1840-AD17 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1840 Office of Postsecondary Education OPE 1800 Department of Education ED Title IV of the HEA--Definition of Adverse Credit for Direct PLUS Loan Eligibility

The Department is amending our regulations on the definition of "adverse credit" for Direct PLUS Loan eligibility. We make Direct PLUS Loans to parents of dependent undergraduate students and to graduate and professional students. To be eligible to receive a Direct PLUS Loan, the applicant must not have an "adverse credit" history as determined pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Secretary.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No 34 CFR 685 20 USC 1078-2 No NPRM 08/08/2014 79 FR 46640 NPRM Comment Period End 09/08/2014 Final Action 10/23/2014 79 FR 63317 Yes Organizations None No No www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/reg/hearulemaking/2012/programintegrity.html www.regulations.gov Yes No Gail McLarnon 1840 Office of Postsecondary Education OPE 202 453-6914 Room 8026, 1990 K Street NW, Washington DC 20006-8502