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Industry Development

Administration of Title IV aid

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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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 Web site, 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.
  • 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.
  • Using Default Aversion Reports
    Master the use of TG's default prevention reports and learn how to best utilize them for your institution's default prevention efforts.

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Financial Literacy

  • Building a Successful Financial Literacy Program
    Many students lack the basic financial literacy skills they need to successfully manage their personal finances. Student aid professionals can help students manage their money and make smarter financial choices through campus-based financial literacy programs. This interactive workshop will provide participants with critical information and skills they need in order to create and sustain such an initiative. Participants will learn tips and strategies for developing their own financial literacy initiatives. They'll also learn how to identify areas for improvement, take away best practices from specific case studies, and hear about TG's financial literacy tools and solutions.

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Loan Repayment

  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • Managing 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 basics of consolidation; and learning about deferment and forbearance.

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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 FFELP participants, including electronic publications, industry Web sites, and other electronic resources.
  • Using the Integrated Common Manual (ICM)
    Learn how to use the Integrated Common Manual (ICM), a unified student loan policy compiled by the nation's guarantors. Schools, lenders, guarantors, and other institutions often use this manual as a policy research tool. Develop an understanding of the ICM's electronic search features and gather other tips that simplify and accelerate your research process.

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Policy and Regulatory

  • 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.
  • 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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