Department Issues 9/11-Loan-Discharge Form

The U.S. Department of Education has issued a new loan-discharge application for survivors of eligible public servants and other eligible victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. In Dear Colleague Letter GEN-07-08, the Department announced the new form, which may be used immediately but must be made available to borrowers by no later than Jan. 31. The letter also advises that requests for this type of loan discharge made by borrowers using other means prior to Jan. 31 may continue to be processed after that date. You will need Adobe Reader to access the application and Dear Colleague Letter on the USA Funds^® Web site.