ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE FOR THE FINANCIAL AID COMMUNITY

• Does requiring seniors to fill out FAFSA forms increase college attendance?
• TECHNOLOGY SECURITY ALERT – Exploitation of Ellucian Banner System Vulnerability  (IFAP)
• Best Practices for Financial Literacy and Education at Institutions of Higher Education
•  Can Data Ward Off College Debt? New Strategy Focuses on Results (Wall Street Journal)
•  Mark Warner reintroduces bills to alleviate student debt crisis : Augusta Free Press
•  College Graduates Optimistic About the Future Despite Mounting Loan Debt and Housing Costs, New Analysis Finds
•  Virginia Universities Keep Tuition Flat
•  State Board Sets 2019-20 Community College Tuition
•  Trump Administration Hires McKinsey to Evaluate Student-Loan Portfolio (WSJ, May 1, 2019)
  
• 'Virginia is for Learners' campaign highlights commonwealth's changing education policies
  
• Could Elizabeth Warren and 2020 Candidates Cancel Loans?
• Here's What the 2020 Candidates Saying about Your Student Loans (Forbes)
• FSA Reshuffle
• Government Relations Committee Midyear Federal Report (January 2019)
  
• 2019 Virginia Legislative Items of Interest
  
• House Bill 1760 - Loan servicer licensing requirement.
• House Bill 1704 - Amends the debt letter bill requiring use of the Federal Aid Shopping Sheet for institutions receiving state funds.
• New US Senate HELP Committee members
  
• Faster Access to Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Act information
  
• 2018 Midterm Elections: A Look at Student Aid Policy Development
  
• ED GUIDANCE ON VERIFICATION - JANUARY 9, 2019
• Debt Letter Regulations (Code of Virginia)
• Federal Reserve Student Loan Debt Paper
• Government Shutdown Update
• 2018 Midterm Elections: A Look At Student Aid Policy Development
• SCHEV Award Letter Information - DRAFT/Letter from Government Relations co-chair Brad Barnett
• States win borrower defense lawsuit against ED
• Redesigning State Financial Aid
• Federal Student Loan Defaults: What Happens After Borrowers Default and Why
• Underwater on Student Debt
• Aim Higher Act - Bill Summary
  
• ED and DOJ Updates to Guidance on Title IV
  
• The Department of Education and the Workforce? Why Trump Officials Are Looking to Merge Two Agencies, With a Focus on Better Developing a Modern Workforce