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Administration of Title IV aid

  • 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.
  • Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
    To be eligible for Federal Student Aid funds, including Title IV loans, 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.
  • 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, to help with determining Title IV eligibility for loans and grants, 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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College and Career Planning

  • Planning for College and Career through Adventures in Education
    Enhance your understanding about how to perform career exploration and college planning counseling. Learn more about exploring academic preparation, college admissions, and financial aid awareness, with TG's public awareness website, www.AdventuresInEducation.org. This presentation can be tailored for middle school, high school, and college students, families, or guidance counselors.

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Default Aversion

  • Collaborating With the Industry to Combat Default: An Introduction to the Council
    Find out about the Council for the Management of Educational Finance, established in 1997 by the Texas financial aid community. The Council provides proactive leadership in debt management and default aversion. Learn about the purpose, structure, and programs created in partnership with the Council to help institutions develop comprehensive default aversion strategies. Become familiar with the many default aversion tools developed by the Council and how they can be used on your campus to manage default.
  • Evaluating Default Trends
    The typical student loan default case looks much different today than it did even a few years ago. Examine default trends and discuss how they have changed in the last fifteen years.
  • Ins and Outs of Student Loan Repayment
    While students receive information during loan counseling, they often have questions about how loan repayment works. Designed for students and financial aid administrators, this session describes the repayment options available to students as they prepare to enter the workforce. Topics include: taking inventory of your student loans; understanding the available repayment plans (including Income-Based Repayment) and the advantages of each; reviewing the details of consolidation; and learning about deferment, forbearance, forgiveness, and cancellation options.
  • Shattering Common Myths about Default
    This session will examine, and debunk, several common myths about the factors that impact student loan default rates. The presenter will harness industry research to clear up potential misunderstandings pertaining to default risks, causes, and statistics. Attendees will gain helpful information that can be used to improve student counseling sessions, enlighten a school's administration and default management team, and develop policies and procedures that are compliant with federal regulations.
  • Transitioning to a 3-year Cohort Default Rate
    In this session, participants will learn how a school's cohort default rate (CDR) is calculated and how the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) has impacted CDRs, including how the shift from a 2-year to a 3-year calculation has influenced CDRs. Participants will also learn about the benefits for schools with low default rates and the consequences of higher default rates. The session will also highlight default prevention initiatives to assist schools in managing their CDR.

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Financial Literacy

  • Financial Literacy — Making it Reality on Your Campus
    Everyone on your campus knows that it's time to implement a strong financial literacy program, and they often look to the financial aid office to make that happen. But, but, but… it seems that obstacles abound. One of TG's financial literacy consultants will outline a plan of action and suggest appropriate resources and alliances that will ease the transition to providing financial literacy services for your students. It's often said, "it takes a village" — let TG's experts assist you in making a financial literacy program on your campus a reality now.
  • Who Me? Present Financial Literacy? HELP!
    Ever wished that YOU could be the one up front imparting financial wisdom to your students? Are you passionate about making sure your students "get it" when it comes to their own personal money management? Come learn more about TG's Financial Literacy Program. Designed to arm you with the tools and curriculum needed to get in front and be confident in your approach, a TG financial literacy consultant will walk you through TG's easy-to-implement financial literacy program and teach you to present relevant and robust financial literacy topics when you return to campus.

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Loan Repayment

  • 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.
  • IBR — A Tool to Help Students Manage Repayment
    Income-Based Repayment (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. It will explore with participants how IBR has been implemented into lender, school, and guarantor business operations, processes, and communications.
  • Ins and Outs of Student Loan Repayment
    While students receive information during loan counseling, they often have questions about how loan repayment works. Designed for students and financial aid administrators, this session describes the repayment options available to students as they prepare to enter the workforce. Topics include: taking inventory of your student loans; understanding the available repayment plans (including Income-Based Repayment) and the advantages of each; reviewing the details of consolidation; and learning about deferment, forbearance, forgiveness, and cancellation options.
  • Know Who You Owe?℠: Helping Borrowers Manage Split-Loan Servicing
    In today's environment, many student borrowers are likely to have multiple federal student loans with more than one source. Managing "split loans" can be confusing for borrowers. The shift to the Federal Direct Loan Program should help reduce borrower confusion as the number of split loans diminish. In the mean time, schools and borrowers can take advantage of options and information to better manage split loans. This session will help financial aid administrators understand split-loan servicing from both the school's and the borrower's perspectives. It will also explore options available to help students take inventory and manage repayment of their federal student loans.

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Online Resources

  • Getting Familiar with Electronic Resources
    Discover how to access and use several legislative, regulatory, and policy related resources available to participants, including electronic publications, industry websites, and other electronic resources.

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Policy and Regulatory

  • Federal Update
    This session will provide information on recent activities that may affect the administration of both the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) and Federal Direct Loan Program (FDLP) in addition to the 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.
  • Gainful Employment — School Impacts
    Gainful employment continues to be a topic of substantial interest for schools, taxpayers, and the Department of Education. Several final rules packages have been published that provide significant new requirements for schools offering educational programs that are intended to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation. This topic most directly impacts for-profit schools; however, public and private nonprofit schools that offer certificate or other non-degree programs are also impacted. This session will review the current requirements for reporting and disclosures, and adding new educational programs of this nature; as well as new regulations on program metrics on student debt levels and repayment success that become effective on July 1, 2012.
  • 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!

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