May 2, 2001

Revised - Comprehensive "Cohort Default Rate Guide" from the USDE's Default Management Office

The revised, comprehensive "cohort Default Rate Guide" is a publication from the Department's Default Management office. Default Management worked with representatives of school, guaranty agencies, and other interested parties to ensure that the information it contains is easy to understand and use. Guidance that has previously been provided in separate "Draft" and "Official" "Cohort Default Rate Guides" have been combined and published into this single "Cohort Default Rate Guide". After receiving community comment, the final "Cohort Default Rate Guide" will be sent to schools and guaranty agencies with the release of the FY 1999 official cohort department rates in September, 2001. Thereafter, with the release of each draft and official cohort default rates, the Department will supplement the "Cohort Default Rate Guide" with change pages.

You can access the draft publication in one of two ways:

1. www.ifap.ed.gov
2. Under SFA Library, click on Current Publications by Title
3. Draft SFA Publications for review and comment
4. Cohort Default Rate Guide

OR you can click on the link below and go directly there:
http://www.ifap.ed.gov/draftsfapubs/DraftNewCDR.html