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PDF pending restorationDepartment of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC. – 1993
This pamphlet provides a summary of the educational benefits available to U.S. Selective Reserve personnel under the Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserve Educational Assistance Program, Chapter 106 of Title 10 U.S. Code, Public Law 101-237. The pamphlet, in question and answer form, includes information describing how qualified persons can receive…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Federal Aid, Financial Aid Applicants, Financial Support
Gallup Organization, Inc., Princeton, NJ. – 1991
A study was done to measure attitudes and perceptions among the nation's adults regarding higher education. Specifically, the study examined attitudes about national competitiveness and development of new technologies, the importance of a college degree in the market place, the financial burden of a college education, and federal funding of grants…
Descriptors: Costs, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attitudes, Federal Aid
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1991
The first of 17 hearings to take place outside of Washington D.C. on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 occurred in Kansas City, Missouri and included testimony by students and educational administrators from the area. The subcommittee heard testimony primarily concerning Title IV which provides loans to students to enable…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Colleges, Federal Legislation, Higher Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1991
One of 17 field hearings on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 occurred in Vancouver, Washington, with testimony provided by students, a parent, and educational administrators from the northwest region. The topic for the hearing was particular to the Act's Title IV which provides loans to students to enable them to attend the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Colleges, Federal Legislation, Higher Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. – 1990
The Congressional hearing examined abuse, mismanagement, and fraud in student loan programs focusing on the fraudulent activities of proprietary schools. Witnesses included officials of the Department of Education including:(1) Laura F. Cavazos, Secretary; (2) Ernest C. Canellos, Student Financial Assistance; (3) John S. Haines, Debt Collection…
Descriptors: Crime Prevention, Federal Aid, Fraud, Higher Education
National Commission on Student Financial Assistance, Washington, DC. – 1982
The Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) program's current operations, legislative history, and growth are reviewed, along with research needs. GSLs are made by lenders to college students, and the federal government guarantees them and provides incentive payments to lenders and subsidy payments on behalf of students until loan repayment begins. Today,…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Federal Programs, Government Role, Loan Repayment
Peer reviewedRiesman, David – Higher Education, 1975
Less obvious reasons for the decline of private educational institutions are discussed and suggestions made as to what type is most durable. The author supports the idea of an Educational Opportunity Bank to provide student loans and analyzes it with respect to maintenance of diversity, quality, and student choice. (Editor/JT)
Descriptors: College Choice, Educational Opportunities, Financial Support, Higher Education
Frazier, Franklin – 1990
The Stafford Loan Program (formerly called the Guaranteed Student Loan Program) makes three kinds of student loans for postsecondary education: Stafford Loans, Supplemental Loans for Students (SLS), and Parents Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS). Stafford loans are low-interest loans based on financial need, while SLS and PLUS loans are not…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Higher Education, Income Contingent Loans, Loan Repayment
Welker, Randy S. – 1988
In accordance with a Legislative Budget and Audit Committee special request and the provisions of Title 24 of the Alaska Statutes, a review was conducted of the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education's experience with various collection contractors used to collect defaulted student loans. The primary purpose was to assess the success that…
Descriptors: Financial Audits, Financial Policy, Government Role, Higher Education
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1990
Information is provided on the activities of the First Independent Trust Company (FITCO) of Carmichael, California, which made loans to students participating in the Stafford Student Loan Program until California's State Banking Department closed it in May 1989. During the 11 years FITCO was in the Stafford program, it made over $1 billion in…
Descriptors: Banking, Court Litigation, Financial Audits, Financial Problems
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1986
The financing of guarantee agencies under the U.S. Department of Education's Guaranteed Student Loan Program was reviewed to determine whether, in the aggregate, the agencies are accumulating, retaining, and using reserve funds in accordance with legislative requirements and federal regulations. It was found that reserves exceed the risks…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Credit (Finance), Federal Programs, Federal Regulation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1988
Recommendations of the Belmont Task Force concerning the problem of student loan defaults are offered to the U.S. House of Representatives. The task force concludes that the purpose of the Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) program has changed significantly in the last decade. While originally established as a loan of convenience for middle-income…
Descriptors: College Students, Economically Disadvantaged, Financial Policy, High Risk Students
Maxwell, James P.; Corrallo, Salvatore B. – 1984
The way that college finances vary by student and college characteristics was studied. Attention was directed to the types of institutions and students who benefit from educational assistance programs and the degree these sources of assistance cover the students' educational costs. The data were obtained from the 1982 Cooperative Institutional…
Descriptors: College Students, Family Income, Financial Support, Grants
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance. – 1983
This document contains administrative and public witness testimony and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing on the tax refund offset program. Descriptions of the child support enforcement program and of S. 150 (the Collection of Student Loans in Default Act of 1983) are presented. The testimony and prepared statements by…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Finance Reform
Cross, Dolores; Olinsky, Arlene – 1984
The characteristics of student loan borrowers and differences between those who repay their loans and those who default are examined. Data are based on the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation Guaranteed Student Loan database and responses to a questionnaire mailed in spring 1984 to a sample of New York State student loan…
Descriptors: Credit (Finance), Economic Factors, Employment, Financial Problems
