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Download full textSmole, David P. – Congressional Research Service, 2019
The William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) program makes several types of federal student loans available to individuals to assist them with financing postsecondary education expenses. This report presents a comprehensive overview of the terms and conditions that apply to federal student loans made through the Direct Loan program. It…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Loan Programs, Student Financial Aid, Federal Regulation
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1997
This guide for student first-time borrowers presents the basic facts about subsidized Federal Direct Stafford/Ford Loans and Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford Loans. Components of the guide include: (1) a section providing such information as amounts that can be borrowed, interest rates, loan fees, the various repayment plans, and loan…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Compliance (Legal), Counseling, Federal Aid
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1997
This guide is designed to help school financial aid administrators provide effective entrance counseling for first-time student borrowers of subsidized Federal Direct Stafford/Ford Loans and Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford Loans. A section on what is required for entrance counseling specifies both regulatory requirements and the…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Counseling, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Department of Education, Washington, DC. Student Financial Assistance. – 2001
The "Student Financial Aid Handbook" explains the policies and procedures required for institutions of higher education to administer federally funded student financial assistance programs properly. This volume clarifies a school's responsibility with respect to Stafford and PLUS loans. These loans are offered through two delivery…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Educational Finance, Eligibility, Federal Aid
Hauptman, Arthur M. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1993
In 1992 the Clinton Administration proposed phasing out the federally guaranteed student loan program and replacing it with a direct lending program run entirely by the federal government, claiming that this approach would save taxpayer money and simplify a complex program. Opponents of the Administration plan argued instead for changes in federal…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Finance, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
