FAA Message Board
The FAA Message Board is updated each week.
Due to scheduled maintenance, FSA services and website will be unavailable on Saturday, July 20 from 9 p.m. (CT) through Sunday July 21 at 10 a.m. (CT), which include fafsa.gov, fsaid.ed.gov and usage of the FSA ID username and password.
Information about the Education Loan Information Pilot Program is provided in a
July 18 e-Message and the
Loan Counseling area of this website.
ED has recently implemented new cybersecurity student data protection and FSA systems and websites measures. Authorized users at institutions impacted by this change and are unable to access FSA systems and websites will need to provide information by August 1, 2019, which is further explained in a
July 17 electronic announcement.
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July 11 e-Message announces that the 2019-20 ISAC Administrative Rules are now available, and includes a summary of amendments that were made.
The best practices report for financial education programs is now available and the
announcement includes steps for how to best deal with the increasing student loan debt problem.
ISAC is releasing 2019-20 MAP grants from suspense status for students whose initial FAFSA® receipt dates were April 29, 2019 through and including May 26, 2019. Further details are provided in a
July 10 e-Message.
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announces the Federal student loan interest rates for new Direct Loans first disbursed on or after July 1, 2019, and before July 1, 2020.
ISAC Gift Assistance Programs Access (GAP Access) User Verification requests were e-mailed to colleges on June 25, with responses due back by August 31, 2019.
Proposed rules amendments for the AIM HIGH Grant Pilot Program were published in the
June 14 Illinois Register, initiating a 45-day public comment period.
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