Common Manual: Unified Student Loan Policy, and Other Resources
The result of a partnership among the nation’s education loan guarantors, the Electronic Common Manual offers financial aid professionals a single authoritative source for guidance regarding Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) policies and regulations.
The Electronic Common Manual is divided by chapter, so you can find topics quickly and easily.
Below you will also find other resources for laws, regulations and policy. Ask Betsy, our resident expert on student finance and regulatory matters, is available to answer any specific questions you may have.
Manuals and Forms:
- – Common Manual 2008 (pdf, 12 MB)
Laws and Regulations:
- – Higher Education Act (HEA) (pdf, 966 KB)
- – Federal Regulations, Parts 600, 668 and 682 (pdf, 2.02 MB)
- – National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs (NCHELP) Topical Index of the HEA and Regulations (pdf, 4.51 MB)
Dear Colleague Letters and Announcements:
- – Announcements (pdf, 3.97 MB)
- – Dear Guarantee Agency Letters (pdf, 8.80 MB)
- – Disaster Area Designation Letters (pdf, 4.92 MB)
- – Financial Partner Letters (pdf, 8.20 MB)
- – GEN Letters (pdf, 66.21 MB)
- – Guarantor Letters (pdf, 20.32 MB)
- – Lender Letters (pdf, 8.17 MB)
- – School Letters (pdf, 2.70 MB)
