Financial Aid

Historic courtroom in the Federal Building in Milwaukee Wisconsin where federal fraud cases are heard

October 31, 2026

Policy

DOJ Charges 5 in ‘Operation Ghostbusters’ $200M FAFSA Ghost Student Fraud Scheme

Federal prosecutors have charged five people with running a fraud scheme that used stolen American identities to enroll fake students at real colleges, then drained the federal financial aid those enrollments generated.

Close-up photograph of a wall-mounted single-phase smart digital electricity meter.

Energy·Policy·UK

Six Million Homes Expected to Get the £150 Warm Home Discount This Winter—Any Email, Text, or Call About It Is a Scam

Households eligible for the £150 Warm Home Discount are receiving letters from late October. The fraud warning this year is straightforward: the government sends only physical letters. Any email, text message, or phone call claiming to be about your Warm

October 24, 2026

PM Awas Yojana Beneficiary Disputes in Bihar and UP: What Affected Families Can Do

India·News·Policy

Local media in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh have reported protests and complaints over Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana beneficiary lists, with allegations that ineligible households

2027-28 FAFSA Opens Earliest in History — Real-Time Aid Estimates Live and One New Feature Still Coming

News·Policy·USA

HookThe 2027-28 Free Application for Federal Student Aid is available as of September 23, 2026 — the earliest launch in the program’s history, according

A crowd of college students at the 2007 Pittsburgh University Commencement.

Business·Policy·USA

Borrower Defense Settlement: Millions of Defrauded College Loan Borrowers Receive Relief

Sweet v. McMahon settlement addresses borrower-defense claims for students defrauded by for-profit colleges. $23 billion relief covers 370,000+ eligible borrowers. Automatic relief process underway.

Sunita Somvanshi

August 5, 2026