Track 3: FFELP Topics

Presentation times for each session are listed after the session description.

  • FFELP Parameters and Players 
    • What is the role of the guarantor?
    • What does a secondary market do? 
    • How many loan programs are there? 
    • When is a school required to prorate?
    In this session, you learn the answers to these questions and more. You also will come away with a better understanding of loan-eligibility formulas, fees assessed and loan-repayment terms. The roles of the key players in Federal Family Education Loan Program, and the life of Stafford and PLUS loans also are discussed. 
    (60-90 minutes)
  • Loan Disbursement and Cash-Management Regulations  
    This session covers cash-management issues and regulations, disbursement rules and notices, and authorization guidelines. You also receive information about the principles used to determine the frequency of annual loan limits.
    (45-60 minutes)
  • Return of Title-IV Funds
    This session explores the regulatory background, concepts and definitions in regulations regarding the return of federal Title-IV student-aid funds when students withdraw from an educational institution.
    (45-60 minutes )
  • Roles and Responsibilities of the Guarantor
    This session outlines what you might expect from your guarantor and details the sources and uses of guarantor funding.
    (30-45 minutes
  • Stafford MPN and PLUS MPN 
    This session provides an overview of the Stafford-Loan Master Promissory Note and PLUS Master Promissory Note, including the benefits of MPNs.
    (15-30 minutes)

Select from our list of topics to design your own professional-development track based on the issues important to your audience. To discuss options, contact your USA Funds® Services account executive.