March/April 2002 Online Publication    





Workshops will provide financial-aid professionals across the nation with the most recent information about issues affecting their role in assisting students.

USA Funds' Spring 2002 Student Loan Workshops coming to four Texas sites
By Chris Elam and Sandy Holt, USA Funds Services
1-866-497-USAF (866-497-8723), option 2

The USA Funds® Spring 2002 Student Loan Workshops will provide financial-aid professionals across the nation with the most recent information about issues affecting their role in assisting students. Workshops are scheduled at the following Texas locations:
Dallas - May 6
Embassy Suites Dallas Love Field
3880 W. Northwest Highway

Houston - May 7
Wyndham Greenspoint Hotel
12400 Greenspoint Drive

San Antonio - May 8
Four Points Riverwalk North Hotel
110 Lexington Ave.

Corpus Christi - May 9
Omni Bayfront
900 N. Shoreline Blvd.
Workshop participants will hear the latest on federal education-loan policy and regulations, the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS), federal methodology, e-signatures, professional judgment and exit loan counseling. The sessions also will offer news from USA Funds, including details about the guarantor's default-prevention efforts.

Workshop registration and continental breakfast begin at 8:30 a.m., and the workshops are from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

The Education Resource Center (ERC) will present the sessions. The ERC works on behalf of USA Funds to present free seminars, training sessions and conferences throughout the country to help Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) participants improve the financial-aid process.

For more information, call your USA Funds Services representative toll-free at 866-497-USAF (866-497-8723), option 2. To register, visit www.usafunds.org or call 866-497-USAF (866-497-8723), ext. 4995.