Early Awareness E-News July 2026Vol. 18 – Issue 7 Federal student loan borrowers to get rate reduction for enrollment in autopay Federal student loan borrowers could save some money on their student loans if they enroll in autopay. Real-Time FAFSA results now available Students completing the FASA will no longer have to wait to view […]
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Tip of the Week It’s been a fireworks show For many of us, the highlight of July 4th is the fireworks show. It’s always been one of my favorite things, especially seeing the night sky light up with the vibrant colors and patterns produced by the fireworks and hearing the “oohs and aahs” of the
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Higher Ed News Vol. 18 – Issue 13 Millions of student loan borrowers in default, totaling billions of dollars More than 9 million borrowers with $220 billion in outstanding federal student loans are in default, according to the latest data available. Department of Education offers guidance on which programs to add to federal report In
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Tip of the Week Achieving the dream; the greatness of financial aid A time to celebrate. Just in time for the nation’s 250th anniversary, the NASFAA conference will be in Washington, D.C., next week and celebrating its own 60th anniversary. The conference, of course, is an important time to get the latest information on the
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Tip of the Week Updated interest rate information available on Mapping Your Future website July is just around the corner and that means student loan borrowers will see slightly higher interest rates starting July 1. To help your students know the upcoming July 1 interest rates, Mapping Your Future staff recently updated several references to
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Higher Ed News Vol. 18 – Issue 12 Best Practices for preventing FAFSA fraud and protecting Title IV funds Financial aid professionals and others on the campus can look to the proven practices of other institutions to help prevent FAFSA fraud and protect federal student aid funds. Federal Need Analysis Methodology for the 2027-28 award
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Schedule of Reductions/Loan Limits webinar today It’s probably safe to say that what sounded like a reasonable idea to some a year ago has left many financial aid professionals with questions. With the implementation of new loan proration and loan limitation regulations just a few weeks away, the industry is trying to determine how to
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Selecting a student loan repayment plan It seems that everyone should know by now. For months, we’ve been hearing about the end of the SAVE Plan and the need for borrowers to choose a new repayment plan. But even many of us working in financial aid have to check the details when someone asks about
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Early Awareness E-News June 2026Vol. 18 – Issue 6 Class of 2026 sets FAFSA completion record The class of 2026 has already done great things by setting an all-time high completion rate for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). 2026-2027 ACT test dates now available Even though summer break just started for many
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Higher Ed News Vol. 18 – Issue 11 Hundreds of thousands of FAFSAs selected for identity verification Financial aid professionals will be busy checking student identity after a few hundred thousand FAFSAs were selected for additional verification. Final regulations on Workforce Pell and other Pell Grant student eligibility published Financial aid administrators now have access
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