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November 28, 2000

To:  Holders and Servicers Participating in the Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program.

Subject: Implementation and Amendment of the Revised HEAL Borrower Loan Status (BLS) Process
Lender Policy Memorandum L-2001-1

Lender Policy Memorandum L-2000-11 dated August 22, 2000 contained the the HEAL Program's revised borrower loan status update process designed to obtain additional necessary data from holders and servicers on a regular monthly basis.  This process is slated to become effective January 1, 2001 and will allow the HEAL Program to complete a variety of mandated reports and effectively manage our $3.5 billion loan portfolio. 

Lenders and servicers, after reviewing the business rules, field definitions and constraints, and error messages, made suggestions to amend the package.

The HEAL Program did amend the BLS process and faxed an advance copy to lenders and servicers on November 2, 2000.  The purpose of this policy memorandum is to formally issue the amended/revised HEAL Borrower Loan Status Process.  As stated in policy memorandum L-2000-11, each lender is required to submit newly formatted data by January 10, 2001 to report all borrower change actions which occurred in December 2000 unless other accommodations have been made.  Those lenders that own and service a small number of loans, nevertheless must initially provide the HEAL Program all fields required on the BLS and update them semi-annually.  It is recommended that test tapes be submitted to the HEAL Program in December 2000 prior to the implementation of these new procedures January 1, 2001.

If you have any questions regarding these new procedures please contact

Ms. Terri Ehrenfeld or Ms. Denise Sorrell of the HEAL Program at (301) 443-1540 or by Fax at (301) 594-6911.

Stephen J. Boehlert
Associate Division Director, HEAL
Division of Student Assistance

Revised 11/2/2000

HEAL Borrower Loan Status Business Rules

Basic Requirements/Reporting          

  • Borrower Loan Status (BLS) data must be submitted to HHS by the 10th of each month.
  • BLS data must reflect status changes or other relevant information that occurred the prior month.
  • HHS expects data reported by servicers/holders will be accurate and complete.
  • The data must be submitted on a loan level basis.  Loan ID for each loan must be unique on the tape submission, not submitted more than once.
  • BLS data must be submitted to HHS in ascending order by loan id.
  • HHS will produce an acceptance and/or an error transaction and summary reports for each BLS data submission.
  • Servicers/holders must correct errors and resubmit the corrections on the HEAL returned electronic submission to HHS within 30 days from the process date reported on the Error Transaction Report (ASCII file).
  • HHS assumes the last status action reflects the accurate status of the loan at the time it is reported. 
  • Each borrower status record includes all applicable data elements as defined by the attached HEAL Customer Tape Specifications (Lender-to-HEAL).
  • Report monthly all HEAL loans with an outstanding balance and those HEAL loans that have been "closed" during the prior month due to a paid in full by borrower, paid in full by another party other than borrower, paid in full by Department of Ed, paid by claim, or HEAL refinanced.  When a loan is reported once as "closed" it will no longer be reported on subsequent submissions.
  • All required and applicable optional fields should be populated every month regardless of whether it changed from the prior month.

Definitions/Inferences

G - In Grace Period

- "I" "Grace Period" means that the borrower is in the nine month grace period.
- In "I" type deferments (internship or residency) the "Grace Period" follows the deferment.       
- If not an "I" type deferment, the "Grace Period" begins immediately following separation from school or attendance less than full time.
- Nine months of grace must be completed prior to entering repayment.

I - Deferred (Repayment period postponed)/In-School

- Payments are deferred prior to the expiration of "In Grace Period".
- Internship/residency programs that begin prior to the expiration of the grace period.
- Fellowships and educational programs that begin within twelve months of the end of internship/residency are eligible for "I" type deferments and the grace period will start   upon completion of this deferment.
- Graduates of chiropractic school are eligible for "Deferred" status immediately upon graduation - for 1 year and prior to the grace period.
-Borrowers currently in a full-time student status

R - Repayment

- "Repayment" means that a borrower is in the repayment period either on the 1st day of the 10th month following graduation after the 9 month grace period; or the 1st day of the 10th month after an "I" type deferment plus grace.
- Repayment date has been called conversion date.
Q - In repayment, but deferred
- Payments are deferred after the expiration of the "In Grace Period".
- Borrower has used the nine month grace period.
- Borrower has enrolled, full time, in a HEAL school or at an institution of higher education, is participating in the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) or the Direct Loan Program, is a member of the Armed Forces, Peace Corps, VISTA or National Health Service Corps, or has completed an internship or residency training program in osteopathic general practice, family medicine, general internal medicine, preventive medicine, or general pediatrics and is practicing primary care, or provides health care to Indians through a health program/facility funded in whole or part by the Indian Health Service.

F - Forbearance

- Borrower is currently in a period of forbearance granted by the loan holder.
- Status preceding forbearance may only be a "G", "R" or "Q".
- A repayment date must have been or must be submitted prior to/or when receiving a forbearance.

PB - Paid loan in full by borrower

- Borrower has paid the HEAL loan in full to the holder.
- "Borrower paid loan in full" does not mean a claim has been paid on the loan by HHS.
- "Borrower paid loan in full" does not mean the loan has been consolidated.
- "Borrower paid loan in full" does not mean the loan has been sold to another HEAL holder.
- "Borrower paid loan in full" does not mean the loan has been consolidated with Department of Education.

PO - Paid loan in full by another party other than the borrower.

- Another party other than the borrower has paid the HEAL loan in full to the holder.
- Examples of another party other than the borrower are financial or educational institution, mortgage company, friend, family member, attorney, etc.
- "Other than borrower paid loan in full" does not mean a claim has been paid on the loan by HHS.
- "Other than borrower paid loan in full" does not mean the loan has been sold to another HEAL holder.
- "Other than borrower paid loan in full" does not mean the loan has been consolidated with Department of Education.

EP - Loan paid in full by Dept. of ED

- Borrower has consolidated/refinanced this HEAL loan with the Department of Education and the loan holder no longer holds this HEAL loan for this borrower.

Loan Status

BLS actions are reported on a loan level.

BLS actions are not reported on a disbursement or borrower level.

 

Voided or canceled loan transactions are not valid BLS actions and therefore should not be reported.

 

All BLS actions are reported to HHS within 45 days of the date the action occurs or the date the servicer/holder is notified of the action.

 

Loan status must be one of the following values:

G   - Grace
I    - Deferred (Repayment period postponed)/In-School
R   - Repayment
Q   -  In repayment, but deferred
F    - Forbearance
PB  - Paid loan in full by borrower
PO  - Paid loan in full by another party other than the borrower
EP  - Loan paid in full by Department of Education

For multiple changes in one report period, only submit the most recent loan status.

The loan status and borrower changes for all loans purchased in a given month is reported by the new purchaser (holder) to HHS within 45 days after the purchase transaction.

The "effective date of loan status" refers to the date the action actually occurred on the status of the loan.

The "effective date of loan status"  is independent of the holder's system posting date.

Future, estimated, or projected status change dates will not be reported to HHS.

 

If a loan is sold in a given month, the lender selling the loan does not report the loan to HHS.

All loan statuses must have an effective date of loan status.

Loans with statuses "G", or  "I" can not have a conversion to repayment date.

 

Valid repayment statuses are "R", "Q", or "F".

Loans with statuses "R", "Q", or "F" must have a conversion to repayment date.  

Loan statuses "PB", "PO",  and "EP" are considered closed statuses.

Loan statuses "PB", "PO",  and "EP" are reported to HHS only once.

Loan statuses "PB", "PO",  and "EP" must have a conversion to repayment date, if the loan was in a repayment status before the loan was closed.

If a loan goes into a "Q" or "F" status the repayment date on the record does not change.

Repayment Date

Repayment date is defined as the date the borrower actually begins repayment.

 


Repayment date typically begins either the first day of the 10th month after the borrower graduates or the first day of the 10th month after an "I" type deferment.

 


Repayment date will not be reported to HHS until the borrower actually goes into repayment.

 


The repayment date value will not be changed if the borrower loan status changes from an "R" to a "Q" or "F", only the effective date of loan status will change.

 


The repayment date must appear on each submission except when submitting a loan status of "I" or "G" in which the field will be left blank.

 


Future, estimated, calculated or projected repayment dates will not be submitted to HHS.

 

Deferment Type

The Deferment Type field should only be populated if the status being submitted is a "I" or "Q".

Deferment Type must be one of the following values:

FT - Full time attendance at a HEAL school or FFELP school
IR - Internship/Residency
GF- Graduate fellowship training or educational activity
PC - Peace Corps
AC - Voluntary service in Vista/Action program
AP - Service in National Health Service Corps or full time active duty in Armed Forces
CH - Graduate of Chiropractic school
PP - Completed Internship/Residency training and practicing Primary Care (Osteopathic General Practice, Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Preventive Medicine or General Pediatrics)
IH - Providing health care to Indians through a health program/facility funded in whole or part by the Indian Health Service
Rev. 11/2/2000

Status Update Data Dictionary   

Field Name      Field Definition and Constraints

Loan ID   Format is: YYYYBB999999 .  Number assigned or approved by HHS for all insured loans.  YYYY indicates the government fiscal year in which the loan was disbursed, BB is the HHS assigned block number, followed by a 6 position sequentially generated number.

SSN     Social security number for borrower currently on the HEAL database.  If there is a SSN change, report old SSN in this field and new SSN in "New SSN" field.

Last Name of Borrower         Last Name of the borrower.

First Name of Borrower         First Name of the borrower.

Middle Initial of Borrower     Middle Initial of the borrower's name.

File Type         "SO" or "SE" will always be reported in this field to indicate a Status Update file type of "status original" or "status error".

Holder ID Number HHS assigned number for the holder of the loan.

Servicer ID Number      HHS assigned number for the servicer of the loan.

New SSN        Report the new SSN, if applicable, in each loan record in data file for this borrower.  If new SSN, then old SSN is reported in "SSN" field.  If no change, leave blank.

Current Loan Status    Loan status of borrower's loan in the month the data were reported.

Refer to section on Loan Status.

Effective Date of  Date loan status change actually begins.  Data in this field is      Loan Status         submitted to HHS no later than 45 days after the date of occurrence or the date the servicer/holder is notified of the action.

Actual Graduation/        Actual date the borrower graduated or withdrew from school.

Separation Date

Deferment Type      Refer to prior section on Deferment Type.

Field Name      Field Definition and Constraints

Repayment Date    Actual date the borrower's loan went into repayment.

Current Repayment Plan      Current type of Repayment Plan borrower is enrolled (G-Graduated, I-Income Sensitive, or L-Level).

Current Outstanding Loan  The balance of current Principal, Interest and other fees on the Balance         borrower's loan.

Current Principal Balance    The balance of current Principal on the borrower's loan.

Current Monthly Payment  Current Monthly payment the borrower is billed on a particular Amount   loan.

Current Interest Rate    Format is: 99.999. Current Interest Rate which is calculated by T-Bill rate + additional interest on a particular loan.

Number of Days     The Number of Days Delinquent or Past Due on a particular

Delinquent/Past Due     loan.

Refinanced Loan Y or N       Yes or No, indicating whether the particular loan is a refinanced/consolidated loan.

Borrower's Street Address Current street address of the borrower.

    (Home)-first line

Borrower's Street Address  Addition to borrower's street address shown on first line.

    (Home)-second line

Borrower's City      Current city in which borrower resides.

    (Home)

Borrower's State (Home)      Current state in which  borrower resides.  Must be a valid US state code, "FC" for foreign country, "AA" for Military Americas, "AE" for Military Europe/Mid East/Africa/Canada or "AP" for Military Pacific.

Borrower's Zip Code     Borrower's current zip code.

    (Home)

Borrower's Country (Hm.)    Current country in which borrower resides.

Borrower's Phone Number   Current phone number for the borrower.  Include area code.

    (Home)

Borrower's E-mail Address Borrower's current e-mail address.

Borrower's Street Address Current street address of borrower's place of business.

    (Business)-first line

Borrower's Street Address  Addition to borrower's place of business street address shown on

    (Business)-second line       first line.

Borrower's City      Current city of the borrower's place of business.

    (Business)

Borrower's State (Bus.)        Current state in which  borrower works. Must be a valid US state postal code, "FC" for foreign country, "AA" for Military Americas, "AE" for Military Europe/Mid East/Africa/Canada or "AP" for Military Pacific.

Borrower's Zip Code     Current zip code of borrower's place of business.

(Business)

Borrower's Country (Bus.)   Current country of borrower's place of business.

Borrower's Phone No. Current phone number for the borrower's place of business.       (Business)         Include area code.

HEAL Process Date       Date the HEAL program processed the original BLS electronic submission.

Error Message Number(s)    Error numbers that inform the servicer that problems do exist with the particular loan record. The BLS record is not accepted and the HEAL database is not changed.  Servicers are responsible to fix the record and resubmit.

Item # for Error 1  Item numbers that indicate which field(s) received an Error 1.

(Missing Data)

Item # for Error 2 Item numbers that indicate which field(s) received an Error 2.

(Invalid Data)

Filler Blank spaces.

Revised 11/2/2000

BORROWER LOAN STATUS

Error Messages

Error Reasons:

1.     Required value is missing.
2.     Supplied value is invalid.
3.     Cannot find SSN in HEAL file.
4.     Loan ID supplied is invalid since the HEAL system contains no record of the supplied Loan ID ever being issued.
5.     Loan ID supplied is associated with another borrower's SSN.
6.     New SSN already exists in HEAL file for another borrower.
7.     Loan ID is submitted more than once on the electronic submission.
8.     Repayment Date submitted is before HEAL Last Disbursement Date.
9.     Effective Date of Loan Status submitted is before HEAL First Disbursement Date.
10.   Effective Date of Loan Status is greater than HEAL tape-received date.
11.  
"I" (Deferred/In-School) or "G" (Grace Period) Loan Status submitted and repayment date submitted.
12.  
"I" (Deferred/In-School) Loan Status submitted and HEAL Loan Status is PB, PO, or EP.
13.  
"I" (Deferred/In School) Loan Status submitted and Effective Date of Loan Status is prior to the Grad/Sep date submitted.  Since last graduating class will be 6/30/2001, this error message will not take effect until July 2001.)
14.  
"G"(Grace) Loan Status submitted and HEAL Loan Status is PB, PO, or EP.
15.  
"G"(Grace) Loan Status submitted and the Effective Date of Loan Status is prior to the Grad/Sep. Date submitted.
16.   Repayment date submitted is less than 270 days after Grad/Sep Date in the HEAL database.
17.   Repayment date submitted with a status of G (Grace) or I (Deferred/In-School).
18.  
"R" (Repayment) Loan Status submitted, and HEAL Loan Status is PB, PO, or EP.
19.  
"R" (Repayment) Loan Status submitted, and Effective Date of Loan Status is prior to the Grad/Sep. Date submitted.
20.   "Q" (In repayment, but deferred) Loan Status submitted, and Effective Date of Loan Status is prior to the Grad/Sep. Date submitted.
21.   "Q" (In repayment, but deferred) Loan Status submitted, and Effective Date of Loan Status is prior to the Repayment date in the HEAL database.
22.   "Q" (In repayment, but deferred) submitted, and HEAL Loan Status is EP, PB, or PO.
23.  
"Q" or "I" submitted, and deferment type was blank.
24.  
"F" (Forbearance) submitted, and HEAL Loan Status is EP, PB, or PO.
25.   "F
"  (Forbearance) Loan Status submitted, and Effective Date of Loan Status is prior to the Grad/Sep. Date submitted.
26.   "F
"  (Forbearance) Loan Status submitted, and Effective Date of Loan Status is prior to the Repayment Date in the HEAL database.
27.   "PB" Loan Status submitted, and HEAL Loan Status is EP or PO.
28.   "EP
" (Dept. of Education Consolidation) Loan Status submitted, and HEAL Loan Status is PB or PO.
29.  
"PO" Loan Status submitted, and HEAL Loan Status is PB or EP.
30.  
"PB, PO, or EP" Loan status submitted with outstanding balance greater than $0.
31.   Loan is part of a HEAL consolidation.
32.   Loan is part of a paid claim.
33.   Repayment Plan is not a "G" Graduated, "I" Income Sensitive or "L" Level.
34.   Current Outstanding Loan Balance must be greater than or equal to $0 and less than $500,000.
35.   Current Outstanding Principal Balance must be greater than or equal to $0 and less than $300,000.
36.   Current Monthly Payment Amount must be greater than or equal to $0 and less than $5,000.
37.   Current Interest Rate must be greater than or equal to 4.750% and less than or equal to 20.000%.
38.   File Type must be
"SO" or "SE".

 

Revised 10/26/2000

10/30/2000

       

Item #

Field Name

Type

Size

Column

Format

1

Loan ID

Number

12

1-12

YYYYBB999999

2

Social Security Number

Character

9

14-22

999999999

3

Last Name of Borrower

Character

30

24-53

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

4

First Name of Borrower

Character

25

55-79

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

5

Middle Initial of Name

Character

1

81-81

X

6

File Type *

Character

2

83-84

SO (status original) or SE (status errors)

7

Holder ID Number

Number

6

86-91

999999

8

Servicer ID Number

Number

6

93-98

999999

9

New Social Security Number

Character

9

100-108

999999999

10

Current Loan Status

Character

2

110-111

Values: G, R, F, I, Q, PB, PO, EP

11

Effective date of loan status

Date

8

113-120

YYYYMMDD

12

Actual Graduation/Separation Date

Date

8

122-129

YYYYMMDD

13

Deferment Type

Character

2

131-132

Values: FT, IR, GF, PC, AC, AP, PP, CH, IH

14

Repayment date

Date

8

134-141

YYYYMMDD

15

Current Repayment Plan

Character

1

143-143

G'Graduated, I'Income Sensitive, L'Level

16

Current Outstanding Loan Balance

Number

9

145-153

999999.99

17

Current Principal Balance

Number

9

155-163

999999.99

18

Current Monthly Payment Amount

Number

7

165-171

9999.99

19

Current Interest Rate

Number

6

173-178

99.999

20

# of Days Delinquent/Past Due

Number

4

180-183

9999

21

Refinanced Loan Y or N

Character

1

185-185

Y'Yes and N'No

22

Borrower's street address (home)-1st

Character

60

187-246

Street Number and Name

23

Borrower's street address (hm)- 2nd

Character

60

248-307

Street Number and Name

24

Borrower's city (home)

Character

30

309-338

City

25

Borrower's state (home)

Character

2

340-341

State

26

Borrower's zip code (home)

Number

9

343-351

Can be either 5 or 9 digits. No dashes.

27

Borrower's country (home)

Character

25

353-377

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

28

Borrower's phone number (home)

Number

10

379-388

9999999999

29

Borrower's e-mail address

Character

50

390-439

Email Address

30

Borrower's street address (bus.)-1st

Character

60

441-500

Street Number and Name

31

Borrower's street address (bus.)- 2nd

Character

60

502-561

Street Number and Name

32

Borrower's city (business)

Character

30

563-592

City

33

Borrower's state (business)

Character

2

594-595

State

34

Borrower's zip code (business)

Number

9

597-605

Can be either 5 or 9 digits. No dashes.

35

Borrower's country (business)

Character

25

607-631

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

 

36

Borrower's phone number (business)

Number

10

633-642

9999999999

37

HEAL Process Date

Date

8

644-651

YYYYMMDD

38

Error Message Number (s)

Char/Num

50

653-702

9,99,99,99

39

Item # for Error 1 (missing data)**

Char/Num

50

704-753

9,99,99,99,99

40

Item # for Error 2 (invalid data)**

Char/Num

50

755-804

9,99,99,99,99,99

41

Filler

 

96

805-900

Blanks

* Item #6 will be replaced with "SE".

** Series of numbers representing error message(s) separated by commas.  For error numbers 1 and 2, the corresponding Item # from Lender-to-Heal tape specification is also listed.

     Items #1-36 will be record received from lender.

 
 

 

Revised 10/30/2000

         

Item #

Field Name

Required/     Optional

Type

Size

Column

Format

1

Loan ID

R

Number

12

1-12

YYYYBB999999

2

Social Security Number

R

Character

9

14-22

999999999

3

Last Name of Borrower

R

Character

30

24-53

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

4

First Name of Borrower

R

Character

25

55-79

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

5

Middle Initial of Name

O

Character

1

81-81

X

6

File Type

R

Character

2

83-84

SO (status original) or SE (status errors)

7

Holder ID Number

R

Number

6

86-91

999999

8

Servicer ID Number

R

Number

6

93-98

999999

9

New Social Security Number

O*

Character

9

100-108

999999999

10

Current Loan Status

R

Character

2

110-111

Values: G, R, F, I, Q, PB, PO, EP

11

Effective date of loan status

R

Date

8

113-120

YYYYMMDD

12

Actual Graduation/Separation Date

R

Date

8

122-129

YYYYMMDD

13

Deferment Type

R**

Character

2

131-132

Values: FT, IR, GF, PC, AC, AP, PP, CH, IH

14

Repayment date

R***

Date

8

134-141

YYYYMMDD

15

Current Repayment Plan

R****

Character

1

143-143

G'Graduated, I'Income Sensitive, L'Level

16

Current Outstanding Loan Balance

R

Number

9

145-153

999999.99

17

Current Principal Balance

R

Number

9

155-163

999999.99

18

Current Monthly Payment Amount

R

Number

7

165-171

9999.99

19

Current Interest Rate

R

Number

6

173-178

99.999

20

# of Days Delinquent/Past Due

R

Number

4

180-183

9999

21

Refinanced Loan Y or N

R

Character

1

185-185

Y'Yes and N'No

22

Borrower's street address (home)-1st

R

Character

60

187-246

Street Number and Name

23

Borrower's street address (hm)- 2nd

O

Character

60

248-307

Street Number and Name

24

Borrower's city (home)

R

Character

30

309-338

City

25

Borrower's state (home)

R

Character

2

340-341

State

26

Borrower's zip code (home)

R

Number

9

343-351

Can be either 5 or 9 digits. No dashes.

27

Borrower's country (home)

R

Character

25

353-377

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

28

Borrower's phone number (home)

R

Number

10

379-388

9999999999

29

Borrower's e-mail address

O

Character

50

390-439

Email Address

30

Borrower's street address (bus.)-1st

O

Character

60

441-500

Street Number and Name

31

Borrower's street address (bus.)- 2nd

O

Character

60

502-561

Street Number and Name

32

Borrower's city (business)

O

Character

30

563-592

City

33

Borrower's state (business)

O

Character

2

594-595

State

34

Borrower's zip code (business)

O

Number

9

597-605

Can be either 5 or 9 digits. No dashes.

35

Borrower's country (business)

O

Character

25

607-631

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

36

Borrower's phone number (business)

O

Number

10

633-642

9999999999

37

Filler

R

 

58

643-700

Space characters

 

R'Required

         
 

O'Optional, report when data is available

   
 

* If reporting SSN change, then "required" on all loan records for the borrower reported on this tape.

 

** Required only when loan status is a "I" or "Q".

   
 

*** Required except when submitting statuses of  "G" or "I".

     
 

**** Required for all loan statuses except "G" or "I".

   

        HEAL Borrower Loan Status Update Report

       Acceptance Transaction Report

Borrower Loan Status Updates Received From Holder (XXXXXX), Servicer (XXXXXX)

File Name ' XXXXXXX      Received Date ' XXXXXXXX    Processed Date ' XXXXXXXX

HEAL Loan ID    SSN    Last Name    First Name    Middle Initial    Holder ID    Servicer ID

 

           HEAL Borrower Loan Status Update Report

    Summary Transaction Report

Borrower Loan Status Updates Received From Holder (XXXXXX), Servicer (XXXXXX)

File Name' xxxxxxx   Received Date' xxxxxxxxxxxxx          Processed Date' xxxxxxxxx

Number of Records Received '

 

Number of Records Passing Edit

Number of Records Failing Edit '

If you have any questions or problems, please contact your HEAL representative at DHHS at (301) 443-1540.

Please refer to the File Name #, Received Date, and Processed Date displayed in the report header in all correspondence with the HEAL Program.

Bureau of Health Professions

To: Lenders and Schools Participating in the Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program

Subject: Maximum HEAL Interest Rates for the Quarter Ending March 31, 2001.
Lender Policy Memorandum L-2001-2

Section 60.13 (a) (4) of the HEAL Regulations requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to announce the maximum quarterly interest rate in effect for HEAL loans.

For loans made before January 27, 1981, the variable interest rate is 9 3/4 percent .

For variable rate loans executed on or before January 27, 1981 through October 21, 1985, the interest rate is 9 3/4 percent .

For fixed rate loans executed during the period January 1, 2001 through March 31, 2001, and for variable rate loans executed on or after October 22, 1985, the interest rate is 9 1/4 percent .

The average bond equivalency rate for 91-day U.S. Treasury Bills during the period October 1, 2000 through December 31, 2000 was 6.23 percent .

We have enclosed HEAL quarterly interest rates for the last four quarters.  Interest rates since the inception of the program are available upon request.

If you have any questions regarding the HEAL interest or Treasury Bill rates, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Sarah Moore at (301) 443-0603.

Stephen J. Boehlert
Associate Division Director, HEAL
Division of Student Assistance

 


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