Disclaimer: These links take you to outside of the ECSI site. ECSI is not responsible for the content or accuracy of the information presented on other sites.

Government: Regulations

These links concern regulations you may need when dealing with loans.

• Student Financial Aid Handbook
• Electronic FISAP Filing
• Health and Nursing Regulations: Student Financial Aid Guidelines
• Campus Based Dear Colleague Letters
• Department of Education's Legislation Page
• Department of Education's Official Cohort Default Rate Search Page. This is also a great resource if you need to search for a school's OPEID. Additional cohort default data can be found at Official Cohort Default Rate Search and Download Page.
• Department of Education's Perkins Cohort Default Rate Booklet
• Changes to Health Profession and Nursing Programs can be found on the Health Resources and Services Administration site. New promissory notes are now available.
• Fair Credit Reporting Act
• FTC Gramm-Leach Bliley Act Page
• FTC Gramm-Leach Bliley Act Safeguards Page
• Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Regulations
• Federal Privacy Act of 1974 (Amended September 1998)
• Code of Federal Regulations
• The National Archives maintains copies of the Federal Register 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998.
• Department of Education's Standards for Electronic Signatures in Electronic Student Loan Transactions
• Committee on Education and the Workforce: Fed Up Project. Also publishes the list of Regulatory Relief Proposals.

Government: Other Student Loan Sites

These links are government sites dealing with student loans or financial aid but not dealing exclusively with regulations.

• Department of Education
• Department of Education's Low-income schools which qualify for Perkins Teacher Cancellations (All Years).
• Department of Education's Closed School Search (by OPEID)
• Department of Education's Federal School Code Search
• Department of Education's eCampus-Based System
• Department of Education's FISAP Tutorial
• Department of Education's Ombudsman Website
• Department of Education's Loan Repayment A National Handbook of Best Practices
• Department of Education's Family Policy Compliance Office
• State Higher Education Agencies
• Information for Financial Aid Professionals
• Financial Aid for Students
• Direct Loan Web site
• Department of Education's The Student Guide The following guides are available: 2002-2003, 2001-2002.
• Federal Trade Commission's Privacy Site

Tax:

These sites provide information about loan-related tax issues.

• Educational Tax Incentives
• 1998 Amendments to Higher Education Act of 1965 (H.R.6)
• IRS Publication 970 (TRA-97)
• Department of Education's page on the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits page
• International Students and IRS Form 1042S Page 1 and Page 2

Forms:

These links take you to forms and documentation that you may need.

• NDSL and Perkins Promissory Notes (PDF & Word).
• Form 553 (PDF). Dear Colleague Letter cb 02-05 where the information about Form 553 can be found.
• IRS Form W9S (PDF).
• New Health Profession and Nursing promissory notes.

Financial Aid:

These sites deal with financial aid.

• Student Loan Clearinghouse. If you need determine if a school participates, you can go directly to the Participating Schools page.
• Financial Aid Information Page
• Free Application for Federal Student Aid
• Financial Aid Estimation Form
• Financial Aid Search Through the Web

Organizations:

These are education-related organizations.

• Coalition of Higher Education Assistance Organizations (COHEA)
• National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO)
• EDUCAUSE
• Council of Higher Education Management Associations (CHEMA)
• College and University Computer Users Association (CUMREC)
• Association of College & University Auditors (ACUA)
• American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
• National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA)
• National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges

Education:

Education related topics not included under another heading.

• The Chronicle of Higher Education

Bankruptcy:

These links concern bankruptcy issues.

• ECSI's Student Loan Statute of Limitations regulation document
• US Courts Bankruptcy Forms. You can download the Proof of Claim Form from this site.
• BankruptcyData.Com The Bankruptcy Professional's Home Page
• Bankruptcy Court Directory
• Statute of Limitations Of Debts for each state
• Statute of Limitations Of Judgements for each state
• Bankruptcy Code from the Cornell Law Library
• Local Bankruptcy Rules from the Internet Bankruptcy Library.

Other:

These sites didn't fit anywhere else.

• Federal Poverty Guidelines
• Social Security Number FAQ
• Social Security Death Index
• Nursing License Verification
• Public School District Search
• General Guidance for Helping Title IV Participants Affected by a Disaster
• Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Web Site for Disaster Declarations
• US Postal Service Notice of Suspension of Mail Service for Hurricane Katrina