As a consequence of participating in the Title IV loan programs, institutions must provide counseling and other disclosures to their students who borrow. The content, format, and timing of counseling are described in law and regulation.
Related terms: Perkins Loan Program; Direct Loan Program
See also Subtopics for more specific references.
A Case Study of Undergraduate Debt, Repayment Plans, and Postbaccalaureate Decision-Making Among Black Students at HBCUs
(Journal of Student Financial Aid)
Borrowers Discuss the Challenges of Student Loan Repayment
(The Pew Charitable Trusts)
Casualties of College Debt
(The Institute for College Access and Success)
Effective Counseling, Empowered Borrowers: An Evidence-Based Policy Agenda for Informed Student Loan Borrowing and Repayment
(Trellis Company)
Engaging Student Borrowers: Results of a Survey of Financial Aid Professionals
(Trellis Company)
Informed or Overwhelmed? A Legislative History of Student Loan Counseling with a Literature Review on the Efficacy of Loan Counseling
(Trellis Company)
Leveraging Guided Pathways to Improve Financial Aid Design and Delivery
(Journal of Student Financial Aid)
Sources of Referral in Student Financial Counseling
(Journal of Financial Therapy)
Student Debt and the Class of 2019
(The Institute for College Access and Success)
Student Loan Counseling Challenges and Opportunities
(Federal Reserve System)
Student Loan Counseling: Does the Federal Mandate Give Borrowers Necessary Financial Skills?
(American Action Forum)
Student Loan Counseling: Perceptions and Impacts
(Consumer Interests Annual)
Student Loans and Health-related Financial Hardship
(Journal of Student Financial Aid)
The Effect of Reduced Student Loan Borrowing on Academic Performance and Default: Evidence from a Loan Counseling Experiment
(Annenberg Institute at Brown University)
Understanding and Promoting Student Financial Wellness: A Report from the Financial Wellness Learning Collaborative
(Trellis Company)
What Accounts for Gaps in Student Loan Default, and What Happens After
(Brookings)
2021-22 FSA Handbook, Vol. 2, Ch. 6, November 2021
FSA’s Default Prevention Resource Information Page
A Time To Every Purpose: Understanding and Improving the Borrower Experience with Online Student Loan Entrance Counseling
(Trellis Company)
Above and Beyond: What Eight Colleges Are Doing to Improve Student Loan Counseling
(Trellis Company)
Crushing Debt or Savvy Strategy? Financial Literacy and Student Perceptions of their Student Loan Debt
(Journal of Student Financial Aid)
Effective Counseling, Empowered Borrowers: An Evidence-Based Policy Agenda for Informed Student Loan Borrowing and Repayment
(Trellis Company)
Engaging Student Borrowers: Results of a Survey of Financial Aid Professionals
(Trellis Company)
Informed or Overwhelmed? A Legislative History of Student Loan Counseling with
a Literature Review on the Efficacy of Loan Counseling
(Trellis Company)
Investing in Education: Impact of Student Financial Stress on Self-Reported Health
(Journal of Student Financial Aid)
Above and Beyond: What Eight Colleges Are Doing to Improve Student Loan Counseling
(Trellis Company)
A Time To Every Purpose: Understanding and Improving the Borrower Experience with Online Student Loan Entrance Counseling
(Trellis Company)
Effective Counseling, Empowered Borrowers: An Evidence-Based Policy Agenda for Informed Student Loan Borrowing and Repayment
(Trellis Company)
Leveraging Guided Pathways to Improve Financial Aid Design and Delivery
(Journal of Student Financial Aid)
Crushing Debt or Savvy Strategy? Financial Literacy and Student Perceptions of their Student Loan Debt
(Journal of Student Financial Aid)
Engaging Student Borrowers: Results of a Survey of Financial Aid Professionals
(Trellis Company)
2021-22 FSA Handbook, Vol. 2, Ch. 6, November 2021
Engaging Student Borrowers: Results of a Survey of Financial Aid Professionals
(Trellis Company)
Leveraging Guided Pathways to Improve Financial Aid Design and Delivery
(Journal of Student Financial Aid)
A Time To Every Purpose: Understanding and Improving the Borrower Experience with Online Student Loan Entrance Counseling
(Trellis Company)
Above and Beyond: What Eight Colleges Are Doing to Improve Student Loan Counseling
(Trellis Company)
Effective Counseling, Empowered Borrowers: An Evidence-Based Policy Agenda for Informed Student Loan Borrowing and Repayment
(Trellis Company)
From Passive to Proactive: Understanding and Improving the Borrower Experience with Online Student Loan Exit Counseling
(Trellis Company)
Leveraging Guided Pathways to Improve Financial Aid Design and Delivery
(Journal of Student Financial Aid)
Electronic Announcement, 5/6/14
Investing in Education: Impact of Student Financial Stress on Self-Reported Health
(Journal of Student Financial Aid)
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