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Federal Direct Consolidation Loan Request to Add Loans

William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program

OMB No. 1845-0053

Form Approved

Exp. Date xx/xx/xxxx

WARNING: Any person who knowingly makes a false statement or misrepresentation on this form or any accompanying documentation is subject to penalties that 

may include fines, imprisonment, or both, under the U.S. Criminal Code and 20 U.S.C. 1097. [60-DAY CLEARANCE DRAFT 12/19/2013]

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Read the Instructions on page 2 before completing this form.

BORROWER INFORMATION

1. Last Name: ______________________________________________ First Name: ___________________________________________ Middle Initial: __________

2. Social Security Number: ___ ___ ___ - ___ ___ - ___ ___ ___ ___

LOANS YOU WANT TO CONSOLIDATE

3. Loan Code

(see Instructions)

4. Loan Holder/Servicer Name, Address, and 

Area Code/Telephone Number (see Instructions)

5. Loan Account 

Number

6. Estimated Payoff 

Amount

PROMISSORY NOTE ADDENDUM

 I request that the U.S. Department of Education (ED) pay in full the eligible federal education loans identified above in the Loans You Want to Consolidate 

section and that the amount of my Federal Direct Consolidation Loan (Direct Consolidation Loan) be increased to include the amount paid by ED.

 If my Direct Consolidation Loan has already been made, I understand that ED must receive this request within 180 days of the date my Direct Consolidation 

Loan was made. I further understand that by adding these loans my repayment term may be extended, my interest rate may change, and my monthly payment 

amount may change. I will receive a revised disclosure statement and repayment schedule from ED.

 My signature below certifies that I have read, understand, and agree to the terms and conditions of this loan, including all terms and conditions specified on the 

Federal Direct Consolidation Loan Application and Promissory Note (Note) that I previously submitted, including the Borrower Understandings, Certifications 

and Authorizations, and the Borrower’s Rights and Responsibilities Statement.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A LOAN THAT I MUST REPAY.

7. Borrower’s Signature ____________________________________________________________ Today’s Date (mm-dd-yyyy) ___ ___ - ___ ___ - ___ ___ ___ ___
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE DIRECT CONSOLIDATION LOAN REQUEST TO ADD LOANS

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Use this form if you would like to add one or more eligible federal education 

loans to your Federal Direct Consolidation Loan (Direct Consolidation Loan), 

if the loan has already been made, or to the Note you previously submitted. 

Note: If your Direct Consolidation Loan has already been made, you must

return this completed form to your Servicer at the address listed on this page 

within 180 days after the date your Direct Consolidation Loan was made. If 

you want to consolidate additional eligible loans after this period of time, 

you must apply for a new Direct Consolidation Loan.

To complete this form, type or print using blue or black ink. If you cross out 

anything and write in new information, put your initials beside the change.

Incorrect or incomplete information may delay processing.

BORROWER INFORMATION

Items 1 and 2: Enter the requested information.

LOANS YOU WANT TO CONSOLIDATE

Items 3-6: Enter the requested information for each of the federal education 

loans that you want to add to your Direct Consolidation Loan (or to the Note 

you have submitted). To find the information you will need to complete this 

section, you can look at the last monthly billing statement you received, your 

quarterly interest statement or annual statement, your coupon book, or the 

Internet site of your loan holder or servicer. You may also obtain information 

about your loans by accessing the National Student Loan Data System 

(NSLDS) at www.nslds.ed.gov. If you need more space to list your loans, 

attach an additional sheet of paper to this form. Put your name, Social 

Security Number, and loan information on the paper.

Item 3: Enter the code that corresponds to the loan type from the list of 

loan types and their codes in these instructions. If you are not sure about 

the loan type, leave this item blank.

Item 4: Enter the full name and mailing address of the loan holder or the 

loan holder’s servicer. (This is the address to which you must send your 

payments.) You must provide at least the name, city, and state of the loan 

holder or servicer.

Item 5: Enter the account number for each loan (the number should be on 

your statement or in your payment book). If you cannot find the account 

number, leave this item blank.

Item 6: Enter the estimated amount needed to pay off the loan, including 

any unpaid interest, late fees, and collection costs.

PROMISSORY NOTE ADDENDUM

Item 7: Carefully read this section. Sign and date the form using blue or black 

ink. If you do not sign this form, your request cannot be processed.

FINAL NOTES

Review all the information on the form. When you have completed the form, 

make a copy for your records and mail the original to us in the envelope 

provided, at the address shown on this page.

As soon as we receive your completed form, we will begin processing your 

request to add loans. During this time, we might call you with questions. 

In the meantime, if you currently are required to make payments on your 

loans, continue to do so. You will need to continue making payments until 

you receive written notification that your loans have been successfully added 

to your Direct Consolidation Loan. If you are having difficulty making 

payments on your loans, contact your loan holder or servicer at the 

correspondence address or telephone number on your current loan 

statements to find out ways you might be able to postpone loan payments; 

you should ask specifically about your “deferment” and “forbearance” 

options.

IMPORTANT: We will send you a notice before we pay off your loans. This 

notice will:

1. Provide you with information about the loans and payoff amounts that 

we have verified with your loan holder(s) or through NSLDS, and 

2. Tell you the deadline by which you must notify us if you do not want to 

add one or more of the loans listed in the notice to your Direct 

Consolidation Loan.

The notice will include information about the loans you listed in the Loans 

You Want to Consolidate section. If you have additional loans that are with a 

holder of a loan listed in the Loans You Want to Consolidate section, but you 

did not list those loans in that section, the notice may also include 

information about those additional eligible loans. For example, if you have 

two Subsidized Federal Stafford Loans with Loan Holder A, but you listed only 

one of these loans in the Loans You Want to Consolidate section, the notice 

that we send will include information about both of your Subsidized Federal 

Stafford Loans that are with Loan Holder A. You must inform us by the 

deadline specified in the notice if you do not want all of the loans listed in 

the notice to be consolidated. 

LOAN TYPES AND THEIR CODES

Code Loan Type

A Subsidized Federal Stafford Loans

B Guaranteed Student Loans (GSL)

C Federal Insured Student Loans (FISL)

D Direct Subsidized Loans

E Direct Subsidized Consolidation Loans

F Federal Perkins Loans

G Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loans (including Nonsubsidized 

Stafford Loans)

H Federal Supplemental Loans for Students (SLS)

I Direct PLUS Loans for Graduate/Professional Students

J Unsubsidized Federal Consolidation Loans

K Direct Unsubsidized Consolidation Loans

L Direct Unsubsidized Loans

M National Direct Student Loans (NDSL)

N National Defense Student Loans (NDSL)

O Subsidized Federal Consolidation Loans

P Auxiliary Loans to Assist Students (ALAS)

Q Health Professions Student Loans (HPSL)

R Health Education Assistance Loans (HEAL)

S Federal PLUS Loans for Graduate/Professional Students

T Federal PLUS Loans for Parents

U Direct PLUS Loans for Parents

V Direct PLUS Consolidation Loans

Y Nursing Student Loans (NSL)

Z Loans for Disadvantaged Students (LDS)

W Education loans ineligible for consolidation

WHERE TO SEND YOUR COMPLETED REQUEST TO ADD LOANS

Mail the completed form to the following address:

[INSERT SERVICER ADDRESS]

For help completing this form, call [INSERT SERVICER #].

For the hearing impaired, the TDD number is [INSERT SERVICER TDD #]
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DIRECT CONSOLIDATION LOAN REQUEST TO ADD LOANS: IMPORTANT NOTICES

Privacy Act Notice

The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) requires that the following notice be 

provided to you: 

The authority for collecting the requested information from and about you is 

§451 et seq. of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended (20 

U.S.C. 1087a et seq.) and the authorities for collecting and using your Social 

Security Number (SSN) are §484(a)(4) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1091(a)(4)) and 

31 U.S.C. 7701(b). Participating in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 

(Direct Loan) Program and giving us your SSN are voluntary, but you must 

provide the requested information, including your SSN, to participate.

The principal purposes for collecting the information on this form, including 

your SSN, are to verify your identity, to determine your eligibility to receive a 

loan or a benefit on a loan (such as a deferment, forbearance, discharge, or 

forgiveness) under the Direct Loan Program, to permit the servicing of your 

loan(s), and, if it becomes necessary, to locate you and to collect and report 

on your loan(s) if your loan(s) become delinquent or in default. We also use 

your SSN as an account identifier and to permit you to access your account 

information electronically.

The information in your file may be disclosed, on a case-by-case basis or 

under a computer matching program, to third parties as authorized under 

routine uses in the appropriate systems of records notices. The routine uses 

of this information include, but are not limited to, its disclosure to federal, 

state, or local agencies, to private parties such as relatives, present and 

former employers, business and personal associates, to consumer reporting 

agencies, to financial and educational institutions, and to guaranty agencies 

in order to verify your identity, to determine your eligibility to receive a loan 

or a benefit on a loan, to permit the servicing or collection of your loan(s), to 

enforce the terms of the loan(s), to investigate possible fraud and to verify 

compliance with federal student financial aid program regulations, or to 

locate you if you become delinquent in your loan payments or if you default. 

To provide default rate calculations, disclosures may be made to guaranty 

agencies, to financial and educational institutions, or to state agencies. To 

provide financial aid history information, disclosures may be made to 

educational institutions. To assist program administrators with tracking 

refunds and cancellations, disclosures may be made to guaranty agencies, to 

financial and educational institutions, or to federal or state agencies. To 

provide a standardized method for educational institutions to efficiently 

submit student enrollment status, disclosures may be made to guaranty 

agencies or to financial and educational institutions. To counsel you in 

repayment efforts, disclosures may be made to guaranty agencies, to 

financial and educational institutions, or to federal, state, or local agencies. 

In the event of litigation, we may send records to the Department of Justice, 

a court, adjudicative body, counsel, party, or witness if the disclosure is 

relevant and necessary to the litigation. If this information, either alone or 

with other information, indicates a potential violation of law, we may send it 

to the appropriate authority for action. We may send information to 

members of Congress if you ask them to help you with federal student aid 

questions. In circumstances involving employment complaints, grievances, or 

disciplinary actions, we may disclose relevant records to adjudicate or 

investigate the issues. If provided for by a collective bargaining agreement, 

we may disclose records to a labor organization recognized under 5 U.S.C. 

Chapter 71. Disclosures may be made to our contractors for the purpose of 

performing any programmatic function that requires disclosure of records. 

Before making any such disclosure, we will require the contractor to 

maintain Privacy Act safeguards. Disclosures may also be made to qualified 

researchers under Privacy Act safeguards.

Financial Privacy Act Notice

Under the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3401-3421), ED 

will have access to financial records in your student loan file maintained in 

compliance with the administration of the Direct Loan Program.

Paperwork Reduction Notice

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required 

to respond to a collection of information unless the collection displays a valid 

OMB control number. Public reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 0.17 hours (10 minutes) per response, 

including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, 

gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing 

the collection of information. The obligation to respond to this collection is 

required to obtain a benefit in accordance with 34 CFR 685.201(c)(1). Send 

comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this 

collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to 

the U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW, Washington, DC 

20210-4537 or e-mail ICDocketMgr@ed.gov and reference OMB Control 

Number 1845-0053. Note: Please do not return the completed Federal 

Direct Consolidation Loan Request to Add Loans to this address.

If you have any questions regarding the status of your individual submission

of this form, write directly to:

[INSERT SERVICER ADDRESS]