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Community-college group urges simplification of Title IV rules, support on fraud prevention and small-balance IDR relief

3411813 · May 19, 2025
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The American Association of Community Colleges asked the Department of Education to simplify return-of-Title-IV rules, streamline program participation and recertification processes, provide support on identity-fraud losses, and consider shorter timelines to forgiveness for small-balance borrowers under IDR.

Catherine Gimbores, government relations manager at the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), told the Department of Education that community colleges face burdensome Title IV procedures and rising costs from identity fraud and urged the department to address those issues in upcoming rulemaking.

"We encourage the department to revisit the regulations around return of title 4 funds," Gimbores…

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