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Federal Update ISFAA 2010

Federal Update ISFAA 2010. Jeff Baker Federal Student Aid December 16, 2010. 1. Appropriations and Budget Legislative Update Cohort Default Rates IRS Data Retrieval Direct Loan Transition Two Pells In One Award Year Regulatory Update Other. Today’s Topics. 2.

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Federal Update ISFAA 2010

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  1. Federal UpdateISFAA 2010 Jeff Baker Federal Student Aid December 16, 2010 1

  2. Appropriations and Budget Legislative Update Cohort Default Rates IRS Data Retrieval Direct Loan Transition Two Pells In One Award Year Regulatory Update Other Today’s Topics 2

  3. Appropriations andProgram Budget 3

  4. Title IV Aid Available 4

  5. Legislative Update 5

  6. Legislative Update 6

  7. FFEL/Direct LoanCohort Default Rates 7

  8. National Student Loan Default Rates 9

  9. Indiana Default Rates(FY 2006 - FY 2008) 2006 2007 2008 Rate 4.4% 6.3% 7.0% Borrowers in Repayment 86,783 83,988 Borrowers in Default 5,496 5,896 10

  10. What is the CDR Calculation? Currently, a school’s cohort default rate is: The percentage of the number of the school’s FFEL and Direct Loan borrowers who enter repayment in one Federal Fiscal Year who default in that Federal Fiscal Year or by the end of the next Federal Fiscal Year. Beginning with the 2009 cohort will be: Borrowers who default in that Federal Fiscal Year or by the end of the next two Federal Fiscal Years.

  11. FY-09 FY-10 125 230 5,000 FY-09 FY-10 FY-11 125 230 250 5,000 2-Year Versus 3-Year Calculation The Numerator is the number of borrowers from the denominator who default within a cohort period The Denominator is the number of borrowers who enter repayment within a cohort period 3555000 .071 or 7.1% 6055000 .121 or 12.1%

  12. HEOA Changes • Increases CDR monitoring period from two to three years • Increases sanction threshold default rate from 25 percent to 30 percent • Establishes transition period to implement sanctions

  13. Transition Period

  14. IRS Data Retrieval 14

  15. IRS-FSA Concept FSA and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) developed a non-consent based solution to simplify FAFSA completion. Will allow some applicants to retrieve their income tax data from the IRS. Tax filer voluntarily retrieves own data. Tax filer can choose to automatically transfer IRS data to FOTW. 19

  16. IRS Data Retrieval Tool • Available Jan. 30, 2011 • Initial FAFSA • FAFSA Corrections • English and Spanish

  17. Get My Federal Income Tax Information 17

  18. Federal Income Tax Information Provided 18

  19. 19

  20. ISIR Codes and Flags • CPS will set flags and comment codes to indicate that the student and/or parent transferred IRS data into FOTW. • Comment codes will appear in – • FAA Information section of the ISIR • Student Inquiry section of FAA Access • Flags and codes set based on certain conditions.

  21. IRS Request Flag Values IRS Request Flag on ISIR will begin to be populated

  22. IRS Data and Verification • An institution may consider as acceptable documentation IRS retrieved information if the Secretary has identified those items as having come from the IRS and not been changed – IRS Request Flag = 02. 22

  23. Enhancements • Process for the 2011-12 processing year (2010 IRS Data) – • Will begin in late January of 2011 • Will include Corrections on the Web. 23

  24. Direct Loan Transition 24

  25. Direct Loan Transition • Origination and disbursement transition implemented successfully • Next Test: Reconciliation 25

  26. Direct Loan Transition • Contracted with 4 additional servicers • ACS (current servicer) • Nelnet • Sallie Mae • Great Lakes Education Loan Services • AES/PHEAA • Additional non-profit servicers coming • Will “service” borrowers only…no origination responsibility 26

  27. “Split “ Borrowers • When a borrower has Title IV loans serviced by two or more servicers. • More about ECASLA FFEL loans purchased by ED than Direct Loan transition. • Direct Loans and ED-owned FFEL loans are federal assets. • Non ED-owned FFEL loans are not federal assets. 27

  28. “Split “ Borrowers • By law, federal assets cannot be combined with non-federal assets. • FSA is working to have all loans that it holds (Direct Loans and ED-owned FFEL loans) for a borrower serviced by one servicer. • One bill, one payment • Consolidation can combine all loans into one federal asset (Direct Consolidation Loan. 28

  29. Two Pells in an Award Year 29

  30. Two Pells In An Award Year • Authorized by the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA). • If eligible, student able to receive all or a portion of a second Scheduled Award within an Award Year. • Objective is to help needy students accelerate their academic progress. • Effective beginning with the 2009-2010 Award Year. 4

  31. 31 Regulations • Team V-General and Non-loan Programmatic Issues in 2009 • Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: August 21, 2009 • Final regulations: October 29, 2009 • Effective beginning with the 2010-2011 Award Year

  32. Unchanged Pell Rules • Scheduled Award • Amount that full-time student would receive for a full academic year based on the student’s EFC and COA. • Prorated by payment period based on hours and weeks of instructional time attended – Pell Formulas. • Payment periods • Payment for a payment period calculations

  33. Changed Pell Rules • Scheduled Award – • Old: Student may receive only one Scheduled Award in an award year • New: Student may receive more than one Scheduled Award in an award year.

  34. Changed Pell Rules • Enrollment Status - • Old: Less than half-time enrollment eligible at all times. • New: Must be at least half-time for second scheduled award.

  35. Changed Pell Rules • Cross-Over Payment Periods • Old: Institution may assign a crossover payment period to either award year as a general policy or on a case-by-case basis. • New: Must assign to award year that will produce higher payment amount.

  36. Award Amount • No change in calculation of award for payment period • Awarding formulas have not changed • Award by payment period based on Scheduled Award • School continues to pay until reaching 200% of Scheduled Award • Payment period may include awards from both first Scheduled Award and second Scheduled Award.

  37. New Regs for Cross-OverTerm • Effective with the 2010-2011 Award Year - • Must assign to award year in which student receives greater payment for the term - based upon information available at initial calculation.

  38. New Law – Assign Cross-Over To Higher Payment Semester Example Student may receive up to TWO Scheduled Awards. Assume student’s 2010-11 Scheduled Award is $5,550 and $5,710 for 2011- 2012 and student eligible for either. Fall 2010$2,775 Spring 2011$2,775 Summer 2011$0 100% 2010-11 AY 2010-11 Award Year Summer 2011$2,855 Fall 2011$2,855 Spring 2012$2,855 150% 2011-12 AY 2011-12 Award Year

  39. New Regs for Cross-Over Term Monitoring – • Until date published in Federal Register. • For summer of 2010 the date was September 10, 2010. Will likely be similar date for summer of 2011. • Must reassign payment period if information received showing greater payment from other Award Year. • Must compare again if re-calculating for any reason. • May monitor and adjust after Federal Register date up to February 1, 2011.

  40. Academic Year Progression 40 40 • At least one credit or clock hour (or partial hour if school uses partial hours) in the payment period when award will be from a second Scheduled Award must be attributable to the student’s next academic year. • Total of hours earned in award year plus hours enrolled in upcoming payment period must be greater than number of hours in school’s definition of academic year. • Not “grade progression”. • Must be applied for any required recalculation.

  41. Semester Academic Year Progression Assumes academic year defined as 24 hours Fall 2010 50% Paid 12 Hours Earned Spring 201150% Paid 12 Hours Earned Summer 2011Enrolled in 6 Hours ELIGIBLE First Scheduled Award Second Scheduled Award Zero Hours to prior academic year Six Hours to next academic year or 12 hours earned plus 12 hours earned plus 6 hours enrolled equals 30 which is greater than 24 41

  42. Semester Academic Year Progression Assumes academic year defined as 24 hours Fall 2010 50% Paid 12 Hours Earned Spring 201150% Paid 9 Hours Earned Summer 2012Enrolled in 6 Hours ELIGIBLE First Scheduled Award Second Scheduled Award Three hours to prior academic year Three hours to next academic year or 12 hours earned plus 9 hours earned plus 6 hours enrolled equals 27 which is greater than 24 42

  43. Semester Academic Year Progression Assumes academic year defined as 24 hours Fall 2010 50% Paid 9 Hours Earned Spring 201150% Paid 9 Hours Earned Summer 2011Enrolled in 6 Hours INELIGIBLE Second Scheduled Award First Scheduled Award Six hours to prior academic year Zero hours to new academic year or Nine hours earned plus 9 hours earned plus 6 hours enrolled equals 24 which is not greater than 24 43

  44. 44 Transfer Student • Final regulations: Two options • Assumption method • Based on disbursements received • Do not consider hours earned at other institutions to be conflicting information • Hours-earned method • Based on actual hours earned in award year • Method at option of institution: Apply on a student-by-student basis or to all students

  45. Special Circumstances 45 45 • Academic Year completion requirement can be waived if – • FAA determines that student was unable to complete the hours of the first academic year due to ‘circumstances beyond the student’s control’. • Determination must be documented and made on a student by student basis.

  46. Regulatory Update 46

  47. Program Integrity Regs • NPRMs published June 18 - To improve the integrity of the Title IV student assistance programs. • Comment Period Ended August 2, 2010 • Final regulations published on Oct. 29, 2010 • Generally effective July 1, 2011 (2011-2012 AY) • Verification effective with the 2012-2013 AY 47

  48. Program Integrity Regs – Part 1 • Policy Objectives – • Ensuring that only eligible students receive federal funds. • Protecting consumers (students and families). • Clarifying eligible coursework. • A few others. 48

  49. Program Integrity Regs - Part 1 • Ensuring that only eligible students receive federal funds. • High School Diploma: Requires institutions to develop and follow procedures to evaluate the validity of a student's high school diploma if the institution or the Secretary has reason to believe that the diploma is not valid or was not obtained from an entity that provides secondary school education. 49

  50. Program Integrity Regs - Part 1 • Ensuring that only eligible students receive federal funds. • High School Diploma: • FAFSA will ask student to indicate high school. • First-year students only • Being on the list does not mean “approved” • Not being on the list does not mean “unapproved” or “questionable” 50

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