Arkansas Offers State Student Loan Agency $80M Line of Credit

Student Loan Girl — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:53:00 GMT

The Arkansas state student loan authority has been tentatively approved for an $80 million loan after an announcement that it may not be able to continue issuing student loans without financial assistance.

The state board of finance, the investment arm of the state treasurer’s office, unanimously approved the line of credit to the Arkansas Student Loan Authority, whose ability to offer student loans has been severely compromised by the nation’s ailing economy, according to an Associated Press article (“Arkansas Offers $80M to Help Student Loan Agency,” April 24, 2008).

At a meeting next month, the five-member board will vote on the final terms and conditions of the loan, which will be issued from state treasury funds that would normally be invested in banks.

Mark Conine, the authority's chief financial officer, told the Associated Press the money would solely be used to issue student loans. The authority issued $70 million in new loans last year.

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Arkansas Offers State Student Loan Agency $80M Line of Credit