This week on "Off The Cuff," Maria is joined by Jill and Sarah to discuss the new cohort default rate (CDR) released by the Department of Education (ED) last week. Jill explains what this CDR means in ...

The Department of Education (ED) on Thursday announced an extension on the 2026 financial value transparency and gainful employment (FVT/GE) reporting deadline for institutions, with a new deadline of ...

The annual active confirmation process, requiring financial aid administrators to verify their user access to Federal Student Aid (FSA) systems and Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG) mailboxes, began ...

The court overseeing the nurse practitioner (NP) and physician associate (PA) groups' (plaintiffs) lawsuit against the Department of Education (ED), challenging ED’s definition of a professional ...

Prior to the start of fiscal year (FY) 2027, the Trump administration put forward a “rescission package” partially targeting some funds for the Department of Education (ED), a move that could ...

"Congress is moving to make permanent a federal crackdown on 'ghost students,' and critics warn it could block real students from aid," Investopedia reports.

Congressional Democrats last week reintroduced legislation that aims to make the first two years of community college tuition-free for eligible students through a federal-state partnership.

The Journal of Student Financial Aid (JSFA), the scholarly, peer-reviewed outlet previously maintained by NASFAA, has moved hands. First published in 1971 under the direction of Stanford University's ...

The Department of Education (ED), in collaboration with the Treasury Department, announced on Wednesday a new online portal to support borrowers who have defaulted on their federal student loans and ...

The Cohort Default Rate (CDR) is a measure used by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to track federal student loan defaults during the first three years of repayment for borrowers who graduated ...

"Over the summer, the U.S. Department of Education passed new guidelines for which college degree programs are eligible for loans," Town & Country writes.

"Pay As You Earn (PAYE) is a federal income-driven repayment plan that caps your monthly student loan payment at 10% of your discretionary income and forgives whatever is left after 20 years of ...