Watching Your Wallet: Filing for FAFSA

With students home for winter break, now is an excellent time for families to get a jump start on their financial aid ...

FAFSA for summer classes: Can FAFSA help pay for your summer school?

Learn how to use FAFSA for summer courses, eligibility requirements, and what financial aid options you may qualify for.
Forbes

Not Sure You Should File A FAFSA? Here Are 5 Reasons You Should

The Free Application For Federal Student Aid is officially open, and so far, it looks like things are running smoother than last year, when there were significant delays and problems with the FAFSA.

FAFSA Guide: Unlock Federal Financial Aid for College

Learn how the FAFSA can help you obtain federal grants, scholarships, work-study, and loans for college. Apply early to maximize your financial aid opportunities.
USA Today

New FAFSA form, still difficult to get to, opens for longer hours. Here are the details.

The new FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid, has remained mostly inaccessible to the public since "soft" launching online on December 30. But the hours it's accessible are getting ...
CNET

Inside the FAFSA Fiasco: What's Going on With the Free Application for Federal Student Aid?

Rebecca Safier is a personal finance writer and certified student loan counselor who specializes in student debt, personal loans, and budgeting. Previously a senior writer for LendingTree and Student ...
USA Today

How did the FAFSA rollout go so wrong? A look at the key events

Richard Cordray, a top Education Department official, signs his performance contract, which says implementing the FAFSA Simplification Act is his first priority – higher than student loan relief.

NY education officials won’t say if state is complying with FAFSA law meant to grant access to $1B in fed aid

The state Education Department won’t fork over data to prove it’s complying with the “universal FAFSA” law meant to ensure ...

There’s bias embedded in FAFSA post-grad salary tool

I urge the DOE to refine this tool to include critical adjustments for gender, degree type, and specific occupation.
CNET

Will the FAFSA Still Exist if the Department of Education Is Shut Down?

The White House wants to close the federal education agency, but experts say students should fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid for next year. Dana Miranda is a certified educator ...
The Hill

FAFSA had been struggling for years. Then Trump cut the Education Department in half

Families and students are growing nervous about the fate of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) amid President Trump’s massive cuts to the Department of Education and his plans to do ...
Forbes

What Is The FAFSA?

Taylor Medine is a staff writer at Forbes Advisor who demystifies complex money topics to help everyday people make more informed financial decisions. Over her nearly a decade of experience, Taylor's ...