Ed Dept Yawns: Perkins Loans Paperwork Lives On
Published Date: 2/17/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Education wants to keep collecting info for the Federal Perkins Loan Program without changing anything. This affects students, schools, and loan managers who handle these loans. You’ve got until April 20, 2026, to share your thoughts, but no new costs or rules are coming—just a smooth extension of the current process.
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Perkins Loan Paperwork Extension
The Department of Education is extending without change its approved information collection (OMB Control Number 1845-0019) that covers the Federal Perkins Loan Program and related student aid regulations. The extension keeps the current reporting, disclosure, and records requirements in place, estimates 11,616,710 annual responses and 6,247,152 annual burden hours, and invites public comments by April 20, 2026.
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