Student Loan Veterans Discuss Politics With Financial Aid Administrators

Abstract: Two long-standing student loan industry veterans provided context and predictions about the upcoming election year at the SASFAA annual conference on Monday. With elections approaching, pending landmark Higher Education Act reauthorization legislation, and a student loan financing crunch, National Council on Higher Education Loan Programs (NCHELP) President Brett Lief and Education Finance Council (EFC) President Kathleen Smith gave the audience plenty to think about.

The original article was originally published on 02/20/08 in NASFAA’s Today’s News.