Debt-Management Perspectives

Minority-Serving-Institutions Symposium Focuses on Pursuing Excellence
More than 160 faculty and administrators from 60 postsecondary institutions serving minority students participated in the 2007 USA Funds^® Symposium “Pursuing Excellence in Student Preparation, Access and Success” Feb. 27-March 1. Read more.

USA Funds Update

USA Funds School-Customer Profile: Harding University
Harding University in Searcy, Ark., is a “Campus of Character” — so it’s fitting that its financial-aid office takes a hands-on approach to working with former students to ensure successful education-loan repayment. Learn more.

USA Funds Helps McDonald’s Honor Black History Makers of Tomorrow
Fourteen outstanding high-school students received scholarships Feb. 27 at the Indiana Statehouse as part of McDonald’s Restaurants of Central Indiana’s Black History Makers of Tomorrow program, supported by USA Funds. Read more.

USA Funds Forums Provide Information That Lenders ‘Need to Know’
For Maria Wasserman of Los Angeles-based ALL Student Loan, USA Funds Education-Lender Forums are must-attend events. Read more.

Operations Bulletin

New Consolidation-Loan Application and Promissory Note Approved
The U.S. Department of Education has announced the approval of a revised Federal Consolidation Loan Application and Promissory Note and related documents. Learn more.

Washington Report

House Panel Hears College-Access and Affordability Challenges
The U.S. House Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness last week heard from four experts on the challenges of providing access to affordable higher education. Read more.

Tech Talk

OpenNet Tip: Producing a Report Off-Line
OpenNet users can request that certain reports be produced off-line, allowing school- and lender-users to perform other office tasks on their computers while their reports run in the background. Learn more.