34 C.F.R. § 682.409
(c)
(1)
A guaranty agency must assign a loan to the Secretary under this section at the time, in the manner, and with the information and documentation that the Secretary requires. The agency must submit this information and documentation in the form (including magnetic media) and format specified by the Secretary.
(2)
The guaranty agency must execute an assignment to the United States of America of all right, title, and interest in the promissory note or judgment evidencing a loan assigned under this section. If more than one loan is made under an MPN, the assignment of the note only applies to the loan or loans being assigned to the Secretary.
(3)
If the agency does not provide the required information and documentation in the form and format required by the Secretary, the Secretary may, at his option—
(i)
Allow the agency to revise the agency's submission to include the required information and documentation in the specified form and format;
(ii)
In the case of an improperly formatted computer tape, reformat the tape and assess the cost of the activity against the agency;
(iii)
Reorganize the material submitted and assess the cost of that activity against the agency; or
(iv)
Obtain from other agency records and add to the agency's submission any information from the original submission, and assess the cost of that activity against the agency.
(4)
For each loan assigned, the agency shall submit to the Secretary the following documents associated for each loan, assembled in the order listed below:
(i)
The original or a true and exact copy of the promissory note.
(ii)
Any documentation of a judgment entered on the loan.
(iii)
A written assignment of the loan or judgment, unless this assignment is affixed to the promissory note.
(iv)
The loan application, if a separate application was provided to the lender.
(vii)
The record of the lender's disbursement of Stafford and PLUS loan funds to the school for delivery to the borrower.
(viii)
If the MPN or promissory note was signed electronically, the name and location of the entity in possession of the original electronic MPN or promissory note.
(5)
The agency may submit copies of required documents in lieu of originals.
(6)
The Secretary may accept the assignment of a loan without all of the documents listed in
paragraph (c)(4) of this section. If directed to do so, the agency must retain these documents for submission to the Secretary at some future date.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[57 FR 60323, Dec. 18, 1992, as amended at 58 FR 9120, Feb. 19, 1993; 59 FR 33356, June 28, 1994; 60 FR 30788, June 12, 1995; 64 FR 18980, Apr. 16, 1999; 64 FR 58630, Oct. 29, 1999; 64 FR 58963, Nov. 1, 1999; 72 FR 62006, Nov. 1, 2007; 78 FR 65816, Nov. 1, 2013]
Authority
Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1071—1087-2, 1078-6(a)(5).
Source
Source: 57 FR 60323, Dec. 18, 1992, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[57 FR 60323, Dec. 18, 1992, as amended at 58 FR 9120, Feb. 19, 1993; 59 FR 33356, June 28, 1994; 60 FR 30788, June 12, 1995; 64 FR 18980, Apr. 16, 1999; 64 FR 58630, Oct. 29, 1999; 64 FR 58963, Nov. 1, 1999; 72 FR 62006, Nov. 1, 2007; 78 FR 65816, Nov. 1, 2013]