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    A new FAFSA setback means many college financial aid offers won't come until April

    The department needs extra time to fix a mistake that could have hurt lower-income borrowers, but the delay means all students will have to wait longer for their college aid offers.
    by Cory Turner Jan 31, 2024 3 minutes
    U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona has led the department through a massive FAFSA overhaul mandated by Congress about three years ago.

    Families and students will have to wait even longer for financial aid offers from colleges and universities.

    On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Education announced yet another delay in the already-turbulent FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) timeline: The department says it won't be sending students' FAFSA data to schools until the first half of March. Previously, it had said it would start sending that data in late January.

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