PUBLIC LAW 99-498—OCT. 17, 1986
100 STAT. 1391
"(F) the alternative repayment terms which will be offered to borrowers by the lender; "(G) that, if the lender prior to the expiration of the certificate no longer proposes to make consolidation loans, the lender will so notify the issuer of the certificate in order that the certificate may be terminated (without affecting the insurance on any consolidation loan made prior to such termination); and "(H) the terms upon which the issuer of the certificate may limit, suspend, or terminate the lender's authority to make consolidation loans under the certificate (without affecting the insurance on any consolidation loan made prior to such limitation, suspension, or termination). "(4) TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LOANS.—A consolidation loan made pursuant to this section shall be insurable by the Secretary or a guaranty agency pursuant to paragraph (2) only if the loan is made to an eligible borrower who has agreed to notify the holder of the loan promptly concerning any change of address and the loan is evidenced by a note or other written agreement which— "(A) is made without security and without endorsement, except that if the borrower is a minor and such note or other written agreement executed by him or her would not, under applicable law, create a binding obligation, endorsement may be required; "(B) provides for the payment of interest and the repayment of principal in accordance with subsection (c) of this section; "(C) provides that periodic installments of principal need not be paid, but interest shall accrue and be paid, during any period for which the borrower would be eligible for a deferral under clause (i), (viii), or (ix) of section 428(b)(l)(M), and that any such period shall not be included in determining the repayment period pursuant to subsection (c)(2) of this section; "(D) entitles the borrower to accelerate without penalty repayment of the whole or any part of the loan; and "(E)(i) contains a notice of the system of disclosure concerning such loan to credit bureau organizations under section 430A, and (ii) provides that the lender on request of the borrower will provide information on the repayment status of the note to such organizations. '(c) PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST.— "(1) INTEREST RATES.—(A) Consolidation loans
made under this section shall bear interest at rates determined under subparagraph (B) or (C). For the purposes of payment of special allowances under section 438(b)(2), the interest rate required by this subsection is the applicable interest rate with respect to a consolidation loan. "(B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), a consolidation loan shall bear interest at an annual rate on the unpaid principal balance of the loan which is equal to the weighted average of the interest rates on the loans consolidated, rounded to the nearest whole percent. "(C) A consolidation loan shall bear interest at an annual rate on the unpaid principal balance of the loan equal to not less than 9 percent.
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