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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>67565</law_id><section_number>23.1-619</section_number><catch_line>Collection of loans</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="23.1">Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Students and Campus</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="6">Financial Assistance</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="3">Student Loan Funds</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>For each loan made from its <span class="dictionary">fund</span>, each <span class="dictionary">institution</span> shall:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Include in loan documents for each loan an individual plan for the repayment of principal and interest and the payment of any late fees and clear and detailed information about the collection process for such loan pursuant to the Virginia Debt Collection Act (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Policy of the Commonwealth; collection of accounts receivable" href="/2.2-4800/">2.2-4800</a> et seq.), including information about the agency or entity that is responsible for collection; <a id="paragraph-244826" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/23.1-619/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Establish a process for notifying each <span class="dictionary">student</span> or, in the case of an undergraduate <span class="dictionary">student</span> and as appropriate, the <span class="dictionary">student</span>&#x2019;s parent of any loan payment that is past due no later than (i) 30 days after the payments become past due and (ii) if necessary, the end of the academic term during which such payment becomes past due; and <a id="paragraph-244827" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/23.1-619/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Make every effort to collect each loan and comply with the Virginia Debt Collection Act (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Policy of the Commonwealth; collection of accounts receivable" href="/2.2-4800/">2.2-4800</a> et seq.) with regard to the collection of such loans, provided that, notwithstanding &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Interest, administrative charges and penalty fees" href="/2.2-4805/">2.2-4805</a> and <a class="law" title="Utilization of certain collection techniques" href="/2.2-4806/">2.2-4806</a>, the <span class="dictionary">institution</span> may, with the consent of the borrower, modify the terms of any loan for which payments are past due to provide for repayment forbearance on such loan and repayment to commence on a mutually agreed-upon date in the future. Prior to entering into any such agreement, the <span class="dictionary">institution</span> shall provide the borrower with information regarding the effect of a forbearance on the loan amount, including (i) the amount of any additional accumulated principal and interest and (ii) the estimated total amount to be owed upon recommenced payments. <a id="paragraph-244828" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/23.1-619/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1978, c. 745, &#xA7; 23-38.10:4; 1988, c. 544; 2016, c. 588; 2018, c. 786.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
