Cardona sends FAFSA recommendations to states as applications lag amid multiple problems
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona sent a letter to governors Tuesday outlining recommendations to increase the completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and reduce stress for students during the process. The rollout of the new FAFSA has had a bumpy road, from a delayed start in January to miscalculations on 200,000 forms […]
Mortgage Applications Climb as Financial Conditions Loosen For 13th Straight Week
U.S. financial conditions continued to ease last week, even as Federal Reserve officials pushed back against the idea of cutting interest rates early and often this year. The Chicago Fed announced that its national fiscal condition index fell in the week ending January 19, marking the 13th straight week of declines. The index is now […]