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CSS Profile®. Opening each year on October 1, CSS Profile is a common aid application for nonfederal, institutional aid. CSS Profile is easy to implement for institutions and delivers additional data to help make equitable need-based aid decisions. Now, CSS Profile has launched a shorter application feature designed to reduce barriers to higher ed. Learn more about CSS Profile or schedule a time to meet with our team.

In this monthly round-up in Today's News, we would like to highlight what’s going on in your state and regional associations. This month, we have the opportunity to hear from our colleagues from Texas, Ohio, Utah, North Carolina, Florida, California, Pennsylvania, Oregon, the Pacific Financial Aid Association (PacFAA), the Western Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (WASFAA), and the Southwest Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (SWASFAA).

The NASFAA office will be closed on Monday, October 14 for the federal holiday. Today's News will not be sent, and AskRegs and technical and membership support will not be available until the office reopens on Tuesday, October 15.

This AskRegs Knowledgebase Q&A was updated on September 27, 2024 to include guidance in GENERAL-24-116, announcing that the U.S. Department of Education (ED) will be reprocessing Institutional Student Information Records (ISIRs) affected by this issue. Yes. In the June 17, 2024 Electronic Announcement (GENERAL-24-71), ED acknowledged that it is conflicting information when a FAFSA contributor (student, student spouse, parent, parent spouse) indicates on the FAFSA that they did not file a tax return for the specified tax year (nontax filer or nonfiler) and yet the FUTURE Act Direct Data Exchange (FA-DDX) retrieved federal tax information (FTI) from the IRS for that individual with IRS Response Code 200.  View the full answer to this question to learn more.

If you're interested in a holistic review of your financial aid operations, the Standards of Excellence review is for you! Our peer reviewers can highlight strengths, identify compliance exceptions, and recommend improvements to benefit you and your students. We are scheduling reviews for the 2024-25 cycle. Request information today to get on the calendar!

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