The pause on federal student loan payments, interest, and collections is scheduled to end in the coming weeks. Federal student loan interest will resume on September 1, 2023, and payments will be due in October 2023. Federal student loan payments and interest have been paused since March...
Register Now Registration is now open for the 54th annual CAFAA Conference! This year's Steampunk'd conference will take attendees Full Steam Ahead into the Future of Financial Aid! The conference is a great opportunity for professional development and networking opportunities for the transfer of knowledge and collaboration between Financial...
Remember, CAFAA membership renewals are due! Account Administrators please renew the membership for your whole institution, as our secondary members will not have this access. Please be sure to: Review and update your institution's roster of members Remove those no longer at your institution Update contact information...
Hello CAFAA! Does anyone feel like there is never enough time in the day?! It’s now November, and the Holiday Season will soon be upon us. We have had some changes to our CAFAA board, but want you all to know that we are still here for...
Greetings, Colorado Financial Aid professionals! It’s September, the academic year is rolling out at a furious pace, and your CAFAA board members are at work on our mission to connect financial aid administrators with resources and support to help make higher education more accessible for students. It’s...
It was another successful conference thanks to Erica Norris and her planning committee! The Hotel Talisa in Vail was a spectacular location and the conference was filled will lots of opportunity to learn, network, and be inspired. Passing the Gavel The conference kicked off with the epic...
It’s hard to believe that March is almost over and the conference is just around the corner. The Annual Conference Committee has been hard at work to make sure we listen to survey feedback and plan a great conference for you at Hotel Talisa in...
I have heard it many times at conferences and training events when the wonderful people that make up the financial aid profession all gather, that no one knowingly sets out to become a financial aid professional. But once the profession takes you in, it is...
When I stumbled into the world of financial aid, there was so much to learn. Eleven years later, there’s still so much more to learn. The biggest challenge to overcome was the language barrier. Language barrier? Oh yes - financial aid has abbreviations, acronyms, and...