Debt-Management Perspectives

 Commitment, Caring Key to Students’ Return to Xavier, Symposium Attendees Learn
Participants in 2007 USA Funds^® Symposium learned that two elements important in running a postsecondary institution — commitment and caring — helped Xavier University of Louisiana bring students back following Hurricane Katrina. Read more.

USA Funds Symposium Participants Donate Supplies to New Orleans Schools
The minority-serving-institution representatives who attended the recent USA Funds Symposium in New Orleans took the opportunity to donate supplies to local schools still recovering from the 2005 hurricane. Learn more.

USA Funds Update

Profiles in Superior Customer Service: ‘A Wonderful Contact’
Service Coordinator Caryn Bracy-Jacobs proved to be a valuable resource for Webster University when it began offering Federal PLUS loans to graduate and professional students last summer. Learn more about the outstanding service that earned Bracy-Jacobs a USA Funds “There for You” award.

Operations Bulletin

Policy Frequently Asked Question: The Impact of Loans From Previous Schools on Cohort-Default Rates
USA Funds’ policy experts provide guidance regarding whether a federal education loan borrowed for use at a previous school affects the cohort-default rate of the last school that borrower attended. Read more.

Tech Talk

OpenNet Tip: Creating a Returned Funds Query Report
The OpenNet loan-delivery system allows school-users to view returned-funds records for their Federal Family Education Loan Program loans disbursed through Lender Funds Management. Learn how.