Every year, the U.S. Department of Education selects a percentage of financial aid applicants for a review of their financial aid information. This process of review is known as verification. MSU. The ...

FAFSA verification is a process required by the U.S. Department of Education to confirm the accuracy of information provided on your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Through this ...

Starting with the 2025-26 aid year, students (and parents) will upload and electronically sign verification documents using the new verification documents platform. Students and parents must create an ...

The Direct Data Exchange (DDX) is a tool that allows you to consent for the exchange of federal tax information into your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The process enables the ...

Proving you are poor takes a lot of work. You have to collect documents showing all the money you do not make, show evidence of family members supported by very little money and answer probing ...

The U.S. Department of Education on Monday announced several steps it would take to help colleges process the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, more efficiently amid continuing ...

The Department of Education will extend waivers for certain verification requirements on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Had the department not extended the waivers, more than 100,000 ...

What is an IRS Verification of Non-Filing Letter? An IRS Verification of Non-Filing Letter - provides proof that the IRS has no record of a filed Form 1040, 1040A or 1040EZ for the year you requested.

It is no secret that the rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid is going poorly. Delays, mistakes, and confusion reign as the Department of Education implements the FAFSA ...

Nicholas Prewett, director of financial aid at the University of Missouri, said the proportion of students who used the IRS tool and were selected for verification soared from about 7 percent to 30 ...

As families file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid — making sure to get it in before state and institutional deadlines in February and March — they shouldn’t forget about one important, ...

Verification is the process used to ensure the accuracy of the information reported on your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Selection for verification by the U.S. Department of ...