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Section 1

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Deferment

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This allows you to temporarily stop making your federal student loan payments. You may not be responsible for the interest that accrues during this period depending on the type of loan.

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Unsubsidized Loan

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A type of loan in which the interest starts accumulating as soon as you or your school receive the funds.

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Cosigner

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Someone who signs with the primary borrower of a loan and can help them repay their loan.

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Direct PLUS Loan

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Federal loans that graduate or professional degree students and parents of dependent undergraduate students can use to help pay for education expenses. These loans have a fixed interest rate and are not subsidized, which means that interest accumulates while the student is enrolled in school.

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Stafford Loan

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Student loans that must be repaid and are available to both undergraduate and graduate students. Subsidized loans of this type are loans for which the government pays the interest while you are in school, during grace periods, and during any deferment periods. Unsubsidized loans of this type are loans for which you are responsible for paying all the interest that accrues from the date of the first disbursement until the loan is paid in full. Interest

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Interest

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Money paid regularly at a particular rate for the use of money lent, or for delaying the repayment of a debt.

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Default

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The failure to repay a loan according to the terms agreed to in the promissory note.

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Capitalization

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When your unpaid interest is added to your loan's current principal so that your interest is calculated from this new amount.

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Subsidized Loan

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A type of loan that doesn't require the borrower to pay interest but rather has the interest paid by a third party.

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Borrower

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A person o organization that takes out a loan from a bank under an agreement to pay it back later, typically with interest.

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Promissory Note

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A written promise to pay someone a definite sum of money.

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Accrual Date

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The date that interest begins to accumulate.

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Loan

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Money borrowed with the expectation that it will be paid back with interest, used to help pay for college.

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Forbearance

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This allows you to temporarily stop making your federal student loan payments, but you will still be responsible for the interest that accrues during this period.

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Disbursement

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Payment of funds (loan proceeds) to the borrower (the student) by the school.

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