{"id":49643,"date":"2023-05-25T10:45:36","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T02:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-my-161844363.ap-southeast-1.elb.amazonaws.com\/articles\/?p=49643"},"modified":"2024-02-05T16:46:55","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T08:46:55","slug":"ptptn-repayment-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/ptptn-repayment-plan","title":{"rendered":"PTPTN Loan Repayment Guide (Plus Discounts, Moratorium Updates)"},"content":{"rendered":"
The National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) was established in 1997 with the sole purpose of providing student loans to those looking to pursue higher education.<\/span><\/p>\n Truly, the PTPTN education loan is a blessing to many Malaysians. It allows them to pursue higher education without worrying about the cost of their education.<\/span><\/p>\n However, since then, we have also seen too many Malaysians shirk their responsibilities of repaying their loans. This has affected PTPTN\u2019s ability to continue on its intended purpose. In fact, to date PTPTN has over <\/span>RM40 billion<\/span><\/a> in unpaid loans.<\/span><\/p>\n One thing you have to understand about PTPTN is that it\u2019s a revolving loan scheme. This means that it relies on the payments of current borrowers to provide loans for future prospective students.<\/span><\/p>\n This means that when we default on our PTPTN repayments, we are actively sabotaging a future student\u2019s prospects of getting a PTPTN loan.<\/span><\/p>\n Therefore, it is in the interest of all Malaysians for us to start repaying our PTPTN loans as soon as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n However, this does not mean that repaying your PTPTN loan is something that you can do without putting much thought into it first.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This is especially true for people who have missed a lot of payments before, and don\u2019t really know how to start or continue paying their PTPTN loans.<\/span><\/p>\n So, to help you repay your loan in a more efficient manner, here are three steps you can take.<\/span><\/p>\n If you\u2019ve been putting off your PTPTN repayments for quite a while, then the first thing you need to do is to restructure your PTPTN loan.<\/span><\/p>\n But wait, what is restructuring? How does it work? And how does it help in repaying your debt?<\/span><\/p>\n Before we can answer all these questions, let\u2019s look at the most common scenario that happens when someone graduates:<\/span><\/p>\n Twelve months after his graduation date<\/strong> Six months after his repayment period begins<\/strong> Ali doesn\u2019t have enough saved up to settle the outstanding amount, and so continues to miss his PTPTN repayments.<\/div><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n By restructuring the loan, you can add your arrears into your total loan amount. This means you don\u2019t have to resolve the full amount of your arrear, but you can start your monthly repayments.<\/span><\/p>\n By restructuring it, you are effectively renegotiating the terms of your loan. This includes your monthly repayments amount, and the period of time you\u2019ll need to fully repay your loans.<\/span><\/p>\n Here\u2019s an example of how restructuring works:<\/span><\/p>\n Ali has a PTPTN debt of RM32,000 and would like to clear it all in nine years; he also has RM3,000 debt resulting from the unpaid repayments to date. Without restructuring he would have to first settle the arrears with either a personal loan or credit card. So Ali opts for a personal loan with a 10% interest rate and a tenure of five years.<\/span><\/p>\n His repayment would look like this:<\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/span>How to start repaying your PTPTN loans<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>1. Restructure the loan<\/span><\/h3>\n
\nAli\u2019s PTPTN repayment period starts regardless of his employment status. Since Ali has no income, he is unable to start repaying his loan. The unpaid debt continues to grow with each missed repayment.<\/p>\n
\nAli finds work as a cashier at a supermarket. He decides to start making his PTPTN repayments but is shocked when his payment is rejected. He did not know that he would be asked to settle his outstanding repayments as a lump sum before being allowed to continue repaying his loan.<\/p>\n<\/span>How can loan restructuring help Ali?<\/span><\/h3>\n