Welcome to a new season of Let’s Talk Financial Aid for College™.

Where I share all the news about Federal Student Aid and how the happenings in Washington, D.C., the policies, rules, and regulations funded with U.S. taxpayer money affect college financial aid.

Today’s episode features the announcement of new payment plans from Federal Student Aid to replace the illegal SAVE Plan. Click on the link for Repayment Plans.

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This episode features updates to the illegal SAVE Plan Settlement and what students enrolled in the illegal SAVE Plan must do to enroll in the Income-Driven Repayment Plan, the latest compliance audit findings, announcement of the annual in-person Federal Student Aid Training Conference, USDE announces release of tax forms 1098-E for student loan interest deductions on 2025 federal tax returns, and much more. 

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This episode highlights updates from USDE on the proposed settlement for the SAVE plan, and the impacts of the Somali fraud scandal in Minnesota extend to Federal Student Aid being robbed with ghost students, and much more. 

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Friday's episode provides updates from Federal Student Aid on how the government shutdown is affecting students' and their families' lives and their livelihoods. 

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Today's episode features the release of the 2026/2027 FAFSA® and what you need to do to complete it. 

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Friday's episode was dedicated to Charlie Kirk. 

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This episode provides information on how the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) affects student loan repayment and the USDE's announcement that interest accrual on the Biden-Harris administration's illegal SAVE plan will begin on Friday, August 1, 2025. 

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This episode provides updates on the USDE's loan repayment process, 2025/2026 FAFSA tips, and what students need to know before accepting award offers from their prospective schools, as well as updates on antisemitism investigations from the Committee on Education and the Workforce. 

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This episode updated folks on defaulted student loan repayment for the United States Department of Education and processed 2025/2026 Federal Student Aid files for the new award year beginning on July 1, 2025. 

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