34 C.F.R. § 682.408 Loan disbursement through an escrow agent.
Title 34 - Education
Link to an amendment published at 71 FR 45708, Aug. 9, 2006. (a) General. (1) A guaranty agency or an eligible lender may act as an escrow agent for the purpose of receiving Stafford and PLUS loan proceeds disbursed by an eligible lender other than a school, State lender, or a State agency or instrumentality, and transmitting those proceeds to the borrower's school if the lender and the escrow agent have entered into a written agreement for this purpose. (2) The agreement must provide that— (i) The lender may make payments into an escrow account that is administered by the escrow agent in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (c) of this section and §682.207(b)(1)(iv); (ii) The lender shall promptly notify the borrower's school when funds are escrowed for the borrower; and (iii) The escrow agent is authorized to— (A) Transmit the proceeds according to the note evidencing the loan; (B) Commingle the proceeds of the loans paid to it pursuant to an escrow agreement; (C) Invest the loan proceeds only in obligations of the Federal Government or obligations that are insured or guaranteed by the Federal Government; and (D) Retain for its own use interest or other earnings on those investments. (b) Disbursement by the lender. Subject to §682.207(b)(1)(iii), the lender may disburse the loan proceeds to the escrow agent using any method agreed to by the escrow agent and the lender. (c) Transmittal of FFEL loan proceeds by the escrow agent. (1) The escrow agent shall transmit Stafford and SLS loan proceeds received from a lender under this section to a school in accordance with the requirements of §682.207(b)(1) (ii) and (iv) not later than 21 days after the agent receives the funds from the lender. (2) The escrow agent shall transmit PLUS loan proceeds received from a lender under this section to a borrower in accordance with the requirements of §682.207(b)(1) (ii) and (iv) not later than 21 days after the agent receives the funds from the lender. (d) Return of untransmitted proceeds. The escrow agent shall return any untransmitted proceeds of a loan to the lender within 15 working days after receiving information indicating that the student has not enrolled, or has ceased to be enrolled on at least a half-time basis, for the period of enrollment for which the loan was intended. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1078, 1082) [57 FR 60323, Dec. 18, 1992, as amended at 64 FR 18980, Apr. 16, 1999]
Title 34: Education
PART 682—FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN (FFEL) PROGRAM
Subpart D—Administration of the Federal Family Education Loan Programs by a Guaranty Agency
§ 682.408 Loan disbursement through an escrow agent.
