---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 U.S.C. § 1084"
title: "20"
title_heading: "Education"
number: "1084"
heading: "Participation by Federal credit unions in Federal, State, and private student loan insurance programs"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/20/1084"
units:
  - "Chapter 28 — Higher Education Resources and Student Assistance"
  - "Subchapter IV — Student Assistance"
  - "Part B — Federal Family Education Loan Program"
---

# §1084. Participation by Federal credit unions in Federal, State, and private student loan insurance programs


Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Federal credit unions shall, pursuant to regulations of the National Credit Union Administration, have power to make insured [loans](/usc/20/1066a.md?p=2) to student members in accordance with the provisions of this part relating to federally insured [loans](/usc/20/1066a.md?p=2), or in accordance with the provisions of any [State](/usc/20/1003.md?p=21-A) or [nonprofit](/usc/20/1003.md?p=13) private student [loan](/usc/20/1066a.md?p=2) insurance program which meets the requirements of [section 1078(a)(1)(B) of this title](/usc/20/1078.md?p=a-1-B).


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 434, as added Pub. L. 99–498, title IV, § 402(a), Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1408.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 1084, Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 434, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1247; Pub. L. 90–575, title I, § 116(b)(4), Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1024; Pub. L. 91–206, § 6, Mar. 10, 1970, 84 Stat. 51; Pub. L. 92–318, title I, § 132D(e), June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 264; Pub. L. 94–482, title I, § 127(a), Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2129; Pub. L. 95–630, title V, § 502(a), Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3681, related to participation by Federal credit unions in Federal, State, and private student loan insurance programs, prior to the general revision of this part by Pub. L. 99–498.