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JUN 2 9 00
To: Lenders and Schools Participating in the Health
Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program
Subject: Maximum HEAL
Interest Rates for the Quarter Ending September 30, 1999,
Lender Policy Memorandum 9
School Policy Memorandum 7
Section
60.13 (a) (4) of the HEAL Regulations requires the Secretary of Health and
Human Services to announce the maximum quarterly interest rate in effect for
HEAL loans.
For loans made before January 27, 198 1, the variable interest rate is 8 1/8
percent.
For variable rate loans executed on or before January 27, 1981 through October
21, 1985, the interest rate is 8 1/8 percent.
For fixed rate loans executed during the period July 1, 1999 through September
30, 1999, and for variable rate loans executed on or after October 22, 1985,
the interest rate is 7 5/8 percent.
The
average bond equivalency rate for 91 -day U.S.Treasury Bills during the period
April 1, 1999 through June 30, 1999 was 4.60 percent.
We
have enclosed HEAL quarterly interest rates for the last four quarters. Interest
rates since the inception of the program are available upon request.
If you have any questions regarding the interest or
Treasury Bill rates, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Sarah Moore at
(301) 443-0603.
S Boehlert
Associate Director, HEAL
Division of Student Assistance
HEAL Variable Interest
Rates
HEALTH EDUCATION ASSISTANCE LOAN (HEAL) PROGRAM
Division of Student Assistance
Rates
for
Quarter Ending |
Loans
Made
Prior to
01/27/1981 |
Loans
Made
On or After
01/27/1981* |
Loans
Made
On or After
10/22/1985** |
September
30, 1999 |
8
1/8% |
8
1/8% |
7 5/8% |
June
30 , 1999 |
8
1/8% |
8
1/8% |
7 5/8% |
March
31 , 1999 |
8 % |
8
% |
7
1/2% |
December
31, 1998 |
8
1/2% |
8
1/2% |
8
% |
Legislation Amended - 12 percent annual interest
cap repealed - quarterly interest rate on loans made on or after 01/27/1981,
became a floating rate based on 91-day T-Bill rate plus 3 1/2 percent.
Legislation Amended - Variable interest rate
calculation amended - quarterly interest rate on loans made on or after 10/22/1985
is based on loans made on a floating rate of the average 91-day T-Bill rate
plus 3 percent.
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