USA Funds Update

Learning Communities Initiative Participants Review Progress, Look to Future
More than 30 representatives of communities involved in the Learning Communities Initiative gathered in Indianapolis recently for their second-annual conference. USA Funds^® helped spearhead the development of the initiative, which focuses services on six communities in a bid to improve access to postsecondary education for low-income students. Read more.

Reminder: USA Funds’ Student-Loan Boot Camp June 20-21
USA Funds will offer its Student-Loan Boot Camp for education lenders in Indianapolis on June 20-21. Student-Loan Boot Camp offers a comprehensive overview of the student-loan process. Learn more about Student-Loan Boot Camp and register online.

Washington Report

Lenders Defend Private Student-Loan Practices
Lenders and administrators of private education loans defended their practices during a June 6 hearing before a U.S. Senate committee. Learn more.

Operations Bulletin

Know What to Expect in School-as-Lender Reviews
USA Funds’ policy experts remind schools operating in the school-as-lender scenario that current federal regulations require guarantors to conduct reviews of certain lenders participating in the Federal Family Education Loan Program. These reviews include some schools that act as lenders. Read more.

Policy Frequently Asked Questions: Servicing a ‘Split’ Consolidation Loan
USA Funds’ policy experts address questions about servicing Federal Consolidation loans that are administered under more than one loan record. Learn more.

Access to Education

USA Funds-Sponsored Study Shows Importance of Higher Education to Indiana Residents
A recent survey — conducted on behalf of the Indiana Commission for Higher Education with the support of USA Funds — shows that Hoosiers place significant value on higher education. Read the announcement outlining the survey’s findings, using Adobe Reader.