This book presents information on two major federal loan programs: the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program and the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (FDLP). It is designed to provide information on borrower and lender activity, presenting factual and statistical data on the various FFEL program and FDLP loan components that include: (1) Stafford Subsidized; (2) Stafford Unsubsidized; (3) Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS); and (4) the Consolidation Loan Program. Like earlier editions, this Data Book continues to include cumulative loan volume commitment data and loan portfolio data for the FFEL program. Comparable data are presented for the FDLP when available. (Contains 78 tables and 30 figures . ).