Welcome to the National Student Loan Program
Who we are and what we do:
- A top 10 national student loan guaranty agency with a strong, midwestern work ethic and dedication to service.
- A private, non-profit guaranty agency with freedom from bureaucracy, which allows us to cut through red tape and act on our partners' best interests.
- Assist students and families with higher education access and choice by providing loan guarantee and student loan related services to the financial aid community and student loan industry.
We're big enough to offer full service guarantees and innovative products, yet small enough to respond to your individual needs.
Why schools and lenders choose
NSLP
Here are some of the reasons why schools and lenders across the nation choose to partner with NSLP:
Personal customer
service
Free, innovative,
time-saving products
Free
support and technical assistance for our products
Student loan program
updates
Student
loan delinquency and default prevention initiatives
Efficient
and timely claim payment for lenders
Experience and
leadership
Financial strength
- Just a phone call or e-mail away at 800-735-8778, ext. 6300 or nslpcs@nslp.org.
- Knowledgeable and experienced people to immediately answer your questions.
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"We rarely
have to call NSLP because they do things right the first
time." Catherine
King-Todd, Director of Financial Aid |
Free, innovative,
time-saving products
You can significantly reduce the time you spend processing student
loans with our dependable, same-day guarantee and innovative and
time-saving products.
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EASI-AppTM eliminates paperwork for you and your students with an online student loan application. You can spend time helping students instead of shuffling papers. |
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Blanket guaranty helps lenders and schools streamline and accelerate delivery of loan funds to students. It's an innovation that makes same-day delivery of loan funds a routine event. NSLP is the country's most experienced guaranty agency with this successful program. |
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ELITETM, our internet-based loan application software, speeds the electronic transfer of data and funds for schools and lenders. |
Whether you use one or all of these free tools, the end result is the same---more loans in less time. For more information, call NSLP Business Development at 800-735-8778, ext. 6618.
Free support and technical assistance for our products
- NSLP can interface our electronic products with the products you use.
- We support the use of CommonLine standards for electronic loan transmission.
- We provide free, on-site demonstration; installation; and training for our electronic products and free, on-going technical assistance.
- We meet with schools and lenders to determine how we can improve our electronic products and monitor student loan industry developments to quickly implement enhancements that improve electronic student loan delivery.
- Free on-site and webcast training.
- Easily-accessible publications to make sure you have the latest tools to provide loans to students.
- Newsbriefs provides you with fast-breaking news on student loan program changes.
- Common Manual to help simplify student loan policy.
Student loan delinquency and
default prevention initiatives
Our default prevention efforts result in a consistent
default aversion rate of over 90 percent. How?
- Repayment assistance that helps borrowers understand their loan repayment options, rights and responsibilities, and how to prevent default.
- Delinquency and default prevention programs developed with individual school needs in mind.
- Online entrance and exit counseling and repayment counseling materials for students.
- Debt awareness activities for students on campus.
- A delinquency prevention program that focuses on students who withdraw or drop out.
Efficient and timely claim payment for
lenders
We minimize claim returns by contacting you quickly by
phone, fax, or e-mail if we need more information to review a
student loan default claim. We keep your claim filing costs low by
requiring a minimum number of documents. And we pay your claims on
time---most earlier than federal requirements.
Experience and
leadership
NSLP has guaranteed student loans since
1986, and our staff boasts an average tenure of over 10 years,
which means they have the knowledge and experience to immediately
answer your questions. They are also actively involved in national
initiatives such as ELM Resources, National Student Clearinghouse,
Postsecondary Electronic Standards Council, and CommonLine --
involvement that helps NSLP streamline student loan processing for
schools and lenders.
Financial strength
We've had consistent, increasing growth in our student loan
volume and asset base, and NSLP is among the top ten guaranty
agencies in the country. You can request a copy of NSLP's latest financial
statements online.
Discover how you can benefit from working with NSLP. Contact us to find out more about our free products and services, or view a copy of our Company Overview (password protected, contact your Regional Director for access).



