College Aid Services

MAY 12, 2025

Department of Educations Office of Postsecondary Education announced its intention to establish a Negotiated Rulemaking Committee entitled Student Loans and Affordability Committee to prepare proposed regulations for federal student aid programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Without accurate information, many students apply ( or even commit ) to a college or university without complete information on how much it will cost them to attend. With loans, either the award name doesn’t use the term ‘loan,’ or the loan amount gets lumped in with other forms of aid.

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Moneyman

JUNE 12, 2020

The agreement says that schools “…[retain] discretion to determine the amount of each individual emergency financial aid grant consistent with all applicable laws including non-discrimination laws.” The largest issue for students may be SAP. We covered this on the blog on April 26. And this brings us to today.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

After months of uncertainty for borrowers, the Biden administration’s student loan debt cancellation program, which offers $10,000 of relief to those making up to $125,000 and $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients, came before the Supreme Court on Tuesday, in oral arguments that stretched for over an hour past their scheduled time.

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Student Loan Hero

DECEMBER 22, 2022

If you apply early, not only will you meet all the various FAFSA deadlines, but you might also get more financial aid for college. 3 dates to know Since some financial aid is doled out on a first-come, first-served basis, it’s a good idea to submit the FAFSA as soon as you can. Here are the details you should know about….

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 18, 2025

Layoffs on March 11 reduced the department's workforce by about half, which may lead to disruption in federal financial aid, civil-rights investigations, and other programs. Only a select group of wealthy institutions have the financial flexibility to manage such a scenario without likely seeing steep enrollment declines."

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