Press Releases and Statements
Below are the most recent press releases and statements from NASFAA. For more information about NASFAA's public policy positions, go to NASFAA On the Record.
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NASFAA Statement on ED's 2025-26 FAFSA Launch
November 21, 2024 - Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced that the 2025-26 FAFSA is officially live and that all students can now submit their forms for the upcoming academic year. -
NASFAA Statement on ED's Final Beta Stages for the 2025-26 FAFSA
November 15, 2024 - Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced that the 2025-26 FAFSA is entering the final stages of the beta testing process, which will now allow more students to complete and submit their forms. -
NASFAA Statement on What Should Students and Families Do Now to Prepare for the 2025 FAFSA Launch
November 4, 2024 - This year, students and families will face a delayed start to the FAFSA process due to updates to the application system. -
NASFAA Shares Best Practices for Student Loan Borrowers as Benefits Wind Down
September 27, 2024 - As the U.S. Department of Education winds down two key safeguards for student-loan borrowers, NASFAA is encouraging colleges and universities to inform borrowers of the changes -
Initiative Grows as Hundreds of Colleges and Universities Continue to Pledge Transparency in Financial Aid
September 25, 2024 - More than 615 institutions across the U.S. have now joined the College Cost Transparency Initiative (CCT), which celebrates its one-year anniversary this month. -
NASFAA Statement on Delayed Deadline for Gainful Employment/Financial Value Transparency Reporting
September 13, 2024 - Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced an additional three-and-a-half month extension for its gainful employment (GE) and financial value transparency (FVT) regulation reporting requirement, from October 1, 2024 to January 15, 2025. -
Statement on Bipartisan Call to Delay GE/FVT Reporting Deadline
September 10, 2024 - A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday sent a letter to the Department of Education (ED) calling for a delay of the institutional reporting deadline for gainful employment (GE) and financial value transparency (FVT) regulations until July 2025. -
NASFAA Publishes 2024 National Student Aid Profile
August 19, 2024 - As students prepare - and pay - for a new academic year, an updated resource from NASFAA offers practical insight into the background and impact of federal student aid programs. -
NASFAA Statement on 2025-26 FAFSA Release Plans
August 7, 2024 - Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced its plans to have a fully functional 2025-26 FAFSA system available applicants on or before December 1, 2024. -
ED's Latest FAFSA Misstep May Mean Further Delayed Aid to College Students
July 30, 2024 - Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced that the ability for schools to submit batch corrections for student FAFSA records will not be available for the 2024-25 year. -
NASFAA Statement on FAFSA Deadline Act
July 10, 2024 - Republicans have introduced a pair of bills that would ensure the FAFSA is made available to students on October 1 each year, ahead of their planned year of enrollment. -
Statement on House Republicans’ 2025 Education Funding Proposal
June 26, 2024 - The bill contains an overall request of $68.1 billion to the Department of Education (ED), a reduction of $11 billion from the fiscal year 2024 enacted level and $14.5 billion less than the president’s budget request. -
2024 NASFAA Awards Announced in Milwaukee
June 19, 2024 - Each year, NASFAA presents awards to deserving members of the financial aid profession and higher education community. These awards are reviewed and selected annually by NASFAA’s Awards Committee and ratified by the Board of Directors. -
Statement on Delayed School FAFSA Corrections Processing
June 17, 2024 - On Monday, the U.S. Department of Education announced that institutions would be unable to submit corrections to student FAFSA records in bulk until the first half of August. -
Statement on Department of Education's Appointment of FAFSA Executive Advisor
June 14, 2024 - On Friday, the U.S. Department of Education announced it would be appointing Jeremy Singer, president of the College Board, to serve as FAFSA Executive Advisor in the office of Federal Student Aid. -
Over Half of Financial Aid Professionals Likely to Seek New Employment in the Next Year
May 8, 2024 - In a report released today, CUPA-HR and NASFAA found that more than half of financial aid professionals said they would be likely to look for new employment in the next 12 months — an urge largely driven by pay and workplace flexibility. -
Statement on FAFSA Reprocessing Update, Fix for Mixed-Status Families
April 30, 2024 - ED provided an update on the reprocessing of student FAFSA records, noting it has corrected nearly all records impacted by known data issues. -
NASFAA President Justin Draeger Announces Plans to Step Down
April 24, 2024 - NASFAA today announced that its President & CEO, Justin Draeger, will be stepping down from his role, effective June 21, 2024. -
Statement on FAFSA Tax Data Errors
April 2, 2024 - On Monday, the U.S. Department of Education released more details on three issues concerning tax data reported on applicant records through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. -
Statement on FAFSA Calculation Error
March 22, 2024 - Today, the Department of Education announced that a miscalculation in the formula of the FAFSA resulted in incorrect financial need information for several hundred thousand students being sent to colleges and universities. -
Statement on Department of Education's FAFSA Fix for Contributors Without Social Security Numbers
February 20, 2024 - The Department of Education announced that it will, in “the first half of March,” provide a permanent fix for FAFSA applicants who have been unable to complete and submit their forms because their contributors do not have Social Security Numbers. -
NASFAA Statement on Department of Education’s FAFSA-Related Burden Relief Efforts
February 13, 2024 - ED issued an EA to the higher education community, outlining much-needed administrative burden relief to help colleges prepare to process student financial aid forms faster and more efficiently. -
NASFAA Statement on Department of Education’s FAFSA College Support Strategy
February 5, 2024 - Today, Department of Education announced its FAFSA College Support Strategy, which will provide additional personnel, resources, and technology to help colleges prepare to process student records as quickly and accurately as possible. -
Financial Aid and College Access Community Urges Colleges to Extend Financial Aid, Enrollment Commitment Deadlines
January 31, 2024 - ED announced that it will now update the tables used to protect a portion of a family’s income from being considered available for college expenses by inflation-adjusted amounts, which will result in some students qualifying for more Pell Grants. -
Dear Students: Colleges Are Not Receiving Your FAFSA Information
January 30, 2024 - Today, the White House and U.S. Department of Education officially announced that institutions will not receive FAFSA applicant information until the first half of March, further delaying an already sluggish process. -
NASFAA Statement on FAFSA Inflation Adjustments
January 23, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has confirmed that it will now update, in accordance with the law, the thresholds used to protect a portion of a family’s income from being considered available for college expenses by inflation-adjusted amounts. -
NASFAA Statement on 2024-25 FAFSA Launch
January 2, 2024 - The Department of Education began its soft launch of the overhauled 2024-25 FAFSA, during which time the application was available for limited periods of time as ED pulled it down from time to time to address ongoing operational issues. -
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