financial aid

Amid FAFSA crisis, Federal Student Aid chief Richard Cordray steps down

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Richard Cordray, the official in charge of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, will step down at the end ...

Education Department starts sending financial aid data to colleges after months of delays

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of delays and technical hiccups, some colleges and universities have started to receive federal data they need ...

Four More Universities Settle Financial Aid Lawsuit For $166 Million

Business
Jessica Roberts

Vanderbilt University is one of four universities agreeing this week to settle a class-action … [+] lawsuit charging it and 16 other ...

Financial aid process slows as students left to wait

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Feb. 16—High school students seeking financial aid for college are in limbo as they wait for the federal government to sort out ...

Hungary’s Viktor Orban and EU leaders to face off over Ukraine aid at crucial summit

World
David Turner

European leaders are meeting on Thursday in Brussels in the hope of ending a standoff over financial aid for Ukraine. Hungary’s Prime ...

FAFSA’s soft launch was messy. Here are other aid options to try

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Student Loan Debt Is Being Canceled Earlier Than Expected The Biden administration announced it would begin forgiving the student loans of borrowers ...

six key things to know about aid budget standoff

Politics
Amanda Smith

The White House issued an urgent warning to Congress on Monday, predicting that Ukraine will soon lose ground in its war against ...