Federal Regulations
- New 34 CFR Part 99 Family Educational Rights and Privacy; Final Rule
- December 9, 2008 - Federal Register
- FTC Grants Six-Month Delay of Mandatory Identity Theft Prevention Program
- October 23, 2008 - American Council on Education
- Final CCRAA Regs Released: Some Changes From Proposed Rules Included
- Regulations effective July 1, 2009
- October 23, 2008 - Federal Register
- Higher Education Opportunity Act - 2008
- September 15, 2008 - U.S. Department of Education
Pending Legislation
- Conference Report on Higher Education Opportunity Act 886 KB PDF
- Senate and House conferees approve conference report on H.R. 4137, The Higher Education Reauthorization and College Opportunity Act of 2008
- July 30, 2008 - U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Federal Loan Programs
- July 1, 2008 - U.S. Department of Education
- Comments on 34 CFR Parts 674, 682, and 685 proposed regulations are due on or before August 15, 2008
- Submit comments at Regulations.gov
Policy and Guidance
- Working Paper on Conflict of Interest for Review and Comment
92 KB PDF - Guidance on institutional policies and practices to identify and address conflicts of interest.
- January 25, 2008 - American Council on Education
- HEA Legislation Includes Hundreds of New Reporting Requirements
- New requirements address such topics as college cost, student loans, file sharing, and textbook pricing.
- January 8, 2008 - American Council on Education
- ED Officials Provide Answers to NASFAA Members' Questions on Loan Program Final Rules (CCRAA)
- January 2008 - NASFAA
- 10 Rules for Avoiding Conflicts of Interest
- October 12, 2007 - The Chronicle of Higher Education
Financial Aid and Lender Practices
- College Loan Code of Conduct 427 KB PDF
- Guidelines for eliminating conflicts of interest in the student loan industry.
Resources for Financial Aid Officers
- New Current FFELP Forms
- December 16, 2008 - NCHELP
- HEOA and the Life of an Aid Officer
- By Kathy Kurz, James Scannell and Samantha Veeder
- November 2008 - University Business
- Dollars and Sense
- October 22, 2008 - Inside Higher Ed
- NAICU Survey Finds Impact from Student Loan Crunch, but No Widespread Loan Crisis for Fall 2008 Semester
- October 21, 2008 - NAICU
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