Beginning July 1, 2008, guarantors will not be permitted to conduct in-person group loan counseling on behalf of schools.

USA Funds^® offers the following tools to provide guidance in conducting group loan counseling for your students.

Tools for you (PowerPoint presentations)

• Entrance counseling — Stafford borrowers.
• Entrance counseling — Graduate/Professional PLUS borrowers.
• Exit counseling — Stafford borrowers.
• Exit counseling — Stafford and Graduate/Professional PLUS borrowers.

Useful tips (PDFs)

• Delivering Successful Group Student Loan Counseling Presentations.
• Key Steps for Planning Group Loan Counseling Sessions.
• Entrance and Exit Student Loan Counseling for Federal Stafford Loans: Frequently Asked Questions.

Tools for you and your students (PDFs)

• Loan Forgiveness Brochure.
• Student Loan Entrance Interview Form.
• Student Loan Exit Interview Form.
• Student Loan Repayment Brochure.
• Loan Consolidation - Is It the Right Option for You?
• Deferment and Forbearance Brochure.
• Repayment Estimator Chart. 
• Credit Card Do’s and Don’ts Flier.
• Salary Chart.
• Education Loan Organizer With Log Sheet.

The following USA Funds products and services can be incorporated into your loan counseling plans, to help you and your students succeed.

• USA Funds Loan Counselor^® — A suite of custom counseling products designed to help fulfill all federal requirements for loan counseling and simplify Stafford loan entrance and exit counseling with one online program. The soon-to-be-released USA Funds Grad Guide^SM delivers entrance and exit counseling to graduate and professional students.
• USA Funds Education Access Report — USA Funds provides a free weekly electronic newsletter that delivers updates on the latest education access and higher education finance issues, trends and regulations.
• USA Funds University Online Learning Course 220, “FFELP Loan Counseling” — This course reviews loan counseling requirements and additional counseling suggestions set forth by the U.S. Department of Education. The course also explores ideas for delivering effective loan counseling.
• Ask Our Policy Experts — If you have a specific question about the administration of the Federal Family Education Loan Program, USA Funds’ policy experts are just an e-mail message away.