TG Updates

TG offers free workshops on aligning debt management with enrollment strategies
TG and the Council for the Management of Educational Finance will conduct six workshops across the nation this spring to help campuses align student debt management practices within an institutional strategic enrollment plan. The workshops will be held in Coral Gables, Cleveland, Denver, Phoenix, New York, and Atlanta. Although registration is required, there is no fee to participate in the workshops.

TG helps schools maintain annual and aggregate loan limits
With the peak season for loan guarantees quickly approaching, TG's loan guarantee operations (LGO) department is gearing up to provide its customers with the prompt, accurate loan guarantee service for which it is known. One of LGO's responsibilities is the task of monitoring the Stafford loan borrower's aggregate and annual loan limits.

Federal Updates

Dear Colleague Letter provides clarification on FFELP consolidation
ED recently issued Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) FP-04-05 to clarify earlier guidance concerning consolidation in the FFELP. The earlier guidance, which came in the form of a March 15, 2004, letter to the National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs (NCHELP), was ambiguous on the subject of consolidation of non-FFELP loans into a FFELP Consolidation loan.

Common Manual

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

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