NELA® is a not-for-profit student loan guarantor that administers loans issued under the Federal Family Education Loan Program, primarily for students and parents in the Pacific Northwest. NELA is an affiliate of USA Funds®. Select from the following options for service:
Student- and parent-borrower contacts
- For information about your education loan account(s), call NELA’s service provider, Navient (formerly Sallie Mae), toll-free at (888) 272-5543.
- If you are in default on your education loan(s), call NELA’s service provider, Navient (formerly Sallie Mae), toll-free at (800) 331-2314.
- If you have rehabilitated, or are in the process of rehabilitating, a default loan, we offer resources to help you stay on track.
Education-lender contacts
- For information or questions about loans guaranteed by NELA, call NELA’s service provider, Navient (formerly Sallie Mae), send an email to lender-relations-in@navient.com.
- For information about lender claims, call our claim review staff at (317) 578-6937.
Financial-aid administrator contacts
- For information about loans guaranteed by NELA, call our service provider, Navient (formerly Sallie Mae), at (888) 272-4665.
- For information about USA Funds products, services and programs, call (800) 766-0084 or send us your request.
Students and parents planning for college
- Visit the College Planning Resource section of the USA Funds website for assistance in planning and paying for a college education.
- Colleges, universities and nonprofit college planning organizations in Washington state, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska may order quantities of our Paying for College guide for the Pacific Northwest, Make the College Connect.
Mentor 2 College graduates
- If you are a 2012 or 2013 Mentor 2 College graduate and have a question about your scholarship, please contact us at nelascholars@usafunds.org
Other Inquiries
- Send us an email at nela@nela.net.
- Call us at (800) 562-3001.