Reading Time: 3 minutes – At the end of 2022, the U.S. Department of Education published a new 90/10 rule which includes many updates! Today we’ll cover what the 90/10 Rule is, and what changes you will need to know about going forward.
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When scheduling Pell Disbursements, some students, known as crossover students, may have their payment periods span two separate award years (2022-2023 and 2023-2024). Because of this, we’re often asked – which award year does the student start disbursing Pell in?
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What is MFA? MFA stands for Multi-Factor Authentication; this is a layered approach to securing applications and data by requiring users to verify their identity with a combination of two or more credentials.
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Today we are breaking down some of our best practices when processing and calculating R2T4’s. But first, what even is a R2T4?
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What is the Fresh Start Initiative? ED released a Dear Colleague Letter with details of its Fresh Start Initiative which restores Title IV Aid eligibility to students who defaulted on […]
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If you are new to Financial Aid or a student who was just notified by their school that they were selected for Verification, you might be asking yourself WHAT is this? To put Verification in layman’s terms, it is the process of reviewing the information a student provided on their FAFSA.
Reading Time: 4 min read Particularly for institutions with a smaller budget or staff shortage, it can be hard to keep up with changing federal regulations, myriad verifications, funding demands […]
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Establishing title IV financial aid in a new institution or program is complicated: here are some expert tips from FAS to get you trained and started with disbursements.
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Help your students accurately and efficiently complete the 2021-2022 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by the June 30th deadline!
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