Ford will defer some quarterly payments on Energy Dept. loan Ford will defer some quarterly payments on Energy Dept. loan July 31, 2020 dzadmin Comments 0 Comment In 2009 the automaker was awarded a $5.9 billion, low-cost government retooling loan in the aftermath of the financial crisis. Ford said the loan, which has $1.26 billion of principal remaining, will be repaid on time by June 2022.