Washington Report

Senate Approves Higher Education Access Act
The U.S. Senate has approved a budget-reconciliation bill that would transfer billions of dollars in funding for student-loan providers to support enhanced benefits to student-loan borrowers and increase Pell-Grant funding. Learn more.

House Approves 2008 Student-Aid Appropriations
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a fiscal-2008 spending measure, which provides $3.3 billion in student financial-aid programs. Read more.

USA Funds Update

USA Funds Staff Profile: Career, Community Help Shape Access and Outreach Endeavors
As USA Funds^® manager of access and outreach, Kyle Malone focuses on a broad range of issues in promoting higher-education preparation, access and success. Read more.

Operations Bulletin

Policy Frequently Asked Question: Minimum Number of Guarantors
USA Funds provides guidance on whether legislation and regulations require a postsecondary institution to use more than one education-loan guarantor. Read more.

Debt-Management Perspectives

Turn to USA Funds’ Online ‘Best Practices’ Manual for Default-Management-Plan Help
USA Funds offers tools to help schools in their debt-management efforts, including the development of default-prevention plans. USA Funds’ online Best Practices in Debt Management Manual offers tips for developing a default-management plan. Learn more.