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- Category: Blog
- Gainful Employment Requirements Delayed: What It Means for Schools and Best Practices for Data Preparation
- Why National Constitution Day is Important to Schools and Federal Agencies
- (GENERAL-24-85) Updates on the Availability of eZ-Audit for the Electronic Submission of Annual Financial and Compliance Audit Statements for Proprietary Institutions
- (GENERAL-24-83) Temporary Injunction on Program Length Regulations
- Preliminary Injunction Against Program Length Restrictions for GE Programs
- It Never Hurts To Review Your Compliance
- Updated Instructions for the Electronic Submission of Annual Financial and Compliance Audit Statements for Proprietary Institutions
- (GENERAL-24-55) REMINDER–Annual UEI Registration Renewal with SAM Website
- (GENERAL-24-54) 90-Day CIO Notification Electronic Announcement Updated Guidance
- Enrollment Management Best Practices: 8 Best Practices to Follow
- (GEN-24-05) Use of Negative Student Aid Index (SAI) in Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) Selection Criteria
- R2T4 Could Have Been Disbursed
- What is a Prior-Prior Year?
- New Program Requirements July 1, 2024
- What is a Corrective Action Plan?
- What Constitutes a Loan Academic Year?
- How to Identify At-Risk Students and Support Them
- FAFSA Asset Protection Allowance: What to Know
- Administrative Cost Allowance for Educational Programs
- Financial Aid Clock-to-Credit Hour Conversion Requirements
- (GENERAL-23-121) Requirement for Institutions to Have Certain Calculations Related to Institutional and Program Eligibility Substantiated by an Independent Auditor
- (GENERAL-23-113) FSA Enforcement Bulletin, December 2023 – Institutions Must Maintain Appropriate Compliance Management Systems and Policies
- Free Cybersecurity Resources for Small Schools
- Final Rule: Standards of Financial Responsibility, Mandatory & Discretionary Triggers, Recalculation of Composite Score Requirements, and Reporting Requirements
- Final Rule – Compliance Audits and Audited Financial Statements
- Final Rule – Standards of Administrative Capability
- Final Rule – Program Participation Agreement
- Final Rule – Certification Procedures & State Licensure Eligibility Requirements
- Webinar Recap: Fame’s Document Manager Increases Efficiencies with Our Freedom SIS
- Final Regulations: Financial Responsibility, Administrative Capability, Certification Procedures, Ability To Benefit (ATB) 10/31/2023 Effective Date 7/01/2024
- Webinar Recap – Regulations Update: Financial Responsibility, Administrative Capability, Certification Procedures, Ability to Benefit
- 8 Benefits of Blended Learning: Transforming the Classroom Learning Experience
- Daniel Klain Jersey College: Customer Testimonial
- How to Become an Accredited Cosmetology School: 10 Steps to Get Ready
- Webinar Recap – Regulatory Update: Financial Value Transparency & Gainful Employment Initial Review of Final Rules
- Program Information Website
- Final Rule FACT SHEET – Financial Value Transparency
- (GENERAL-23-86) FSA Partner Connect – Implementation Planned for December 2023; E-App and Other Actions Required by Nov. 24, 2023
- Final Rule FACT SHEET – Gainful Employment
- Gainful Employment Definitions
- Making the Most of Your Software Training: Tips for Effective Learning
- 3 Reasons for Software Training: Unlock the Full Potential of Fame Software
- Stay Ahead of the Curve: The Importance of Continuous Software Training
- For Schools: Starting the Direct Loans (DL) Program
- HEERF Deadline Reminder
- What is G5?
- What is the Program Participation Agreement (PPA)?
- What is the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS)?
- What is Common Origination & Disbursement (COD)?
- REMINDER–Annual UEI Registration Renewal with SAM Website
- Delay in Third-Party Servicer Definition
- Did You Know the Department of Education has a 90/10 Q&A page?
- (GENERAL-22-77) Active Confirmation of TG Numbers (SAIG Mailboxes) and Electronic Services User Accounts Required by Dec. 14, 2022 to Maintain Access to Federal Student Aid Systems
- (APP-22-22) Issue Changing Homeless or at Risk of Being Homeless Answer to “No” on fafsa.gov
- (GENERAL-22-78) Extension of Audit Due Date for Proprietary Institutions Affected by Hurricanes
- (LOANS-22-08) FY 2019 Official Cohort Default Rates Distributed Sept. 29–30, 2022 (Updated Sept. 30, 2022)
- Don’t forget! Constitution Day Reminder – Saturday, September 17, 2022
- Postsecondary Educational Institutions Discover the Benefits of Outsourcing Federal Financial Aid Processing
- SAVE Instructions for U.S. Department of Education (School) Users Version 3.0 Available (Updated Sept. 9, 2022)
- NSLDS Professional Access – Documentation of Enrollment Reporting and Postscreening Delays for Audit Purposes
- 6 Things You Should Know Before Opening a Private School
- How to Stay Current on All Things Higher Education
- The Importance of Investing in a Student Information System
- Advice from a Former Career School Owner
- The Top 3 Reasons Career Schools Should Be Using A Student Mobile App
- What to Look for When Hiring a Higher Education Consultant
- Important Information: All Institutions Seeking Approval from ED to Change or Add a New Accrediting Agency
- 7 Tips For Maintaining Title IV Eligibility
- Reminder: Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF) Quarterly Report
- (GENERAL-22-36) COD System Operational Update 2022 – Reporting Deadlines and Reminders for CARES Act Relief, Coronavirus Indicator and R2T4
- The Benefits of Using a Student Information System (SIS)
- Several Committee II Issues Will Not Be Completed Until 2023 According to Department of Education’s Agenda Posted to Reginfo.gov Today
- Introducing the FAME Student Mobile App – Convenience for Staff & Students
- Step-by-Step Instructions for Requesting a “Listening Session” with the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
- 3 Tools To Streamline Your Institution’s Processes
- The FAME Difference
- Your Partner Matters: The Complexities of Financial Aid and Getting the Help You Need
- Brief Synopsis of The Outcome of Committee II – Institutional & Programmatic Eligibility Federal Negotiated Rulemaking
- Why You Won’t Want to Miss the 2022 FAME Financial Aid & School Management Conference
- 2019 Draft Cohort Rates Released 2/28/2022
- How FAME helped Paul Mitchell – St. George Streamline their Attendance
- What’s New in 2021-2022
- HEERF I, II, III Reporting Reminder
- Reminder of COVID-19 R2T4 Waiver Reporting Requirements
- Important Regulatory Compliance Deadlines and Links to Key Resources
- Application Deadline for HEERF III Grants for Proprietary Institutions has been extended to September 10, 2021
- ED To Include Borrower Defense to Repayment Topics As Part of “Affordability and Student Loans Committee”
- Changes to 2021-2022 Verification Requirements
- Clock to Credit Conversion for Credit Hour Schools Only
- Regulatory Changes Impacting Schools
- Targeted Proprietary Accountability Among Myriad of Topics The Department Seeks Public Feedback on in Late June
- HEERF Update
- COVID-19 R2T4 Waiver Lump Sum Reporting Now Available
- HEERF II & III Funds Used to Pay Student Tuition and Fees Balance
- Annual DUNS Number Registration Renewal with System for Award Management Database
- HEERF Grant Audit Requirements
- 10 Features to look for in an Attendance Tracker for Higher Education
- Did you know…”Wet” Signature & Statement of Educational Purpose
- What Is the “Byrd Rule”?
- One Week Extension in 2020 HEERF Annual Performance Reporting Data
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
- HEERF Funds & 1098Ts
- HEERF Reminder
- R2T4 Waiver Reporting
- New HEERF Guidance Just Sent Out From the Department
- Revised Student HEERF Grant Reporting Guidance
- New Title IX Regulatory Requirements Summary
- Updated Deadlines for Flexibilities Related to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- HEERF Data Collection Form – Important Announcement
- Multiple ISIR Revisions Are No Longer Necessary for Verification and PJ changes
- Supplemental FAQs under Section 18004 of the CARES Act
- [WEBINAR]: FAME Community Outreach Forum X – Transitioning Back to the Classroom
- New Guidance on Key Areas Including Extensions of Temporary Distance Education & Submission of Financial Statements and Compliance Audits
- Department Issues Title IX COVID-19 Guidance Broader CARES Act Policy Guidance on R2T4, SAP, Financial Responsibility and Audit Deadlines to Follow Before the End of the Week
- Testing, Surveillance Strategies, Social Distancing, & Community Spread Are The Key Requirements for Students and Families to Feel Safe in Returning the Campus This Fall According to Top COVID-19 Officials
- FAME Community Outreach Forum IX – ED’s Anticipated New Guidance on R2T4, SAP, LOAs, FSEOG and More
- Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Reporting- Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students
- FAME Community Forum VIII – Latest update from ED on COVID-19, new DL Promissory Note, and challenges of returning to campus
- COVID-19 Implications: Distance Ed, Approvals and Other Considerations
- FY 2017 Cohort Default Rate Deadline Modification and Update on Federal Work-Study Community Service Waivers Related to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- COVID-19 Q & A’s
- FAME Community Forum VII – Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF) – Application Process
- FAME Community Forum IV – Title IX, 90/10, Audit Reports and More
- FAQs About the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund
- FAME Community Forum V – Impact of the CARES Act, TDE, R2T4’s & More
- Using Campus-Based Funds as Emergency Aid
- FAME REGULATORY UPDATE: U.S. Department of Education (ED) Releases Two Important Pieces of Guidance
- FAME Community Outreach Forum IV – Financial Aid Update
- FAME Community Forum III COVID-19 Resources – Online Marketing, Admissions, Curriculum and Testing
- FAME Community Forum II – COVID-19 and the Stimulus Package
- The Department’s Latest Guidance on the CARES Act
- COVID-19 Community Forum Q & A
- Capitol Hill Inches Closer and Closer to Passage of “Phase Three” COVID-19 Stimulus Package
- Summary of Revised “CARES” Act Released by Majority Leader McConnell on Sunday, March 22, 2020
- FAME Community Forum – COVID-19
- Improve Student Retention: Teach Financial Literacy
- ED’s 2014-2015 Federal Student Aid Handbook
- Category: Case Studies
- Category: Consultants Corner
- (GE-24-10) Reminder of Institutional Requirements for Financial Value Transparency & Gainful Employment that Must Be Completed by January 15, 2025
- (GENERAL-24-30) Updates on the Use of eZ-Audit for the Electronic Submission of Annual Financial and Compliance Audit Statements for Proprietary Institutions
- Borrower Defense to Repayment (BDR) Claims Information
- Update to Third-Party Servicer Guidance
- Accreditation and Eligibility Requirements for Distance Education
- HEERF Grant Update
- (GENERAL-23-20) End of the Public Health Emergency and Impact on Student Eligibility for SNAP
- Processing Delays for DHS-SAVE Second and Third-Step Verification (Updated Feb. 22, 2023)
- Category: Dictionary
- Category: Did You Know
- Did You Know About ED’s Recent Guidance on Maximum Time Frame for Students Returning After 180 Days to the Same Program?
- Did You Know 19/20 Appendix forms are available now!
- Did You Know Some Authorized Users Were Temporarily Blocked from Accessing FSA Systems and Websites?
- Did You Know that ED is Open During the Current Partial Government Shutdown?
- Did You Know there is BREAKING NEWS on Acceptable Documentation for Verification Purposes?
- Did You Know the Latest Net Price Calculator (NPC) Template is Available?
- Did You Know The FY 2016 Draft Cohort Default Rates Are Available Now?
- Did You Know the IRS Will Stop Faxing Tax Transcripts and Mailing Tax Transcripts to Third Parties?
- Did You Know ED is Open During the Partial Government Shutdown?
- Did You Know that a Constitution Day Program is Required Each Year?
- Did You Know ED is Ending Paper Publications?
- Did You Know Someone Has Gone Phishing?
- Did You Know IRS Warns of Another E-mail Scam about “Tax Transcripts?”
- DYK: Delay in State Authorization Regulations until July 1, 2020
- DYK: Recent key announcements from ED
- DYK – “Credit Freeze” may delay PLUS Loan approvals.
- DYK: ED’s Natural Disaster Guidance
- DYK- The U.S. Department of Education (ED) made changes to 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 verification requirements?
- A Student’s 2016-2017 ISIR DRT “02” Code May Be Used for the 2017-2018 ISIR Verification
- DYK – Can show or event hours be included as hours in a clock-hour program?
- DYK: IRS Data Retrieval Tool
- DYK: GE Alternate Earnings Appeal+Disclosure Template D
- DYK – Verification of Non-filing Tax Status
- Return to Title IV (R2T4) – Date of Determination (DOD)
- DYK: FINAL 2015 GE D/E Rates Are Released
- GE Debt Measures Backup Data Released
- Draft Gainful Employment Completers List Deadline
- DYK – Central Processing System (CPS) – Electronic Announcement
- Did You Know? Volumes 1 & 2 of the 2016-2017 Federal Student Aid Handbook are now available on IFAP?
- Did You Know? The Program Integrity Q & A website was recently updated?
- ED Announced the Official Draft GE Completers List Review Period Deadline
- DRAFT GE Completers List
- Category: ED Dear Colleague Letters
- ED’s Electronic Announcements (EAs) on IFAP
- ED’s Dear Colleague Letters (DCLs) on IFAP
- ED’s Dear Colleague Letters (DCLs) on IFAP
- ED’s Dear Colleague Letters (DCLs) on IFAP: Oct-Dec 2014
- ED’s Dear Colleague Letters (DCLs) on IFAP: June-Aug 2014
- ED’s Dear Colleague Letters (DCLs) on IFAP: April -May 2024
- ED’s Dear Colleague Letters (DCLs) on IFAP
- ED’s Dear Colleague Letters (DCLs) on IFAP: Oct-Dec 2013
- ED’s Dear Colleague Letters (DCLs) on IFAP: July-August 2013
- ED’s Dear Colleague Letters (DCLs) on IFAP (FIR-Q3-2013)
- ED’s Dear Colleague Letters (DCLs) on IFAP: Jan-March 2013
- Category: ED Electronic Announcements
- Is it “Right” on the Money?.… The Gainful Employment Alternate Earnings Appeals Deadlines
- When Things Stay the Same…
- 17/18 SEOG and FWS Important Announcement
- GENERAL AND VARIED ANNOUNCEMENTS
- ED’s Electronic Announcements (EAs) on IFAP – GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT (GE)
- ED’s Electronic Announcements (EAs) on IFAP
- ED’s Electronic Announcements: GENERAL AND VARIED ANNOUNCEMENTS
- ED’s Electronic Announcements: GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT
- ED’s Electronic Announcements: DEFAULT RATES
- ED’s 2014-2015 Federal Student Aid Handbook
- ED’s Electronic Announcements (EAs) on IFAP: GENERAL AND VARIED ANNOUNCEMENTS
- ED’s Electronic Announcements (EAs) on IFAP: GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT (GE)
- ED’s Electronic Announcements (EAs) on IFAP: PROCESSING FOR 2014-2015
- ED’s Electronic Announcements (EAs) on IFAP: 150% DIRECT SUBSIDIZED LOAN LIMIT
- ED’s Electronic Announcements (EAs) on IFAP: GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT
- ED’s Electronic Announcements (EAs) on IFAP: PROCESSING FOR 2014-2015
- ED’s Electronic Announcements (EAs) on IFAP: GENERAL AND VARIED ANNOUNCEMENTS
- ED’s Electronic Announcements (EAs) on IFAP: GENERAL AND VARIED ANNOUNCEMENTS
- ED’s Electronic Announcements (EAs) on IFAP: 150% DIRECT SUBSIDIZED LOAN LIMIT
- ED’s Electronic Announcements (EAs) on IFAP: GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT
- ED’s Electronic Announcements (EAs) on IFAP: FSA CONFERENCE
- ED’s Electronic Announcements (EAs) on IFAP: VERIFICATION FOR 2014-2015
- ED’s Electronic Announcements (EAs) on IFAP: VERIFICATION FOR 2013-2014
- ED’s Electronic Announcements (EAs) on IFAP: PROCESSING FOR 2013-2014
- ED’s Electronic Announcements (EAs) on IFAP: PROCESSING FOR 2014-2015
- ED’s Electronic Announcements (EAs) on IFAP: PROCESSING FOR 2013-2014
- ED’s Federal Student Aid Handbook 2013-2014 EDITION
- ED’s Electronic Announcements (EAs) on IFAP: DEFAULT RATE INFORMATION
- ED’s Electronic Announcements (EAs) on IFAP: GENERAL AND VARIED ANNOUNCEMENTS
- ED’s Electronic Announcements (EAs) on IFAP: GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT (GE)
- ED’s Electronic Announcements (EAs) on IFAP: FSA CONFERENCE
- ED’s Electronic Announcements (EAs) on IFAP: PROCESSING FOR 2014-2015
- ED’s Electronic Announcements (EAs) on IFAP: PROCESSING FOR 2013-2014
- ED’s Electronic Announcements (EAs) on IFAP: VERIFICATION FOR 2013-2014
- ED’s Federal Student Aid Handbook: 2013-2014 EDITION
- ED’s Electronic Announcements (EAs) on IFAP: PROCESSING FOR 2013-2014 (FIR-Q3-2013)
- ED’s Federal Student Aid Handbook: 2013-2014 EDITION
- ED’s Electronic Announcements on IFAP: GENERAL AND VARIED ANNOUNCEMENTS
- ED’s Electronic Announcements on IFAP: PROCESSING FOR 2014-2015
- ED’s Electronic Announcements on IFAP: PROCESSING FOR 2013-2014
- ED’s Electronic Announcements on IFAP: PROCESSING FOR 2012-2013
- ED’s Electronic Announcements on IFAP: GENERAL AND VARIED ANNOUNCEMENTS
- ED’s Electronic Announcements on IFAP: ED SECURITY INITIATIVES
- ED’s Electronic Announcements on IFAP: GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT
- ED’s Electronic Announcements on IFAP: VERIFICATION for 2013-2014
- ED’s Federal Student Aid Handbook: 2013-2014 Edition
- Category: FAME Regulatory Bulletin
- The Latest on 2016 State Authorization Regs
- Thanks for Your Interest
- GE Breaking News!
- Sequestration Continues in FY 2020
- State Authorization Regulations Retroactively Effective as of May 26, 2019
- In the Spirit of Disclosure
- Betwixt and Between: Riding in Between 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 Verification of FSA Application Data Part 1 of 2
- Betwixt and Between: Riding in Between 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 Verification of FSA Application Data Part 2 of 2
- The Judge Speaks
- Since You Asked: Questions & Answers December 20, 2018
- Impact of Sequestration for FY 2019
- Decisions by Default
- Impact of Sequestration for FY 2019
- Keeping it Interesting
- Completed or Not? (The Draft GE Completers List)
- FAME Regulatory Bulletin – REVISED 2018-19 Federal Pell Grant Payment & Disbursement Schedules Released
- Regulatory Bulletin — DHS 3-Step Electronic Verification of Eligibility – May 1, 2018
- Books/Supplies/Kits Charges as they Relate to Institutional Charges, Credit Balances & R2T4 Calculations
- We’ve come a Long Way! Or, Have We? (Taking another Look at the Net Price Calculator)
- What a Draft!… the DRAFT Cohort Default Rates, that is.
- Checking it Twice! Verification of Federal Student Aid Application Data in 2018-2019
- It’s Time to Disclose
- “Data Driven” and Cohort Default Rates
- Is it “♫ Time to Say Goodbye ♫….”? That is, is it a Student Suspension, LOA, or Withdrawal?
- We, the People… Knowing who we are on Constitution Day, and Every Day.
- “Year-Round” Pell
- Regulatory Bulletin on Extended Deadline for GE Disclosures and Warnings
- Sequestration FY 2018
- Interest Rising
- Verification, Subsequent ISIRs and Conflicting Information
- Full Disclosure
- Trepidation
- Important Correction to Cash Management Webinar and July 11, 2016 Regulatory Bulletin
- When Changes are Made in Accrediting Agencies
- Built to Last
- Don’t Forget: Voter Registration
- Interest Piqued? Or, Peaked?
- You’ve Got That Right! Verification 2016-2017
- Program Not to Exceed By More Than 50% State Minimums
- Books and Supplies to be Included in Tuition and Fees?
- Clock & Non-term Credit Hour R2T4’s with Overlapping Loan Periods
- Clock to Credit Hour Conversion Important Information
- FAME Post-Conference Update
- Since You Asked: Q & A Special Edition Cost of Attendance
- The Last Round of Sparring on Incentive Compensation
- Since You Asked: Questions & Answers
- Foreign High School Diploma
- Important Reminders and Upcoming Deadlines
- The Necessity of Management—Cash Management, That Is
- Gaining the Upper Hand on Gainful Employment – Key Dates Lie Ahead
- How Much Does it Cost?
- Gainful Employment (GE) Reporting – Compliance Confirmation
- Federal Perkins Loan Program Wind Down?
- A Guiding Light
- Career Pathway Programs: Opportunity or Land Mine?
- Gainful Employment Reporting and Sailing the Cs of Confusion or Clarity
- Gainful Employment – The Deadline Approaches…and Consequences
- Swimming in Murky Waters (State Authorization, Yet Again)
- — Special Edition — What to do When Your Microwave Quits Working (or, Financial Aid Verification Requirements after IRS was Hacked)
- Interested?
- Going with “the Fed SAID”
- The Future of History—PLUS Loan Adverse Credit History, That Is
- Springing in to Action
- FAME Regulatory Bulletin – Getting it Right – The Right Service
- It is Elementary, Dear Watson… the Draft Cohort Default Rates, that is.
- Getting it Right – The Right People
- Getting it Right
- A Strong Constitution
- Safe and Secure
- CHANGE: Trying to “Find My Place in this World….”
- CHANGE: “Who is in Control?”
- CHANGE: “You’re Gonna Change, or….”
- CHANGE: Practical Implications
- Thousands of New ISIRs Are on the Way!
- Campus-Based Title IV Funding and the FISAP Process
- In Case You Missed It….Important Loan Details
- Working with Code: CIP Codes
- The Pounding of the Gavel and the Stroke of a Pen: The Effects of Legislative and Regulatory Changes on NSLDS Enrollment Reporting
- Voter Registration Counts
- Just Charge It: Considerations When Charging by the Program
- FAME’s Response: Program Integrity: Gainful Employment; Proposed Rule (dated March 25, 2014)
- New Student Loan Interest Rates Make for Interesting Times
- Identity Verification Results: A Journalistic View of Verification Tracking Groups V4 and V5
- Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013: The New Version Specifications
- Dancing Through the Draft Default Rates
- When is a Disbursement a Disbursement?
- Time to Update Your School’s Net Price Calculator
- Deadline to Apply for Waiver of Penalty for Underuse of Campus-Based Allocations
- The Gainful Employment (GE) “Disclosures” requirement is not the same as the GE “Reporting” requirement
- January 31, 2014 is the deadline for disclosing 2012-2013 award year information via the Gainful Employment Disclosure Template
- The guidance related to acceptable documentation for verification purposes has been updated
- Schools which participate in the William D. Ford Direct Loan Program are required to have a quality assurance process in place
- An e-mail campaign to prior student loan borrowers is being conducted
- The Department of Education has modified its stance when working with overlapping academic years
- There are several things to keep in mind as you begin to look to the start of the 2014-2015 award processing year
- The steps for validating or deleting SAIG accounts are as follows:
- Organizations enrolled for a SAIG account must review and validate their assigned TG numbers by December 13th
- Several post-“government re-opening” items have been announced of which schools should be aware
- The United States government is back in business!
- Updated ED Corrections 10/17/13: The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has provided yet another—the fourth in all—update on guidance related to the effects of sequestration that first took place effective March 1, 2013
- The duration of the United States’ government shutdown remains unknown at this point
- ED has made enhancements to FAFSA on the Web related to the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (DRT) process
- ED has released the latest editions of both, the 2-year Cohort Default Rates (CDR) and the 3-year CDR
- Important U.S. Department of Education (ED) deadline dates are approaching that may need your action
- ED is sending out more money (additional disbursements of Pell Grant Administrative Cost Allowances [ACA])
- Schools now have 15 days to submit disbursement and payment adjustments to COD
- Previously denied PLUS Loan applicants are being reconsidered for loans
- Constitution Day is just around the corner!
- Extended foster care payments are typically excluded from a student’s income and from student’s Expected Family Contribution (EFC)
- President Signs Bill Lowering Student Loan Interest Rates
- Congress reaches agreement on a new interest rate structure for Federal Direct Student Loans
- “The Direct Loan Program” & “School Eligibility and Operations”
- Did you know that ED has a Program Integrity Questions and Answers (Q&A) Website?
- The interest rate on Direct Subsidized Loans increased from 3.4% to 6.8% effective July 1, 2013.
- It is time to begin distributing voter registration materials
- 150% limit on Direct Subsidized Loans is in effect now, as of July 1, 2013
- 2013-2014 Federal Student Aid Handbook:Volume 5 – Withdrawals and the Return of Title IV Funds
- Private Education Loan Applicant Self-Certification Form
- Sequestration Update: Reduction amount is now 6.0% for TEACH Grants
- SAIG will only retain files for 90 days
- Enhancements Made to Loan Counseling
- Several volumes of the 2013-2014 Federal Student Aid Handbook are now available
- Clock Hour Programs:How Your State Uses the Information
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits
- ED Distributed New Information Regarding The Effects of Sequestration
- ED provided additional clarification on the impact of sequestration
- Verification status codes reported for 2012-2013
- New 2013-2014 FAFSA Verification-IRS Tax Return Transcript Matrix
- Pell Grant Administrative Cost Allowance
- New Release Dates for FY 2011 2-Year and FY 2010 3-Year Draft Cohort Default Rates
- 2013-2014 Federal Student Aid Handbook, the Application and Verification Guide
- ED announced updates made to enhance NSLDS
- Request an “underuse penalty waiver” for Campus-Based programs by February 8, 2013
- Information on the new PAYE Direct Loan Repayment Plan
- Students’ SARs/ISIRs must be updated by January 8, 2013
- DOE temporarily extends PLUS Loan credit check validity
- Gainful Employment Program Disclosures Are Due Jan 31
- Regulatory Relief Program
- Disbursement Rosters
- Category: Feature Story
- Holidays Hours
- Career Pathway Programs and the Journey to Oz
- LOAN COUNSELING CONUNDRUMS
- THE GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT DANCE – or, Understanding the Distinction between Disclosure and Reporting Requirements
- Keeping it Professional
- Help your admissions team be their best
- State Authorization…Once More
- Priming the Pump: A Primer on the Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act
- Dropouts: The Cost is High
- When Hell Does not Freeze Over
- A Careful Look at Time
- The Supreme Court on the Defense of Marriage Act and Title IV Aid
- Seeing Red
- An Artful View of Interest Rate Calculations
- Student Loan Counseling
- Gainful Employment: Weighed in the Balance
- Chasing the Money – What do the Direct Subsidized Student Loan bills passed by Congress mean in practical terms?
- Category: Front Page
- PRESS RELEASE
- Partners with Enrollment Resources Announcement
- REGULATORY FEATURE – Is it Safe Yet?
- REMINDERS:
- Tropical Storm Erika
- FAME Webinar: Improving Retention Rates Using Predictive Analytics
- Gainful Employment Redux
- Is Your Data Safe in The Cloud?
- FAME Partners with KLASS App to Launch the FAME Student Mobility App
- Look for FAME at the APSCU Annual Convention & Expo!
- FAME is heading to Region V
- Bill Little will resume the role as FAME’s CEO & President
- Sally Samuels says “I’m Back & Ready to Roll!”
- Leslie Valdes appointed as Account Executive for FAME’s Advantage / Hosted Student Information Systems and new eSolutions Financial Aid Software as a Service.
- Join FAME at APSCU 2013!
- Since You Asked: Questions & Answers
- Category: IT Tips
- Category: Press Releases
- Category: Products
- Category: Resources
- Category: Uncategorized
- Protected: 2023 PowerPoints
- 2022 Financial Aid & School Management Conference Feedback
- Protected: 2022 Presentations
- Protected: 2022 Presentations
- DYK – FY2014 DRAFT CDRs Released
- Since You Asked: Questions & Answers
- REMINDERS
- Since You Asked: Questions & Answers
- Important Reminders for Q2_2015:
- Since You Asked: Questions & Answers
- ED’s 2015-2016 Federal Student Aid Handbook
- ED’s 2014-2015 Federal Student Aid Handbook
- ED’s Electronic Announcements (EAs) on IFAP
- Important Reminders for Q1_2015
- Since You Asked: Questions & Answers
- Since You Asked: Questions & Answers
- Important Reminders for Q4 2014
- EDs Federal Registers (FR) on IFAP
- Dramatically Improve your Default Prevention Process
- Important Reminders for Q3_2014
- Since You Asked: Questions & Answers
- Federal Registers on IFAP
- Since You Asked: Questions & Answers
- Important Reminders in Quarter 2-2014
- FAME will keep you cooking with compliance at AACS Spring!
- Important Reminders in Q1 2014
- Since You Asked: Questions & Answers
- Important Reminders in Quarter 4
- Since You Asked: Questions & Answers
- Important Reminders in Q3
- Since You Asked: Questions & Answers
- Category: Webinars
