ALERT: [Rule] Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Progr... — ED Rules
To our higher-education compliance colleagues:
> Operational impact: What: Final rule — Effective: 2026-07-01 — CFR: 34 CFR Part 674; 34 CFR Part 682; 34 CFR Part 685
> _Operational areas this touches (from CFR citation): Direct Loan Program (COD Origination); FFEL Program (Guaranty Agency / Legacy Loans); Federal Perkins Loan Program_
> _Vendor relevance: DL origination in COD, entrance counseling, MPN management, disbursement timing, and repayment processing in NSLDS.; FFEL origination, guaranty agency interactions (AES, Nelnet, Great Lakes), claims, and rehabilitation. Mostly legacy; new origination is Direct.; Perkins revolving fund management, campus-based lending, repayment and cancellation in NSLDS._
What Happened
The Secretary amends the regulations for the Federal student loan programs authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended (the title IV, HEA programs) to implement the statutory changes to the title IV, HEA programs included in Public Law 119-21, the Working Families Tax Cuts Act signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025.
Details from Document
- Document type: Rule — Final rule.
- Effective date: 2026-07-01
- CFR citations: 34 CFR Part 674; 34 CFR Part 682; 34 CFR Part 685
- RIN: 1840-AD98
- Docket ID: Docket ID ED-2025-OPE-0944
- Dates as stated: This final rule is effective on July 1, 2026.
Source: Federal Register 2026-08556
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📄 [Rule] Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations
Final rule · Effective 2026-07-01
CFR: 34 CFR Part 674; 34 CFR Part 682; 34 CFR Part 685
Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/01/2026-08556/reimagining-and-improving-student-education-federal-student-loan-program-final-regulations
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Who It Affects
Organization(s) named in this advisory: programs inc.
Source
[[Rule] Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/01/2026-08556/reimagining-and-improving-student-education-federal-student-loan-program-final-regulations)
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