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Private Education Loan Fundamentals . Aubrey Stelly Senior Lender Consultant TG. Session objectives. Provide the tools necessary to discuss the factors involved in evaluating private loans Enable you to provide a framework for borrowers to evaluate their private loan options.
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Private Education Loan Fundamentals Aubrey StellySenior Lender Consultant TG
Session objectives • Provide the tools necessary to discuss the factors involved in evaluating private loans • Enable you to provide a framework for borrowers to evaluate their private loan options
Factors for borrowers to consider • Interest rates • Fees • Program types • Repayment terms
Interest rate factors • Index • Prime Rate • LIBOR • Commercial Paper Rate • Credit Score • Credit history • Co-signer • School
Index definitions • Prime Interest Rate — Interest rate that commercial banks charge their most creditworthy borrowers, such as large corporations • LIBOR (London Inter-bank Offered Rate) — Interest rate that banks charge each other for loans (usually in euros) • Commercial Paper Rate — The rate paid by large corporations for short-term borrowings, usually less than the Prime Interest Rate
Fees • Origination • Late • Ways to reduce • ACH • Banking relationships
Program types • State private loans • Private — General study • Private — Specialty study
Repayment details • In-school • Post-completion • Capitalize interest or not
Additional considerations • Trade-offs • Penalties • Co-signer impact
Summary • Interest rate is not always the most important factor. • Every borrower’s situation is different. • Borrowers should conduct their search over a short time span so that the basis of the interest rates is similar.