An important deadline is quickly approaching for students heading to college this fall.

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and the popularity of online classes have led to an explosion of financial aid fraud.

Financial aid fraud is exploding, thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence. Crime rings are deploying “ghost students” — chatbots who enroll in online college classes and stay just long enough to ...

Financial aid fraud is exploding, thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence.

The Department of Education is requiring colleges and universities to implement stricter identity-verification measures for some first-time applicants for federal student aid, according to a Friday ...

Students applying for financial aid will face stricter ID verification The Education Department says the new requirements, expected to affect 125,000 students, are necessary to reduce fraud.

The disclosure followed a cross-check of student aid records against federal grant logs and the Social Security Death Index.

Wisconsin college leaders say potential changes to federal financial aid would put higher education out of reach to more students and make college more expensive.

Hundreds of colleges said they'd encountered disruptions in the financial aid process since the Education Department drastically reduced its staff.

Financial aid officers report widespread problems with the federal student aid system after Education Department layoffs, including processing delays they say could affect the current cycle.

Colleges and students find it harder to get financial aid information after Department of Education cuts According to a new survey, nearly a third of colleges have dealt with delays in getting ...