From mheid at ocap.org Fri Sep 6 10:44:50 2013 From: mheid at ocap.org (Heid, Mary) Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2013 15:44:50 +0000 Subject: [Defaultprevention] NASFAA CORE Training Available at Access360 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: [Access360: Allies in Higher Education] 9/6/13 NASFAA CORE Training Available at Access360 On Monday, Sept. 23, Access360 will offer two National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) CORE training opportunities during our regular breakout sessions. These sessions are part of the NASFAA CORE Training Materials, a 14-part training program designed to teach the basics of financial aid. The sessions we'll be offering are: Overview of the Student Aid Programs This session introduces the federal student aid programs, providing information about the Title IV programs, state aid, the Health and Human Services (HHS) programs and other sources of financial assistance. The Application Process This session introduces the application and delivery system processes, including the electronic and paper financial aid applications. Individuals who attend will be eligible to take the corresponding NASFAA credentialing exam at no charge. For more information about the NASFAA CORE training materials and to find out more about the credentialing exam, please visit NASFAA.org. Registration for Access360 is open until Friday, Sept. 13 and the conference is free. Bookmark Access360conference.org and follow us on Twitter @OKAccess360 for conference and agenda updates. ________________________________ Mary Heid Director for Default Prevention, Compliance & Training Services Oklahoma College Assistance Program (OCAP) P.O. Box 3000 Oklahoma City, OK 73101-3000 mheid at ocap.org www.Access360Conference.org To unsubscribe or change your profile: click here For questions or comments, contact OCAP at P.O. Box 3000 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101 [http://www.mailermailer.com/images/1x1transparent.gif] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mheid at ocap.org Mon Sep 9 08:53:54 2013 From: mheid at ocap.org (Heid, Mary) Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2013 13:53:54 +0000 Subject: [Defaultprevention] Happy Monday! Message-ID: Thought this might be of interest to some. Loan dispersal delayed to NSMU, community college freshmen Mary Heid Director for Default Prevention, Compliance, and Training Services Oklahoma College Assistance Program (OCAP) a division of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 405.234.4489 (office direct) 405.234.4582 (fax) www.ReadySetRepay.org http://www.facebook.com/RepaymentScoop [cid:0F60BDCA488F7D44BB737951184A4E23 at osrhe.edu] Don't forget to Like Us! The information, links, articles, and comments exchanged on this listserv are provided by a wide variety of participants and sources representing many different points of view. 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Registration closes this Friday, Sept. 13, so don't wait to secure your seat at our free conference! Access360 will be held Sept. 23-24 at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center in Norman. Join us for two full days of informative content and networking opportunities. For more details, including the conference agenda, visit our website at Access360Conference.org. To reserve a room at the Embassy Suites Hotel, call 405.364.8040. You don't want to miss Access360, so register today! For up-to-the-minute conference updates, follow us on Twitter @OKAccess360. We look forward to seeing you in Norman! ________________________________ Mary Heid Director for Default Prevention, Compliance & Training Services Oklahoma College Assistance Program (OCAP) P.O. Box 3000 Oklahoma City, OK 73101-3000 mheid at ocap.org www.Access360Conference.org To unsubscribe or change your profile: click here For questions or comments, contact OCAP at P.O. 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A good one for next month would be "Avoid Scary Student Loan Debt." If you have a topic you'd like us to address in this article bank, let us know by emailing estelter at ocap.org. Mary Heid Director for Default Prevention, Compliance, and Training Services Oklahoma College Assistance Program (OCAP) a division of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 405.234.4489 (office direct) 405.234.4582 (fax) www.ReadySetRepay.org http://www.facebook.com/RepaymentScoop [cid:0F60BDCA488F7D44BB737951184A4E23 at osrhe.edu] Don't forget to like us:) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 896 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: From mheid at ocap.org Mon Sep 16 10:00:40 2013 From: mheid at ocap.org (Heid, Mary) Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:00:40 +0000 Subject: [Defaultprevention] FW: FY 2011 2-Year Official Cohort Default Rates Distributed on September 16, 2013 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: -----Original Message----- From: FSATech [mailto:FSATech at PROD.VANGENT.COM] Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 9:50 AM To: FSATECH at LISTSERV.ED.GOV Subject: FY 2011 2-Year Official Cohort Default Rates Distributed on September 16, 2013 TO: Financial Aid Community FROM: Katrina Turner, Director, Operations Performance Division, Federal Student Aid RE: FY 2011 2-Year Official Cohort Default Rates Distributed on September 16, 2013 DATE: 9/16/2013 On September 16, 2013, the Department of Education (the Department) distributed the FY 2011 2-year official cohort default rate (CDR) notification packages to all eligible domestic and foreign schools only. Distribution of FY 2011 2-Year Official Cohort Default Rates For both eligible domestic and foreign schools enrolled in the Electronic Cohort Default Rate (eCDR) process, we sent FY 2011 2-Year Official Cohort Default Rate and accompanying documentation via the Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG). This information was sent to the SAIG mailbox for the destination point designated by the school. Each eCDR package contained the following information: * Cover Letter (message class SHDRLROP) * Reader-Friendly Loan Record Detail Report (message class SHCDRROP) * Extract-Type Loan Record Detail Report (message class SHCDREOP) We did not send eCDR notification packages to any school not enrolled in eCDR. These schools may download their cohort default rate and accompanying Loan Record Detail Reports from the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) via the NSLDS Professional Access Web site. Note: Any school that did not have a borrower in repayment, during the current or any of the past cohort default rate periods, will not receive a FY 2011 2-Year official cohort default rate notification package. These schools are considered to have no cohort default rate data and no cohort default rate. Begin Dates for Appealing FY 2011 2-Year Official Cohort Default Rates The time period for appealing the FY 2011 2-Year Official Cohort Default Rates under 34 C.F.R Part 668, Subpart M begins on Tuesday, September 24, 2013 for all schools. If a technical problem caused by the Department results in an inability to access the data, schools have five business days from the receipt of the eCDR notification package to notify Operations Performance Division at the e-mail address given below. For additional information regarding the school cohort default rate calculation or the adjustment/appeal processes, please refer to the Cohort Default Rate Guide at http://www.ifap.ed.gov/DefaultManagement/finalcdrg.html. You may also contact us by e-mailing fsa.schools.default.management at ed.gov or by calling the Operations Performance Division Hotline at 202/377-4259. How to Use EDconnect to Download eCDR Files Please note: As of November 16, 2012, EDconnect Version 8.3 is the most current version available. If you are using a prior version of EDconnect, please go to FSADownload.ed.gov to download and install EDconnect Version 8.3. The following information should help you download and view or print the Electronic Cohort Default Rate (eCDR) files that the Department will send to many electronic mailboxes via the Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG). How to download the files: 1. Log into EDconnect. 2. Leave the Transmission Queue empty and select Now from the Transmission menu. 3. When you receive the "Transmission successful" message, close the Transmission screen by going to the File menu and selecting Close. 4. Select New from the File menu and choose Mailbox Query from the list of views. Click OK. 5. The Mailbox Query screen will display a list of the files that are currently in your mailbox. In the Message Class column on the left, you can identify the three eCDR files by their SAIG message classes: SHDRLROP-cover letter SHCDRROP-the loan record detail information in a pre-formatted report SHCDREOP-the loan record detail information in an unformatted extract 6. Place a check mark in the Move to TQ column to the left of the message class of the file or files you wish to download. Select Now from the Transmission menu. EDconnect will download the file or files. 7. When you receive the "Transmission successful" message, close the Transmission screen by going to the File menu and selecting Close. 8. Open the Activity Log by selecting New from the File menu and choosing Activity Log from the list of views. Click OK. 9. Find the eCDR file or files you have just downloaded. The most recently downloaded files appear at the bottom of the Activity Log. 10. Scroll to the right until you see the File Name column. Make a note of the names of the files and the folder to which they have been downloaded. 11. Open the files by following the instructions below. For additional questions about the SAIG mailbox or downloading files, please contact CPS/SAIG Technical Support at 800/330-5947. How to Open and Read or Print the eCDR Files Once you have downloaded the three eCDR files, use the following steps to review the files: The SHDRLROP file is the cover letter, which contains basic information for your school regarding draft cohort default rates, including deadline information for the challenge process. You should be able to open it in most word processing programs, such as Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, or with a basic text reader like Windows Notepad. Start your word processing software. Select Open from the File menu. At the bottom of the Open dialog, choose "All files (*.*)" from the "Files of type" drop-down list. Browse to the folder you noted in Step 10 above. Select the SHDRLROP file and open it. The SHCDRROP file is the loan record detail information in a pre-formatted report. You should be able to open it in most word processing programs, such as Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, or with a basic text reader like Windows Notepad. Start your word processing software. Select Open from the File menu. At the bottom of the Open dialog, choose "All files (*.*)" from the "Files of type" drop-down list. Browse to the folder you noted in Step 10 above. Select the SHCDRROP file and open it. To format the document for viewing or printing in Microsoft Word, follow the instructions below: 1. Start Microsoft Word and open the SHCDRROP file. 2. Click on the Edit menu item at the top of the Microsoft Word window and choose Select All. 3. Click on the Format menu item at the top of the Microsoft Word window and choose Font. 4. In the Font dialog box, change the font size to 8 and the font style to Courier New. Click OK. 5. Click on the File menu item at the top of the Microsoft Word window and choose Page Setup. Select the Margins tab if it is not already selected. NOTE: If you are using Word 2007, select the Page Layout tab by clicking the Page Layout menu item at the top of Microsoft Word. Click the Dialog Box Launcher (a small square with a downward-pointing arrow to the right of Page Setup) at the bottom of the Page Layout tab. A Page Setup dialog box appears with the same options as earlier versions of Microsoft Word. 6. Change the margins to Top = 1", Bottom = 1", Left = 0.7", Right = 0.7", Make sure Gutter=0" and Gutter position = Left. 7. Select the Landscape button under Orientation. 8. Click OK. 9. View or print the file. Start Microsoft Word and open the SHCDREOP file. The SHCDREOP file is the loan record detail information in an unformatted extract. Chapter 2.3 of the Cohort Default Rate Guide available at http://ifap.ed.gov/DefaultManagement/guide/CDRGuidePart2.html should be used to interpret the information contained in this report. Working with the extract version of the loan record detail information requires technical skill and familiarity with file import specifications. Please refer to the import specifications in Chapter 2 of the Cohort Default Rate Guide available at http://ifap.ed.gov/DefaultManagement/guide/CDRGuidePart2.html. The entire Cohort Default Rate Guide is available at Operations Performance Division's Web site at http://ifap.ed.gov/DefaultManagement/CDRGuideMaster.html. For questions about the eCDR cover letter that you have downloaded, the loan record detail report files that you have downloaded, or about the cohort default rate challenge, adjustment, or appeal processes, please contact the Operations Performance Division at fsa.schools.default.management at ed.gov or at 202/377-4259.