USA Funds Update

Scholarship Fund Honors Five Hispanic Leaders at USA Funds-Sponsored Event
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund inducted five Hispanic leaders into its Alumni Hall of Fame during an event co-sponsored by USA Funds^®. Learn more.

New Quick Course Provides Overview of ACG and SMART Grants
A new quick course from USA Funds University provides a brief overview of the Academic Competitiveness Grant and National Science and Math Access to Retain Talent Grant. The Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005 created the new grant programs, available to undergraduate students. The course is available on the USA Funds University online-learning site.

USA Funds Web Site Offers Easy Access to Lender Documentation, Self-Service Tool
USA Funds has enhanced its Web site to provide lender-customers with easier access to online information and tools from USA Funds’ guarantor-servicer. USA Funds’ Access to Loan Processing and Online Reports page now includes a link to technical documentation such as system and service guides, file specifications and report descriptions, as well as a link to the guarantor-servicer’s lender self-service tool.

USA Funds Staff Profile: Helping Customers, Supporting Education Access
David Root’s role as USA Funds director of customer relations allows him to combine two responsibilities that he enjoys: interacting with customers and supporting access to education. Learn more.

Debt-Management Perspectives

Monitor Your School’s Default Rate With USA Funds Debt Manager
Schools that use USA Funds Debt Manager^® can easily monitor their projected cohort-default rates. Learn more.

Access to Education

Report Warns Financial Barriers Will Deny Millions Bachelor’s Degrees, Undercut Competitiveness
A new report from the federal Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance warns that millions of college-qualified high-school students will be unable to obtain bachelor’s degrees during the current decade because of financial barriers to higher education. Read more.