Live Internet Webinar: Real-Time FAFSA Fraud Detection

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Publication Date April 15, 2026 DCL ID ANN-26-05 Subject Live Internet Webinar – Real-Time FAFSA Fraud Detection Summary This letter announces an upcoming webinar about the new real-time fraud detection capability.

Dear Colleague:

Beginning April 26, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education will introduce real-time identity fraud detection to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA ®) form. Please join us to find out more about this new capability and get answers to questions you have about the process. Participants will ask questions by typing them into the chat during the webinar.

Real-Time FAFSA Fraud Detection

Date/Time: Friday, May 1, 2026, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time

Link to Join Webinar:

Zoom Link for Real-Time FAFSA Fraud Detection Webinar

Webinar ID: 160 556 3181

Passcode: 430119

You do not need to register for this webinar. Participation will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, and we can accommodate up to 5,000 attendees.

Note: The webinar will be hosted on the Zoom Webinar platform. For the best webinar experience, you can download the Zoom app before the event at https://zoom.us/download.

Refer to the sections below for more information about the webinar, including instructions to add a reminder to your calendar.

Adding a Webinar Invitation to Your Calendar

To add an iCalendar invitation to your calendar now to remind you of the webinar details, follow the instructions below:

1. Log in to the FSA Training Center.

Note: If you do not have a username and password for the FSA Training Center, select "Create new account" at the bottom of the log-in page and follow the instructions to create a username and password.
2. Select the “ Upcoming Webinars” icon on the home page.
3. Locate the webinar in the table and select the iCalendar file to download and save the invitation to your calendar. The invitation includes the webinar link. If Outlook is not your default calendar, you can download the iCalendar (.ics) file and then upload it to your system calendar. The table on the “Upcoming Webinars” page also includes a link to the webinar.
Additional Webinar Resources: Recording and Transcript

We will post a recording and a transcript of the webinar on the FSA Training Center the week following the live webinar. After logging in, go to “ Recorded Webinars and Training ” on the main menu bar, select “ Webinars and Training Videos,” and locate the recording and transcript in the “ Application Process and Student Eligibility ” category.

We look forward to your participation in this webinar series. If you have questions, please contact us at helpdesk.fsatraining@ed.gov.

Sincerely,

Federal Student Aid