KRS 164A.060: Powers of corporation.

The corporation shall have all of the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and

effectuate the purposes and provisions of this chapter, including, but without limiting the

generality of the foregoing, the following powers:

(1) To make or participate in the making of student loans;

(2) To purchase or participate in the purchase of student loans, which purchase may be

from eligible lenders;

(3) To sell or participate in the sale of student loans, which sale may be to eligible

lenders or to the student loan marketing association;

(4) To collect and pay reasonable fees and charges in connection with making,

purchasing, and servicing or causing to be made, purchased, or serviced student

loans by the corporation, including payment to the guarantee agency for services

performed for the corporation;

(5) To procure insurance in respect of all student loans made or purchased by the

corporation;

(6) To consent whenever it deems it necessary or desirable in the fulfillment of its

corporate purposes to the modificat ion of the rate of interest, time of payment of

any installment of principal or interest or any other terms of any student loan to

which the corporation is a party; provided, that no such consent shall be made or

given if the effect of same would be to obv iate insurance coverage in respect of any

student loan;

(7) To include in any borrowing such amounts as may be deemed necessary by the

corporation to pay financing charges, interest on its obligations for a period not

exceeding two (2) years from their dat e, consulting, advisory and legal fees, and

such other expenses as are necessary or incident to any such borrowing;

(8) To make and publish rules and regulations respecting its lending programs and such

other rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate its corporate purposes;

(9) To make, execute, and effectuate any and all agreements or other documents with

any federal or state agency or any person, corporation, association, partnership, or

other organization or entity and perform other acts neces sary or appropriate to

accomplish effectively the purposes of this chapter;

(10) To accept appropriations, loans, grants, revenue sharing, devises, gifts, bequests and

federal grants, and any other aid from any source whatsoever and to agree to, and to

comply with, conditions incident thereto;

(11) To sue and be sued in its own name and to plead and be impleaded;

(12) To maintain an office in the city of Frankfort, Kentucky, in conjunction with or in

close proximity to the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority and such

other regional offices as may be required;

(13) To adopt an official seal and alter the same at pleasure;

(14) To adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business and

to prescribe rules, regulations, and policies in connection with the performance of

its functions and duties;

(15) To employ fiscal consultants, attorneys, counselors, and such other consultants and

employees as may be required in the judgment of the corporation and to fix and pay

their compensation;

(16) To invest any funds held in reserves or in sinking fund accounts or any moneys not

required for immediate disbursement in obligations guaranteed by the United States

or its agencies and instrumentalities; provided, however, that the return on such

investments shall not be violative of any laws and regulations regarding in vestment

of the proceeds of any federal tax-exempt bond issue;

(17) To issue its bonds and notes for the purpose of carrying out its corporate powers

and duties as set forth in this chapter;

(18) To service and collect educational loans for other lenders, holders, and educational

institutions; and

(19) Except where specifically prohibited by law, to secure data from any other

Commonwealth of Kentucky agency or instrumentality or from any other source in

furtherance of any purposes of the corporation related to any program or function

administered by the corporation.