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The É«ÇéÊÓƵ No Interest Institutional Loan Program (also known as the Permanent Restricted Loan Fund) is a loan program which is administered through É«ÇéÊÓƵ. The Financial Aid office packages this into qualifying students' award packages. This loan cannot be consolidated with any other loan program (including Federal loan programs) once the student leaves the College.

Occidental uses ECSI (an outside company) to administer the billing and other services for this loan, which includes processing payments and all deferments or cancellations for this loan.

Terms and Conditions of the É«ÇéÊÓƵ No Interest Loan
The É«ÇéÊÓƵ No Interest loan has a minimum monthly payment of $50 a month, which may increase based on the amount that was borrowed, and repayment is scheduled out over 10 years. The interest rate is 0% for this loan, however, the interest rate increases to 5% if the loan enters default and there is a $4.00 late payment fee assessed for every missed and/or late payment. Before leaving É«ÇéÊÓƵ, each student with this loan must complete an exit interview and will then enter into repayment upon separating from the College. Once the borrower enters into repayment, they are given an initial grace period of 6 months. This program offers no grace period after deferment periods. After a deferment ends, the loan immediately goes back into repayment.

Deferment Provisions
The É«ÇéÊÓƵ No Interest loan program offers the following deferment provisions (deferment forms can be found in the Forms section of this website). During deferment, the borrower is not required to pay loan principle and interest does not accrue.

• In School Deferment: The borrower must be enrolled at least part-time at an eligible academic institution.
• Unemployment Deferment: A borrower may defer for up to three years if the borrower is seeking and unable to find full-time employment.
• Economic Hardship Deferment: A borrower is entitled to an economic hardship deferment for periods of up to one year at a time, not to exceed three years cumulatively.
• Temporary Total Disability Deferment: An affidavit from a qualified physician is required to prove disability. A borrower is temporarily totally disabled if he or she is, due to illness or injury, unable to attend an eligible school or to be gainfully employed during a reasonable period of recovery.
• Military Service Deferment: A borrower is entitled to a military service deferment if they are a member of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard
   

Cancellation Provisions
This loan can not be cancelled.

Discharge (complete loan cancellation) Provisions
The É«ÇéÊÓƵ No Interest loan (in its entirety or the remaining balance) can be discharged due to Death or Total and Permanent Disability. In cases of Death, Occidental must receive an original or certified copy of the death certificate. Total and permanent disability is the inability to work and earn money because of an injury or illness that is expected to continue indefinitely or to result in death. The borrower must submit a physician’s certification of total and permanent disability. The physician must certify that the borrower is 100% disabled according to the Perkins Loan Program definition of disability.

Defaulted É«ÇéÊÓƵ Loans
If a borrower defaults on their É«ÇéÊÓƵ No Interest loan, the loan will negatively impact their credit report and the borrower is eligible to receive the following penalties:

• Remaining loan principal balance is accelerated, making the entire remaining loan amount payable immediately.
• The loan is sent to a collection agency after acceleration, where the borrower will incur all collection costs.
• The borrower becomes ineligible for deferments
• The interest rate raises from 0% to 5%
• A hold will be placed on your academic transcript from É«ÇéÊÓƵ.