Many financial aid advisers are worried that the Trump administration’s latest effort to bolster identity verification in the student aid system could have unintended consequences. Instead of simply ...

Starting this week, students may encounter a new identity-verification step while filing out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid as the Trump administration continues to prioritize cracking ...

The Education Department on Friday announced new measures to verify the identities of people applying for financial aid — a move it says is needed because of rising fraud but is being met with mixed ...

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 ...