Updated June 24, 2020
General Federal Direct PLUS Loan Information
• The yearly limit on a PLUS loan is equal to the student’s cost of education minus any other financial
aid the student receives.
• An origination fee of the principal will be deducted at the time of disbursement of loan funds. The
origination fee for a loan disbursed between Oct 1, 2020 and Sept 30, 2021 is 4.228%. Updated
origination fees can be located at https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/types/loans/plus/parent.
• The first payment is due 45 to 60 days after the final loan disbursement for the academic year.
• For Direct PLUS Loans first disbursed on or after July 1, 2020, and before July 1, 2021, the interest
rate is 5.30%. Updated interest rates can be located at https://studentaid.gov/understand-aid/types/
loans/plus/parent.
• The borrower may request cancellation of the loan at any time during the academic year by putting
your request in writing and submitting it to the JSRCC Office of Financial Aid.
Federal Direct PLUS Loan Process
Step 1: Completing this form gives JSRCC the authority to have a credit check performed on the parent
borrower by the U.S. Department of Education. The parent borrower must complete the Electronic
Master Promissory note at the secure Department of Education site at https://studentaid.gov/. Once you
access this website, select the option for “Complete New MPN for Parent PLUS Loans” at the bottom of
the page.
Step 2: The parent will be notified by the U.S. Department of Education of acceptance or
denial of the
PLUS loan request.
Step 3: If the PLUS loan is denied, the servicer will provide instructions concerning an endorser. If a
PLUS loan is denied and the parent does not wish to seek an endorser, the student becomes eligible for
an additional Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan. Freshman and sophomores are eligible for an additional
unsubsidized loan up to $4000 depending on the student’s cost of attendance.
Privacy Act Disclosure Notice
The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) requires that the following notice be provided to you. The authority for collecting the
information requested on this form is §451 et. seq. of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. Your disclosure of this
information is voluntary. However, if you do not provide this information, you cannot be considered for a Federal PLUS loan.
The information on this form will be used to determine your eligibility for a Federal PLUS loan. The information in your file may
be disclosed to third parties as authorized under routine uses in the Privacy Act notices called “Title IV Program Files”
(originally published on April 12, 1994, Federal Register, Vol. 59 p. 17351) and “National Student Loan Data System” (originally
published on Dec. 20, 1994, Federal Register, Vol. 59 p. 65532). Thus, this information may be disclosed to federal and state
agencies, private parties such as relatives, present and former employers and creditors, and contractors of the Department of
Education for purposes of administration of the student financial assistance program for enforcement purposes, for litigations
where such disclosure is compatible with the purposes for which the records were collected, for use by federal, state, local or
foreign agencies purposes in connection with employment matters or the issuance of a license, grant or other benefit, for use in
any employee grievance or discipline proceeding in which the Federal Government is a party, for use in connection with audits
or other investigations, for research purposes, for purposes of determining whether particular records are required to be
disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act, and to a member of Congress in response to an inquiry from the
congressional office made at your written request.
Because we request your Social Security number (SSN), we must inform you that we collect your SSN on a voluntary basis,
but section 484(a)(4) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1091 (a)(4)) provides that, in order to receive any grant, loan, or work assistance
under Title IV of the HEA, a student must provide his or her SSN. Your SSN is used to verify your identity and as an account
number (identifier) throughout the life of your loan(s) so that data may be recorded accurately.
Submit this form to Office of Financial Aid, fax to (804) 371-3739 or mail to J. Sargeant
Reynolds Community College, Office of Financial Aid, P.O. Box 85622, Richmond, VA,
23285-5622