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Download full textDepartment of Education, Washington, DC. – 1997
This guide is designed to help school financial aid administrators provide effective entrance counseling for first-time student borrowers of subsidized Federal Direct Stafford/Ford Loans and Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford Loans. A section on what is required for entrance counseling specifies both regulatory requirements and the…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Counseling, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1990
This report provides information on the default rates in the Stafford Student Loan Program for schools accredited by seven agencies: Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools; Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET); Association of Independent Colleges and Schools; National Accrediting Commission of Cosmetology Arts…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Federal Programs, Higher Education
Harrison, Mark – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1995
Historical data concerning the federal Guaranteed Student Loan Program/Stafford Student Loan Program/Family Education Loan Program are presented, tracing default rates since 1980 and the population distributions for borrowers by institution type (overall, collegiate, noncollegiate, public or private, two- or four-year, proprietary). Individual…
Descriptors: Costs, Educational History, Federal Programs, Higher Education
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1992
This report examines the extent to which correspondence schools participate in the Stafford Student Load Program and the rates at which students from these schools default on their student loans. It is revealed that the average borrower default rate for students attending correspondence schools was more than double the rate, 42.2 percent versus…
Descriptors: College Students, Correspondence Schools, Federal Government, Financial Support
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1991
This document reports on a study which sought to identify the characteristics of students who default on loans obtained under the Stafford Student Loan Program. Twelve studies that were the products of original research and which addressed the characteristics of student loan defaulters were identified through literature searches and contacts with…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Financial Problems, Financial Support, Higher Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. – 1990
This hearing before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, addresses the implications of the anticipated failure of the Higher Education Assistance Foundation (HEAF), the largest guarantor of student loans. HEAF's difficulties have affected Sallie Mae (Student Loan Marketing Association), and have raised general questions about the…
Descriptors: Banking, Educational Finance, Federal Programs, Hearings
Humphrey, Justin – Congressional Budget Office, 2005
The federal government assists students and their parents in meeting the costs of postsecondary education through two student loan programs, the Federal Family Education Loan Program and the William D. Ford Direct Loan Program. Although the two programs provide similar benefits to borrowers, their structures and operations differ greatly. As a…
Descriptors: Costs, Federal Programs, Federal Legislation, Student Loan Programs
Office of Federal Student Aid (ED), Washington, DC. – 2003
This Spanish language publication explains what federal student financial aid is and the types of student financial aid that are available. The guide opens with an overview of federal student financial aid, and then discusses how to find out about student aid. A section of general information discusses eligibility and dependency. Types of federal…
Descriptors: College Students, Federal Aid, Grants, Higher Education
Haas, Patty – 1995
This booklet, designed to help Colorado higher education students make informed decisions about undertaking educational loans, contains information on determining a reasonable debt level, budgeting future expenses, and available loan programs. Following an introduction, Part 1 introduces the reader to the basics of educational loans including…
Descriptors: College Students, Financial Needs, Higher Education, Legal Responsibility
Peer reviewedGladieux, Lawrence E. – Change, 1989
The recent history of trends affecting the affordability of college are summarized. A better balance needs to be established between loan and grant support for students. The Stafford Student Loan Program (formerly the Guaranteed Student Loan Program) and the Reishauer HELP program are discussed. (MLW)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Federal Government, Financial Support, Futures (of Society)
Student Loan Marketing Association, Washington, DC. – 1995
This booklet is designed to help prospective college students and their parents estimate college expenses, understand the financial aid process, become educated consumers of financing alternatives, and manage the repayment of education loans. It provides worksheets on how to figure direct and indirect college costs and how to save for college,…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Federal Aid, Financial Needs, High Schools
Scherschel, Patricia M. – 1998
This report on student indebtedness is based primarily on a current study which is measuring the average Stafford loan balance facing students, as well as indicators of payment stress. The study is based on data on about 325,000 loans from the USA Group's entire loan servicing portfolio, which includes both subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford…
Descriptors: Educational Economics, Graduate Study, Loan Default, Loan Repayment
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1995
This study examined the availability of federally subsidized Stafford student loans for postsecondary education in light of recent legislated changes, specifically the Higher Education Amendments of 1992 and the Student Loan Reform Act of 1993, which authorized the Federal Direct Student Loan Program, brought changes to the Federal Family…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1991
This guide describes Federal student aid programs, how to apply for them, and what these programs entail. Guidelines are provided on the ways to find out about student financial aid that is available and how to choose a school carefully. Additionally examined are student eligibility requirements, financial need rules, dependency status, steps in…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Financial Support, Grants, Guidelines
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1989
A comparison was made of the practices of so-called multistate guaranty agencies with those of single state guaranty agencies, both operating under the provisions of the Stafford Student Loan Program (formerly the Guaranteed Student Loan Program). It expands on earlier results and provides data on trends in the growth of guaranteed loans and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Finance, Financial Support, Higher Education
