financial aid

Over the last week, the Biden administration has dropped more hints that its decision on debt forgiveness could come before the midterms.

Here are the top public and private colleges with the most generous financial aid packages, according to The Princeton Review.

Sixteen Ivy League and elite U.S. universities were sued in federal court for allegedly illegally conspiring to eliminate competitive financial aid offers to students in a price fixing scheme. The suit alleges the conspiracy artificially inflated the cost of attendance for all students receiving financial aid and resulted in the overcharging of “over 170,000 financial-aid recipients by at least hundreds…

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) opened Thursday for current and prospective students planning to attend college next year. Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan explains why you need to act fast.

This year, students may need extra help to make college a reality. Because of the coronavirus crisis and sky-high unemployment rates, fewer than half of families feel confident in their ability to meet the costs of higher education, according to education lender Sallie Mae. About 69% of parents and 55% of students entering college in the fall said Covid-19 has impacted their ability to pay...

College students are counting down the days to get back on campus after missing most of their spring semester. However, many of their parents are facing a different kind of countdown. Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan is working for you with important information.

Unemployment checks in D.C., Maryland and Virginia are about to get bigger. D.C. unemployment recipients will get the extra $600 per week by next week, Mayor Muriel Bowser said Thursday morning. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

College students may have a chance to increase their financial aid as the coronavirus causes layoffs and pay cuts. In cases where parents lost their job as a result of furloughs or businesses shutting down, financial aid administrators may be able to offer students additional aid.

Consumer reporter Susan Hogan has new information about how some students may be able to apply for more financial aid as parents experience job loss and income decreases.