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House Democrats unveiled legislation on Wednesday, the Protecting Student Privacy Act, that would prohibit personally identifiable information collected by the FAFSA from being used for immigration enforcement.

NASFAA has updated the effective dates on three OBBBA Resources for the Workforce Pell Grant program and the provision that makes students ineligible for a Federal Pell Grant when non-federal grants and scholarships fully cover their cost of attendance, based on guidance provided by the Department of Education in a June 4, 2026, Electronic Announcement. The guidance clarifies the implementation timelines for these provisions and supersedes earlier interpretations.

NASFAA is pleased to share a draft of its response to the Department of Education's (ED) request for comments on its proposed changes to the Fixed Payment Repayment Plan Request form. The department recently proposed revisions to the form to reflect the repayment plan changes enacted under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). NASFAA’s comments expressed support for many of the proposed updates and offered recommendations to further improve the form’s clarity and usability for borrowers. NASFAA hopes our members will use these comments to inform their own comments, which are due to ED on June 16, 2026.

The school makes the best determination it can from its institutional records. 34 CFR 685.203(e)(4) regarding aggregate loan limits for graduate and professional students states: "(4) For a graduate student for a period of enrollment beginning on or after July 1, 2026— (i) who is not and has never been a professional student at an institution, $100,000. (ii) who is or has been a professional student at an institution, $200,000, minus any amounts such student borrowed as a graduate student." View the full answer to this question to learn more.

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