Special Allowance Rates Calculated from
Quarter Ending 12/31/96

LOUISIANA STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
OFFICE OF STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

LOAN PROGRAM BULLETIN

TO:
Lenders
DATE:
January 6, 1997
TOPIC:
Special Allowance Rates Calculated from
Quarter ending 12/31/96

To assure that your Common Manual remains current, please record this document on your LPM/LPB index, and retain it in Appendix E of your manual.

Annual Rate Allowance at
Annual Rate
Quarterly
Factor
Loans prior to 10/1/81
7%
9%

.016525
.00

.0040625
.0000
Loans from 10/1/81 to 11/16/86
7%
8%
9-14%

.0161
.0061
.00

.004025
.001525
.0000
Loans from 11/16/86 to 10/1/92
7%
8%
8.26%
8.41% - 14%

.0136
.0036
.001
.00

.0034
.0009
.00025
.0000
Loans from 10/1/92 to 7/1/95
6%
7%
8%
8.25% - 14%

.0221
.0121
.0021
.00

.005525
.003025
.000525
.0000
Loans on/after 7/1/95 only during in-school,grace and deferment
7.66%                                                        .00                                        .0000
Tax-exempt Loans
Tax-exempt loans prior to 10/1/81
7%
9%

.025
.005

.00625
.00125
Tax-exempt loans from 10/1/81
6%
7%
7.66%
8%
8.25%
8.26%
8.41%
8.72%
9%
10%-14%

.035
.025
.0184
.015
.0125
.0124
.0109
.0078
.005
.00

.00875
.00625
.0046
.00375
.003125
.0031
.002725
.00195
.00125
.0000

The average bond equivalent rate of the ninety-one day Treasury bills auctioned during the quarter ending December 31, 1996 is 5.11%