Debt-Management Perspectives

Financial Literacy Program for College Students Goes Online
USA Funds^® has launched the first online components of its popular financial literacy program for college students, USA Funds Life Skills^®. Read more.

Washington Report

Compromise Budget Resolution Holds Open Prospect of Future Student Loan Role for Private Entities
House and Senate Democrats have reached agreement on the outline of a 2010 federal budget that could clear the way for major changes in federal student loan programs but also may preserve a role for current private-sector participants. Read more.

Operations Bulletin

Department Issues Nine Updated Loan Forms, Documents
The U.S. Department of Education has issued revised versions of several Federal Family Education Loan Program Master Promissory Notes and related documents. Learn more.

USA Funds Update

USA Funds University Offers Student Loan Boot Camp Workshop
Join other education loan professionals for USA Funds University’s Student Loan Boot Camp scheduled for June 3-4 in Indianapolis. The free two-day workshop will provide an intensive overview of student loans from a lender’s perspective. Learn more.

USA Funds Staff Profile: Showing the Value of Partnering With USA Funds
Thanks to Melissa Bolles, schools and lenders have a resource for reports they need to show the value of working with USA Funds. Learn more.

Reminder: Debt Management Webcast Series Begins May 4
USA Funds University will offer a series of debt management webcasts throughout May. The series will review new repayment options, cover the basics of default prevention, provide rules and regulations for the new three-year cohort default rate period, and share financial literacy information. Learn more and register.