By Marlene Seeklander While another FSA Conference is in the books, there are some post-event tasks you may want to check off your list. The Department of Education announced that the 2024 Virtual Federal Student Aid Training Conference had over 20,500 registered participants for the four-day conference. Attendees can provide feedback to assist in future planning
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By Marlene Seeklander Having resources in one place is essential for understanding and complying with new regulations. The Department of Education announced a new resource page on the FSA Training Center that provides Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) training materials in one central location. To assist schools in understanding and complying with the FVT/GE regulations
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Tip of the Week Mapping Your Future offers helpful tips on FAFSA completion, StudentAid.gov account creation in new videos Students and parents wanting to know about the FAFSA or who need to create a StudentAid.gov account will want to watch the latest videos from Mapping Your Future. The “2025-26 FAFSA and Financial Aid” presentation and
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By Marlene Seeklander Students and parents wanting to know about the FAFSA or who need to create a StudentAid.gov account will want to watch the latest videos from Mapping Your Future. The “2025-26 FAFSA and Financial Aid” presentation and “Creating a StudentAid.gov Account” (setting up an FSA ID) videos are now available on the Mapping Your
By Marlene Seeklander Ensuring reporting compliance is essential for schools with a Perkins Loan portfolio. The Department of Education announced that the NSLDS 2025 Data Provider Schedules for Perkins Loan Reporting are now available on the NSLDS Professional Access website for Perkins schools and their third-party servicers. Perkins schools will want to view the updated schedules to
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By Marlene Seeklander Colleges often have priority deadlines for the FAFSA to help determine who to consider for certain financial aid programs. Please note: Some institutions may adjust their priority deadlines for 2025-26 due to the delay in the release of the FAFSA. If you have a question about priority deadlines or a suggestion for this
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By Marlene Seeklander Both new and experienced financial aid professionals will benefit from two new courses offered by the Federal Student Aid (FSA) Training Center. The two new microlearning courses on the FAFSA Partner Portal (FPP) include: FPP Overview and Applicant View – This includes a general overview of the FAFSA Partner Portal to help
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By Marlene Seeklander Students and parents wanting to know about the FAFSA will want to watch the latest video from Mapping Your Future. The 2025-26 FAFSA and Financial Aid presentation is now available on the Mapping Your Future YouTube channel. In the presentation, Cathy Mueller, Executive Director of Mapping Your Future, presents a high-level overview of
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By Catherine Mueller Even though we all know our own name and other personal information very well, we can’t help but sometimes enter a typo or other mistake on a form. When students or parents are completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the first part of the form contains personal identifiers. Students and
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By Catherine Mueller With the recent changes and improvements to the FAFSA, most students and parents are able to complete it quickly and easily. However, there is one part of the FAFSA which can be somewhat challenging for many students and parents to complete and that is the asset section. To help students and parents understand
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