Federal investigators have more than 200 open cases probing these scams.

Colleges and universities are facing a new fraud tactic that has made them more susceptible to digital theft. Known as ghost ...

Identity thieves are now using college enrollment to take out student loans in victims' names—the so-called ghost student ...

In 2025, the Community College of Philadelphia said it had more than 600 fraudulent applications, which is roughly 5% of all ...

A nationwide scam to steal federal financial aid has hit close to home. PSC has seen cases dating back to the COVID pandemic.

California’s community colleges are dealing with a ghost problem, and it has nothing to do with haunted dorms. "Ghost ...

Two Detroit residents are accused of stealing more than $12 million from the U.S. Department of Education through fraudulent federal student aid applications. The FBI, the U.S. Department of Education ...

Investigators say the scams ran for 10 years. In some cases, would-be students were complicit in the scam. Federal investigators say two Detroiters created separate fraud schemes to bilk more than $12 ...

The Student Aid Index (SAI) is the key metric that colleges use to calculate your financial need as a relates to providing financial aid packages. The Student Aid Index (SAI) replaced the Expected ...

The Revolving Door Project, a Prospect partner, scrutinizes the executive branch and presidential power. Follow them at therevolvingdoorproject.org. This has made it far more difficult for FSA to ...

There’s still time for students to get their hands on thousands of dollars in free money for college. But not much.

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