The nonprofit graduate loan specialist

Financial Aid Administrators

Loan Program Information

 
 

Who is Access Group?

 

Access Group is a nonprofit organization that offers student loan programs specifically designed for graduate and professional programs.

We provide online loan services for school administrators as well as students and families.

Student Loans

 

Federal

  • Federal Stafford Loans (subsidized and unsubsidized)
    Federal Stafford Loans are low cost, federally-guaranteed loans available to students that meet federal student aid eligibility requirements.
    Review annual loan limits
  • Federal Graduate PLUS Loans
    Federal Graduate PLUS Loans are low cost, federally-guaranteed loans available to graduate and professional students to meet the education costs that exceed Stafford Loan limits.
  • Federal Parent PLUS Loans
    Federal Parent PLUS Loans are low cost, federally-guaranteed loans available to parents of undergraduate students. (available from Access Group at selected universities)

View Access Group's Federal Guarantors


Private

Access Group is pleased to offer in-school private loans through our association with CampusDoor.

Loan Features

 

Read more about Loan Features in the Student Loans area of this site.

Electronic Processing

 

  • EFT (via Access Group or a Central Disbursing Agency)
  • CommonLine®
  • ELM
  • Online Certification

Online Services

 

eAccess
Our suite of services for financial aid administrators where you can:

  • Certify and initiate borrower applications
  • Update missing data
  • Look up borrowers' loan status and history
  • Download file and processing copies of student applications
  • Print loan processing reports
  • Print disbursement rosters
  • Change hold and release indicators
    (for federal, EFT schools only)
  • Set up online counseling for your students
  • Download borrower profiles of your students' borrowing history with Access Group.

Contact your account executive to obtain a login.

E-signature
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Entrance/Exit Counseling

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Debt Management Information & Software
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Materials Order Form
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Guarantors
(View PDF chart of Federal Guarantors)

 

  • American Student Assistance (ASA)
  • Connecticut Student Loan Foundation (CSLF)
  • (EDFUND)
  • Educational Credit Management Corporation (ECMC)
  • Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation
  • Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC)
  • Michigan Guaranty Agency
  • National Student Loan Program (NSLP)
  • Northwest Education Loan Association (NELA)
  • New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (NYHESC)
  • Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA)
  • Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation (TSAC)
  • Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation (TG)
  • USA Funds

Professional Development Opportunities

 

Financial Aid Training Workshop
Our annual spring workshops make it easy for you to network with others in the financial aid community and receive updated information on industry issues and our loan programs.

Financial Aid Conference
Access Group’s annual Graduate and Professional
Financial Aid Conference is the leading education and professional development event in graduate student lending.


99% of Financial Aid Administrators that participated in a survey believe Access Group is a reputable and trustworthy company.

2006 Customer Relationship Survey

 
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