USA Funds Update
Will College Students Face a Student Loan Shortage?
Despite the current challenges in the student loan marketplace, USA Funds® President and CEO Carl Dalstrom believes there is reason for optimism that students will continue to enjoy access to federal loan dollars. Read more.
USA Funds-Sponsored Event Raises More Than $200,000 Toward Latino Student Scholarships
Leaders from Indiana community, governmental, educational and social organizations gathered at a recent USA Funds-sponsored event in support of the new Latino Scholarship Fund for students in that state. Learn more.
Webcasts Address Graduate and Professional Student Loan Issues
USA Funds will offer a webcast series for financial aid administrators focusing on graduate and professional student loan issues. A May 14 session about Federal Grad PLUS loans starts the series, which also will feature webcasts about loan counseling and repayment considerations. Learn more and register for the webcasts, scheduled through August.
Reminder: USA Funds Spring Financial Aid Workshops Under Way
USA Funds’ Spring 2008 Financial Aid Workshop series runs through May 22 in states across the nation. The events focus on topics such as a federal update, veterans’ education benefits, common audit findings, and a USA Funds update. Read more and register.
Debt-Management Perspectives
USA Funds Grad Guide to Offer Online Stafford and Grad PLUS Counseling for Graduate Students
June 23 marks the launch of USA Funds Grad GuideSM entrance counseling, the new graduate counseling component of the USA Funds Loan Counselor® suite of customized online loan counseling services. Read more.
Free Workshops Address Effective Retention Planning
USA Funds and Noel-Levitz will present free one-day retention workshops in 15 locations throughout the nation during May, June and August. The workshops, “Advancing Student Success With Strategic, Data-Driven Planning,” will provide practical ideas for keeping your students on track toward graduation. Learn more.
Tech Talk
Meteor Offers Enhanced Support to Students, Borrowers and Schools
The National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs has launched Meteor Project version 3.3, featuring enhancements to data access, security features and navigation. Read more.
Operations Bulletin
Certain Graduate and Professional Students Now Have Higher Aggregate Loan Limits
The U.S. Department of Education announced an increase in the aggregate limit of federal education loans that graduate and professional students in certain health profession programs can borrow. Learn more.