USA Funds^® Education Access Report will not be published on Dec. 26 and Jan. 2, due to the holiday season. Publication will resume on Jan. 9, 2007. We look forward to providing you the latest updates about education-access and higher-education-finance issues in 2007.

USA Funds Update

USA Funds Accepts Applications for $3.2 Million in New Scholarships
USA Funds announces that it is accepting applications online for a total of
$3.2 million in new scholarships to assist college students from low-to-moderate-income households. Read more.

USA Funds Helps UNCF Raise More Than $399,000
USA Funds was presenting sponsor of a recent United Negro College Fund gala that raised funds to support UNCF-member colleges and universities and their students. Learn more.

Tech Talk

OpenNet Enhances Disbursement Roster Report Summary
As part of recent customer-care changes to the OpenNet loan-delivery system, the Disbursement Roster Report Summary section of the Disbursement Roster Report screen has been enhanced to include the disbursement date that corresponds to the report. Read more.

OpenNet Tip: School Activity Center Provides Online Help
The OpenNet loan-delivery system offers its school users reference manuals and a borrower-experience demonstration. Learn more.

Operations Bulletin

Policy Frequently Asked Question: Required Documentation for Identity-Theft Discharge
USA Funds' policy staff provides guidance regarding the federal standard for documentation for identity-theft discharges of federal education loans. Learn more.

Debt-Management Perspectives

USA Funds Default-Prevention Council Member Profile: Wayne Birdtail
Wayne Birdtail of Fort Belknap College knows from personal experience the challenges that his school’s students face in obtaining a college degree. Learn more.