Insights on How Students Approach Budgeting

11 years ago

Written by: Tanya Tanaro, Manager, Higher Education Partnerships, American Student Assistance- SALT As financial aid professionals, we want to help…

Jim Briggs Workshop

11 years ago

Photos by Jen Horner, University of Hartford Jim Briggs, AKA “The Tax Detective,” was invited by the CAPFAA Training Committee…

Making ¢ents: How to Create a Shoebox Budget

11 years ago

by Abril Hunt, Senior Financial Literacy Trainer, ECMC  Running out of money is one of the most common reasons students come…

Changes to PLUS Loans Effective March 29, 2015

11 years ago

By Stacey Musulin, Asst. Director, Financial Aid Services, CT Community Colleges On October 23, 2014, the Department of Education made…

Resources for New PLUS Loan Regulations

11 years ago

Compiled by Stacey Musulin, CT Community Colleges Changes to the Federal Direct PLUS Loan Program for both parent and graduate…

A Dog-gone Tough Winter

11 years ago

From Stacey Musulin, CT Community Colleges How did my family fare this winter? Despite the heavy snow, we had to…

New Financial Aid Director

11 years ago

Ashley Dutton, our CAPFAA Vice President, accepted a new position as Director of Financial Aid at University of St. Joseph.…

Loan Origination Fees – a brief history and commentary

12 years ago

By Alex Muro Origination fees were in the headlines (at least the headlines read by FAAs, especially legislative and regulatory…

Comprehensive Training Update

12 years ago

Due to low event registration, the 2015 CAPFAA Comprehensive Training has been rescheduled from 1/6 and 1/7 to March of…

Introducing Luanne Gage

12 years ago

1. Where do you work and what is your title? Citizens Bank Education Finance, Vice President, Account Executive 2. Why…