{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-681.17","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 681.17","heading":"Security and endorsement.","body":"(a) A HEAL loan must be made without security.\n(b) With one exception, it must also be made without endorsement. If a borrower is a minor and cannot under State law create a legally binding obligation by his or her own signature, a lender may require an endorsement by another person on the borrower's HEAL note. For purposes of this paragraph, an “endorsement” means a signature of anyone other than the borrower who is to assume either primary or secondary liability on the note.","path":["Title 34—Education","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education","CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","PART 681—HEALTH EDUCATION ASSISTANCE LOAN PROGRAM","Subpart C—The Loan"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-34.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:40Z","sha256":"5ab52ba414dd101c579ea6a405f1169355777bb322ab44eac7bd3b8d09380e47","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-681.16","next":"us/34-cfr-681.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}