Pell Grants and federal student loans will still be processed. However, the speed of new FAFSA applications may slow down due ...

The federal government shutdown has caused California students and families to face a more complicated financial aid process, ...

Completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is a crucial first step in getting financial aid to pay for your college education. After you submit the FAFSA, there is a chance you’ll ...

Every year, the U.S. Department of Education selects a percentage of financial aid applicants for a review of their financial aid information. This process of review is known as verification. MSU. The ...

Juan Santacurz, 17, helps Ariana Alvarez, 17, get into college application web site as they and other students in Laurie Kornblau's College Summit class at Sylmar High School helped each other write ...

Starting with the 2025-26 aid year, students (and parents) will upload and electronically sign verification documents using the new verification documents platform. Students and parents must create an ...

The US Department of Education selects certain FAFSA files for a review process called verification. If your FAFSA is selected for verification, the SUNY Cortland Financial Aid Office is required to ...

Student loan borrowers under the Trump administration will encounter pivotal shifts in 2026, including potential rollbacks to ...

As families file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid — making sure to get it in before state and institutional deadlines in February and March — they shouldn’t forget about one important, ...

The Department of Education will extend waivers for certain verification requirements on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Had the department not extended the waivers, more than 100,000 ...

FAFSA verification is a process required by the U.S. Department of Education to confirm the accuracy of information provided on your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Through this ...