110 ILCS 992/5-10

(110 ILCS 992/5-10)

Sec. 5-10. Payment processing.

(a) A servicer shall credit borrower and cosigner payments promptly and accurately.

(b) A servicer shall provide borrowers and cosigners with prompt notice if the servicer changes the address to which the borrower or cosigner needs to send payments.

(c) A servicer shall not charge a penalty to a borrower or cosigner if a student loan payment is received at an address used for payments for a period of 90 days after the change in address.

(d) A servicer shall not misrepresent the delinquent amount of the loan on any call with a borrower or cosigner.

(e) A servicer shall allow a borrower or cosigner to specify instructions as to how an overpayment should be applied to the balance of the loan as consistent with the promissory note.

(Source: P.A. 100-540, eff. 12-31-18.)