TG Updates

TG co-sponsors chat on avoiding student loan default
Borrowers wanting to delay student loan payments due to economic hardship or other reasons will benefit from an upcoming live chat on mapping-your-future.org, a public service website sponsored by TG and other FFELP participants. The chat is scheduled for 2 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, August 10.

Federal Updates

ED releases warning about student aid fraud
Last week, ED issued an electronic announcement on the Information for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP) website regarding a financial aid scam that is being perpetrated against students.

Trends and Issues

Topsy-turvy terminology
The terms "loan application" and "promissory note" seem to go together like peanut butter and jelly. And while in some cases, they do, in others, they don't. We'll explain what that means in this article.

This, That, and the Other...

Interesting information on the nation’s schools is just a click away. Vital statistics on all kinds of schools — including public and private elementary, secondary, and postsecondary institutions — are accessible using a simple search tool on the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) website. Go to http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/ to get started.

Profiles for postsecondary institutions include information on tuition, other costs, and financial aid from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).

School Fact Sheets from TG are another valuable source of information on Texas institutions of higher education. Access them on TG Online at www.tgslc.org/schlfs/index.cfm.