By Marlene Seeklander The Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) discharge loan assignment process has resumed. In a July 30 Electronic Announcement, the Department of Education announced that the TPD loan assignment process has now resumed and loan holders such as lenders and guaranty agencies and schools (participating in the Federal Perkins Loan Program and servicing their […]
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By Marlene Seeklander Schools with approved campus-based awards for the 2025-26 award year can now check their award amounts via a report available from the Department of Education. In a July 30 Electronic Announcement, the Department of Education provided information on the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) and Federal Work-Study (FWS) programs for the 2025–26
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By Marlene Seeklander A key component of the FASFA – The Federal School Code List – has been updated by Federal Student Aid (FSA). A recent Electronic Announcement provided information on the most recent 2025–26 Federal School Code (FSC) List of Participating Schools. Students enter these codes on the FAFSA in order for colleges to receive their FAFSA
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By Marlene Seeklander Student loan borrowers enrolled in the SAVE (Saving on a Valuable Education) program will see interest accrual begin once again. SAVE participants were placed in a zero-interest forbearance period but will see that end on July 31 and interest accrual begin on August 1. Loan repayment amounts for the SAVE program borrowers will
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By Marlene Seeklander The StudentAid.gov site will be unavailable August 2-3, 2025. Federal Student Aid announced that they are completing maintenance to the StudentAid.gov site on August 2-3. Beginning on Saturday, August 2 at 5 p.m. (Eastern) until approximately Noon (Eastern) on Sunday, August 3 the site will be unavailable. Users will not be able to log
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By Marlene Seeklander Schools now have a report available to assist them in understanding the delinquency and default risks of their most recent borrowers – something that will be important as cohort default rates potentially rise. In a July 23 Electronic Announcement, the Department of Education announced the availability of the nonpayment rates by institution report, available
By Marlene Seeklander Financial aid administrators will want to make note that certain provisions of the Budget Reconciliation Bill were effective upon enactment. While many of the changes through the Budget Reconciliation Bill are not effective until July 1, 2026, and in subsequent years, some provisions were effective immediately upon enactment of the bill. In a
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By Marlene Seeklander To cut down on potential fraud and streamline processes, the Department of Education outlined instructions for the V4 and V5 verification groups in the latest Federal Register and as an update to an earlier Dear Colleague Letter. In the July 22 Federal Register Notice and July 22 Dear Colleague Letter update, the Department
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By Marlene Seeklander Schools and other entities that want to test their processing system for 2026-27 can use a test data file that is available from Federal Student Aid. Federal Student Aid (FSA) announced the availability of a 2026–27 Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR) test data file that can be used by schools, state agencies, software providers, and other
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By Marlene Seeklander New and experienced financial staff can usually benefit from additional training, especially training that incorporates hands-on activities. Federal Student Aid (FSA) recently highlighted some Learning Tracks that will help financial aid professionals feel more confident in their Title IV skills. Some of the suggested Learning Tracks include: To check out these learning opportunities,
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