Student Assistance General Provisions-Cohort Default
Rate Final Regulations
The Department of Education (ED) recently published a Federal Register,
dated November 1, 1999, regarding the calculation of a school's Federal
Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) default rate and weighted average
cohort rate. The regulations incorporate provisions contained in
the recent reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA). The
regulatory changes are as follows:
Part 668-Student Assistant General ProvisionsA copy of the Federal Register can be found on ED's web site at http://ifap.ed.gov. If you would like a hard copy, please contact Lynda Reid at (801) 321-7211. Any questions regarding these regulations should be directed to the UHEAA Policy and Training Department at (801) 321-7166 or by e-mail at cjudd@utahsbr.edu.
. Sec. 668.17 Default Reduction and Prevention Measures:
Challenges and Adjustments to Inaccurate Data Used to Calculate FFELP Cohort Default Rates, Direct Loan Default Rates, or Weighted Average Cohort Rates
Deadline for Publishing Rates
Loss of Pell Eligibility
Liability for Unsuccessful Appeals
Participation Rate Index
Mitigating Circumstances Appeals
Other Mitigating Circumstances Appeals
Definition of "Default"
Loan Servicing Calculation
Definition of "Loan Servicing Records"
Special InstitutionsAppendix H to Part 668-Default Management Plans for Special Institutions
Core Default Reduction Strategies
Additional Default Reduction Strategies
Defining the Roles and Responsibilities of Independent Third Party
Statistics for Measuring Progress