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The Winds of Change: 10 Steps to Create a Change Management Plan for Your Financial Aid Office
The only constant is change. - Heraclitus of Ephesus Think back to the last time your office had to manage a major procedural change like ...
The Hidden Cost of Title IV Compliance Chaos in Financial Aid Offices (and How to Finally Win!)
Financial aid professionals: What happens when your best staff member walks out the door – taking years of institutional expertise with them? Every financial aid director ...
Negotiated Rulemaking Continues on New Federal Accountability Framework Under OBBBA – Updates on the AHEAD Committee
In response to sweeping statutory changes enacted through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), the U.S. Department of Education (ED or the Department)convened the Accountability ...
Addressing the Return of Federal Taxation on Income-Driven Loan Repayment
Beginning in 2026, many federal student loan borrowers who receive loan forgiveness through Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) plans may again face federal income tax liability on the ...
5 Ways ReggieAI Transforms Title IV Compliance for Financial Aid Professionals
Here's what financial aid compliance looks like right now for some: Every answer requires a 15-minute research loop. Audit preparation consumes 200+ hours in crisis mode. ...
Introducing ReggieAI: Your Breakthrough Title IV Compliance Agent
"Sarah, can you help me real quick?" It's 10:47 AM on a Tuesday, and that's the fourth time this morning someone has asked Financial Aid Director ...
Purpose Built AI Compliance Agent Set to Streamline Title IV Operations in 2026 and Beyond
February 6, 2026 – The Higher Education Assistance Group, Inc. (HEAG), the nation's leading financial aid compliance consulting firm, today announced the launch of ReggieAI, the ...
Financial Aid Compliance Challenges: Why Professionals Are Drowning (And the Breakthrough Solution Coming Soon)
A Financial Aid Director sits at her desk with three browser tabs open - FSA Handbook, last month's Dear Colleague Letter, and a NASFAA forum thread. ...
How to Make the Case for the Virtual Financial Aid Office
In March of 2020 the world stopped for COVID-19, and we were all sent home to work. With varying levels of success, higher education institutions transitioned ...
Preparing Students to Navigate Private Student Loan Decisions
As provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill begin to take effect, colleges and universities are navigating a shifting student lending landscape that is already influencing ...