The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the “Act”), which recently became law, makes significant changes to federal financial aid programs ...

The US government's One Big, Beautiful Bill Act will expand Pell Grants to short-term workforce training programmes starting ...

A recent study finds simplified retirement account statements boost savings for high-performing firms, while discouraging contributions for others.

President Trump’s education policy reveals a contradiction: pushing to eliminate the Department of Education while expanding its duties—raising questions about strategy and impact.

The FAFSA Simplification Act of 2024 also eliminated a long-standing concern: Previously, distributions from grandparent-owned 529s counted as untaxed income to the student, reducing their ...

Federico Pena, the director of financial aid at Midwestern State University, said that recent changes to FAFSA have extended the timeline on processing applications.

Siblings’ 529 assets don’t count for federal financial aid After the FAFSA Simplification Act, assets in 529 accounts are counted as parental assets only for the beneficiary of the account.

Here’s what college-bound North Texas students should know about this year’s FAFSA The college financial aid process is quicker and, generally, glitch-free this year, students and counselors say.

Following last year’s troubled launch of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid due to changes caused by the FAFSA Simplification Act, this year’s release had the bulk of its changes revolve ...

The 2024-25 delay was largely due to the issues with the FAFSA Simplification Act, which involved several overhauls to the 40-year-old formula. Gonzales said while the 2024-25 FAFSA was difficult for ...

The final stage of the simplification saw problems, and the launch of the 2023-24 form was delayed from Oct. 1 to Dec. 30, 2023. Without their FAFSA paperwork completed, potential students were likely ...

EAU CLAIRE — While FAFSA forms last year faced significant delays and a multitude of problems, institutions this year are saying there are still delays but the problems aren’t as bad. The Free ...