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Christmas and New Year’s holiday hours for Federal Student Aid and Mapping Your Future

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By Marlene Seeklander Hopefully, your holiday list doesn’t include working on Christmas or New Year’s day, but if you do, be aware that some Federal Student Aid offices are taking a break or will have modified hours. Federal Student Aid (FSA) announced that their federal offices and Federal Student Aid processors and contact centers will be […]

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FAFSA Call Center extended hours available

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By Marlene Seeklander Students and families needing FAFSA assistance now have more opportunities available to contact the FAFSA Call Center. The FAFSA Call Center is offering expanded hours, including evenings and weekends, which started November 22 and extend through March 2, 2025. In addition, English and Spanish speaking agents are available, as well as interpretation services in

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2024 Virtual FSA Conference Post-Event Resources

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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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Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment resource page available

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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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2025 Data Provider Schedules for Perkins Loan Reporting to NSLDS available

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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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Microlearning courses on the FAFSA Partner Portal available

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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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Update on 2025-26 FAFSA Paper Form processing and 2024-25 FAFSA Paper Form

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By Marlene Seeklander The Department of Education continues to roll out the 2025-26 FAFSA processing. The Department announced that as of November 24, they have started processing 2025-26 paper applications. Schools can make corrections to paper forms via the FAFSA Partner Portal and student corrections to paper forms will be available in early 2025. Updates to

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2024-2025 FSA Assessments now available

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By Marlene Seeklander When it comes to compliance with federal regulations, it’s better to find out about any issues and make corrections before it comes time for an audit. To help financial aid professionals evaluate compliance and make necessary corrections, the Department of Education has announced the release of the 2024-2025 FSA Assessments. FSA Assessments is

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2024 FSA Training Conference Virtual Event Platform now open

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By Marlene Seeklander The countdown is on for the upcoming Virtual FSA Training Conference to be held December 3-6, and you can do some prep work now. Federal Student Aid (FSA) announced that the 2024 Virtual FSA Training Conference Event Platform is now available for registered participants to log in and build a schedule, view speaker

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Final 2025-26 forms available at StudentAid.gov

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By Marlene Seeklander Several final 2025-26 forms are available as a resource to assist schools and students. The Department of Education announced the release of the final 2025-26 FAFSA Form, 2025-26 FAFSA Form for Confined or Incarcerated Individuals, and the 2025-26 FAFSA Submission Summary. 2025-26 FAFSA Form – Individuals needing to access either an English and Spanish PDF

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