RMASFAA 2008

1. Hunting for Answers RMASFAA 2008

2. VERIFICATION • What is it? • Process of Ensuring Accuracy • For What………………………the FAFSA VERIFICATION & CONFLICTING DATA

3. CONFLICTING DATA • What is it • Consistency of Information • Resolution • Confirming Accuracy • Across what? VERIFICATION & CONFLICTING DATA

4. What’s the difference / Who is being measured? • Student Eligibility • Institutional Eligibility • Administrative Capablity • Disbursement VERIFICATION & CONFLICTING DATA

5. VERIFICATION & CONFLICTING DATA • Programs

6. Selection VERIFICATION & CONFLICTING DATA

7. Exclusions • Jon Q has been CPS selected for Verification, he is need based but chooses to refuse his need based aid and get an unsub and plus only, can you release the funds? • Kelly V says she completed Verification @ SDU during the fall, you have no reason to doubt this; can you release current term funds? VERIFICATION & CONFLICTING DATA

8. Exclusions • Larry W has a wife who is seeing a licensed therapist for a physical disability, they were excluded from verification at their previous school and are requesting the same, can you waive the process? • Mary X has a husband in the Middle East who is on classified assignment. She has not talked to him in months and does not know exactly how to reach him, can you disburse aid? VERIFICATION & CONFLICTING DATA

9. Combat Pay – does it count? VERIFICATION & CONFLICTING DATA

10. Document – cps selections • Document – institutionally selected • Document – other (implied assets) • Acceptable Documentation • HEA 401, 480,484,485, 487 • CFR several (sections) • FSA Handbook • ISIR Guide VERIFICATION & CONFLICTING DATA

11. Corrections & (or vs.) Updates Dependency #HH # in college VERIFICATION & CONFLICTING DATA

12. VERIFICATION & CONFLICTING DATA • Application Date • Verification Date • Disbursement

13. Let’s Talk • Who has a situation they would like to share? VERIFICATION & CONFLICTING DATA

14. Let’s Talk • Independent student married to a girl who works but not in the U.S. She said she is not required to file a tax return but listed more than the minimum amount of earned income on the verification worksheet. VERIFICATION & CONFLICTING DATA

15. Let’s Talk • Independent student who claimed to have a child he supported, this was the only reason he was independent.  He is living in the dorms and gave us sworn statements that he is providing for the child even though he doesn’t work and the child lives with its mother. Enough? VERIFICATION & CONFLICTING DATA

16. Let’s Talk • Student who was required to file a tax return turned in a tax return that had all values blacked out and told us that he was afraid of identity theft and didn’t want any of his information to be seen by anyone.  VERIFICATION & CONFLICTING DATA

17. Let’s Talk • Student’s parents listed married on FAFSA and both filed tax returns as head of household because they said they claim different children as dependents.   VERIFICATION & CONFLICTING DATA

18. Let’s Talk • Student reported on FAFSA that she has an unborn child.  VERIFICATION & CONFLICTING DATA

19. Let’s Talk • A student was granted a dependency override based on no contact with parent after a huge falling out.  The school then renewed the override for the second school year after verifying that the student was still not in contact with the parent.  The student then submitted a petition in the middle of her second year asking for additional aid because she was paying her mother’s bills because her mother was unemployed.  The student also said she had been helping her mother pay the bills for over a year. VERIFICATION & CONFLICTING DATA

20. Let’s Talk • Interest Income or Dividend Income and no Assets listed VERIFICATION & CONFLICTING DATA

21. Thank You VERIFICATION & CONFLICTING DATA