{"id":12938,"date":"2020-05-20T15:51:17","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T21:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/?p=12938"},"modified":"2020-06-11T16:30:29","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T22:30:29","slug":"5-reasons-to-use-an-income-share-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/5-reasons-to-use-an-income-share-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons to Use an Income Share Agreement to Fund Your Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Incurring debt to pay for school in uncertain economic times can feel like a risky move. On one hand, it\u2019s easy to justify taking out a loan to cover educational costs because it will serve as an investment in your future. But on the other hand, you\u2019re nervous you won\u2019t find a well paying job after graduation and still be on the hook for repayment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But student loans aren\u2019t the only way to fund your education. In fact, if you\u2019re considering using an outside lender to help fund your education expenses, you may want to consider an income share agreement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*This article is sponsored by <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stridefunding.com\/petersons?utm_source=affiliate&amp;utm_medium=placement&amp;utm_campaign=petersons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stride Funding<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is an income share agreement?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Income Share Agreements (ISAs) are an innovative, flexible financing option for funding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/college-expenses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">education-related expenses<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u201cWith an income share agreement, you pay a small, fixed percentage of your future earned income over a five-year term following graduation,\u201d said Tess Michaels, Chief Executive Officer of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stridefunding.com\/petersons?utm_source=affiliate&amp;utm_medium=placement&amp;utm_campaign=petersons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stride Funding<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michaels explained how an Income Share Agreement serves as a formal contract between the student and the financial institution, which in this case is Stride Funding. The terms of each ISA are unique to the student, and take into consideration your program of study. Unlike student loans, ISAs do not accrue interest. They do, however, supply your educational institution with payments on your behalf. In return, you agree to repay the ISA with a fixed percentage of your future income for a finite period of time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe look at where you\u2019re going, not where you\u2019ve been, so rates are based on your expected earnings based on your program of study,\u201d added Michaels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to receive a full understanding of how ISAs work, we asked Michaels to provide us with the top five reasons students use income share agreements to fund their education.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reason #1 &#8211; The income share amount will adjust based on your income<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By now, you\u2019re probably aware the cost of higher education isn\u2019t cheap. But that doesn\u2019t mean your future bank account needs to suffer. An ISA provides students with a wallet-friendly repayment structure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cISA payments are based on a fixed percentage of your income, so you never pay more than you can afford. With traditional student loans, payments are fixed regardless of what you may earn.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just as Michaels notes, the amount you may be required to pay for a student loan will remain the same whether you earn a salary of $25,000 or $200,000 per year. The combination of high loan payments and low entry-level salaries could make it easy for borrowers to rack up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/why-you-should-be-leary-of-credit-cards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">additional debt<\/a> in the early years of loan repayment just to make ends meet. But students utilizing an ISA have the added benefit of a three-month grace period post-graduation before payments are due. Given the current economic situation, a little extra time between graduation and repayment can go a long way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reason #2 &#8211; Borrowers only make payments if they earn more than the minimum threshold<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You read that right\u2014borrowers are only obligated to make payments if their earnings exceed the minimum threshold. That means if you don\u2019t land your dream job immediately out of college, you may have some breathing room to get your finances in order before you begin paying back your education expenses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cISAs are considerably more flexible than traditional student loans, as borrowers never pay a dime if they make less than $40,000 per year.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michaels elaborated that ISA terms at Stride Funding include a minimum income threshold range between $30,000-$40,000, depending on the student\u2019s program of study. She also noted that typical student loans have rigid payment schedules that require payment regardless of life conditions, including unemployment and family leave. With an ISA, your payments will pause without penalty if you experience any form of hardship and restart once you\u2019ve gotten back on your feet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFor any month where you make less than the minimum income threshold, you will pay nothing, and that month is simply added to the end of your payment term.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reason #3 &#8211; Income Share Agreements don\u2019t accrue interest\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cA defining feature of Income Share Agreements is that there is no typical interest rate on payments.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michaels informed us that even in periods of non-payments, Stride ISAs will never accrue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/more-you-know-student-loan-interest-rate-truths\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">interest<\/a>. This is a particularly attractive feature for borrowers. Traditional student loans, by contrast, will continue to accrue interest despite the borrower\u2019s economic circumstances.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWith a Stride ISA, there is no accruing interest if the borrower takes time off of work, or while they are in school. Instead, the rates in an Income Share Agreement are determined by income prediction models that take into account the student\u2019s program, educational history, and plans for the future. This means better, fairer rates for students, based on where they\u2019re going, not where they\u2019ve been. The rates typically range from two to nine percent of income per $10,000 of funding received.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reason #4 &#8211; Income share agreements are generally fulfilled faster than student loans<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traditional student loans may require the borrower to continue making payments for decades until the balance is paid off. That\u2019s not the case with ISAs. Stride ISAs generally follow a five-year payment term, absolving the borrower of payments once they have fulfilled the agreement. Changes to that timeframe may come as a result of paused payments, which could extend your repayment period. But despite the circumstances, payments on Stride ISAs end after 10 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNo matter how many payments you\u2019ve made, your obligations to make payments will always end after 10 years, no matter how little you\u2019ve paid.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reason #5 &#8211; Income Share Agreements can lead to long-lasting career support<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sure, your campus may have a career center, but what happens if you need career advice after you\u2019ve been out of school for a few years? Income Share Agreements could introduce you to a tight-knit community of student peers and career services to provide continued support long after graduation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOur career services are an equally important part of who we are as a company. One of the unique features of income share agreements is that they directly align incentives all across the board, from our investors to the student: if the student succeeds, we succeed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michaels shared with us some of the additional benefits students receive from obtaining a Stride ISA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe have developed robust career support services, with everything from resume services and interview prep, to partnership discounts and access to career-specific job boards. These are all aimed at making sure each Stride student has access to the best possible resources available.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So how do you apply for an ISA?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cApplying with Stride starts with answering some simple questions, including what degree you are pursuing, which school you will be attending, your intended major and timing of graduation. The team then reviews your application and sends you a quote. This can all happen in a few hours.\u00a0 If you qualify, you\u2019ll receive an ISA package detailing your income percentage, payment term, and outlining how the ISA structure works\u2014personalized, of course.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be hard for students to qualify for traditional student loans without a good credit score or high income, which can leave them seeking a guarantor. But rest assured \u2014 applying for an ISA from Stride Funding won\u2019t require a co-signer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf you like the offer, our team will share the ISA contract for you to E-Sign and send back to us, at which point we begin working with your school to disburse your funding, and we also enroll you in our Stride community so you can start getting access to all of our career support tools!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information about income share agreements, visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stridefunding.com\/petersons?utm_source=affiliate&amp;utm_medium=placement&amp;utm_campaign=petersons\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stridefunding.com.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking for other sources of financial aid? Check out Peterson\u2019s <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/scholarship-search.aspx\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">scholarship search tool<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which houses over $10 billion in scholarships, grants, and awards.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Incurring debt to pay for school in uncertain economic times can feel like a risky move. On one hand, it\u2019s easy to justify taking out a loan to cover educational costs because it will serve as an investment in your future. 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