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1 Overview 1.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 About the Manual ........................................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Using, Duplicating, and Reprinting of Portions of the Common Manual ............................................................ 2 1.4 Disclaimer ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 1.5 FFELP Guarantors and Contact Information ..................................................................................................... 3 Designated State(s)1 Guarantor Name PA, DE, WV American Education Services (AES) (Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency) .................................................... 5 MA, DC American Student Assistance ............................................................................................................................................. 7 CA California Student Aid Commission (CSAC)/EDFUND ........................................................................................................... 9 CO College Assist .................................................................................................................................................................. 11 CT Connecticut Student Loan Foundation .............................................................................................................................. 13 SD Education Assistance Corporation (EAC) ........................................................................................................................... 15 VA Educational Credit Management Corporation (ECMC) ........................................................................................................ 17 ME Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) ................................................................................................................................... 19 FL Florida Department of Education Office of Student Financial Assistance ........................................................................... 21 GA Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation ............................................................................................................ 23 WI, MN, OH, PR, VI Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation ......................................................................................................... 25 IL Illinois Student Assistance Commission ............................................................................................................................ 27 IA Iowa College Student Aid Commission (ICSAC) ................................................................................................................. 29 KY, AL Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA) ................................................................................................. 31 LA Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission (LASFAC) ......................................................................................... 33 MI Michigan Higher Education Assistance Authority (MHEAA) ................................................................................................ 35 MO Missouri Department of Higher Education (MDHE) Student Loan Program ......................................................................... 37 MT Montana Guaranteed Student Loan Program (MGSLP) ...................................................................................................... 39 NE National Student Loan Program (NSLP) ............................................................................................................................ 41 NH New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation ................................................................................................. 43 NJ New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority .............................................................................................. 45 NM New Mexico Student Loan Guarantee Corporation (NMSLGC) ........................................................................................... 47 NY New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) ......................................................................................... 49 NC North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority Guarantee Agency ........................................................................... 51 WA, ID Northwest Education Loan Association ............................................................................................................................. 53 OK Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education ................................................................................................................. 55 RI Rhode Island Higher Education Assistance Authority (RIHEAA) .......................................................................................... 57 SC South Carolina Student Loan Corporation ......................................................................................................................... 59 AR Student Loan Guarantee Foundation of Arkansas (SLGFA) ................................................................................................ 61 ND Student Loans of North Dakota (SLND) ............................................................................................................................. 63 TN Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation ...................................................................................................................... 65 TX TG .................................................................................................................................................................................... 67 AZ, HI and the Pacific Islands, IN, KS, MD, MS, NV, WY United Student Aid Funds, Inc. (USA Funds) ...................................................................................................................... 69 UT Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority (UHEAA) ........................................................................................................ 71 VT Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) .............................................................................................................. 73 1.These are the states that the U.S. Department of Education has designated for the guarantor. A guarantor’s area of service may include clients in additional states. This page intentionally left blank. 1.2 About the Manual 1.1 Appendices Introduction A Interest Benefits and Special Allowance B PLUS/SLS Refinancing The Common Manual: Unified Student Loan Policy is an C Guarantor-Specific Information introduction to and overview of participation in the Federal D U.S. Department of Education Contact Family Education Loan Program (FFELP). It is designed to Information help train new financial aid and student loan personnel and E Guarantor Bulletins to assist the experienced officer in finding answers to F FFELP Community Initiatives questions about federal regulations and guarantor policy. G Glossary H History of the FFELP and the Common Manual Where possible, the guarantors that have participated in the I Index development and distribution of this Manual have agreed to Sections and Subsections adopt uniform policies. In a few cases, some guarantors have policies that are different from the uniform policies All of the chapters and a few of the appendices are divided outlined in this Manual. Places in this Manual where such into numbered sections; in many cases, these sections are exceptions exist include a cross-reference to Appendix C, further divided into subsections. Both of these levels of which details guarantor-specific policies. organization are reflected in the table of contents that accompanies each chapter and most appendices. Additional The FFELP is based on a partnership among schools, unnumbered subheadings may be included within sections lenders, guarantors, and the federal government. The failure or subsections, but are not included in the table of contents. of any one member of this group to carry out its responsibilities—as outlined in either federal regulations or For example: this Manual—directly affects other participants’ ability to meet their obligations. By becoming familiar with this • Chapter 4 addresses school participation in the FFELP. Manual, participants can gain an appreciation for the rules and restrictions under which their counterparts operate. • Section 4.4 outlines school requirements for providing information to students. 1.2 About the Manual • Subsection 4.4.A covers recommended lender lists; Subsection 4.4.B, student consumer information; The Common Manual is divided into eighteen chapters and Subsection 4.4.C, entrance counseling; and Subsection nine appendices. 4.4.D, exit counseling. Chapters Citations 1 Overview Citations are provided throughout the Manual to federal 2 About the FFELP statute, regulations, and other U.S. Department of 3 Lender Participation Education publications. Unless otherwise noted, all 4 School Participation regulatory references are to Title 34 of the Code of Federal 5 Borrower Eligibility Regulations (34 CFR). The following examples reflect how 6 School Certification citations