<p>I am a staff attorney with the National Consumer Law Center (<a href="http://www.nclc.org%5B/url%5D">www.nclc.org</a>) and Director of NCLC's Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project. We have a new web site with information for student loan borrowers, <a href="http://www.studentloanborrowerassistance.org%5B/url%5D">www.studentloanborrowerassistance.org</a>. This site is mainly for consumers who have already taken out loans and are having problems with repayment.</p>
<p>We also do policy and advocacy work. Among other projects, we are writing a report on private student loans, focusing on some of the abusive terms in these loans. As part of this report, I need to collect as many sample private loan notes as possible. That's where you all come in. I am hoping that borrowers of private loans, both parents and students and co-signers, will be willing to send me copies of your private loan notes. I will keep all identifying information confidential, but if you prefer, you can cross out all identifying information before sending to me. </p>
<p>If you have questions about the project or about our organization, please check out our web site or contact me at <a href="mailto:dloonin@nclc.org">dloonin@nclc.org</a> or 617-542-8010. Please send the documents by e-mail, or fax (617-542-8028) or by regular mail to my attention, Deanne Loonin, National Consumer Law Center, 77 Summer St., 10th Fl., Boston, MA 02110. Thanks very much.</p>