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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">The Department of Education (ED) has released a variety of announcements regarding their liquidity programs. For your reference, listed below are links to this new information: </FONT></P>
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<LI><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT><A HREF="http://federalstudentaid.ed.gov/ffelp/library/EA14.doc"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">Announcement #14</FONT></U></A><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> provides document submission instructions for banks wishing to perform as Custodians under the Loan Participation Purchase Program.</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT><A HREF="http://federalstudentaid.ed.gov/ffelp/library/EA15.doc"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">Announcement #15</FONT></U></A><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> discusses preparation and submission of the Monthly Rolling Forecast.</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT><A HREF="http://federalstudentaid.ed.gov/ffelp/library/EA16.doc"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">Announcement #16</FONT></U></A><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> replaces Announcement #12 and includes revised copies of 1) the Form of Security Release Certification; 2) the Loan Schedule and Custodial Certification Data File Fields; 3) the Loan Schedule Custodial Certification file layout; and 4) revised Funding Request Submission Instructions. </FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT><A HREF="http://federalstudentaid.ed.gov/ffelp/library/EA17.doc"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">Announcement #17</FONT></U></A><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> provides the Monthly Aggregate Settlement Date Report file layout and the Monthly Aggregate Settlement Report Data Fields.</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT><A HREF="http://federalstudentaid.ed.gov/ffelp/library/EA18.doc"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">Announcement #18</FONT></U></A><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> discloses the participant yield rate (3.25%) for the quarter ending September 30, 2008. </FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT><A HREF="http://federalstudentaid.ed.gov/ffelp/library/ApprovedCustodianList81108.doc"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">Announcement #19</FONT></U></A><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> provides a list of entities approved to serve as Custodians with regard to the Master Participation Agreement. The list will be amended by ED as they approve new Custodians. </FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT><A HREF="http://federalstudentaid.ed.gov/ffelp/library/EA20.doc"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">Announcement #20</FONT></U></A><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> replaces Announcement #13 and includes edits for the Loan Schedule and Custodial Certification data files. </FONT></LI>
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<P><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Next ED Webinar Scheduled-</FONT></B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> According to Jeff Baker, ED plans to hold an additional Webinar on Friday, August 15 from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST that will focus on questions and answers received from the FFEL community. If you have registered for prior ED Webinars in the series, there is no need to register for this particular event. However, lenders that need to register for the August 15 event may do so </FONT><A HREF="http://www.fsaregistration.ed.gov/profile/form/index.cfm?PKformID=0x452942a29e"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">here</FONT></U></A><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">OGSLP will continue to keep you informed regarding these important programs.</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Rick</FONT></B>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Rick Edington</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Director for School/Lender Services, Default Prevention & Outreach</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Oklahoma Guaranteed Student Loan Program</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">A division of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">P.O. Box 3000</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Oklahoma City, OK 73101-3000</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">405-234-4333 fax: 405-234-4551</FONT>
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