1% Cash Back Graduation Reward Subject to Terms & Conditions
In order to be eligible for the 1% Cash Back Graduation Reward, borrowers must meet the following criteria after graduation:
The student borrower must initiate the request for the granting of the graduation reward.- The loan must not have been refinanced or consolidated with another lender prior to redeeming the reward.
- The student borrower has graduated from the degree program that the loan was used to fund.
- The student borrower must enroll in Automatic Debit payments for repayment of the loan.
- The student borrower must provide adequate documentation to verify proof-of-graduation under the requisite degree program.
- The student borrower must provide information that enables the Lender to deliver the funds electronically (e.g. ACH).
- The student borrower may change majors and/or transfer to a different school, but must obtain the same level of degree (e.g. – undergraduate or graduate).
- The Lender (or loan owner at the applicable time) will calculate the 1% Cash Back Graduation Reward based on the original principal balance of the applicable loan up to $50,000. Such amount will be sent to the student borrower’s bank account electronically.
- The graduation date is more than 90 days and less than five (5) years after the date of the loan’s first disbursement.
- The student borrower is only eligible to receive the reward one time.
- Any loan that the student has borrowed under the Ascent loan is not more than 30-days delinquent or in a default status as of the graduation date and until any Graduation Reward is paid.
- Ascent bootcamp borrowers or students of Ascent Parent Loan borrowers are not eligible for the 1% Cash Back Graduation Reward.
Discounts for Enrolling in Automatic Payments
0.5% Discount*
Credit-Based Student Loan
Automatic Payment Discount applied when eligible borrowers are making automatic payments on their Ascent credit-based student loan via auto debit from their personal checking account.
1.00% Discount
Non-Cosigned Outcomes-Based Student Loan
Automatic Payment Discount applied when eligible borrowers are making automatic payments on their Ascent non-cosigned outcomes-based student loan via auto debit from their personal checking account.
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*An Automatic Payment Discount (ACH) of 0.25% is applied to credit-based college student loans submitted prior to 06/01/2025, a 0.5% discount is applied to credit-based college student loans submitted on or after 06/01/2025, and a 1.00% discount is applied to outcomes-based college student loans when you enroll in automatic payments. The Automatic Payment Discount is available if you are enrolled in automatic payments from your personal checking account and the amount is successfully withdrawn from the authorized bank account each month. (See Automatic Payment Discount Terms & Conditions.)
