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We hope this site gives you a sense for what distinguishes American Student Assistance^® as a Federal Family Education Loan administrator—including our public purpose mission, performance-based incentives and borrower-first culture. Here you can:

: A Message from ASA on the Stability of Federal Student Loans

– View our latest press releases and events.
– View our press kit online.
– Download our entire press kit (pdf, 295 KB).
– Download our corporate brochure (pdf, 977 KB).
– Contact us to have a press kit mailed to you.
– View our most recent performance results in helping students and families manage their higher education debt.

Your particular questions are best answered one-on-one, so feel free to contact us anytime.

Media Contact

Allesandra Lanza
Corporate Public Relations Manager
lanza@amsa.com
617.728.4631

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:: ASA Press Releases

03/04/2008

VIRGINIA TECH VICE PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS AMERICAN STUDENT ASSISTANCE ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM

Full Speaker Lineup Announced

02/20/2008

American Student Assistance Lowers Draft Cohort Default Rate To 1.48 Percent

02/06/2008

AMERICAN STUDENT ASSISTANCE EARNS TOP INTERNATIONAL HONORS FOR MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS

01/16/2008

AMERICAN STUDENT ASSISTANCE EXCEEDS DEFAULT PREVENTION PERFORMANCE GOALS

Saves Additional 15,000 Borrowers from Consequences of Student Loan Default

10/15/2007

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO CUT INNOVATIVE DEFAULT PREVENTION PROGRAM CREDITED WITH ACHIEVING LOWEST COHORT DEFAULT RATE IN NATION

American Student Assistance Urges Department to Rescind Letter of Termination for Voluntary Flexible Agreement; Says Decision to Terminate Is Bad Public Policy

09/21/2007

AMERICAN STUDENT ASSISTANCE AND MASSACHUSETTS STATE REPRESENTATIVE ST. FLEUR TO HOLD COMMUNITY WORKSHOP ON STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT

Event to Be Held on October 10 at UMASS Boston

09/20/2007

AMERICAN STUDENT ASSISTANCE EXPANDS PRESENCE IN WEST

Anita Myles Named Business Development Manager

09/19/2007

AMERICAN STUDENT ASSISTANCE DEVOTES MORE RESOURCES TO SUPPORTING LENDERS

Elizabeth Troup and Trent Watson Become Newest Client Managers

09/12/2007

AMERICAN STUDENT ASSISTANCE POSTS LOWEST GUARANTOR COHORT DEFAULT RATE IN THE NATION

08/24/2007

SUMMER INTERNSHIP GIVES LOCAL TEENS CHANCE TO EARN MONEY FOR COLLEGE, LEARN ABOUT STUDENT LOANS

08/17/2007

CALIFORNIA STUDENT AID COMMISSION/EDFUND JOINS NASLA

06/05/2007

AMERICAN STUDENT ASSISTANCE ADDS TWO MORE EXPERTS TO ITS RANKS

Pama Miller and James Slattery Join Senior Management

06/01/2007

FEDERAL COLLEGE LOAN INTEREST RATES RISE

Variable Rates on Student Loans Taken Out Before 2006 Climb .08 Percentage Points

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