More than 180,000 applicants seeking financial assistance for college have already begun applying using the 2026-2027 Free ...

That’s because, while the FAFSA asks for the value of your bank accounts, 529 plans, investments and other assets as of the day you submit the form, it pulls income information from the tax return you ...

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon praised the rollout as the earliest in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid’s ...

Massachusetts is no exception. As of early 2024, the state's FAFSA completion rate had dropped to 51.2%, with rates even ...

Previously, the parent that the student lived with the most during the past 12 months would file the FAFSA. Now, instead of the custodial parent completing the FAFSA, the parent who provided the most ...

The new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms are finally up again for students and families after a significant delay but have entered a “soft launch” period. The forms — typically ...

Taylor Medine is a staff writer at Forbes Advisor who demystifies complex money topics to help everyday people make more informed financial decisions. Over her nearly a decade of experience, Taylor's ...

Per the Fafsa, legal guardianship is when a student is under the court-ordered care of someone other than a parent or stepparent Becca Stanek is a contributor to Buy Side and an expert on insurance, ...

Filling out the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, this year is a little like attempting to purchase tickets online for one of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concerts. FAFSA users are ...

Colleges and universities have to wait more than a month longer for critical financial aid information about millions of students that was supposed to be on hand by late January. Education Department ...

A Jan. 28 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) includes a screenshot of an article about the Trump administration's freeze on federal grant funding. “Rip FAFSA,” reads the post, referring to the ...