# File the FAFSA Even If You Won’t Qualify – It’s Also the Federal Loan Application

- Source: Money Crashers
- Published: 2026-10-18T17:30:00+00:00
- Category: Markets
- Original: https://www.moneycrashers.com/fafsa-high-income-families/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/file-the-fafsa-even-if-you-won-t-qualify-it-s-also-the-federal-loan-ap-596af1/

Families who skip it may be right about the grants. The mistake is thinking grants are all the form decides. Take parents earning $250,000 who never file because their daughter won’t qualify for need-based aid. When her first-year bill leaves... Source

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