Disbursements to students on leave of absence
A school may disburse Pell, TEACH grant, etc. but not disburse Direct Student Loans
View ArticleSequestration
Posted Date: March 1, 2013 Author: David A. Bergeron, Acting Assistant Secretary Subject: Impact of Sequestration on the Title IV Student Financial Assistance Programs On August 2, 2011, Congress...
View ArticleGainful Employment Information
On June 30, 2012, the Department received a court ruling in a legal challenge which affects the implementation of the Gainful Employment regulations. On March 19, 2013, the court issued a decision that...
View ArticleSequestration Update – Loan Fees Going Up On 7-1-2013
Posted Date: April 5, 2013 Author: Jeff Baker, Director, Policy Liaison and Implementation, Federal Student Aid Subject: Update: Impact of Sequestration on the Title IV Student Aid Programs In two...
View Article2015 FSA Training Conference
2015 FSA Training Conference for Financial Aid Professionals Tuesday, December 1 – Friday, December 4, 2015 Mandalay Bay 3950 S Las Vegas Blvd Las Vegas, NV 89119 The FSA Training Conference for...
View ArticleFinal Regulations for State Authorization
Posted Date: December 19, 2016 Author: Gail McLarnon, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning, Policy, and Innovation Subject: Final Regulations for State Authorization Today, December 19, 2016,...
View ArticleThe Client Portal is Ready!!!
Team Shamrocks is excited to announce that our new client portal, “Federal Connect 5,” or FC5 is live!!! We have been working on this for awhile and know that our clients are going love the ability to...
View ArticleGainful Employment Electronic Announcement #102 – Corrected Subject Line for...
Posted Date: January 9, 2017 Author: Pamela Eliadis, Service Director, System Operations & Aid Delivery Management, Federal Student Aid Subject: Gainful Employment Electronic Announcement #102 –...
View ArticleGainful Employment Electronic Announcement #103 – Release of the 2017 GE...
Posted Date: January 19, 2017 Author: Gail McLarnon, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Planning and Innovation Subject: Gainful Employment Electronic Announcement #103 – Release of the 2017...
View ArticleGainful Employment Electronic Announcement #104 – Updated Final GE...
Posted Date: January 30, 2017 Author: Jeff Baker, Director, Policy Liaison and Implementation, Federal Student Aid Subject: Gainful Employment Electronic Announcement #104 – Updated Final GE...
View ArticleIssue Alert: CPS Modifications to Assignment of SAR Comment Code 399...
Posted Date: January 30, 2017 Author: Lisa DiCarlo, Director, Student Experience Group, Federal Student Aid Subject: Issue Alert: CPS Modifications to Assignment of SAR Comment Code 399 Scheduled for...
View ArticleCOD Processing Update
Posted Date: February 17, 2017 Author: John Kane, Acting Service Director, Program Management, Federal Student Aid Subject: COD Processing Update The COD Processing Update provides information related...
View ArticleGainful Employment Electronic Announcement #105 – Additional Time for...
Posted Date: March 6, 2017 Author: Lynn Mahaffie, Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education Subject: Gainful Employment Electronic Announcement #105 – Additional Time for Submission of an...
View ArticleNSLDS Enrollment Reporting – Compliance Notifications
Posted Date: April 21, 2017 Author: Pamela Eliadis, Service Director, System Operations & Aid Delivery Management, Federal Student Aid Subject: NSLDS Enrollment Reporting – Compliance Notifications...
View ArticleChanges to 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 Verification Requirements
Publication Date: April 24, 2017 DCL ID: GEN-17-04 Subject: Changes to 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 Verification Requirements Summary: This letter provides information about changes we are making to certain...
View ArticleFree Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Information To Be Verified...
Publication Date: May 5, 2017 Posted Date: May 8, 2017 Subject: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Information To Be Verified for the 2018-2019 Award Year FR Type: Notice FAFSA...
View ArticleIndependence Day Federal Holiday Processing and Customer Service Hours
Dear Clients & Colleagues, Shamrocks will be closed next week for a Summer Break on Monday, July 3rd and for Independence Day on Tuesday, July 4th. Here is the Federal Announcement of Closures:...
View ArticleUpdate to Previously Announced Verification Process for Nontax-Filers
Posted Date: July 21, 2017 Author: Jeff Baker, Director, Policy Liaison and Implementation, Federal Student Aid Subject: Update to Previously Announced Verification Process for Nontax-Filers During the...
View ArticleChanges to the IRS Data Retrieval Tool Process for the 2018-19 FAFSA Form
Posted Date: August 7, 2017 Author: Craig Munier, Assistant Director, Policy Liaison and Implementation, Federal Student Aid Lisa DiCarlo, Director, Student Experience Group, Federal Student Aid...
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