Tepper School of Business


Suggested Alternative/Private Loans 09-10 for International Students
Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business 2009-2010 Suggested Private/Alternative Loan Lenders & Benefits
Each year you are required to reapply for the Private/Alternative loan as indicated below.
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Information was provided by the lenders and the benefits are accurate as of 07/31/2009.
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All information is subject to change at anytime.
Chase Select
- 0% Origination Fees
- 0% Disbursement Fees
- 0% Repayment Fees
- 0.25% interest rate reduction for enrolling to make automatic payments
- Co-signer release after 36 consecutive payments.
- International students with a valid Social Security Number and a U.S. address must have a creditworthy co-signer who is a U.S. CItizen or Permanent Resident. We recommend applying via phone to ease the application process.
- Variable rate based on Libor plus 3.95%-7.00% basis points based on your/your cosigner's credit history.
- Apply Online
- Lender Code: 503000
Citibank
- Origination fees range from 0 to 6% based on the amount that you borrow.
- 0% Disbursement Fee
- 0% Repayment Fee
- .25% interest rate reduction for auto debit
- Co-signer release after 24 consecutive payments
- International students must have a creditworthy cosigner who is a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.
- Variable rate based on 3 month Libor plus 4.75% to 11.50%.
- Apply Online
Citizen's Bank- True Fit Student Loan
- 0-5% Origination Fee
- 0% Disbursement Fee
- 0% Repayment Fee.
- .50% Interest rate reduction for automatic payment from an eligible Citizen's bank account.
- Co-signer release after 36 consecutive on-time payments.
- International students must have a creditworthy cosigner who is a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident and must call to complete the paper loan application process.
- Variable interest rates based on 1 month Libor rate plus a margin ranging from +3.00 to +12.00.
- Apply Online
- Lender Code:700700
Wells Fargo
- 0% Origination Fee
- 0% Disbursement Fee
- 0% Repayment Fee
- .25% interest rate reduction for auto debit
- .50% interest rate reduction upon graduation
- Co-signer release after the first 24 consecutive on-time monthly payments.
- The interest rate is variable and equal to the Index plus a specific margin. - http://wfefs.wellsfargo.com/jump/rates.html#graduate
- International students with a valid Social Security Number and a U.S. address must have a creditworthy co-signer who is a U.S. CItizen. We recommend applying via phone to ease the application process.
- Interest rate tiers are Prime + a margin ranging from +1.0 to +7.99.
- Apply Online.
- Lender Code: 807176

