StudentAid.gov stuck loading when trying to login - SAVE Plan injunction issues?

Yep happening to me too! Been trying since Tues night and just keeps spinning forever. Super annoying cuz I need to upload my mom's tax info for verification.

THIS IS TYPICAL GOVERNMENT INCOMPETENCE!!! The SAVE Plan injunction happened WEEKS ago and they're still having website issues?? I've been calling the 1-800 number for THREE DAYS with no answer. My daughter's financial aid is DELAYED because of this mess. How are we supposed to make college decisions without knowing aid amounts??

The site issues are related to the injunction against the SAVE plan that was issued by the federal court. This requires FSA to update their systems across multiple platforms, including the login authentication system. According to the Federal Student Aid Twitter account, they're experiencing intermittent outages during this transition period. They're recommending trying during off-peak hours (early morning or late evening) and ensuring you're using the latest version of your browser with all cookies cleared.

I had the same loading issue yesterday but managed to get in today around 6:30am. It seems like they're doing maintenance or updates at specific times. I noticed that on my dashboard there's now a banner about the SAVE Plan litigation that wasn't there before. Maybe try really early morning?

I've been dealing with FAFSA website issues for the past week too. After trying with no success, I used Claimyr (claimyr.com) to get through to an actual FAFSA agent. They have this service that calls FSA for you and connects you once an agent is on the line - saved me hours of hold time. The agent explained they're experiencing technical difficulties while implementing changes required by the court injunction. There's a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/TbC8dZQWYNQ. The agent was able to verify my application status even though I couldn't access the website.

I'm a college financial aid advisor, and we've been getting lots of calls about this issue. Here's what we know: 1. The site is experiencing intermittent outages due to system updates related to the court injunction against parts of the SAVE Plan 2. This does NOT affect your existing FAFSA information or SAI calculations for this year 3. The outages are expected to continue through this week but should resolve by early next week 4. If you absolutely need access now, you can request your college financial aid office to look up your information in their system, as they have separate access 5. The FSA technical support team is aware of the issue and working on it Hope this helps ease some anxiety!

just got in!!! site seems to be workin now, atleast for me. give it another try maybe?

this happened last yr too when they launched the new fafsa. government websites always break when they make changes lol. not surprised at all

UPDATE: For anyone else having this issue, I got through by using a private browsing window on Firefox (Chrome still didn't work for me). The site is definitely slower than usual but I was able to check my aid status. Thanks again for all the helpful suggestions!

As someone who's been through this process multiple times (helping my kids with FAFSA), I can confirm that these types of technical issues unfortunately happen every year around this time, but they usually resolve within a few days. The SAVE Plan injunction is definitely adding extra complications this year though. For future reference, I've found that the site tends to be most stable very early in the morning (like 5-6 AM) or late at night after 11 PM. Also, if you're still having trouble, don't forget that many public libraries have computers you can try if your home setup isn't working - sometimes a completely different network/computer combination does the trick. Hang in there everyone!