How to Locate a Lender, Servicer or Guarantor

The National Student Clearinghouse is the best way. The National Student Clearinghouse is a non-profit association founded by the higher education community, streamlines the student record verification process for colleges and universities, students and alumni, lending institutions, employers, and other organizations.

The National Student Clearinghouse maintains a comprehensive electronic registry of student records that provides a single, highly automated point-of-contact for organizations and individuals requiring timely, accurate verification of student enrollment, degree, and loan data.

Today, the National Student Clearinghouse has over 2,700 colleges, representing 91% of the nation's enrollment, participate in the Clearinghouse by providing regular student record updates on all their currently enrolled students. Student loan providers, employers, student credit issuers, student health insurance providers, the federal government and others access the Clearinghouse's registry over 100 million times annually to conduct electronic student record verifications.

Contact Information: You can access the National Student Clearinghouse by their website at www.studentclearinghouse.org. You can also contact them at 703-742-7791 or fax to 701-742-7792 or by mail at: National Student Clearinghouse, 13454 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 300, Herndon, VA 20171.