Bill113th Congress

S. 113

Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act of 2013

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Introduced
Jan 23, 2013
Origin Chamber
Senate
Policy Area
Education
Latest Action
Jan 23, 2013

Sponsor

Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]

Democrat·IL
Bioguide ID: D000563
First Name: Richard
Middle Name: J.
Last Name: Durbin
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Cosponsors
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Committees
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Actions
0
Amendments
2
Related Bills
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Subjects
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Summaries
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Bill Details

Update Date
Nov 15, 2022
Origin Chamber
Senate
Bill Type
S
Bill Number
113
Congress
113
Introduced Date
Jan 23, 2013
Policy Area
Education
Is Law
No
Jan 23, 2013IntroReferral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S221-222)

Source: Senate

Jan 23, 2013IntroReferralB00100

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S220-221)

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Jan 23, 2013IntroReferral10000

Introduced in Senate

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in Senate· Jan 23, 20130

Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act of 2013 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require a lender, before issuing a private education loan for a student attending an institution of higher education (IHE), to obtain the IHE's certification of: (1) the student's enrollment status, (2) the student's cost of attendance, and (3) the difference between that cost and the student's estimated financial assistance. Eliminates the requirement that such lenders obtain a self-certification form from the private education loan applicant.

Allows a lender to issue such loan without a certification if there is no response from the relevant IHE within 15 business days of the lender's request for the certification.

Requires private educational lenders to: (1) send loan statements to borrowers at least once every three months a student is enrolled at an IHE; (2) notify the relevant IHE, in writing, of the loan amount and the student to whom it applies no later than the date funds are issued; and (3) submit an annual report to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) containing information the CFPB requires concerning private student loans.

Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require IHEs, before providing lenders with certifications, to determine whether students have exhausted their options for title IV assistance and notify borrowers of: (1) the availability of such assistance, (2) their ability to choose their own private educational lender, (3) the impact of the proposed private education loan on their eligibility for other financial assistance, and (4) their right to accept or reject a private education loan within 30 days of the lender's approval of their application and to cancel the loan within 3 business days of its consummation.

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Senate· Standing
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBanking and financial institutions regulationConsumer Financial Protection BureauConsumer affairsCredit and credit marketsGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationStudent aid and college costs

Introduced in Senate

Jan 23, 2013

Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act of 2013 — Informed