IRS's Federal Student Financial Aid Data Retrieval Tool Temporarily Suspended

Published: March 17, 2017, 5 a.m.

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has temporarily disabled an auto-fill tool to help applicants for federal student aid populate their loan applications. The data retrieval feature of the Free Application for Federal Student Sid (FAFSA) was suspended to prevent identity theft. The IRS expects the tool to be unavailable for several weeks.

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