[Federal Register: May 25, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 102)]
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Part VII
Department of Education
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William D. Ford Federal Loan Program; Notice
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of the annual updates to the income contingent repayment
(ICR) plan formula.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary announces the annual updates to the ICR Plan
formula for 2000. Under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct
Loan) Program, borrowers may choose to repay their student loans under
the ICR plan, which bases the repayment amount on the borrower's
income, family size, loan amount, and interest rate. Each year, the
formula for calculating a borrower's payment is adjusted to reflect
changes due to inflation. This notice contains the required updates
based on inflation, which are examples of how the calculation of the
monthly ICR amount is performed, the income percentage factors, the
constant multiplier chart, and charts showing sample repayment amounts.
These updates are effective from July 1, 2000 to June 30, 2001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Don Watson, U.S. Department of
Education, Room 3045, ROB-3, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20202-5400. Telephone: (202) 708-8242. If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal Information Relay
Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape or computer
diskette) on request to the contact person listed in the preceding
paragraph.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Direct Loan Program borrowers may choose to
repay their Direct Loans under the ICR Plan. The attachment to this
Notice provides updates to four sources of information: examples of how
the calculation of the monthly ICR amount is performed, the income
percentage factors, the constant multiplier chart, and charts showing
sample repayment amounts.
We have updated the income percentage factors to reflect changes
based on inflation. We have revised the income percentage factor table
by changing the dollar amounts of the incomes shown by a percentage
equal to the estimated percentage change in the Consumer Price Index
for all Urban Consumers from December 1999 to December 2000. Further,
we provide examples of monthly repayment amount calculations and two
charts that show sample repayment amounts for single, and married or
head of household borrowers at various income and debt levels based on
the updated income percentage factors.
The updated income percentage factors, at any given income, may
cause a borrower's payments to be slightly lower than they were in
prior years. This updated amount more accurately reflects the impact of
inflation on a borrower's current ability to repay.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 84.268, William D.
Ford Federal Direct Loan Program)
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1087 et seq.
Dated: May 19, 2000.
Greg Woods,
Chief Operating Officer.
Attachment: Examples of the Calculations of Monthly Repayment
Amounts
Example 1. This example assumes you are a single borrower with
$15,000 in Direct Loans, the interest rate being charged is 8.25
percent, and you have an adjusted gross income (AGI) of $30,713.
Step 1: Determine your annual payments based on what you would
pay over 12 years using standard amortization. To do this, multiply
your loan balance by the constant multiplier for 8.25 percent
interest (0.1315449). The constant multiplier is a factor used to
calculate amortized payments at a given interest rate over a fixed
period of time. (The 8.25 percent interest rate used in this example
is the maximum interest rate charged for all Direct Loans excluding
Direct PLUS Loans and may not be your actual interest rate. You can
view the constant multiplier chart below to determine the constant
multiplier that you should use for the interest rate on your loan.
If your exact interest rate is not listed, use the next highest for
estimation purposes.)
* 0.1315449 x $15,000 = $1,973.17
Step 2: Multiply the result of Step 1 by the income percentage
factor shown in the income percentage factor table that corresponds
to your income and the divide the result by 100. (If your income is
not listed in the income percentage factor table, calculate the
applicable income percentage factor by following the instructions
under ``Interpolation'' below.):
* 88.77 x $1,973.17 100 = $1,751.58
Step 3: Determine 20 percent of your discretionary income.
Because you are a single borrower, subtract the poverty level for a
family of one, as published in the Federal Register on February 15,
2000 (65 FR 7555), from your income and multiply the result by 20%:
* $30,713 - $8,350 = $22,363
* $22,363 x 0.20 = $4,472.60
Step 4: Compare the amount from Step 2 with the amount from Step
3. The lower of the two will be your annual payment amount. In this
example, you will be paying the amount calculated under Step 2. To
determine your monthly repayment amount, divide the annual amount by
12.
* $1,751.58 12 = $145.97
Example 2. In this example, you are married. You and your spouse
have a combined AGI of $58,040 and are repaying your loans jointly
under the ICR plan. You have no children. You have a Direct Loan
balance of $10,000, and your spouse has a Direct Loan balance of
$15,000. Your interest rate is 8.25 percent.
Step 1: Add your and your spouse's Direct Loan balances together
to determine your aggregate loan balance:
* $10,000 + $15,000 = $25,000
Step 2: Determine the annual payment based on what you would pay
over 12 years using standard amortization. To do this, multiply your
aggregate loan balance by the constant multiplier for 8.25 percent
interest (0.1315449). (The 8.25 percent interest rate used in this
example is the maximum interest rate charged for all Direct Loans
excluding Direct PLUS Loans and may not be your actual interest
rate. You can view the constant multiplier chart below to determine
the constant multiplier that you should use for the interest rate on
your loan. If your exact interest rate is not listed, use the next
highest for estimation purposes.)
* 0.1315449 x $25,000 = $3,288.62
Step 3: Multiply the result by the income percentage factor
shown in the income percentage factor table that corresponds to your
and your spouse's income and divide the result by 100. (If your and
your spouse's aggregate income is not listed in the income
percentage factor table, calculate the applicable income percentage
factor by following the instructions under ``Interpolation''
below.):
* 109.40 x $3,288.62 100 = $3,597.75
Step 4: Determine 20 percent of your aggregate income. To do
this, subtract the poverty level for a family of 2, as published in
the Federal Register on February 15, 2000 (65 FR 7555), from your
aggregate income and multiply the result by 20 percent:
* $58,040 - $11,250 = $46,790
* $46,790 x 0.20 = $9,358
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Step 5: Compare the amount from Step 3 with the amount from Step
4. The lower of the two will be your annual payment amount. You and
your spouse will pay the amount calculated under Step 3. To
determine your monthly repayment amount, divide the annual amount by
12.
* $3,597.75 12 = $299.81
Interpolation: If your income does not appear on the income
percentage factor table, you will have to calculate the income
percentage factor through interpolation. For example, assume you are
single and your income is $25,000.
Step 1: Find the closest income listed that is less than your
income of $25,000 and the closest income listed that is greater than
your income of $25,000.
Step 2: Subtract the lower amount from the higher amount (for
this discussion, we will call the result the ``income interval''):
* $30,713 - $24,452 = $6,261
Step 3: Determine the difference between the two income
percentage factors that are given for these incomes (for this
discussion, we will call the result, the ``income percentage factor
interval''):
* 88.77% - 80.33% = 8.44%
Step 4: Subtract from your income the closest income shown on
the chart that is less than your income of $25,000:
* $25,000 - $24,452 = $548
Step 5: Divide the result by the income interval determined in
Step 2:
* $548 $6,261 = 0.08753
Step 6: Multiply the result by the income percentage factor
interval:
* 0.08753 x 8.44% = .73875%
Step 7: Add the result to the lower of the two income percentage
factors used in Step 3 to calculate the income percentage factor
interval for $25,000 in income:
* .73878% + 80.33% = 81.07% (rounded to the nearest
hundredth)
The result is the income percentage factor that will be used to
calculate the monthly repayment amount under the ICR Plan.
Income Percentage Factors
[Based on annual income]
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Single Married/head of household
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Percent Percent
Income factor Income factor
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8,028.......................... 55.00 8,028............. 50.52
11,047......................... 57.79 12,669............ 56.68
14,215......................... 60.57 15,098............ 59.56
17,455......................... 66.23 19,738............ 67.79
20,550......................... 71.89 24,452............ 75.22
24,452......................... 80.33 30,713............ 87.61
30,713......................... 88.77 38,518............ 100.00
38,520......................... 100.00 46,327............ 100.00
46,327......................... 100.00 58,040............ 109.40
55,679......................... 111.80 77,555............ 125.00
71,295......................... 123.50 104,879........... 140.60
100,977........................ 141.20 146,678........... 150.00
115,780........................ 150.00 239,683........... 200.00
206,224........................ 200.00
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Constant Multiplier Chart for 12-Year Amortization
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Annual
Interest rate (percent) constant
multiplier
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7.00....................................................... 0.1234057
7.25....................................................... 0.1250107
7.46....................................................... 0.1263678
7.50....................................................... 0.1266272
7.75....................................................... 0.1282550
8.00....................................................... 0.1298943
8.25....................................................... 0.1315449
8.38....................................................... 0.1324076
8.50....................................................... 0.1332067
8.75....................................................... 0.1348796
9.00....................................................... 0.1365637
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