We are extremely sorry to announce that Student Marketmeasure will not be able to produce new student loan reports, as previously anticipated.
This spring, we were assured by a knowledgeable source at the Department of Education that data from the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) was once again available through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
On April 30, 2009, we submitted a FOIA request for a data extract from the NSLDS for Fiscal Years 2007 and 2008. We have not heard from the Department since they electronically acknowledged their receipt of our request. However, we heard last week that a state Guarantee Agency, which made a similar request, has had their request denied again, for the same reasons our requests were denied in 2007. We have to assume that we will also receive a letter of denial in the near future.
We sincerely apologize for raising the hopes of our many loyal subscribers. We will certainly contact you if there is anything new to report.
Joel Margolis & John B. Lee
Student Marketmeasure, Inc.
6900 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 606
Bethesda, MD 20815
301-654-5154
jbl@jblassoc.com