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On December 20, 2007, the Common Manual Governing Board approved seven proposals to modify the Common Manual.
Category: General
The changes made in the proposals will be incorporated into the Common Manual with the publication of the next update in 2008.  These proposals modify the following sections of the manual:


Lender Fee
        Section 3.5.A - Federal Origination Fee and Lender Fee


Consolidation Loan Verification Certificates
        Section 15.3.C - Reviewing the Loan Verification Certificate


Student Eligibility Requirements
        Section 5.1.B - Student Eligibility Requirements


Additional Unsubsidized Stafford Eligibility for a Dependent Student
        Section 6.15.D - Additional Unsubsidized Stafford Eligibility for a Dependent Student


Disclosure Requirements
        Section 7.6.A - General and Initial Disclosure Requirements


Overawards
        Section 8.6 - Managing Overawards


Excess Interest Rebates
        Section 10.9.C - Excess Interest Rebates



Copies of the bulletin language for these proposals are available from the Common Manual’s webpage at www.commonmanual.org. The bulletin language is available under the Approved Policies and the Integrated Common Manual can be found under the Common Manual heading.