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Answers to your questions about returning Title IV funds under COVID
October 15, 2020
If you are among the many professionals with questions about how to follow regulations under COVID-19, the Department of Education has added some more answers to your questions to the FAQ on its website.
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Mapping Your Future third-party servicer reminders
October 15, 2020
Completing forms and paperwork is a necessary part of a financial aid administrators job.
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Register now for the all-online FSA Conference
October 15, 2020
There won't be that mad scramble for a hotel room this year as we plan for the FSA Conference.
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Borrowers reminded about COVID-19 relief via email
October 01, 2020
The Department of Education reminded all federal student loan borrowers last month via email that relief measures in place because of the pandemic have been extended until the end of the year.
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Deadline nearing to apply for participation in campus-based programs
October 01, 2020
The application deadline to participate in the 2021-22 campus-based financial aid programs is now more than a month away with the Department of Education extending the deadline to November 2.
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Department announced online and virtual workshop training, but space is limited
October 01, 2020
If the pandemic and the resulting cancellation of in-person training has left you behind on your training in the fundamentals of financial aid administration, now is your chance to catch up.
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Guidance released to help schools prepare for 2021-22 verification
October 01, 2020
Financial aid offices can now prepare for the 2021-22 FAFSA verification season with the release of some suggested text last week by the Department of Education.
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Department of Education releases documents in preparation for 2021-22 FAFSA
September 17, 2020
It's starting to look a lot like FAFSA season.
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Department of Education releases test files to prepare for 2021-22
September 17, 2020
In another sign that 2020 is on the way out, the Department of Education has announced the materials to help institutions get ready for the 2021-22 application cycle.
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Federal financial aid website outages planned for the upcoming weekend
September 17, 2020
The Department of Education's planned website outages this weekend should not cause too much inconvenience for financial aid professionals.
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2021-22 FAFSA verification information included in Final Rules
September 03, 2020
If you want to get a jump on the 2021-22 FAFSA verification season, you can now get a look at what a school or an applicant may be required to verify.
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Department of Education issues alert
September 03, 2020
The Department of Education recently issued a technology security alert, warning of an active ransomware campaign targeting educational institutions.
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Got questions about Return to Title IV? Get the answers at the FSA Conference
September 03, 2020
Return of Title IV Funds is a subject matter that raises a lot of questions, and the Department of Education is actively soliciting those questions.
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Offices closed on September 7 for Labor Day
September 03, 2020
Maybe because Labor Day falls as late as possible this year, my brain has tried to trick me more than once into believing that it is not September yet.
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Department offers training on new Document Center
August 20, 2020
Since just about everything else has gone online this year, it's reasonable that the Department of Education would now require that statements and audits be submitted online.