Tougher Rules on Loans May Hurt American Students Looking to Study Abroad

By Karin Fischer

Changes in federal student-loan regulations could make it difficult for students from the United States to use their aid when studying abroad.

Tougher U.S. reporting requirements have already led some Australian universities to shut their doors to any American students receiving federal aid, and the new rules could boot British institutions that lack degree-granting authority from the student-loan program.

Foreign-university officials say the U.S. Department of Education is