Attending the 2025 NASFAA Leadership Conference felt like stepping into a whirlwind of financial aid challenges, policy shifts, and pressing workforce concerns. This year’s discussions painted a complex picture of the financial aid landscape—one filled with uncertainty, under-resourcing, and constant change. But amid all the challenges, there was also a...
Articles by Gregory Rinderle
Single Audit vs. ED Program Review – What’s Different?
Nonprofit institutions that manage Federal Student Aid funds often focus solely on navigating the annual Single Audit. However, a more significant threat looms: the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Program Review. This in-depth examination delves into your institution’s administration of Title IV federal financial aid programs, uncovering compliance issues that...
Federal Student Aid Regulation Changes: Understanding the New Clock-to-Credit Hour Conversion
In the fall of 2020, the Department of Education published a final rule altering various regulations issued under the Higher Education Act of 1965. Effective as of July 1, 2021, the series of changes included an amendment that modifies the Clock-to-Credit Conversion formula. This significant update will determine the number...
Understanding Important Changes to R2T4 Exemptions
Managing Return to Title IV (R2T4) funding for students who withdraw from school just got more complex, as the Unites States Department of Education has now revised this process, effective July 1, 2021. What exactly does the updated guidance mean for institutions and for their students? The new regulations contain three...
Four Steps to Make 2021 Go Smoothly for Financial Aid Administrators
If your financial aid department had a New Year’s resolution a year ago, it’s possible you tossed it out the window not all that long into a 2020 that veered wildly off-course. We can’t blame you for it, but from an institutional standpoint, it’s important to stay on track during...
Are You Miscalculating Your Title IV Aid?
Schools are educating a variety of students these days. With the rise in non-traditional students – or students who go to school at different stages of their lives – and with various lifestyles to accommodate, colleges and universities are changing traditional school models to create more options and flexibility for...