Department of Education

By Marlene Seeklander A flexibility that allowed students and their family members without a Social Security number to complete the 2024-25 FAFSA will be extended to the 2025-26 FAFSA. In a July 30 Electronic Announcement, the Department of Education (ED) said it will extend this flexibility to continue temporarily enabling FAFSA applicants and other contributors without […]

By Marlene Seeklander With the 2024-25 FAFSA work still underway, an important guide for 2025-26 is now available for financial aid professionals. In an August 13 Electronic Announcement, the Department of Education said the 2025–26 Student Aid Index (SAI) and Pell Grant Eligibility Guide includes information on methodology for determining eligibility for federal student aid, and

By Marlene Seeklander Participants can now start reviewing the FSA Training Conference session information and descriptions before registration opens in October. The Department of Education announced that program information is available for the 2024 virtual Federal Student Aid Training Conference, which will be held December 3-6. Before registration opens in October, financial aid professionals can review

By Marlene Seeklander Financial aid professionals have another deadline to add to an already busy fall calendar and issues that would have impeded meeting the deadline have been resolved. The Department of Education last week updated an August 5 Electronic Announcement about sending draft Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) Completers List. The list identifies

By Marlene Seeklander It may be hard to comprehend why they would opt out, but student loan borrowers can do just that under a recently announced student loan debt relief program. Under the program, borrowers who, for whatever reason, don’t want to be considered for debt relief must opt out by August 30. In an August

By Marlene Seeklander In the midst of processing FAFSAs and making corrections, schools are facing a couple of important deadlines early this fall. Both the Gainful Employment/Financial Value Transparency report and the FISAP are due on October 1. In a July 31 Electronic Announcement, the Department of Education reminded schools about the availability of the 2025-26

By Marlene Seeklander Ongoing training is something that just comes with the territory of being a financial aid administrator. To that end, Federal Student Aid (FSA) announced on August 5 newly redesigned and updated offerings in the FSA Training Center Learning Tracks, including an updated FSA Basic Training for New Staff. Since the Learning Tracks are