A loan is considered in default by failure to repay a loan according to the terms agreed to in the promissory note, the binding legal document you signed at the time you took out your loan. For most federal student loans, you will default if you have not made a payment in more than 270 days.

See https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/repay-loans/default for more information regarding default.

Repayment in full: Payoff the balance due immediately or over time through a payment plan.

Loan Rehabilitation Program: A repayment plan based off your financial situation. See “What is the federal loan rehabilitation program” tab below for further details.

Loan Consolidation: Allows you to combine different types of federal student loans to simplify repayment. Even if you have just one loan, you may still to consolidate it. See “How do I consolidate” tab below for further details.

Compromise: A settlement agreement for a lesser amount than what is due.

Loan Discharge: The most common discharge is Total and Permanent Disability. See “What Paperwork do I need” tab for additional discharge options and applications.

Contact FHC to assist you regarding the option that best fits your financial situation at (877) 677-9126.

The National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) is the U.S. Department of Education's central database for student aid. NSLDS has a record of all Federal Student loans. To contact NSLDS, call (800) 433-3243 or create or log into your account at https://www.nslds.ed.gov/

Administrative Wage Garnishment (AWG) and the Treasury Offset Program (TOP) are tools of last resort used by the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) to recover defaulted student loans. Thirty days prior to the issuance of the Order of Withholding, a notice is sent to the borrower advising of the Department's intent to garnish wages, and of their rights and appeal procedures.

Link to Request for Hearing form
https://static.wixstatic.com/ugd/a7c023_6780b1f61e6249faa44acf4f7496c99e.pdf

Contact FHC at (877) 677-9126 so we can determine if we can assist you in avoiding, suspending or releasing a current garnishment.

The Treasury Offset Program (TOP) is a centralized offset program, to collect delinquent debts owed to federal agencies and states. Any federal payment, including some Social Security benefits, federal and some state tax returns, can be “offset” and applied to the outstanding debts that have been certified for the program.
See https://www.treasury.gov/services/report-fwa/Pages/treasury_offset_program.aspx for more information.

Borrowers are notified 65 days prior to certification for the offset program with instructions on how to prevent certification, as well as the ability to request a review of their account. If you have questions regarding the offset of your federal tax refund or offset of another U.S. government-issued payment, you may phone the Treasury Offset Program Call Center at 800-304-3107.

Please note that certification for the Treasury Offset Program is on a loan holder basis, so you may be certified for loans other than those at FHC. Please see the “What Federal Loans do I have?” tab above to identify other Federal loans that you may have.

Federal Loan Rehabilitation is a one-time opportunity that may be available for borrowers that have not rehabilitated their loan(s) on or after August 14, 2008 that re-establishes a payment history making income-driven payments that will delete the default notation after successful completion of the program.

Advantages of rehabilitation include:

• Your loan(s) will no longer be considered to be in a default status.
• The default status reported by your loan holder to the national credit bureaus will be deleted.
• You will be eligible for the same benefits that were available on the loans before the loans defaulted. This may include deferment, forbearance, and Title IV eligibility.
• Wage garnishment ends and the Internal Revenue Service no longer withholds your income tax refund.

If you are a Direct Loan of FFEL Loan Borrower:

• To rehabilitate a Direct Loan, you must make at least nine (9) full payments of an agreed amount within twenty (20) days of their monthly due dates over a ten (10) month period to the U.S. Department of Education (Department). Payments secured from you on an involuntary basis, such as through wage garnishment or litigation, cannot be counted toward your nine (9) payments. Once you have made the required payments, your loan(s) will be returned to loan servicing.

If you are a Perkins loan borrower:

• To rehabilitate a Perkins Loan, you much make nine (9) on-time, monthly payments of an agreed amount within twenty (20) days of their monthly due dates to the Department. Payments secured from you on an involuntary basis, such as through wage garnishment or litigation, cannot be counted toward your nine (9) payments. Once you have made the required payments, your loan(s) will continue to be serviced by the Department until the balance owed is paid in full.

Rehabilitation payments are based on your income, so you may be required to provide a copy of your most recent tax return (within the last two years), a completed signed Financial Information Statement https://studentaid.gov/app-static/images/ApplicationAndPromissoryNote.pdf , copies of paystubs for yourself and your spouse, if applicable, as well as documentation of regular monthly expenses, if needed.

You can download a transcript of your most recent tax return at https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript. See ‘What paperwork do I need?’ for other forms. Please contact F.H. Cann at (877) 677-9126 to go over your options.

For an estimate of your repayment amount after successful completion of rehabilitation, please see https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/repaymentEstimator.action?_ga=2.250197188.315999318.1496409974-759737595.1488204790

Loan Rehabilitation Program Documents:

Option 1:

1040 Income Tax returns signed or tax transcript signed.
https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

1040-ES Work Sheet (Self Employed)
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040es.pdf

Option 2:

Financial Information Statement This form is used to determine a reasonable and affordable Loan Rehabilitation payment. Any supporting documents required with the form. https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/a7c023_0a17b0891eba4cc98fb7c13ac346602c.pdf

References Template This form is to document the contact references for your Loan Rehabilitation Programs https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/a7c023_4adf48832aed457a834588874c79b124.pdf

Loan Consolidation & Standard Repayment Documents:

Consolidation Application.This form is used to apply for a consolidation of your Federal loans. https://studentaid.gov/app-static/images/ApplicationAndPromissoryNote.pdf Standard Repayment Form This is the form to use if you were qualified for the three consecutive monthly payments for your repayment options after consolidation.

Financial Disclosure Statement(Loan Consolidations & Standard Repayments) https://www.nelnet.com/documents/marketing/pdf/Repayment-Plan-Request.pdf Income Driven Repayment Plan Form This is the form to use to select your repayment plan after consolidation if you were qualified for Income Driven payments. https://static.studentloans.gov/images/idrPreview.pdf

https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/a7c023_93085d477d2b43709086ae46883e4ab2.pdf

Third Party Authorization:This form is to authorize another party to receive and discuss your personal information regarding your account. https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/a7c023_68181d034096442eb840bff1b156e50b.pdf

Death Certificate: If we have attempted to contact an individual that is deceased and owes a debt with The Department, please send a copy of their death certificate to the address below.

Incarceration: If we have attempted to contact an individual that is incarcerated and owes a debt with The Department, please send us written correspondence to the address below.

Total and Permanent Disability Discharge Application: If you are totally and permanently disabled, you may qualify to have your loans discharged. You can also contact Nelnet at (888) 303-7818 or visit https://www.disabilitydischarge.com for more information. https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/a7c023_8b3f2eff4e314a75bab2263055a2b5ab.pdf

School Closure Loan Discharge
https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/closed-school#process

False Certification (Ability to Benefit)
https://ifap.ed.gov/eannouncements/attachments/LoanDischargeAppFalseCertATB.pdf

False Certification (Disqualifying Status)
https://ifap.ed.gov/eannouncements/attachments/LoanDischargeAppFalseCertATB.pdf

False Certification (Unauthorized Signature/Payment)
https://ifap.ed.gov/eannouncements/attachments/LoanDischargeAppFalseCertUnauthorizeSignaturePayment.pdf

Unpaid Refund
https://ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/attachments/GEN1418AttachLoanDischargeAppUnpaidRefund.pdf

Teacher Loan Forgiveness
https://ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/attachments/GEN1419AttachTeacherLoanForgivenessApp.pdf

Public Service Loan Forgiveness
https://studentaid.gov/sites/default/files/public-service-employment-certification-form.pdf

Borrower Defense
https://studentaid.gov/sites/default/files/borrower-defense-application.pdf

All paperwork can be sent by mail, fax or email to:

P.O. Box 877
North Andover, MA 01845
Fax: 877-677-9133
Email: edinfo@fhcann.com

To mail in a payment, please make it payable to the U.S. Department of Education, note your account number (see box to the right for sample of where to find your account number on letter) on the face of the payment instrument, and mail it to:

U.S. Department of Education
National Payment Center
P.O. Box 790336
St. Louis, MO 63179-0336

FOR OVERNIGHT DELIVERY

U.S. Bank Government Lockbox
Attn: Department of Education National Payment Center # 790336
1005 Convention Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63101

Conditional statements on your payment instruments (e.g., “account paid in full”) are not legally binding. The only statement that you can direct on your payment instrument is for payment of specific debts, which should be noted on the payment instrument.

You can contact FHC and see if you qualify for a payment plan or program, and can secure payments over the phone by calling (877) 677-9126 or by using the “Make a Payment” button at the top of this page.

Please note that voluntary payments may not qualify for particular programs without income verification, and please contact the office to make sure that payments are timely and qualifying.

Consolidation is the process of combining one or more Federal Student Loans into one new loan. At the time of consolidation, the new interest rate is determined by the weighted average of the loans being consolidated, and will remain a fixed rate for the life of the loan.

Please contact FHC at (877) 677 9126 to determine your eligibility for Loan Consolidation, where a representative will calculate if you qualify to make three consecutive timely payments, or if you qualify for an income-driven repayment plan.

Consolidation Application

• This form is used to apply for a consolidation of your Federal loans.
  https://studentaid.gov/app-static/images/ApplicationAndPromissoryNote.pdf

Repayment Form

• This is the form to use if you were qualified for the three consecutive monthly payments for your repayment options after consolidation.
  https://www.nelnet.com/documents/marketing/pdf/Repayment-Plan-Request.pdf

Income Driven Repayment Plan Form

• This is the form to use to select your repayment plan after consolidation if you were qualified for Income Driven payments.
  https://static.studentloans.gov/images/idrPreview.pdf