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<P><FONT FACE="Arial">Dear Colleagues;<BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has issued a reminder </FONT><A HREF="http://www.fp.ed.gov/fp/attachments/activities_whatsnew/2008OPARENEWALv2.doc"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial">announcement</FONT></U></A> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">regarding the need for lenders to complete and submit a new Organizational Participation Agreement (OPA) no later than September 30, 2008. Failure to submit the agreement by the deadline may result in the inability to file your quarterly LaRS.<BR>
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For more information and to see the original ED announcement, see our related </FONT><A HREF="http://www.ogslp.org/News/Archives/2008/20080623_Renew_OPA.html"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial">June<I> Online News</I> article</FONT></U></A><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">.</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial">Sincerely,<BR>
<I>Mary Heid</I><BR>
<I>Director for Policy, Compliance, & Training</I><BR>
<I>Oklahoma Guaranteed Student Loan Program</I><BR>
<I>(405) 234-4489 phone</I><BR>
<I>(405) 234-4582 fax</I><I><BR>
(800) 522-8506 TDD/TRS</I></FONT>
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