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Auto-fill your FAFSA with IRS Data Retrieval
Starting today, February 1, students and parents who have filed their taxes can pull this information directly into their FAFSA
Continue reading...Public Service Loan Forgiveness? Yes please!
31. January 2012
The Department of Education has recently made improvements to the PSLF process. While the requirements remain the same, they are more clear, and there's a variety of new documentation to help get you through the application process.
Continue reading...Paying for college: What you should know
18. January 2012
Paying for college doesn't have to be stressful, just make sure to utilize all the resources available to you, and you'll be financial aid whizzes in no time!
Continue reading...Check out the FAFSA Help Guide eBook
16. January 2012
It's FAFSA season again, and thanks to FAFSAOnline.com, we're providing students and families with a downloadable FAFSA Help Guide to the online form.
Continue reading...2012-2013 FAFSA: What’s changed?
10. January 2012
The Department of Education has been making great strides in streamlining the often-confusing online FAFSA form. This year, students and parents should find it much easier to navigate through the process, as well as collect the information necessary to file the form.
Continue reading...Releasing your co-signer from your loan
4. January 2012
I recently released my co-signer (my dad) from the burden of being responsible for my student loan payments. A co-signer is responsible for the payment of a student loan if the student who ‘owned the loan’ was unable to make payments, and deferment or forbearance wasn’t an option.
Continue reading...Obama holds roundtable discussion on college affordability
9. December 2011
This past Monday, President Obama held a roundtable to discuss the college affordability crisis. Attendees included Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and a dozen leaders in higher education from college presidents, to nonprofit heads
Continue reading...IRS Data Retrieval Tool for FAFSA
29. November 2011
The IRS data Retrieval tool is a helpful resource for many parents and students filing the FAFSA.
Continue reading...Occupy Movement: Student loan forgiveness or future loan default?
21. November 2011
With tuition at astronomical numbers, and unemployment at a high rate, many students and graduates are unable to repay their loans. Because of this, OSD has a new plan to encourage higher ed reform: refusing loan repayment.
Continue reading...Dept. of Education websites down for scheduled maintenance
14. November 2011
Starting Saturday, November 19th, 2011 some of the major loan servicing websites of the Department of Education will be down for site maintenance and upgrade purposes.
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1. February 2012
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