August 21, 2003

The Department of Education has recently released a Dear Colleague Letter regarding revisions to the procedures and forms required for assigning a Perkins loan to ED. They have eliminated certain requirements that will make the process simpler. The changes in the procedure take effect September 1, 2003.

The full text of the Dear Colleague Letter, details on the changes made, and a downloadable version of the revised form, can be found at: http://ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/cb0312.html.