### Question
Can you define what student loan means?


### Answer
**Student loan** is defined as the following in *26 U.S.C. § 108*:

> any loan to an individual to assist the individual in attending an educational organization described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii) made by—


(A) the United States, or an instrumentality or agency thereof,


(B) a State, territory, or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia, or any political subdivision thereof,


(C) a public benefit corporation—


(i) which is exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3),


(ii) which has assumed control over a State, county, or municipal hospital, and


(iii) whose employees have been deemed to be public employees under State law, or


  

(D) any educational organization described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii) if such loan is made—


(i) pursuant to an agreement with any entity described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) under which the funds from which the loan was made were provided to such educational organization, or


(ii) pursuant to a program of such educational organization which is designed to encourage its students to serve in occupations with unmet needs or in areas with unmet needs and under which the services provided by the students (or former students) are for or under the direction of a governmental unit or an organization described in section 501(c)(3) and exempt from tax under section 501(a)

#### Citation:
  - *26 U.S.C. § 108*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-Income Taxes > CHAPTER 1-NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES > Subchapter B-Computation of Taxable Income > PART III-ITEMS SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM GROSS INCOME**

