Debt collectors work with universities, colleges and private lenders to collect student loans. For education loans backed by the federal government, the U.S. Department of Education has a clearly-defined collection program that uses private collection agencies. Recent changes in federal law will shift all previously federally backed loans to direct loans from the federal government, cutting private lenders out of the equation.

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Pioneer and Conserve Hold Down Top Spots in ED Contract for January

25 February 2008

Credit Crunch Hits State Education Loans; Michigan Suspends Program

20 February 2008

Sallie Mae to Grow ARM Unit Overseas as Promotions are Announced

15 February 2008

Up Front Costs Limit ED Contract Players

14 February 2008

Student Loan Market Enticing but Competition is Fierce

14 February 2008

Sallie Mae Posts Big Gains in ARM Revenue for Quarter and Year

25 January 2008

Select ED Collectors Will Face Data Security Audit

24 January 2008

Could the Department of Education Teach the IRS About Collections?

23 January 2008

ED Update: 2008 Contract Stakes are Higher

23 January 2008

Sallie Mae to Cut 350 Jobs, with More Possibly Coming

22 January 2008

ED Snapshot: A Small Firm Prepares for the Big Time

22 January 2008

Live from ED: Contract a 'Different Kind of Collections'

22 January 2008

ED Collector ACT Outgrows Small Biz Slot

18 January 2008

Agencies Collect $3 Billion on ED Contract

17 January 2008

Pioneer and ACT Top ED Performers for Fourth Quarter

15 January 2008

Size of ED Portfolio Drawing Interest in Collector Conference

14 January 2008

Small Business Slots on ED Contract Up For Grabs

9 January 2008

Sallie Mae’s Shift in Focus

7 January 2008

Dept. of Ed. Gears Up for Collection Contract Conference

4 January 2008

Allied Interstate Top Dept of Ed Collector in November

3 January 2008