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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F4E79">And I am NOT sad about this announcement. The principal behind this is reasonable and potentially beneficial and informative to the borrowers. However, like so many things recently rolling out from FSA, the implementation
was going to prove to be problematic from an administrative standpoint. I’m relieved that ED saw what a nightmare this was going to be in its current form.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F4E79">Have a great Tuesday, everyone!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> OASFAA <oasfaa-bounces@lists.onenet.net> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Boyd, Lori<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 9, 2021 7:31 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> oasfaa@lists.onenet.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] [Oasfaa] ED Announces Delay for ASLA Requirement<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans",sans-serif;color:black">The Department of Education (ED) <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3Dhttp-253A-252F-252Fnasfaa.informz.net-252Fz-252FcjUucD9taT05OTAyMjQwJnA9MSZ1PTEwMDcwMDc2MTQmbGk9ODQ4MDc4MDc-252Findex.html-26data-3D04-257C01-257Clori.boyd-2540okstate.edu-257C65d42ae56da24039bdbb08d8e2fb82cc-257C2a69c91de8494e34a230cdf8b27e1964-257C0-257C1-257C637508917170676447-257CUnknown-257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0-253D-257C1000-26sdata-3D-252B09trOI7wLjU9McUJRTjihRQ8vjPlRZj-252FzcUTfjWdIE-253D-26reserved-3D0&d=DwMFAg&c=VjzId-SM5S6aVB_cCGQ0d3uo9UfKByQ3sI6Audoy6dY&r=Jq3xh6v4hctMZ8-WfGI7l1KQkk2y_HMT2GFL5zfHaho&m=88hn5CMToqIYDqmMqTaeC6BrI-Y37znsncijgFywuuk&s=lLlJOz7nLUW5oaJ9aZQunQrYT4HavLJSDCZ4J_3PTl0&e=" target="_blank"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">announced
Monday </span></a>that it would not require borrowers to complete the Annual Student Loan Acknowledgement (ASLA) for award year 21-22. The ASLA requirement — which would require students and parents to acknowledge how much they owe in federal loans prior to
their first loan disbursement — was set to go into effect for award year 21-22 after an earlier delay. While the ASLA will still be available on <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3Dhttp-253A-252F-252Fnasfaa.informz.net-252Fz-252FcjUucD9taT05OTAyMjQwJnA9MSZ1PTEwMDcwMDc2MTQmbGk9ODQ4MDc4MDg-252Findex.html-26data-3D04-257C01-257Clori.boyd-2540okstate.edu-257C65d42ae56da24039bdbb08d8e2fb82cc-257C2a69c91de8494e34a230cdf8b27e1964-257C0-257C1-257C637508917170686442-257CUnknown-257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0-253D-257C1000-26sdata-3DDFJ4yAWv-252FN9fuy0DcBhuC7lHbblDA55hcoBPP8j-252FfPI-253D-26reserved-3D0&d=DwMFAg&c=VjzId-SM5S6aVB_cCGQ0d3uo9UfKByQ3sI6Audoy6dY&r=Jq3xh6v4hctMZ8-WfGI7l1KQkk2y_HMT2GFL5zfHaho&m=88hn5CMToqIYDqmMqTaeC6BrI-Y37znsncijgFywuuk&s=IU3uqe6VhkAa-L2x5d9Q7MIRiXTNJgomLtjbICglVpA&e=" target="_blank"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">studentaid.gov</span></a>,
all processing related to the ASLA will continue under existing rules. ED cited the need to reduce administrative burden during current COVID-19 disruptions as the reason for the delay.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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