UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 30, 2006

Collegiate Funding Services, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	000-50846	04-3649118
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

10304 Spotsylvania Avenue
Suite 100
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22408

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (540) 374-1600

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Item 8.01 Other Events
	Item 9.01. Exhibits
Signature
Exhibit Index
EX-99.1: PRESS RELEASE

Item 8.01 Other Events

     On January 30, 2006, Collegiate Funding Services, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it will hold a special meeting of the stockholders on Tuesday, February 28, 2006, for the purpose of adopting the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 14, 2005, among JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Cannon Acquisition Corporation and the Company.

     A copy of the press release issued by the Company on January 30, 2006 announcing the date of the special meeting is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Forward-Looking Statements

     This news release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These “forward-looking statements” may include, but are not limited to, information contained herein relating to the proposed merger and the contingencies and uncertainties of Collegiate Funding Services and to which Collegiate Funding Services may be subject, as well as other statements including words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “will,” “should,” “may,” and other similar expressions. Such statements are made based upon management’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future events and their potential effects on the company.

     Among the key factors that may have a direct bearing on the company’s operating results, performance or financial condition are the failure to obtain shareholder or regulatory approval for the merger; adverse regulatory conditions imposed in connection with governmental approvals of the merger; changes in terms, regulations and laws affecting student loans and the educational credit marketplace; and changes in general economic conditions. Important factors that could cause the company’s actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements the company makes in this release are set forth in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2005. The company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements which may be made to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events unless the company has an obligation to do so under the federal securities laws.

Important Legal Information

     Before making any voting or investment decision, Collegiate Funding Services’ stockholders are urged to read the definitive proxy statement completely as it contains important information regarding the proposed transaction. The definitive proxy statement will be available at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website, www.sec.gov, and stockholders will also be able to obtain additional copies of the definitive proxy statement by directing their requests to Collegiate Funding Services, Inc., 10304 Spotsylvania Avenue, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22408, Attention: Investor Relations.

     Collegiate Funding Services and its directors and officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from its stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. Information concerning the interests of the Collegiate Funding Services’ participants in the solicitation is set forth in Collegiate Funding Services’ proxy statements and Annual Reports on Form 10-K, previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and in the definitive proxy statement relating to the acquisition.

Item 9.01. Exhibits

(c) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Exhibit Description
99.1	Press Release, dated January 30, 2006, of Collegiate Funding Services, Inc.

Signature

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of l934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	COLLEGIATE FUNDING SERVICES, INC.
	(Registrant)
Date: January 30, 2006	By:	/s/ Kevin A. Landgraver
	Name:	Kevin A. Landgraver
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated January 30, 2006, of Collegiate Funding Services, Inc.