This booklet focuses on private student lending. Information regarding federal student loans is included as industry background, for historical context, and to highlight differences between federal student loans and private student loans. This booklet discusses how banks may legally and prudently engage in private student lending and the risks inherent in such lending; provides information on unique aspects of private student loans and industry practices; and includes private student lending product information, the processes involved in lending and risk management functions, and regulatory expectations for safe and sound operations.The booklet provides additional notes on guaranteed rehabilitated student loans, a pool of loans that a small number of OCC-regulated community and midsize banks have shown interest in and have added to their balance sheets.