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Access Group
www.accessgroup.org
(800)-282-1550

Chase 
www.chasestudentloans.com
(800)-487-4407

Citbank
www.studentloan.com
(800)-967-2400

SallieMae Ed Trust
www.salliemae.com 
(888)-2-SALLIE

    Wachovia
www.wachovia.com/education
(800)-338-2243                   

Lender code

808851

803000

826878 

802218 

830005

 Loan type

Federal Stafford Loans loans

Federal Stafford Loans

Federal Stafford Loans

 Federal Stafford Loans

 Federal Stafford Loans
 Fees*

  1% Origination 
1% Guarantee

  1% Origination 
1% Guarantee

 1% Origination
1% Guarantee

 1% Origination
1% Guarantee

  0% Origination 
1% Guarantee

 Interest rate

 6.8% fixed

 6.8% fixed

 6.8% fixed

  6.8% fixed

  6.8% fixed

 Grace period

 6 months

 6 months

 6 months

  6 months

  6 months

 Deferment/Forbearance
 option at repayment

 Yes/Yes

 Yes/Yes

 Yes/Yes

 Yes/Yes

 Yes/Yes

 Incentive at repayment

 .25% interest rate reduction

  .25% interest rate reduction 

.25 % interest rate reduction and zero payments for your last six months,stafford loans only**

 .25% interest rate reduction 

.25 % interest rate reduction and 1% rebate of  loan amount after first 12 on time payments

           
 Loan type

Federal Graduate
Plus

 Federal Graduate Plus

 Federal Graduate Plus

 Federal Graduate Plus

 Federal Graduate Plus

 Fees

 3% Origination
1% Default

  3% Origination
1% Default

  3% Origination
1% Default

 3% Origination
1% Default

 3% Origination
1% Default

 Interest rate

 8.5% fixed

 8.5% fixed

 8.5% fixed

  8.5% fixed

  8.5% fixed

 Grace period

 None

 None 

 None 

 None 

 None 

 Deferment/Forbearance
 option at repayment

  Yes/Yes

  Yes/Yes

  Yes/Yes

 Yes/Yes

 Yes/Yes

 Incentive at repayment

 .25% interest rate reduction

 .25% interest rate reduction

.25% interest rate reduction

 .25% interest reduction .25% interest rate reduction
           
 Private loan type

 CampusDoor

 Chase Select

 Law Student Loan

 Law Loan

 Wachovia Education Loan

 Fees

 0-9%

0%

 0%

 0%

 0%

 Interest rate

 Variable

 Variable

 Variable

 Variable

 Variable

 Grace period

  12 months

 6 months

 6 months

 9 months

 6 months

 Loan Terms

up to 25 years

 20 years

 15-20 years

 15-30 years

 up 25 years

 Deferment/Forbearance
 option at repayment

 No/Yes

 No/Yes

 No/Yes

 No/Yes

 No/Yes

 Incentive at repayment

 .50% interest rate reduction and
.50% interest rate reduction after 48 consecutive on-time payments

.25% interest rate reduction

.75% interest rate reduction

 .50% interest rate reduction and  

 .50% interest rate reduction
           
 Private loan type

 Bar Exam Loan
(Temporarily suspended)

N/A

 Bar Study Loan

 Bar Study Loan

 Bar and Board Study Loan

 Fees

 0%

 

 0%

 0%

 0%

 Interest rate

 Variable

 

 Variable

 Variable

  Variable

 Loan limits

 $20,000

 

 $15,000

 $15,000

 $15,000

 Grace period

 9 months

 

 6 months

 9 months

 9 months

 Deferment/Forbearance option at repayment

 No/Yes

 

 No/Yes

 No/Yes

 No/Yes

 Incentive at repayment  

 

.75% interest reduction

 .50% interest rate reduction 

 .50% interest rate reduction
           
 Do you work with ELM Resources?

Yes

 Yes

 Yes

 Yes

 Yes

 Do you offer e-sign (electronic signature)?

 Yes

 Yes

 Yes

 Yes

 Yes

 Do you offer online debt management and budget resources?

 Yes

 Yes

Limited

 Yes

 Yes

 Can I access my account online?

 Yes

 Yes

 Yes

 Yes

 Yes

 Do you sell your loans?

No

 No 

 No 

No

 Yes

What do you offer if my payment is late or I miss a payment?

 N/A

N/A

Unlimited benefit recovery option by making the next 24 monthly consecutive payments on time

 N/A

 Re-earn benefit by making 12 on time payments or financial literacy tutorial
 Do you offer a co-sign release option on your private loan products?

 Yes

 Yes

Yes

 Yes

 Yes

 Do you offer borrower benefits?

 Automatic in-school deferment.

 Automatic in-school deferment; combined billing for Chase federal and private loans

 Automatic in-school deferment; combined billing for Citibank federal and private loans

 Automatic in-school deferment; combined billing for Salliemae federal and private loans                          

 Automatic in-school deferment

The terms and conditions above are subject to change without notice. You should contact your lender for additional information on products and services; current interest rates and eligibility requirements.
 
New York Law School does not endorse or recommend any one lender; students are free to choose any lender, whether or not they are listed above.  

  * Effective July 1, 2008, the origination fee will change from 1.5% to 1.0%.  
** The Zero payments for the last six months offer is valid for Stafford Loans services by Citibank with first disbursement on or after July 1, 2006. The borrower’s minimum aggregate balance of Stafford loans at repayment must be $4,500. Citibank will waive only the amounts due on the final 6 regularly scheduled payments based on the original repayment period. As required, Citibank will report the amount of payment to the federal government as taxable income to the borrower. Prepayments on a loan may affect the amount of the benefit.