College Aid Services

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Originally scheduled for release in August, Federal Student Aid announced yesterday that batch corrections will not be available for the 2024-25 FAFSA. Update on November 8, 2024: The Department previously indicated that the batch… More » FSA to Roll Out 2024-25 and 2025-26 FAFSA Batch Corrections by Early 2025 (Nov.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

JULY 23, 2024

In March 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), a federal agency overseeing government data collection, released revisions to Statistical Policy Directive No. Figure 1 illustrates how these questions might be posed in federal data collections like sample surveys, the Census, or the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

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College Aid Services

AUGUST 2, 2024

Below is an overview of the Department’s guidance for financial aid offices to address this… More » Resolving Conflicting Information on the 2024-25 FAFSA (August 2024 Update) The post Resolving Conflicting Information on the 2024-25 FAFSA (August 2024 Update) first appeared on College Aid Services.

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College Planners of America

MAY 13, 2023

The 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) integrates major changes in the way students will apply for Federal student aid. Education Department (ED), these changes will help students by enabling a better and simpler FAFSA experience. According to the U.S.

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College Aid Services

JULY 25, 2024

Federal Student Aid has updated the 2024–25 FAFSA Specifications Guide. The volumes contained in this guide contain FAFSA Processing System (FPS) technical and processing information for the 2024–25 award year. What changed?

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College Aid Services

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Financial Aid Offices can now utilize the Application Receipt Date on the 2024-25 paper FAFSA forms to determine a student’s eligibility for late disbursements using a copy of the original paper FAFSA, mailing receipts if there discrepancies.

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College Aid Services

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Federal Student Aid has released volumes of the 2025-26 FAFSA Specifications Guide. The volumes contained in this guide contain FAFSA Processing System (FPS) technical information for the 2025-26 award year and are only available as PDF documents at this time. Update on October 16, 2024: FSA has published Volume 8 – Agency Matches.

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College Aid Services

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Federal Student Aid has released volumes of the 2025-26 FAFSA Specifications Guide. The volumes contained in this guide contain FAFSA Processing System (FPS) technical information for the 2025-26 award year and are only available as PDF documents at this time. Update on October 8, 2024: FSA has published Volume 1 – Summary of Changes.

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College Aid Services

JUNE 18, 2024

FSA has released an electronic announcement to clarify how issues discovered during the 2024-25 FAFSA rollout would be treated in terms of conflicting information and the appropriate steps that Financial Aid offices should take.

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College Aid Services

MARCH 4, 2024

Federal Student Aid has published several important changes regarding the 2024-2025 FAFSA. FSA has replaced the SAI formula that it released on February 27th with its previous iteration due to the passage of the Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024. What changed?

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College Aid Services

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

This announcement provides much needed relief to Financial Aid offices across the country who are already struggling with issues surrounding the the 2024-25 FAFSA. Today, the Department of Education announced that the deadline for Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment Reporting is being extended to January 15, 2025.

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College Aid Services

JULY 22, 2024

The latest electronic announcement outlines 2024-25 federal guidelines to determine when a FAFSA applicant qualifies for independent status as a unaccompanied youth who is homeless, self-supporting, or at risk of being homeless.

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College Aid Services

JULY 31, 2024

The Department of Education announced it will maintain its temporary policies for applications without a SSN to access the 2024-25 FAFSA form until it can resolve the underlying issues with secondary identity verifications.

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College Aid Services

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

In a recent publication, Federal Student Aid released key deadlines for Title IV institutions must submit reports for the 2024-25 academic year.

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College Planners of America

APRIL 28, 2023

Three years ago, Congress enacted long-overdue reforms in the passage of the FAFSA Simplification Act of 2020, which substantially improves Federal student aid process. Education Department ( ED ) was to complete the changes to the FAFSA system mandated by the Act in time for the 2022-23 award year (college admissions cycle).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Department of Education (ED) announced additional steps to facilitate submitting the 2024–25 FAFSA form. Last week, ED announced $50 million in funding for personnel and resources, including technical assistance and support, deployed to support institutions, students and their families with Better FAFSA®. On Monday, the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Trump has brought a sense of uncertainty as 2024 draws to a close. Student debt issues loom, and problems due to the rollout of the 2024-25 FAFSA linger. That over compliance as a residual effect of whats happening in Texas, Tennessee and Florida, is also happening in California. The re-election of President Donald J.

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