Resources for Financial Aid Officers
- Information Required to be Disclosed Under HEA of 1965: Suggestions for Dissemination, Report of National Postsecondary Education Cooperative
- October 2009 - NCES
- Updated Customer Service Information - FFEL Loans Purchased/Serviced by the Department
- June 12, 2009 - U.S. Department of Education
- How Much Money Should I Borrow for College?
- June 9, 2009 - US News and World Report
- Student Loan Purchase Programs Under the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008
- May 26, 2009 - New America Foundation
- FFELP Resources, Materials, and Services
- Informational pieces include details on federal student loan programs and items impacting the FFEL Program.
- February 2009 - NCHELP
- The Art of Handling Student Complaints
- September 24, 2008 - The Greentree Gazette
- "Understanding the Cost of Borrowing" Brochure
- This awareness brochure for students and parents explains interest, fees, and other costs associated with private loans.
- July 2008 - NCHELP
- Student Loans: Avoiding Deceptive Offers
- A joint publication of the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Education
- June 26, 2008
- CBA Statement on the Key Role of School Financial Aid Offices in Helping Students
- May 28, 2008 - Consumer Bankers Association
- Cohort Default Rates Are Good For Something, Just Not Much
- April 2008 - The Greentree Gazette
- FFELP Facts
- America's Student Loan Providers
- List of FFELP Participating Lenders 491 KB - Excel
- Updated February 2008 - Financial Partners Portal
- "Research, Remember, Repay" Brochure
- This awareness brochure for students and parents explains student loans and responsible borrowing.
- January 18, 2008 - NCHELP
- Parent and Graduate PLUS vs. Alternative Loan Charts
- American Education Services
- Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project
- The National Consumer Law Center's website provides information about student loan rights and responsibilities for borrowers, their families and advocates.
- What's a Financial Aid Director to Do?
- Citing confusion created by the array of guidelines, rules and procedures, college officials and lenders seek a uniform federal solution.
- October 3, 2007 - Inside Higher Ed
- NASFAA Monograph 15: Guide to Developing a Preferred Lender List 206 KB PDF
- School's Request for Information (RFI) Template for Preferred Lender Status 102 KB DOC
- Requesting Lender Information: What You Need to Know About RFIs
- NASFAA
- Student loan brochure for parents and students: Facts to Consider 2.29 MB PDF
- NASFAA Statement of Ethical Principles
- Accepted standards of conduct for the financial aid community
- Educational Loan Considerations Worksheet: Parent Borrowers 29 KB DOC
- NASFAA
- Educational Loan Evaluation Worksheet 47 KB DOC
- NASFAA
- Considerations for Selecting a Lender Worksheet 39 KB DOC
- NASFAA
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