Post on 03-Jan-2016
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Topics of Discussion
• Brief History of Student Aid
• Basic Overview of the Direct Loan Program
• Direct Loan Processing Basics
• Roles and Responsibilities
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Student Aid History
The GI B
ill
The GI B
ill
College W
ork-Study
College W
ork-Study
Progra
m
Progra
mNatio
nal Defense
National D
efense
Educatio
n Act
Educatio
n Act
19441944 19581958 19651965
Higher
Higher
Educatio
n Act
Educatio
n Act
19641964
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Student Aid History
Basic E
ducatio
nal
Basic E
ducatio
nal
Opportunity
Grant (P
ELL)
Opportunity
Grant (P
ELL)
Direct L
oan
Direct L
oan
Progra
m
Progra
m
19691969 19801980
HERAHERA
19941994 20062006
PLUS and Conso
lidatio
n
PLUS and Conso
lidatio
n
created
created
19861986
Renamed FFEL, unsu
b begins
Renamed FFEL, unsu
b begins
19921992
Creation of S
LS
Creation of S
LS
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Direct Loan Overview
• Official Name:
– William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program
• What is it?
– Federal Student Aid program providing low-
interest loans to students and parents
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Direct Loan Types
• Subsidized
– Need-based; no interest charged while in school and during grace periods or deferment
• Unsubsidized
– Not need-based; interest charged during all periods
• PLUS
– Not need-based; for parents or graduate/professional students
• Consolidation
– Combines loans for easy repayment
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Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans
• Enrollment
• Eligibility
• Agreement- Master Promissory Note
• Interest
• Loan Limits
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Annual Loan Limits (Sub/Unsub Only)
YearDependent
UndergraduateIndependent
Undergraduate
Graduate/Professional
Student
1st Year $2,625 $6,625(maximum $2,625
subsidized)
Up to $18,500 each academic year
(maximum $8,500 subsidized)
2nd Year $3,500 $7,500(maximum $3,500
subsidized)
3rd Year and
above
$5,500 $10,500(maximum $5,500
subsidized)
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Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans
• True or False?True or False?
– There is no charge for There is no charge for Direct LoansDirect Loans
– The student can cancel The student can cancel his/her loanhis/her loan
– Students begin Students begin
repayment immediately repayment immediately
after graduationafter graduation
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Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans
• True or False?True or False?
– There is only one There is only one
type of repayment type of repayment
plan.plan.
– Students can Students can postpone payments.postpone payments.
– Loans can be Loans can be discharged (forgiven)discharged (forgiven)
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PLUS Loans
• Eligibility
• Credit Check
• Agreement-MPN
– Single loan MPNs
• Interest
• Loan limit
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PLUS Loans
• Borrower Type
– Parents
– Graduate/Professional students
• What is the difference between borrower types?
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PLUS Loans
• True or False?
– There is a charge for the loanThere is a charge for the loan
– Parents receive the money directlyParents receive the money directly
– There is only one repayment planThere is only one repayment plan
– Repayment is delayed until after schoolRepayment is delayed until after school
– There are set loan limits for Graduate/Professional There are set loan limits for Graduate/Professional
studentsstudents
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Master Promissory Note (MPN)
• Legal agreement
• Multi-year, multi-loan notes
– Exceptions
• Plain Language Disclosures
• Disclosure Statements
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Bird’s Eye View of the Direct Loan Process
Origination
DrawdownRepayment
SchoolStudent/Borrower
Disburse
Apply
Federal Student Aid
Servicing
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Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) Processing
• School confirms eligibility, awards, and disburses
aid
• School creates student record
– Common Record or COD Web site
• School sends information to COD
• COD processes/edits and returns response
• Error correction, when necessary
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Terms and Definitions
• CPS Match and Student
Identifiers
• Common Record
• XML
• Origination
• Disbursement
• Drawdowns
• “Booked” Loans
• Message Classes
• Reconciliation/Closeout
• SAIG
• EDExpress
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School Setup OptionsTrue or False, what do you think?
• Funding– Schools have no options for funding
• MPN Printing and Processing– MPN processing is hard
• Multi-year vs. Single-year– Only 4-year schools can use the multi-year
function of the MPN
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MPNs-Paper or Electronic
• Paper Processing
– COD or school can
– Forms available to
order
– School handles the
paper
• Electronic Processing
– School signs up via
Customer Service
– Setup options
– Faster processing and
reduces errors
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Students and Schools
• StudentsStudents– Apply for aid and meet eligibility
requirements
– Receive and repay
• SchoolsSchools– Certify eligibility
– Deliver proceeds
– Educate borrowers about their responsibilities
– Send/receive financial and student data to/from Federal Student Aid
– Funds management and reconciliation
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Federal Student Aid
• Policy Liaison and Implementation
• Financial Partners
• Borrower Services
• Chief Financial Officer
• Ombudsman
• Business Operations
– Application, Operation, and Delivery Services
– Direct Loan Operations
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Direct Loan Operations
• Provides operational, system, and service
support to schools
– Eligibility
– Funding
– Reconciliation/Closeout
– Communication/Customer Service
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Direct Loan Information
• Regulatory Cites: Code of Federal Regulations 34
– Part 668 provides the general provisions for all the Title IV programs
– Part 685 is specific to the Direct Loan Program
• FSA Handbook References
– Origination: Volume 4, Chapter 1
– MPNs: Volume 4, Chapter 1
– Disbursements: Volume 4, Chapter 2
– Cash Management: Volume 4, Chapter 3
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Resources for Schools• COD School Relations Center
– www.cod.ed.gov 800/848-0978• General Direct Loan Information
– www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/DirectLoan/index.html • General Federal Student Aid Information
– www.ifap.ed.gov • Common Services for Borrowers-School Services
– http://schools.dlssonline.com/888/877-7658• Direct Loan Consolidation Center
– www.loanconsolidation.ed.gov 800/557-7392
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Resources for Borrowers• Direct Loan Information
– www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/DirectLoan/index.html • General Federal Student Aid Information
– www.studentaid.ed.gov 800-433-7327• COD School Relations-Applicant Services
– 800/557-7394• Direct Loan Servicing Center/Common Services for Borrowers
– www.dl.ed.gov 800/848-0979• Direct Loan Consolidation Center
– www.loanconsolidation.ed.gov 800/557-7392• Federal Student Aid Ombudsman
– www.ombudsman.ed.gov 877/557-2575
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Other Direct Loan SessionsSession 40 Hands On Tour of DL ToolsSession 41 Best Practices in Using DL LSDASession 42 DL Funding & Cash Management A-ZSession 43 Best Practices for Processing DL at Your SchoolSession 45 Direct Loans – How to Get StartedSession 46 What’s New in Direct Loans: Grad PLUS and
other HERA Related ChangesSession 47 Direct Loan Reconciliation and CloseoutSession 48 Direct Loan Reports & Reference Materials-Tools
of the TradeSession 49 How Direct Loan Servicing is Improving the
Financial Aid Experience for You and Your Students