FAFSA Website Server Down?

Biden announced on August 24 that $10k of student loan debt would be canceled per borrower

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but said this is only applicable to those who make $125k or less a year or less than $250k a year for families

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On Wednesday, Aug 24, 2022, users began facing issues with the website at 11 am morning EST.

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users reported issues on the FAFSA website while trying to apply for financial aid on August 24, 2022.

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79 percent of users had issues with their login

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while another 18 percent had problems with the website.

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President held his press conference at about 2.45pm, and there were

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about 1k reports of issues with the website between 2pm and 3pm.

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To finally think about buying a home or starting a family, or starting a business

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