### Question
What is the definition of third party servicer?


### Answer
The definition of **third party servicer** is as follows in *20 U.S.C. § 1088*:

> any individual, or any State, or private, profit or nonprofit organization which enters into a contract with—


(1) any eligible institution of higher education to administer, through either manual or automated processing, any aspect of such institution's student assistance programs under this subchapter and part C of subchapter I of chapter 34 of title 42

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 1088*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 28-HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE > SUBCHAPTER IV-STUDENT ASSISTANCE > Part F-General Provisions Relating to Student Assistance Programs**

