If you have already received your financial aid award letter and accepted a student or parent loan, your next step is to complete Loans by Web.

To make this a smooth process, please keep these few things in mind as you begin.

• You can only receive a loan by completing an application through TG Loans By Web. If you do not have access to a computer with an Internet connection, contact TG. Refer to TG’s contact information below.
• Be prepared to provide the name, address, and phone number of two references.
• Provide a valid email address, to ensure prompt delivery of your loan information.
• You have the option to electronically sign (E-Sign) a Master Promissory Note (MPN) with certain lenders. To do so, obtain a Department of Education personal identification number, or PIN, at www.pin.ed.gov.
• Do not send signed MPNs to the school. The school is notified of your loan electronically.

Understand that TG communicates important loan processing information via email. Promptly read and act upon e-mails from TG (Texas Guaranteed) and TG Customer Assistance -- .

Instructions for Students

1. Open your Web browser and go to TG Loans By Web at https://lbw.tgslc.org.
2. Select “I am an Undergraduate Student Borrower”.
3. Log in using your Social Security Number and Date of Birth.
4. Click Complete a loan award. The Complete Your Loan Award screen appears.
5. Select Option 1. Texas College has instructed you to initiate a loan request. Select “Begin”.
6. If electronic entrance counseling is required by your school, the Entrance Counseling page appears.  Follow the prompts on the screen, and then continue with the TG Loans By Web process.
7. The Complete Your Loan Award page lists the steps to request a loan:  Personal Information, References, Lender Selection, and Loan Award Information.
8. Type in your Personal Information.  Click Next.
9. Type in the contact information for two References.  Click Next.
10. Click Select Lender.  Your school’s preferred lender list appears. Lenders that accept electronic signature’s for loans are preceded by an asterisk.  Select a lender. Click Next. Please note: you are not required to select the lenders on this list. You make select your own.
11. Review your Loan Award Information.  Fill in the necessary fields, including Stafford/Parent Requested Loan Amount, Loan Period Begin and End dates, etc.  Click Submit.
12. Verify the information on the Please Verify… screen. Click Send Request to submit the request.
13. Follow the instructions on the Results… screen.  If you selected an E-Sign lender, click on the link(s) provided, to sign your Master Promissory Note (MPN).
14. If you did not E-Sign for the loan, your MPN will be mailed to you. Mail the signed and dated MPN back to the lender, or check your lender’s Web site to see if they have electronic signature capabilities available there.

    Click Back to create another loan request. Click Logout if you are done.

Please Note: Your loan request is not complete until you “Congratulations your loan is guaranteed”.

Instructions for Parents:

1. Open your Web browser and go to TG Loans By Web at https://lbw.tgslc.org.
2. Select whichever radio button is applicable to you:   “I am a Parent Borrower.”
3. Log in using your Social Security Number and Date of Birth.
4. Click Complete a loan award. The Complete Your Loan Award screen appears.
5. Enter Student Social Security Number and Date of Birth. Select Option 1.
6. The Complete Your Loan Award page lists the steps to request a loan:  Personal Information, References, Lender Selection, and Loan Award Information.
7. Type in your Personal Information.  Click Next.
8. Type in the contact information for two References.  Click Next.
9. Click Select Lender.  Your school’s preferred lender list appears. Lenders that accept electronic signature’s for loans are preceded by an asterisk.  Select a lender. Click Next.
10. Review your Loan Award Information.  Fill in the necessary fields, including Stafford/Parent Requested Loan Amount, Loan Period Begin and End dates, etc. Click Submit.
11. Your loan request may be routed to the lender to obtain a credit approval. Select the hyperlink Online Credit Status to retrieve the results of your credit request.  Depending  on the lender you selected, processing times vary and your results may not be available immediately.  Please bookmark the lender Web site and refer back to it later. Verify the information on the Please Verify… screen. Click Send Request to submit the request.
12. Follow the instructions on the Results… screen.  If you selected an E-Sign lender, click on the link(s) provided, to sign your Master Promissory Note (MPN). If you did not E-Sign for the loan, your MPN will be mailed to you. Mail the signed and dated MPN back to the lender, or check your lender’s Web site to see if they have electronic signature capabilities available there.
13. You will be notified by your  ender of the approval or denial of Parent PLUS  Loan.
14. Click Back to create another loan request. Click Logout if you are done.

Please Note: Your loan request is not complete until you see, “Congratulations your loan is guaranteed”.

If you need assistance in completing Loans by Web you may contact TG Customer Assistance at (800) 845-6267 * E-mail: or the Texas College Financial Aid Office at (903) 593-8311 ext. 2210 or .