, articles, and comments exchanged on this listserv are provided by a wide variety of participants and sources representing many different points of view. Information shared by members through the listserv is meant to spur discussion and promote awareness of topics of interest; it is not meant to promote any particular viewpoint and does not necessarily represent the viewpoint of the Oklahoma College Assistance Program or Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Protecting Colleges and Students: Community College Strategies to Prevent Default | The Institute for College Access & College Success (TICAS) Mary Heid Director for Default Prevention, Compliance, and Training Services Oklahoma College Assistance Program (OCAP) a division of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 405.234.4489 (office direct) 405.234.4582 (fax) www.ReadySetRepay.org http://www.facebook.com/RepaymentScoop [cid:0F60BDCA488F7D44BB737951184A4E23 at osrhe.edu] http://www.youtube.com/user/okCollegeAssistance/ The information, links, articles, and comments exchanged on this listserv are provided by a wide variety of participants and sources representing many different points of view. 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