Nonprofit and state agency student loan organizations lead financial aid awareness efforts across the country WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Members of the Education Finance Council (EFC), the trade association representing nonprofit and state agency student loan organizations, are honoring Financial Aid Awareness month in February with statewide financial aid awareness campaigns, workshops, events, presentations, videos, scholarship opportunities, and educator training. EFC members are trusted resources in their states for college planning and during the first quarter of each year, they lead the charge to encourage completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Representatives from each member organization participate on the EFC College Success Committee, discussing and developing best practices for student outreach programs.