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2018-19 COD System Peak Processing Reminders
IFAP News - Posted June 18, 2018 In late June 2018, we will begin a peak processing period for the 2018–19 Award Year. To assist schools ...
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Losing Student Loan Watchdog
The CFPB is losing a division that oversaw student loan servicers, debt collectors and predatory lenders for former and current college students. The Office of Students ...
Good News Regarding Student Loans for Those Attending Community College
Have we reached peak student loan borrowing at U.S. community colleges? Borrowing trends are reversing as many states have spent more on students by making community ...
Gainful Employment Electronic Announcement # 116 – Announcement of Applicable GE Compliance Dates
IFAP News - Posted June 18, 2018 Today, in the Federal Register, the Department announced it will allow additional time, until July 1, 2019, for institutions ...
HEAG’s Spring 2018 Newsletter is Here
The HEAG Spring/Summer Newsletter is now available. In this issue: Meet HEAG's New Executive Director - Joanne Dashiell Good News Regarding Student Loans for Those Attending ...
Meet HEAG’s New Executive Director – Joanne Dashiell
The Higher Education Assistance Group, Inc. (HEAG)is pleased to announce that Joanne Dashiell has joined the firm as Executive Director. Joanne has over 15 years of ...
Latest Congressional Updates on Public Student Loan Forgiveness
Student Loan Borrowers in PSLF - take notice A few months ago, we wrote an article about the potential demise of the federal student loan benefit ...
UMass Schools No Longer a Bargain
Analysis of UMass Tuition & Student Debt The statistics continue to get worse for college students, no matter where they end up studying. According to ...
Advocacy Group Asks for Feedback from Community Colleges on PROSPER Act
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), the primary advocacy group for America’s community college system, has headed warnings for its member schools regarding the latest ...
Is your Institution Ready for 2018-19?
Nationwide, institutions are gearing up for the upcoming 2018-2019 awarding season amidst the uncertainty of potentially major changes to the federal government’s student aid programs. As ...