CSS Profile vs. FAFSA: What’s the difference?
Should you fill out both the FAFSA and the CSS Profile? That depends on your school.
4 min read
Dec 09, 2024
Dori Zinn
Contributor, Personal Finance
Dori Zinn is a contributor to Bankrate covering personal finance, personal loans, student loans, student financial aid and investing, among other topics. Since graduating college in a recession, she has covered various parts of the personal finance space, including banking, budgeting, investing and real estate, for more than a decade. She has also contributed to CNET and has been featured in Forbes, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo and other outlets. She loves teaching people about money.
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What OSLA student loan borrowers need to know
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Peer-to-peer loans: What they are and how they work
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If you plan carefully, you may be able to benefit from a 529 plan and tax credits.
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