Last Updated November 18, 2009
Loan Purchase Program Activity Reports
Correspondence from The Secretary of Education
June
20, 2008: Secretary Spellings Letter to Institutional Presidents
May
21, 2008: Secretary Spellings Letter to FFEL Lenders
February
27, 2008: Secretary Spellings Letter to Institutional Presidents
Approved Custodian List
Approved Custodian List Updated
August 20, 2008
Electronic Announcements


November 18, 2009: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #77: Revised Date for Seller Submission of Electronic Signature “Exemplary Affidavits” and Additional Information

October 5, 2009: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #72: Yield Rate Announced for Quarter Ending December 31, 2009

May 14, 2009: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #62: Loan Purchase Participation Program - Revised Loan Schedule and Eligibility Edits Announcement (updated September 2, 2009)

July 31, 2009: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #68: New Federal Student Loan Servicers and Updates to Loan Conversion Transfer and Imaging Transfer Files (Updated August 14, 2009)
August 7, 2009: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #71: 2008-2009 Loan Purchase Programs Closing Dates

August 6, 2009: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #70: Periods of Unavailability to Process Loan Sale Purchase Requests

August 6, 2009: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #69: Periods of Unavailability to Process Participation Funding Requests

July 16, 2009: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #67: Participant Yield Rate Announced for Quarter Ending September 30, 2009
May 28, 2009: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #64: Live Internet Webinar on the Closeout Procedures for the 2008-2009 Loan Purchase Programs
May 26, 2009: LOAN PURCHASE
PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #63: Loan Purchase Participation Program � Closeout Reminder
April 16, 2009: LOAN PURCHASE
PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #57: Participant Yield Rate Announced for Quarter Ending June 30, 2009

April 6, 2009: LOAN PURCHASE
PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #55: Instructions for Obtaining Access to Information from the Department's Servicer for MLSA AUPs

March 25, 2009: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #54: Loan Purchase Programs - Loan Purchase Activity Reports
March 13, 2009: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #53:
Loan Purchase Participation Program - Revised Definition of �File Creation Date� and Changed Payment Mechanism Announcement


February
25, 2009: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #50: Guidelines
for Lenders Providing Loan Documents for Sale of Eligible FFEL Loans to
the Department - Loan Purchase Commitment Programs
February
9, 2009: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #48: Reminder of
Final Date to Execute Master Loan Sale Agreement for the 2008-2009 Loan
Purchase Commitment Program
January
16, 2009: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #44:
Participant Yield Rate Announced for Quarter Ending March 31, 2009
December
12, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #40:
Agreed Upon Procedures and Corrective Action Plan Instructions for Lenders Participating in the Loan Purchase Commitment Program for 2008-09 FFEL Loans
November 19, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS
ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #35: Instructions for Submission of a
Corrective Action Plan for Agreed Upon Procedure Finding
October
31, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #34:
Interpretative Guidance Regarding Loan Purchase Programs
October
22, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #33: Agreed
Upon Procedures and Statement of Compliance Instructions for Lenders
Participating in the Loan Participation Purchase Program (Updated
November 5, 2008)
October
10, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #32: Periods
of Unavailability to Process Loan Sale Purchase Requests
October
10, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #31: Loan
Purchase Commitment Program - Department of Education Lender ID
October
1, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #30:
Participant Yield Rate Announced for Quarter Ending December 31, 2008
September
25, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #29: Loan
Participation Monthly Reporting and Payment Remittance Procedures
September
19, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #28: Live
Internet Webinars on the Department of Education's plans to purchase
FFEL Program Loans and Participation Interests
September
12, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #27: Loan
Purchase Commitment Program Loan Transfer/Conversion File (Updated
November 3, 2008)
September
9, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #26: MLSA Bill
of Sale Submission Instructions
September
5, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #25: Live
Internet Webinars on the Department of Education's plans to purchase
FFEL Program Loans and Participation Interests
September
3, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #24: Periods of
Unavailability to Process Participation Funding Requests
August
22, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #23: Document
Submission Process for the Loan Purchase Commitment Program.
August
19, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #22: Live
Internet Webinars on the Department of Education's plans to purchase
FFEL Program Loans.
August
13, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #21: Live
Internet Webinars on the Department of Education's plans to purchase
FFEL Program Loans and Participation Interests
August
11, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #20: Loan
Schedule and Custodial Certification Table Load Procedures for Loan
Participation Purchase Program
August
8, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #18:
Participant Yield Rate Announced for Quarter Ending September 30, 2008
August
8, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #17: Monthly
Aggregate Settlement Date Report Submission Procedures (updated
September 25, 2008)
Please use the most recent guidance available when submitting required
documentation to the Department.
August
8, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #16: Revised
Document Submission Process for Request for Funding (updated September
25, 2008)
This announcement has been superceded by EA #53 on March 13, 2009.
August
7, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #15: Monthly
Rolling Forecast Reporting Process for Loan Participation Purchase
Program (Updated September 19, 2008)
Please use the most recent guidance available when submitting required
documentation to the Department. There is no need to resubmit
documentation due to published revisions in format, submission
instructions or data requirements.
August
7, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #14: Document
Submission Instructions for Banks Wishing to Perform as Custodians
August 1, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS
ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #11: Invitation to August 8 Live Internet
Webinar
August 1, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS
ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #10: Document Submission Process for the Loan
Participation Purchase Program
July 30, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS
ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #9: Notices of Intent to Participate in Loan
Purchase Commitment Program and Loan Participation Purchase Program -
Reminder
July 25, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS
ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #8: Revised Master Loan Purchase Agreements
July 24, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS
ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #7: Invitation to August 1st, 2008 Live
Internet Webinar
July 16, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS
ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #6: Invitation to July 22nd and 24th Live
Internet Webinars
July 11, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS
ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #5: Revised "Notice of Intent to Participate"
and Submission Dates
July 3, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS
ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #3: Delayed Release of Loan Purchase Master
Agreements
June 19, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS
ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #2: The Ensuring Continued Access to Student
Loans Act of 2008
June 12, 2008: LOAN PURCHASE PROGRAMS
ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT #1: Effect of FFEL Borrower Benefits on the
Eligibility of Loans to be Sold to the Department
Dear Colleague Letters
May 9, 2008: DCL FP-08-06: School Use of a
Preferred Lender List in the FFEL Program
May 6, 2008: DCL FP-08-05: FFEL
Lender-of-Last-Resort Loan Program
April 14, 2008: DCL FP-08-03:
Lender-of-Last-Resort Services in the Federal Family Education Loan
Program
Legislation and Legal Notices
December 2,
2008, Federal Register Notice outlining terms and conditions of the purchase
of 07-08 academic year loans under the Ensuring Continued Access to Student
Loans Act of 2008.
July 17, 2008, Federal Register Notice
modifying Notice of Intent to Participate under the Loan Purchase
Commitment and Loan Participation Purchase programs
July 1, 2008, Official Federal Register
Notice outlining the terms and conditions of the Department's authority
to purchase loans under the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans
Act of 2008
Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans
Act of 2008 (Pub. Law 110-227) (ECASLA)
Webinars
June 3, 2009: 2008-2009 Loan Purchase Programs Operational Closeout
September 26, 2008: FFEL Loan Purchase Programs Webinar
September 12, 2008: Master Loan Sales Agreement and
Operations Webinar
August 22, 2008: Master Loan Sales Agreement and Operations
Webinar
August 15, 2008: Loan Participation Program Operations III
- Questions and Answers
August 8, 2008: Loan Participation Program Operations II
August 1, 2008: Loan Participation Program Operations
July 24, 2008: Master Loan Sales Agreement
July 22, 2008: Master Participation Agreement
July 1, 2008: Loan Purchase and
Participation Programs Overview
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