Announcements | Federal Student Aid

Announcements

Check out our latest announcements regarding the federal student aid programs.
Planned Outage of Several Federal Student Aid Websites on Jan. 28–29

Several Federal Student Aid websites will be unavailable at varying times between 9 p.m. on Jan. 28 and 11 a.m. on Jan. 29, 2017, for maintenance.

Reporting Student Loan Interest Payments From IRS Form 1098-E on Your 2016 Taxes

Find out whether you should expect to receive an IRS Form 1098-E, Student Loan Interest Statement, from your federal student loan servicer.

Information About Debt Relief for Corinthian Colleges Students

Debt relief is available for Corinthian Colleges students who took out federal student loans.

Has Your School Closed? Here’s What to Do.

Find out what to do if your college or career school closes while you’re attending.

Closure of ITT Technical Institutes

Oversight and compliance actions were imposed against ITT Educational Services; and it has announced the closure of ITT Technical Institutes.

Details of the Sallie Mae SCRA Settlement With the U.S. Department of Justice

Get information on Sallie Mae’s settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice regarding possible violations of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA).

Denial of Recertification to Charlotte School of Law

ED denied Charlotte School of Law’s recertification application for eligibility to participate in the federal student aid programs.

ED Ceases to Recognize Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools

Secretary of Education John B. King, Jr. upheld the decision to no longer recognize ACICS as an accreditor.

Denial of Recertification to All Locations of Minnesota School of Business and Globe University

ED denied Minnesota School of Business and Globe University’s recertification application for eligibility to participate in the federal student aid programs.

Impact of Sequestration on the Federal Student Aid Programs

The automatic federal budget cuts known as sequestration affect the TEACH Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant, and Direct Loan programs.

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