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Tax Return Matrix released for upcoming verification season
November 24, 2020
The holidays are just beginning, but the Department of Education already released a gift to help financial aid professionals in the upcoming verification season.
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Training on new tool to calculate CARES Act R2T4
November 24, 2020
Financial aid professionals have faced many challenges during the pandemic - one of those being calculating R2T4 under the CARES Act.
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2021-2022 College Financing Plan improved for graduate and professional students
November 12, 2020
Graduate and professional students could find some additional help in the future as they plan for the costs of an advanced degree.
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Updated list of "Ability to Benefit" tests published in the Federal Register
November 12, 2020
If a student wants to benefit from postsecondary education, they must first prove their ability to benefit.
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Making it easier to ask for forgiveness for public service loans
October 29, 2020
In this complicated world, it's nice when things get a little easier.
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Veteran's Day process and customer service hours posted by Department of Education
October 29, 2020
Most federal offices will close and operations shut down on November 11 in observance of the Veteran's Day federal holiday.
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Answers to your questions about returning Title IV funds under COVID
October 15, 2020
If you are among the many professionals with questions about how to follow regulations under COVID-19, the Department of Education has added some more answers to your questions to the FAQ on its website.
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Mapping Your Future third-party servicer reminders
October 15, 2020
Completing forms and paperwork is a necessary part of a financial aid administrators job.
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Register now for the all-online FSA Conference
October 15, 2020
There won't be that mad scramble for a hotel room this year as we plan for the FSA Conference.
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Borrowers reminded about COVID-19 relief via email
October 01, 2020
The Department of Education reminded all federal student loan borrowers last month via email that relief measures in place because of the pandemic have been extended until the end of the year.
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Deadline nearing to apply for participation in campus-based programs
October 01, 2020
The application deadline to participate in the 2021-22 campus-based financial aid programs is now more than a month away with the Department of Education extending the deadline to November 2.
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Department announced online and virtual workshop training, but space is limited
October 01, 2020
If the pandemic and the resulting cancellation of in-person training has left you behind on your training in the fundamentals of financial aid administration, now is your chance to catch up.
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Guidance released to help schools prepare for 2021-22 verification
October 01, 2020
Financial aid offices can now prepare for the 2021-22 FAFSA verification season with the release of some suggested text last week by the Department of Education.
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Department of Education releases documents in preparation for 2021-22 FAFSA
September 17, 2020
It's starting to look a lot like FAFSA season.
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Department of Education releases test files to prepare for 2021-22
September 17, 2020
In another sign that 2020 is on the way out, the Department of Education has announced the materials to help institutions get ready for the 2021-22 application cycle.
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Federal financial aid website outages planned for the upcoming weekend
September 17, 2020
The Department of Education's planned website outages this weekend should not cause too much inconvenience for financial aid professionals.