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The U.S. Department of Education will begin more rigorous screening of financial aid applicants, citing instances of fraud at California’s community colleges. Why now: This month the department ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Within the ever-evolving fraud landscape, a particularly ...

It was an unusual question coming from a police officer. Heather Brady was napping at home in San Francisco on a Sunday afternoon when the officer knocked on her door to ask: Had she applied to ...

The rise of artificial intelligence and the popularity of online classes have led to an explosion of financial aid fraud with fake college enrollments surging as crime rings deploy "ghost students" -- ...

A new consumer alert for parents and students trying to apply for federal student aid. There’s a new crackdown to stop financial aid fraud. The U.S. Department of Education announced it will launch a ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Faced with growing reports of fraud, the U.S. Department of Education will make it harder for certain students to ...