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FedLoan Tips and Resources for Servicing Borrowers

If you’ve been assigned to figure with FedLoan pairing and you’re having hassle creating loan payments. Contacting the corporate ought to be your beginning. Here area unit the fundamentals concerning FedLoan pairing thus you recognize wherever to travel for facilitate.

FedLoan pairing may be a student loan servicer. Which suggests it collects loan payments. And helps borrowers register for various compensation plans for the Department of Education.

In several instances the consolidation broadens the liveliness of the loan. if you’ll be ready to extremely pay extra interest on the terminus loan. Whenever it’s possible adjudicate to accelerate the payments once revenue gains to obstruct compensating additional interest. All constant you may be get deductions for loan consolidation to bring down absolutely the interest collectible on the loan.

Fed loan applies loans to students or their father and mother to complete a lot of eminent or inferior education with none cosignatory further with Fed Stafford loans and Perkins scholar loans. as a result of there may embody some circumstances to achieve this none cosignatory loan merely Fed student loan can be accomplished by anybody. You had higher match traditional student criteria and consume zero credit history. These kinds of loans had higher constitute welfare by each student whose either mother is in unfavorable credit ratings circumstance or not bearing some relations.

Many university students can expertise a a lot of benevolent time deed the finance they demand than people. Grownups with honorable credit are applicable to be competent to adopt loans from deposit money institutions with none cosigner. Adults with miserable credit bear very little choices however exploit the cash they need isn’t out of the question. no matter you choose to execute. Adopt the time to exercise tight cogitation before getting whatever arrangements.

The principal vantages of consolidation are simple defrayments. Instead of the additional payments throughout the month or additional payments monthly. You completely have one or two defrayals to represent. while not automated payment. You’ll ne’er need to care regarding neglecting a payment.

Consolidation of student loans they’re more comfortable to carry path of your yearly quantity interest paid off. This can be important whenever you’re entitled for tax deduction by interest on loans. Even if deduction can economize you additional revenue each little flake counts.

You might see FedLoan pairing remarked as PHEAA that stands for the Pennsylvania educational activity help Agency. That’s FedLoan Servicing’s parent organization. PHEAA additionally runs yankee Education Services. That manages personal loans and people created beneath the Federal Family Education Loan Program. Together AES and FedLoanservice the most important portfolio of federal student loans within the U.S.

Making Payment of FedLoan

The easiest thanks to pay your loan bill is to sign in for direct debit which can deduct the specified monthly payment from your account automatically.

To register in direct debit click create an account on FedLoan Servicing’s web site. Follow the prompts to form a PIN and enter your bank account info. You’ll get a 0.25% rate of interest reduction on every of the eligible loans you repay using direct debit. make sure that FedLoan service has processed your direct debit application before you stop creating payments on-line, by mail or by phone. Otherwise, you will punished for incomplete payment.

You can create one-time payments on specific loans by Clicking “Make Payment”. You furthermore may will pay your bill over the phone or by mail.

Last month, the Education Department released its annual report on federal student loans in default showing results that makes everything look A-OK!. This is the Three-Year Cohort Default Rate and on the face of it, the news is very good. The rate for students going into default on their federal loans in 2011 is 13.7 percent. That’s a drop from 14.7 percent for 2010. Any drop is good and a full percentage point might even be an indicator of an improving economy. Unfortunately, that is not the actual, total percentage of students who were unable to repay their loans in 2011.
The cohort rate in the report is an accounting tool that actually measures schools with former students that default at an exceptionally high percentage within two years after they have begun making loan payments. The criteria is over 30 percent of former students for a three year period or over 40 percent in one year. Schools that meet this criteria can be sanctioned by the Education Department. This means that access to federal student aid programs can be blocked for one or more years.

Skewed results from Income Based Payments

The cohort rate has also been advertised in the last few years as an indication of financial stress with the idea that payments are just too high and should be lowered. Like the one percent drop, this also isn’t entirely accurate. Federal student loan programs offer a wide variety of repayment options such as Income Based and Income Contingent options in order to avoid default. This prevents a total loss of revenue and students (and their co-signers) do not see their credit scores go down.
This does not mean that the Federal student loan program is in good shape though. Thanks to better instruction on their student loans from colleges and the Education Department, enrollment in these programs, as well as the new Pay-As-You-Earn option has increased from 10 to 12 percent this year. No one wants anybody to default on their loans, but even the Department’s own estimates are that about 25 percent of borrowers in some of these plans can fully meet the requirements of them and still never even pay off the principal of the loan, and qualify for student loan forgiveness.

More Skewed Results From Fuzzy Math

Unfortunately, recent actions taken by the Education Department are only going to obscure those numbers further, leading to skepticism by many. Until a few weeks ago, the cohort rate was applied against any student who defaulted on any loan, even if that student has multiple loans. Makes sense and is very fair. Now, it was decided to not include borrowers who defaulted on only one loan while keeping the others in good standing. This does nothing to reduce the numbers of students defaulting, but it will help colleges that were facing having their access to federal student aid blocked. In fact, these changes were applied to the latest numbers that have been used in this article. Despite that, twenty-one schools still did not clear the lowered bar and may face being cut-off from federal funding.

The whole point of the tougher rules in the 2008 reauthorization of the Higher Education Act was to put force schools to improve services to students and give them the chance to control how they did it; lower tuition, improved job placement services, no options were taken off the table.   In the end, the Education Department has apparently decided to side with the colleges rather than with the students. It’s great that students have the various repayment options to avoid default. However, the number of students using these programs has grown and so far, the colleges themselves have not been held to any standards to bring down costs or improve what they offer. This is what has to be done to really lower student default rates and not just manipulate the numbers to keep federal aid flowing.

Source: http://www.studentdebtrelief.us/news/student-loan-defaults-going-down/

According to data released this month from the Department of Education, the looming student loan debt crisis appears to be getting closer. Over half of all Direct Loans are now behind on their repayment schedule. This isn’t a small number, as Direct Loans make up the largest percentage of federal student loans.

Increased Debt, Decreased Wages

Per Secretary Duncan’s office, the average debt amount from student loans has ballooned by 28 percent from 2007 to 2013. At the same time, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, people with a bachelor degree have seen their weekly earnings decrease by almost one percent. Wages for people with an advanced degree are basically flat, rising only .02 percent over the same timeframe.
At first, efforts to try and avoid having graduates fall behind on their payments seemed to work. An unfortunate side-effect of President Obama’s changes to the repayment programs was that it masked just how much was not actually being paid back. Last year, at an Education Department conference in Las Vegas (yes, that conference), it was reported that over 40 percent of student loan recipients who are in an income driven repayment plan have a monthly payment of exactly $0.

Keeping The Student Loan Programs Alive

While this is an excellent idea for those graduates who are unemployed or underemployed, it is not good for keeping the federal student loan program alive and healthy. Under the repayment plans, unpaid amounts are discharged after 20 or 25 years. This is fair to those people who have honestly tried to repay their student, but it will place a huge burden on taxpayers who will have to cover these debts while also supporting the next generation of college students.
Of course, this isn’t something that has sprung up recently. In March 2013, the Federal Open Market Committee held a meeting on the U.S. economy and the impacts it faces. Many of these committee members felt that the growing student loan debt was not just a growing problem, but that it was having a wider effect across many aspects of the economy than previously thought.

More Debt Means Fewer Opportunities

Specifically, the student loan debt crisis is pulling money away from the housing market. This slows not just housing growth, but also all of the businesses that depend on new home building, further slowing or even shrinking the economy in some areas of the U.S. Looking at it long-term, this same debt reduces the opportunities for people to open their own businesses, slowing a growing economy even more.
The Department of Education also posted more student loan data on its Federal Student Aid website. There are now a number of portfolios that detail loan type and status. Charts include information on how many loans are in good standing, deference, forbearance, those in default and more. As of the third quarter for 2014, over 2.5 million loan recipients are in default for more than $37 Billion. That’s only the loans in default; there are over $160 Billion in loans that are either in forbearance or deferment. Now there are excellent reasons for loans to be deferred or in forbearance; military service and enrollment in the Peace Corps being only two of them. The problem is that many people who are in either status are more likely to eventually default on their student loans.

New Data, New Hope

Advocates for improving the student loan process are particularly pleased to see this new information published. The small amount of loan data available to the public has been one of their major complaints about the system. It’s a pretty basic reason, the more any government program operates in the dark, the more likely it is to hide failures and resist any reform.
Fortunately there is some hope. The states are now taking the lead to reduce tuition at state schools to encourage enrollment. Other states are using free tuition to move people into higher paying jobs within their communities. Between this and new legislation being worked on by the Congress, the best chance for reform and heading off the student debt crisis may just be now.

Source: http://www.studentdebtrelief.us/news/looming-student-loan-debt-crisis-creeps-closer/

In September, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit with the Northern Illinois District Court against Corinthian Colleges Inc. In it, they accuse the corporation, made up of for-profit colleges Everest, Heald and Wyotech, of predatory student loan lending, illegal collection practices and misleading potential students about job prospects and placement after graduation. In a press release, the government agency specifically stated that Corinthian “lured tens of thousands of students to take out private loans to cover expensive tuition costs by advertising bogus job prospects and career services. Corinthian then used illegal debt collection practices to strong-arm students into paying back those loans while still in school.”

Requesting Action

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is asking the Chicago Federal Court to stop Corinthian Colleges from continuing these practices and order them to repay borrowers who have been adversely affected by them. It claims that they violate federal debt collection laws. The change in practices by Corinthian Colleges began recently, as the corporation began to have financial trouble. In the last year, its stock has fallen to less than ten cents a share and has lost almost 95 percent of its total value. It is now in the process of either closing or selling its 107 campuses in the U.S. and Canada. The final fate of the 72,000 students enrolled as of July 2014 is still up in the air.
While there is most likely some validity to these claims, some of it may go nowhere. In the past three years alone, Corinthian Colleges made over 125,000 loans for a total of nearly $570 Million. When you have that many loans across the U.S. and a myriad of collection agencies used to handle them, some mistakes and bad practices are going to be made. Those incidents need to be handled swiftly and the students and graduates harmed repaid.

Private Versus Federal Loans

The complaint about repaying loans in school however is not valid. Federal student loans have a six month grace period after graduation to allow for finding a job and getting prepared to repay those debts. This doesn’t apply to the Corinthian College loans since they are private student loans. Repayment can begin whenever the lender and student agree to a date when signing.
Corinthian Colleges of course disputes the complaint and lawsuit completely. They believe the Bureau has cherry-picked isolated incidents involving its Genesis Loan Program and ignored the success of placing students in well-paying jobs after graduation. These incidents were ones that Corinthian states they had previously identified and began to fix. Responding to the court filing, a corporate representative made the following statement:
“We ask students to make payments while in school to help them develop the discipline and practice of repaying their federal and other loan obligations. The complaint ignores clear, easily obtainable evidence that thousands of Corinthian graduates are hired into permanent positions by large and small employers across the U.S. every year.” The corporation went on to describe its Genesis Loan Program as supplemental financial assistance and not a primary source of loans. Corinthian states that less than 40 percent of is student body even uses the program and that the average cost is only $35 per month.

It’s A Start!

While this lawsuit may only apply to Corinthian Colleges, they are operating nationwide so a conviction will give state governments a precedent to go after other schools they believe to engage in predatory lending practices. Since the lawsuit has been filed by a federal government agency, it also gives more force behind the calls of Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and other members of Congress for reform in both private and federal student lending.
If you are interested in reading the complete notice that Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has put out for current and former Corinthian College students, it can be found here. The court case designation is Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Corinthian Colleges Inc., 14-cv-7194, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (Chicago).

Source: http://www.studentdebtrelief.us/news/predatory-student-loan-lenders-sued-illinois-court/

Donald Trump has recently spoken about his position on the student loan crisis, and his opinion might surprise many.  In an interview with thehill.com, Trump slammed the federal government for profiting on federal student loans.  “That’s probably one of the only things the government shouldn’t make money off. I think it’s terrible that one of the only profit centers we have is student loans,” said Trump.  As we have reported in the past, the Federal Student Loan programs turned a profit of $41.3 billion in 2013 while many borrowers are struggling to make their financial ends meet.

Creating Jobs

Trump also discussed how he would help solve the problem by creating jobs in the private sector. “I don’t want to raise the minimum wage. I want to create jobs so people can get much more than that, so they can get five times what the minimum wage is,” said Trump.  While this is a long term solution, Trump offered no information on what he would do immediately to help reduce the burden of student loans on the millions of borrowers. Specifically, he has not given any information on what will happen with the Student Loan Forgiveness programs that are currently offered by the Department of Education.

Student Loan Forgiveness Programs

With the popularity of the Student Loan Forgiveness programs and enrollment into these programs skyrocketing, Trump could find it very hard to be vocal against these programs or face losing the student vote.  Though Trump is a conservative, his position on Student Loans seems to be somewhat liberal and we expect that he will continue to promote the loan forgiveness programs. By improving the job market borrowers will be able to make their payment rather than using their deferment and forbearance.  If Trump truly feels that the government should not be profiting on student loans, then there is a possibility that he will elect to use the profits to expand the loan forgiveness programs as well as offering relief to borrowers who need immediate relief.
As Trump continues to discuss his plan to fix the student loan crisis, we will continue to update this page with additional information for our readers to stay informed.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Online healthcare platform, BookDoc, has established the Advisory Group (AG) of Malaysia comprising of respected and reputable healthcare leaders from Malaysia to further enhance the expansion of its services in a responsible and ethical manner.

BookDoc, a start-up launched in October this year, is the 1st Healthcare Online Platform in Malaysia that promises to connect and unite patients and healthcare professionals, bringing forth timely access, resource optimisation, and informed choices. It is founded by Dato' Chevy Beh - former Managing Director of BP Healthcare Group and Joel Neoh - founder of Groupon Malaysia and former CEO of Asia Pacific for Groupon.

The recently established AG is to advise BookDoc on strategic areas related to contents, medical ethics, prevailing and forthcoming regulatory matters. In addition, the AG will also provide insights, suggestions and feedback on issues of interests to the public and medical communities. This will enable BookDoc to continue to add value to the very communities that it serves.

The founding members of the AG of Malaysia consists of the following leaders:

• Tan Sri Dato' Dr. M. Jegathesan, the former Deputy Director-General of Health Malaysia, who is also the Pro-Chancellor of University Science Malaysia;
• Major General Dato' Pahlawan Dr Mohanadas Ramasamy (Rtd), former Director General of Health Services, Malaysian Armed Forces & Deputy Chairman, Board of Governors of the Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences;
• Datuk Professor Dr Fawzia Dato' Abdullah, the former Senior Director of Dental Health Division, Ministry of Health and is currently the Foundation Dean, Faculty of Dentistry of SEGI University & College;
• Dato' Professor Dr Mrs ST Kew, Dean of School of Medicine at International Medical University and previously Master of the Academy of Medicine Malaysia and
• Dr Milton Lum who is a member of the Council of University of Tunku Abdul Rahman, member of the Malaysian Medical Council and had held leadership positions in international and national professional healthcare organizations.

Founder of BookDoc, Dato' Chevy Beh felt extremely honoured and privileged to have such illustrious line-up of advisors to enrich and enhance BookDoc in its key stages of development from planning, evaluation to execution. Having received constructive and robust feedbacks, Dato' Chevy Beh is assured of the great value that the AG could bring, and affirms to invite additional advisors from the overseas markets that BookDoc intends to expand into. This will ensure BookDoc is relevant and could adapt value-adding solutions to those communities with unique sets of regulatory, ethical and market considerations.  

BookDoc is backed by a diverse group of investors from entrepreneurs to seasoned healthcare and insurance professionals, banker, regulators as well as ICT professionals. It has recently raised millions of US dollars and has achieved the highest pre-seed valuation in the history of Asia Tech App. BookDoc, in its effort to make healthcare more accessible to the customers, has to-date entered into MOUs with Tun Hussein Onn Eye Hospital and Institute Jantung Negara (IJN) Hospital and signed up a few hundred clinics in Malaysia.

The initial investors of BookDoc include Danny Yeung - founder of Groupon Hong Kong and the former CEO Groupon East Asia,  Datuk Yvonne Chia - former CEO of Hong Leong Bank Berhad, Kenny Thing - Chief Marketing Officer of Manulife Insurance Berhad, Dato' Sharil Tarmizi - former Chairman of Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), Dato' Dr Maimunah - the former Deputy Director General of Health Malaysia, Dato' Syed Budriz Putra - founder and former CEO of Sepang Aircraft Engineering which is an Airbus Group Company and Lee Mean Yeit - former Head of Strategy of Sime Darby Healthcare.

More information on BookDoc by clicking to: www.bookdoc.com
For more information on this press release, or to arrange interviews with company management, please contact:
Dato' Chevy BehFounder
Email: chevybeh@bookdoc.com
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ERIE, Pa., Nov. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Erie Insurance has received a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2016 Corporate Equality Index, a national benchmark on corporate policies and practices related to LGBT workplace equality. The index is administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

"ERIE believes in The Golden Rule and in treating all people with dignity and respect," said Tesha Nesbit Arrington, ERIE's director of diversity and inclusion. "Our perfect score on the 2016 Corporate Equality Index is validation of our efforts to create an inclusive work environment."

The 2016 CEI rated 1,027 businesses based on LGBT-related policies and practices including non-discrimination workplace protections, domestic partner benefits, transgender-inclusive health care benefits, competency programs and public engagement. ERIE satisfied all of the CEI's criteria to receive the perfect score and designation as a Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality.
For more information on the 2016 Corporate Equality Index, or to download a free copy of the report, visit www.hrc.org/cei.

About Erie InsuranceAccording to A.M. Best Company, Erie Insurance Group, based in Erie, Pennsylvania, is the 11th largest homeowners insurer and 12th largest automobile insurer in the United States based on direct premiums written and the 16th largest property/casualty insurer in the United States based on total lines net premium written. The Group, rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best Company, has more than 5 million policies in force and operates in 12 states and the District of Columbia. Erie Insurance Group is a FORTUNE 500 company, a Barron's 500 company and has been recognized by Forbes as one of America's 50 Most Trustworthy Financial Companies.
News releases and more information about Erie Insurance Group are available at www.erieinsurance.com.

About the Human Rights CampaignThe Human Rights Campaign is America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against LGBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.
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