Changes in how students complete the application. Changes in eligibility calculation. Extended FAFSA simplification timeline. Updated language associated with Cost of Attendance (COA) Provided ...

Finetti closely watched the role out of the FAFSA Simplification Act, its problems and now success as students are now able to complete the new financial aid form without all the malfunctions that ...

The FAFSA Simplification Act introduced significant changes to the financial aid formula, eliminating the sibling loophole, small business exclusion, and asset protection allowance. Despite these ...

There has been an overhaul to the free federal application students must fill out to seek need-based financial aid for college. The U.S. Department of Education has officially released the ...

But due to the bipartisan FAFSA Simplification Act passed in 2020, families are seeing major changes on the 2024-2025 form. One major change is replacement of the expected family contribution ...

The new FAFSA was redeveloped under the federal FAFSA Simplification Act to make the process easier, and it was highly anticipated within the industry. As expected with such a major redesign ...

Congress passed the FAFSA Simplification Act in late 2020, giving the Department of Education (ED) a clear mandate to truncate the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form for current ...

The FAFSA Simplification Act, enacted in 2022, had mandated an overhaul of the financial aid analysis and application process. One goal was to streamline the process by transferring tax ...

In 2020, Congress passed the FAFSA Simplification Act — a bill that aimed to simplify the process of applying for federal financial aid for college. But the Biden administration botched the ...

These changes are a result of the FAFSA Simplification Act, passed by Congress in 2020, and became effective in the 2024-2025 award year. While the application form has been simplified and eligibility ...