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Changes to the IRS Data Retrieval Tool Process for the 2018-19 FAFSA® Form
August 7, 2017 Authors: Craig Munier, Assistant Director, Policy Liaison and Implementation, Federal Student Aid ~ Lisa DiCarlo, Director, Student Experience Group, Federal Student Aid Subject: Changes ...
How Could the Equifax Data Breach Impact Financial Aid
In the last few years, it seems data breaches have been become common place in our country. Back in 2013, giant retailer Target was hacked, affecting ...
Student Loan Servicers, And Then There Was One
There are currently nine servicers to handle all federal student loans, with many being in place since the Affordable Care Act of 2010 which ended ...
Summer Reading
Have you read “Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream” by Joshua Davis? The book came out in ...
HEAG’s Summer Newsletter is Now Online
HEAG's Summer Newsletter is now online. It includes articles for financial aid professionals on: Summer Reading and the Dream Act New Year-Round Pell: How It's Different ...
Congress Seeks Improvement to Financial Aid Process
A bill introduced on July 26, 2017Â by Marc Veasey of Texas seeks to make it easier for students to gain access to the required non-filer statements ...
200+ Financial Aid Articles at your Fingertips
The Higher Education Assistance Group's blog includes more than 200 articles on financial aid topics prepared by the Group's expert financial aid consultants and systems analysts. ...
HEAG Welcomes Two New Consultants
HEAG is pleased to welcome two new consultants to our staff of talented financial aid professionals, Jim Hinkel and Dorothy Gilliard. Jim Hinkel Originally from Philadelphia, ...
Available Now: The 2017-2018 Federal Program Review Guide
Department of Education Releases Updated Federal Program Review Guide The U.S. Department of Education released the 2017-2018 Federal Program Review Guide for financial aid administrators on ...
Audit Season Survival Tips
Surviving audit season. A few helpful tips on how you can survive your upcoming audit. 1. Be Prepared Review the letter from your auditor carefully. If ...