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• Cash Management
  Cash management is one of the more highly regulated areas of federal student aid administration. This session outlines the cash management rules, including the timeframes for the disbursement and delivery of funds; the handling of credit balances; and the notices a school must send to, as well as the authorizations a school must obtain from, its students and borrowers.
• Consolidation 101
  Do you want your financial aid office to be better informed about loan consolidation? This session provides a basic overview of the Federal Consolidation Loan Program and gives factors that a borrower should consider before consolidating. Learn about the pros and cons of this loan repayment option so that you can assist your students in making informed decisions about their student loans.
• Federal Update
  This session will provide information on recent activities that may affect the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) and other federal student aid programs. Updates on various issues including federal common forms, Dear Colleague/Partner letters issued by the Department of Education, proposed and final federal regulations, and pending legislation will be provided.
• FFELP and Direct Loan Discharge and Forgiveness
  The Department of Education has created loan discharge and forgiveness programs that provide borrowers with debt relief in certain circumstances. Generally, discharges help borrowers who are experiencing serious life disruptions, and forgiveness programs encourage borrowers to work in certain professions, in exchange for forgiveness of all or part of their student loan debt. This webinar provides an overview of the programs available to FFELP and Direct loan borrowers.
• From the Bill on the Hill…to the Policy in the Manual
  Ever wonder where all these policies and regulations come from? This program is designed for beginning and intermediate student financial aid professionals who work in the FFELP. Get an overview of how a bill in Congress becomes a law, how a law changes into a regulation, and how a regulation eventually becomes a policy in the Common Manual.
• Getting Familiar with Electronic Resources
  Discover how to access and use several legislative, regulatory, and policy related resources available to FFELP participants, including electronic publications, industry Web sites, and other electronic resources.
• IBR Basics
  By now, many within the financial aid community have heard of Income-Based Repayment (IBR), the new student loan repayment plan that became available to FFELP and Direct Loan borrowers beginning July 1, 2009. IBR will benefit certain borrowers by minimizing monthly payments and by providing loan forgiveness in some cases. Educating borrowers about this repayment plan and its benefits, through the loan counseling process and other information dissemination efforts, will provide the key to realizing IBR's full potential. This session presents a high-level introduction to the IBR plan, including how borrowers qualify for IBR, the forgiveness component of IBR, the benefits IBR provides to the borrower and the school, and ideas for educating borrowers about IBR.
• Introduction to the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP)
  Participants gain introductory-level knowledge of the key participants in the FFELP, develop an understanding of the phases of a loan, explore the types of loans included in the FFELP, and discuss the various participants involved in the FFELP community. They're also provided a functional overview of schools, lenders, servicers, secondary markets, guarantors, and ED.
• R2T4 — Basics and Beyond
  The return of Title IV funds (R2T4) calculation is one of the more challenging duties that a financial aid officer must perform. The calculation is complex, and the Department of Education has placed a heavy emphasis on R2T4 in school program reviews. This session will help new and seasoned financial aid officers to demystify the R2T4 calculation and to empower them with some suggestions on how to improve the R2T4 process within their offices. The course provides some general principles of the R2T4 process, explains the elements of an R2T4 calculation, and provides recommendations on how to avoid some of the more common R2T4 findings in a program review.
• Regulatory Perils for Graduate and Professional Aid Administrators
  The regulations that govern the administration of federal financial aid are complex. Those that govern the realm of issues that affect graduate and professional students, who often have unique circumstances, can be particularly complicated. This session will explore the variety of regulatory issues that affect these students most.
• Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
  To be eligible for FSA funds, a student must make satisfactory academic progress — that seems simple enough. However, the duality of SAP's quantitative and qualitative standards complicated by frequency, consistency, and consumer information requirements can confound anyone. This session unravels SAP's complexity, addresses special situations, and explains the issues of regaining eligibility.
• Show What You Know
  Show what you know (and anonymously discover what you don't) about recent changes in federal student aid policy, regulations, and law. During this interactive session, participants click their answers to challenging questions on a variety of current federal student aid topics in a game format. Enjoy the fun, interactive nature of the presentation and leave with valuable, practical information. It's entertainment and learning all in one package!
• Verification in the Financial Aid Office
  Whether you’re a new or experienced aid administrator, verification can be a frustrating and intimidating process without the right knowledge and tools. In this session we will review basic verification requirements; discuss what information must be verified versus what schools may choose to verify; and address common, recurrent questions and difficult situations.

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