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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — If your family relies on financial aid for college, some new changes could affect how much help students receive. Even students denied assistance in the past could be eligible ...

AGAIN. WHEN COLLEGE STUDENTS NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT SUBMITTING THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL AID. BUT FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, FAFSA’S RELEASE DATE HAS BEEN DELAYED. THIS MORNING, WE ...

A long-awaited update to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, better known as the FAFSA, was released on December 30. But some families are having trouble accessing the online form, which has ...

Getting help paying for college starts with filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, but this year there's (another) major glitch. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times) The federal ...

Learn more about college financial aid at workshops from the East Moline Public Library this month. College Financial Aid Process Presentation will be held on Tuesday, November 4 from 6 – 7:30 p.m.

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Photo caption: A graduating Boston College student speaks on a phone during commencement ceremonies on May 22, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) A new online application designed to make ...

When applying for financial aid, particularly for federal programs like those accessed through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), your tax return often plays a pivotal role. This ...

If you kick yourself for leaving a $1-off coupon at home when you go to the grocery store, imagine how you might feel about leaving more than $5,000 on the table for a young adult in your family with ...

The federal government had supposedly made it much easier to apply for college financial aid. Except there was a glitch and students could not access the new online tool they needed. Applications were ...