For
purposes of these Terms and Conditions ("Terms and
Conditions"), the following definitions apply: "Goal
Financial", "we", "us", or "our" means Goal Financial, LLC,
1229 King Street 3rd Floor, Alexandria, VA 22314
. "You" or
"your" means student loan borrowers of Goal Financial whose
loans meet the eligibility
requirements.
"Program" means the "Goal
Financial Interest Rate Reduction Program."
Due to the recently passed College Cost Reduction and
Access Act of 2007, Goal Financial, LLC has decided that it can no longer offer
these borrower benefits; therefore, eligible loans must be first disbursed before
10/1/2007 to remain eligible for this offer
1.
Eligibility is
restricted to borrowers that have a Federal Consolidation Loan
with Goal Financial and:
-Are
not enrolled in any other Goal Financial borrower benefit,
loyalty or reward program for the same Federal Consolidation
Loan; and
-Are
in repayment status at the time of calculation of the
reduction or rebate; and
-have
made the first thirty-six (36) consecutive, regularly
scheduled full monthly payments on-time;
and
-Whose
eligible loan was first disbursed on or after
7/18/2007.
2.
We accept no responsibility for late, lost or misdirected
mail.
3.
We base the Interest Rate Reduction on the initial interest
rate on your student loan at the time of funding as reported
by your Lender(s).
4.We
calculate Interest Rate Reductions on the first day of the
month following the date you meet eligibility requirements.
5.
We calculate the amount of the Interest Rate Reduction as
follows:
- If your consolidated balance at time of funding is up to and including $60,000.00,
then you qualify for a 1.00% Interest Rate Reduction after thirty-six (36) on-time
payments.
- If your consolidated balance at time of funding
is over $60,000.00, then you qualify for a 1.25% Interest Rate
Reduction after thirty-six (36) on-time payments.
6.
There is a minimum of 1.00% and a maximum of 1.25% Interest
Rate Reduction you can earn depending upon your funded loan
balance.
7.
We base the program on you making the qualifying number of
on-time payments. A payment is considered ?on-time? if it is
received no more than 14 days after the due date. If we receive a
returned check for any qualifying payment, the amount of the
returned check will be added to your loan balance, and the
payment will be considered late.
Periods of authorized
deferment and forbearance are disregarded in determining which
payment is the ?first? payment and determining whether
payments are considered ?consecutive?.
8.
You cannot combine payments from any other student loan to
meet the qualifying payments requirement.
9.
At time of calculation, we will calculate any Interest Rate
Reductions only if your student loan is open and in repayment
status.
10.
You can receive an Interest Rate Reduction only once during
the term of your loan.
11.
Interest Rate Reductions will only be made if your student
loan is open and in repayment status.
12.
To avoid forfeiting this Interest Rate Reduction, you must
continue to make on-time monthly payments. If your account
becomes any status other than in repayment, in forbearance, or
in deferment for any period during your loan, you do not have
the right to receive an Interest Rate Reduction and we will
terminate your eligibility for participation in the program.
13.
Customers enrolled in the Goal Financial Interest Rate
Reduction Program are not eligible for Goal Financial's other
loyalty or reward programs, including but not limited to the
Goal Financial Cash Back Rebate program. Similarly, Customers
enrolled in the Goal Financial Cash Back Rebate Program are
not eligible for Goal Financial's other loyalty or reward
programs. The only exception to this is that you may also
apply for and receive a 0.25% reduction in the rate at which
interest accrues on your loan for making your payments by
automatic debit, if set up directly with our loan
servicer.
14.
We will notify you by mail of your Interest Rate Reduction.
All interest rate reductions will be effective as of the day
after the posting date of your thirty-sixth and qualifying
payment.
15.
Goal Financial reserves the right to adjust Interest Rate
Reduction amounts. For example, if you receive an Interest
Rate Reduction in excess of the amount you should have
received, we will adjust your interest rate and your loan
balance for the erroneous interest rate reduction.
16.
You should allow 90 days from the time you send your
qualifying payment for the notification of your Interest Rate
Reduction.
18.
You may not transfer or assign your Interest Rate Reduction.
19.
Liability for any tax on any benefits provided to you pursuant
to this program shall be your sole responsibility. We
recommend that you contact your own accountant or tax advisor
in this regard.
21.
As a condition of participating in this Program, you agree
that (1) all disputes that cannot be resolved between us, and
causes of action arising out of or connected with this
Program, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any
form of class action, and exclusively by final and binding
arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration
Association and held at the AAA regional office nearest Alexandria, Virginia; (2) the Federal Arbitration Act will govern
the interpretation, enforcement and all proceedings at such
arbitration; and (3) judgment upon such arbitration award may
be entered in any court having jurisdiction. Under no
circumstances will you be permitted to obtain awards for, and
you hereby waive all rights to claim punitive, incidental or
consequential damages, or any other damages, including but not
limited to attorneys fees, other than your actual
out-of-pocket expenses (i.e., costs associated with entering
this Program). You further waive all rights to have damages
multiplied or increased.
24.
In the event that you claim that you are eligible for the
Interest Rate Reduction but have not received it, then you
must provide verification to our satisfaction as to your claim
of an entitlement. All reduction claims are subject to our
verification checks and procedures, as determined by us in our
discretion. We must receive all inquiries regarding claims
within ninety (90) days of the date that you claim you became
fully eligible for the Interest Rate Reduction.
27.
The Terms and Conditions of this program are subject to change
without notice.
28.
The Terms and Conditions of this program are void where
prohibited by law.
29.
If a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of
these Terms and Conditions to be void, then the court shall
strike the offending provision while giving the remaining
provisions full force and effect.
30.
Goal Financial, LLC may suspend or terminate this Program at
any time with or without notice and without liability to you
or any other person.
31.
The laws of the State of
California
shall govern and
be used to construe these Terms and
Conditions.
You
should direct any questions regarding this program to Goal
Financial Customer Service at 866-290-4222.
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