[§304A-602] Repayment of state higher
education loans; collection. (a) All loans made under the state higher
education loan fund shall bear interest at five per cent simple interest.
Repayment of principal and interest charges shall commence nine months after
graduation or after a borrower ceases to be enrolled at least half-time in a
degree program and shall be paid in periodic installments within a ten-year
period. The university may charge late fees and all other reasonable costs for
the collection of delinquent loans. The board of regents, upon application by
the student and upon a showing of good cause, may defer repayment of the loan
and commencement of interest. Liability for repayment of a loan shall be
canceled upon the death or permanent total disability of the borrower.
(b) The university may spend out of the state
higher education loan fund up to two per cent of the total amount of loans
outstanding for collection and administrative expenses. In accordance with
chapter 103D, the university may enter into written contracts with collection
agencies for the purpose of collecting delinquent student loans. All payments
collected, exclusive of a collection agency's commissions, shall revert, and be
credited, to the state higher education loan fund.
(c) A collection agency that enters into a
written contract with the university for the collection of delinquent student
loans, pursuant to this section, may collect a commission from the debtor in
accordance with the terms of, and up to the amounts authorized in, the written
contract. [L 2006, c 75, pt of §2]
Cross References
Professional or vocational licensing sanctions for default on
student loans, see §436B-19.6 and chapter 436C.