Education Finance Partners Teams-Up With TG

Providing Greater Access for More Schools

Education Finance Partners, an innovative private education loan provider, announced that they are working with TG, one of the nation's leading student loan guarantors, to give schools the ability to certify and disburse their private student loans using TG's state-of-the-art technology. Schools working with Education Finance Partners can now certify their private loans through AdvanTG Web(TM), an open, Web-based loan management solution. Schools can also disburse Education Finance Partners Private Loans through TG's EFT, a single CommonLine-compliant, electronic loan disbursement process.

In addition to TG, Education Finance Partners works with a variety of other industry partners to certify and disburse their loans to colleges and universities across the nation.

"Our goal is to provide schools with the choice of processing their private loans in the way that is easiest for them," said Tamera Briones, Education Finance Partners Chief Executive Officer. "Working with TG opens the door to many new school relationships and allows us to significantly expand our footprint," Briones added.

"I look forward to providing The University of Texas at Austin students a new choice for their educational loan options. Education Finance Partners is responding to needs not only of UT Austin students, but by others across the nation: alternatives to federal loans," said Dr. Larry Burt, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Director of the Office of Student Financial Services at UT Austin.

Along with the University of Texas at Austin, TG and Education Finance Partners are already working together to support schools with seamless certification and disbursement transactions.

"We're always excited to work with innovative private loan providers," said Sue McMillin, TG's president and CEO. "TG strives to help families and students realize their educational and career dreams by making the educational experience simpler, more productive, and less threatening -- a goal we're happy to have in common with Education Finance Partners."

About Education Finance Partners:

Based in San Francisco, California, Education Finance Partners, Inc. develops innovative consumer education loan products that bridge the gap between what traditional financial aid provides and the total cost of a higher education. The company's sole focus is providing private student loans, also known as alternative loans, which offer students and families flexible and affordable education financing solutions. More information is available by calling 866-308-1070 or at www.EducationFinancePartner s.com.

About TG:

TG is a public, nonprofit corporation that helps create access to higher education for millions of families and students through its role as an administrator of the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP). Its vision is to be the premier source of information, financing, and assistance to help all families and students realize their educational and career dreams. Additional information about TG can be found online at www.tgslc.org.

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