Code of Ethics

We are members of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators ("NASFAA"), the Southwestern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and the Louisiana Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.

All of our actions are bound by NASFAA's Statement of Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct for Institutional Financial Aid Professionals. This updated statement was released by NASFAA on May 31, 2007.

Recent media reports have highlighted allegations of an array of problems in the student loan industry. Many families do choose to utilize federal and private, alternative loans to help with the cost of financing post-secondary education. Most of the problems highlighted in the media concern private, rather than federal student loans.
 
Staff in the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid have always attempted to act in the best interest of our students and their families. In response to mandates outlined in the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, we have adopted a Code of Conduct to define our relationship with student loan providers.The following links are provided to supplement information for families concerned about this story:

Responsible borrowing

We have links to a number of online financial literacy resources to help students learn how to become responsible borrowers. For more information check the Financial Literacy sections for undergraduates, graduate and professional students and young alumni. 

For more Information

Families can find more detailed information on the loan application process in the  Loans section on our web site for Undergraduate students, Graduate and Professional students, Evening students and Law students .
 

A nonprofit membership organization that represents more than 20,000 financial aid professionals at nearly 3,000 colleges, universities and career schools across the country.

 

 

Updated November 19, 2009