Milt G. Wright monthly scholarship drawing offers $500 for students

June 17, 2013 · TG Student and Institutional Success · No Comments

Encourage students to enter TG's monthly Milton G. Wright Scholarship drawing on Adventures In Education today. Twelve monthly $500 scholarships will be awarded to qualified students throughout 2013.

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TG training resources now available — May 2013

June 14, 2013 · TG Customer Training and Event Management · No Comments

TG training resources now available for May 2013

TG has recently posted recordings and handouts of recent trainings. View all available resources in the training archive on TG Online.

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Register today for a TG webinar on mandates for Texas Developmental Education programs

June 14, 2013 · TG Policy and Regulatory Affairs · No Comments

Register today for a TG webinar on mandates for Texas Developmental Education programs

It's not too late to register for TG's upcoming webinar titled "Promoting Increased Student Persistence and Success: TSI and Developmental Education Updates".

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TG’s Community Section helps you help students

June 12, 2013 · TG Marketing and Product Management · No Comments

TG’s Community Section helps you help students

Do you promote higher education to college-bound students? Visit TG Online's Community Section.

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New loan counseling requirements for the 150 percent Direct Subsidized loan limit

June 10, 2013 · TG Policy and Regulatory Affairs · No Comments

New loan counseling requirements for the 150 percent Direct Subsidized loan limit

New rules that implement the 150 percent Direct Subsidized loan limit include additional information that schools must provide to borrowers during entrance and exit counseling. This information can be found in 34 CFR 685.304.

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Ask the policy expert: Impact of bankruptcy on loan eligibility

June 10, 2013 · TG Policy and Regulatory Affairs · No Comments

Can a borrower with loans in a bankruptcy status receive new loans?

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Common Manual updates April and May 2013

June 07, 2013 · TG Policy and Regulatory Affairs · No Comments

Guarantor representatives who serve on the Common Manual Governing Board have approved several changes to the Common Manual. Details on these changes have been added as PDFs available on TG Online. Click the "Common Manual Updates" link in the right column to view the changes. These changes will be incorporated into an integrated version of the Manual in the near future.

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TG offers several training opportunities in June 2013

June 05, 2013 · TG Customer Training and Event Management · No Comments

TG offers several training opportunities in June 2013

TG continues offering several training opportunities in the month of June.

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ED publishes July 1 variable interest rates

June 03, 2013 · TG Policy and Regulatory Affairs · No Comments

Certain federal loans that were first disbursed prior to July 1, 2006 have variable interest rates that are determined annually. On May 31, 2013, ED published the new rates for the period July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, that are based on the bond equivalent rate of 91-day Treasury Bills auctioned at the final auction held before June 1 of each year.

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ED issues guidance on new TPD Loan Holder Notification File

May 30, 2013 · · No Comments

On May 24, 2013, ED issued its second e-announcement (e-ANN) about the new total and permanent disability (TPD) discharge process flow. This e-ANN explains the TPD Loan Holder Notification File (TPD LHN File) used to communicate information to FFELP guaranty agencies, FFELP lenders and lender servicers, and Perkins Loan Program schools about individuals whose TPD discharge applications are received by ED on or after July 1, 2013.

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