OTC Inside the Beltway: Unpacking New Student Aid Fraud Prevention Legislation

This week on "Off The Cuff," Melanie and Karen discuss three new House bills focused on preventing fraud in the student aid programs, all of which were advanced by the House Education and Workforce Committee this week. Karen explains what each of the three bills would do and how they would impact institutions. From there, Melanie discusses what's happening with the Department of Education's (ED) Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) reporting requirement following a federal judge's temporary injunction blocking ED from enforcing its March 18 deadline. The team also discusses updates from Federal Student Aid (FSA), including when final rules are expected for the RISE and AHEAD negotiated rulemaking sessions and when recordings of the FSA training conference will be available to the public. Finally, Melanie gives a brief update on what NASFAA knows about an influx of institutions receiving borrower defense claims.

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OTC Inside the Beltway: Unpacking New Student Aid Fraud Prevention Legislation is an episode from NASFAA's Off the Cuff Podcast by National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.

This episode is 43:14 long.

This episode was published on Mar 18, 2026.

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