Does The CSS Profile Count Home Equity And Retirement?
The CSS Profile asks for your home value and retirement balances, but each college decides what counts. Here’s how 11 free-tuition schools treat them.

NYC proposed a rule to end AI customer service doom loops, and California will require a path to a human in 2027. What it means for borrowers.

The CSS Profile asks for your home value and retirement balances, but each college decides what counts. Here’s how 11 free-tuition schools treat them.

Hackers copied data on about 7 million California students from testing vendor ETS. See what was exposed and how families can protect their credit.

College Aid Pro helps families compare college costs and plan for financial aid. Explore MyCAP pricing, features, expert services, pros, and cons.

Starting in 2027, a K-12 scholarship gift earns a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit of up to $1,700, or $3,400 for married couples. Here’s how it works.

Rep. Jayapal’s Students Not Profits Act would end federal student aid at for-profit colleges and tighten nonprofit conversion rules. What would change.

Seven legal FAFSA moves that can lower your Student Aid Index for 2027-28, from 401(k) contributions and grandparent 529 plans to two-year income timing.

Pell Grants are issued by the Department of Education to undergraduate students who are able to demonstrate an exceptional financial need.

The Education Department dropped its appeals of the rulings that struck down its PSLF employer rule. Here’s what that means for public service borrowers.

Sen. Booker’s Diversify Act would double the TEACH Grant to $8,000 a year and end the penalty that turns grants into loans. What would change for teachers.

Miss the TEACH Grant service rules and every grant becomes a Direct Unsubsidized Loan with back interest. Here’s how to keep yours a grant.

Read what 446 colleges with the biggest price hikes told the Education Department, from inflation to federal aid, plus a searchable table of every answer.
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