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Move Over EFC, Here comes SAI (in 2024/2025)
Change is hard and we’ve endured a lot of change over the last few years! Get ready for another biggie coming in the 2024/2025 award year. ...
FAFSA® Simplification: Protecting FTI — Institutional Responsibility
In our June blog, we discussed how the process of obtaining federal income tax information will be changing for the 2024-2025 award year. In summary, the ...
Student Loan Repayment Assistance Programs – Another Tool to Assist with Repayment Counseling
The recent Supreme Court decision blocking the Biden Administration’s Student Loan Forgiveness plan has forced many financial aid advisors to pivot their messaging in assisting students ...
The Transformative Benefits of a Remote Financial Aid Team
In today's world, advances in digital technology are reshaping business models and redefining traditional roles across industries. Among the myriad sectors affected, the education industry is ...
What We Forgot About Student Loan Forgiveness and Other Relief Programs
With the Biden administration’s sweeping loan forgiveness program in front of the Supreme Court and the now three-year student loan repayment pause coming to end either ...
5 Reasons to Start Your FISAP Today
The online Fiscal Operations Report for 2022–23 and Application to Participate for 2024–25 (FISAP) will be available on the Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) website on ...
New Department of Education Guidance Sheds Light on Housing Insecurity Needs Among College Students
Recent guidance from the Department of Education on the FAFSA Simplification changes has shed new light on the problem of basic-needs insecurity among college students in ...
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence: Transforming the Future of Financial Aid
Since I built my first computer at fifteen, technology has fascinated me. Instead of running in the other direction, I’ve always sought to embrace it and ...
FAFSA® Simplification: Access and Use of Federal Tax Information Questions and Answers
The access and use of federal tax information (FTI) under the FAFSA® Simplification program (to be fully implemented for the 2024-2025 award year) has been in ...
Student Loan Repayment Support
With the Supreme Court scheduled to issue a verdict on President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan in the coming days, a final date may finally be ...