Publication Date:
August 15, 2008
Subject: Webinar
Recording -- Online, Instructor-Led Training Session - William D. Ford
Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program Overview
Summary: This letter
announces the availability of Federal Student Aid's (FSA) recording of
the Direct Loan Program Overview training session. This overview is for
school financial aid administrators and their staff. The training is intended
to provide introductory level information to staff new to the Direct Loan
Program, as well as, for those who may be interested in learning more
about the program
Posted on 08-15-2008
Dear Colleague:
We are pleased to
announce the availability of the recorded version of our online, instructor-led
training on Direct Loan Program Overview. This one hour and forty minute
session was offered on Monday, June 16, 2008.
The Direct Loan Program
Overview training session is intended to provide introductory level information
to staff new to the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan)
Program, as well as, for those who may be interested in learning more
about the program. This overview will cover the roles of each participant
in the Direct Loan Program: schools, students, and FSA.
The basic steps involved
in the Direct Loan process will be covered: loan origination, Master Promissory
Note processing, funding and disbursement, monthly reconciliation and
year-end closeout. The various options available to schools in each step
of the process will be covered. Borrower benefits and the resources and
support available to both schools and students will also be discussed.
Please click on the
following link to view the recorded event and to download the PowerPoint
slides and transcript: http://www.ed.gov/FSA/training/distanceed/downloads.html
No registration is
required to view this recorded training session. Thank you for your continued
interest and support of our training efforts.
Sincerely,
William Leith
Acting General Manager,
Application, Operations and Delivery Services
Federal Student Aid
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