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Shoptalk Online 127, October 16, 2001

Federal Updates

2001-2002 Teacher Shortage Areas
ED recently released teacher shortage areas for Texas for the 2001-2002 school year.
Cohort Guide Available on the Web
This Guide is provided to the student loan community to improve understanding and application of cohort default rate regulations and their associated processes.
New ED Chief of Staff
On October 1, 2001, John Danielson joined the ED family.

TG Updates

New Format for Special Allowance Rates
Beginning this quarter, TG is providing FFELP special allowance rates to customers in a new format.

Common Manual

Common Manual Updates
Information on recent updates to the Common Manual.

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Customer Services
Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation
P.O. Box 83100, Round Rock, TX 78683-3100
(800) 252-9743
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Contributors to this month's edition:
Darron Grussendorf
Kelly Kaelin
Laura Lavergne
Art Martinez

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