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Counselors Handbooks
2003-2004 2003-2004 High School Counselor's Handbook 2003-2004 High School Counselor's Handbook
Direct Loan Bulletins
11/01/1999 September Borrower Delinquency Report
08/01/1999 Loan Default Timeframe Extended
07/01/1999 Cohort Default Rate Loan Record Detail Reports
04/01/1999 Correction to the FY 1997 Draft Cohort Default Rate Guide
04/01/1999 FY 1997 Draft Cohort Default Rate Data
07/01/1996 DIRECT LOAN PUBLICATION UPDATE
02/01/1996 Questions and Answers concerning procedures and policies under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program
Direct Loan Fact Sheets
02/15/1996
Direct Loan Pamphlets
Direct Loan School Guides
01/24/2002 Part one: The Program
Dear Partner/Colleague Letters
03/19/2003 03/19/2003 This letter describes the new electronic process that will be used to notify institutions of their draft and official cohort default rates in the FFEL and Direct Loan programs
06/30/2001 06/30/2001 Sample Default Management Plan
Default Rate Materials
2002 Cohort Default Rate Guide for Lenders and Guaranty Agencies for FY 2002
2001 2001 Cohort Default Rate for Lenders
2001 2001 Cohort Default Rates for Guaranty Agencies
2001 Cohort Default Rate Guide for Lenders and Guaranty Agencies for FY 2001
2001 Cohort Default Rate Guide
2000 2000 Cohort Default Rate for Lenders
2000 2000 Cohort Default Rates for Guaranty Agencies
2000 Cohort Default Rate Guide for Lenders and Guaranty Agenices
1999 Cohort Default Rate Guide for Lenders and Guaranty Agenices
1999 Cover Page and Useful Information
1999 Table of Contents
1999 Introduction
1999 Cohort Default Rate Calculation
1999 Cohort Default Rate Effects
1999 Loan Record Detail Report
1999 Electronic Loan Record Detail Report
1999 Repayment Information
1999 Draft Data Challenge
1999 Participation Rate Index Challenge
1999 General Information for Guaranty Agencies
1999 Information for Guaranty Agencies on Monthly Status Reports
1999 Information for Guaranty Agencies on Draft Data Challenges
1999 Information for Guaranty Agencies on Participation Rate Index Challenges
1997 Top 100 Current Holders by Number of Borrowers in Repayment
1997 Top 100 Originating Lenders by Number of Borrowers in Repayment
1995 Information for Guaranty Agencies and the Direct Loan Servicer on Appeals
Electronic Announcements
09/14/2004 Summary: Briefing on National Default Rates
09/14/2004 Summary: Official FY 02 Cohort Default Rates Distributed September 13, 2004
02/09/2004 Summary: FY 2002 Draft Cohort Default Rates will be released on 2/17/04
11/20/2003 Summary:Award of Common Services for Borrowers contract
11/15/2002 Summary:Updates to the Cohort Default Rate Guide Change Log
10/25/2002 Summary: Updates to the Cohort Default Rate Guide Change Log
10/10/2002 Summary: Sign up by 12/31/02 for new electronic cohort default rate process
09/26/2002 Summary: The Default Loan Summary Report
09/24/2002 Summary: Updates to the Cohort Default Rate Guide Change Log
09/09/2002 Summary: FY 2000 Official Cohort Default Rate Notification Letters Mailed to Schools
08/05/2002 Summary: Updates to the Cohort Default Rate Guide Change Log
07/25/2002 Summary: Updates to the Cohort Default Rate Guide Change Log
07/12/2002 Summary: Updates to the Cohort Default Rate Guide Change Log
10/03/2001 SFA Community Newsletter for October 2001
04/26/2001 "Cohort Default Rate Guide" in a draft document is now on IFAP for the community to review.
01/17/1996 Letter to the Editor - Washington Post
11/18/2003 2004-2005 Summary: 2004-2005 ISIR Guide
Federal Registers
09/03/2003 Summary: Notice of computer matching program between the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE).
11/01/2000 Summary: Cohort Default Rates
10/22/1998 The Secretary amends the Student Assistance General Provisions regulations, to permit a school to appeal its Direct Loan Program cohort rate or weighted average cohort rate on the basis of improper servicing or collection of the Direct Loans included in that rate. The Secretary also clarifies when a school's rate is considered final.
07/13/1998 The Secretary proposes to amend the Student Assistance General Provisions regulations, 34 CFR part 668, to permit a school to appeal its Direct Loan Program cohort rate or weighted average cohort rate on the basis of improper servicing or collection of the Direct Loans included in that rate. The Secretary also proposes to clarify when a school's rate is considered final.
NSLDS Reference Materials
01/09/2004 January 2004 - NSLDS Enrollment Reporting Guide January 2004 - NSLDS Enrollment Reporting Guide
09/26/2002 The Default Loan Summary Report The Default Loan Summary Report
Conferences and Presentations
11/02/2003 12/05/2003 Session #30 - Delivering Aid in the 21st Century: Beyond Standard Terms Summary:
03/29/2004 03/31/2004 Session #01 - Enrollment Reporting and Transfer Monitoring Summary: Session #01 - Enrollment Reporting and Transfer Monitoring
03/29/2004 03/31/2004 Session #03 - Lessons from the Ombudsman Summary: Session #03 - Lessons from the Ombudsman
03/05/2003 03/07/2003 Session #28 - Default Aversion - You're the Key to Success
11/02/2003 12/05/2003 Session #09 - Risk Management - Reducing Delinquency and Default
Helping Students Deal with Default
Regulations Compilations
12/31/1999 WILLIAM D. FORD FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM Definitions
12/31/1997 William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Miscellaneous repayment provisions.
12/31/1996 William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Definitions.
12/31/1995 William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Charges for which Direct Loan Program borrowers are responsible.
12/31/1995 William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Definitions.
SAR/ISIR Reference Materials
2004-2005 2004-2005 SAR-ISIR Comment Codes and Text
2004-2005 A Guide to 2004-2005 ISIRs
1998-1999 Appendix C--NSLDS Financial Aid History/NSLDS Match Flags
1997-1998 NSLDS Financial Aid History/NSLDS Match Flags
Student Financial Aid Handbooks
2003-2004 Volume 8 - FSA Handbook: Direct Loan and FFEL Programs Volume 8 - FSA Handbook: Direct Loan and FFEL Programs Volume 8 - Direct Loan and FFEL Programs
2002-2003 Volume 8 - FSA Handbook: Direct Loan and FFEL Programs Volume 8 - FSA Handbook: Direct Loan and FFEL Programs Volume 8 - Direct Loan and FFEL Programs
2002-2003 Student Loan Guide Student Loan Guide Student Loan Guide
1998-1999 William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Default
1997-1998 William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Eligibility
1997-1998 William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Direct Consolidation Loans
1997-1998 William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Default

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