The U.S. Department of Education has promised that the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, best known as the FAFSA form ...

The department is rolling out two beta testing phases before the application is fully available to everyone in October.

The U.S. Department of Education will launch a simplified FAFSA application with instant ID checks and virtual assistance starting August 4th.

Notably, the new online system is meant to address some of the factors contributing to the student loan crisis. “When fully live, millions of borrowers will be able to complete the new application in ...

Ongoing lawsuits have frozen the Department of Education's income-driven repayment plan, forcing the government to open two older repayment plan options for borrowers.

The Department of Education closed online applications for Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) plans and loan consolidation applications after a federal court blocked student loan repayment plans.

The availability of last year's application, and subsequently students' aid packages, was delayed several times while the Department of Education worked to update the form.

The Department of Education will no longer be accepting applications for IDR student loan repayment plans. The department also removed online application to apply for federal Direct consolidation ...

The Department of Education this week reopened a revised application for income-driven loan repayment plans and loan consolidation. This decision—which was first announced at a court hearing Tuesday ...

Despite a Department of Education update, over 1 million student loan borrowers face massive uncertainty about IDR applications and student loan forgiveness.