[CoIT-PrivateHigherEd] [EXT]: Re: [CoIT] Question: Student Identity Verification & Aid Fraud

[Ray, Dian]

Richard and Mary — Thank you both — this is very helpful.
Richard, we’ve considered an application fee, but we're worried it might deter good prospects. Given the extent of the fraud, we definitely need to revisit it.
Mary, thanks for sharing about Fraud AI. We’re using Recruit and will be taking a closer look at its fraud/identity features as well.

Thanks again!
-Dian

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Subject: [EXT]: Re: [CoIT] Question: Student Identity Verification & Aid Fraud

NSU has application fees for graduate and undergraduate students which slows down the fraud.   This is still a hot topic on campus and I am grateful for this email thread.  Please continue sharing!!

Richard

On Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 6:30 PM LaMack, Mary A via CoIT <coit at lists.onenet.net<mailto:coit at lists.onenet.net>> wrote:
We have an application fee on undergrad applications. Our instances have mainly been with online grad applicants where there was no fee. We implemented fraud AI in Slate and it is working very well.

https://knowledge.technolutions.net/docs/identity-verification

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Mary LaMack
Director of Information Technology
East Central University
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Hi all —

We’re continuing to combat fraudulent admissions and financial aid applications and would appreciate any insight you can share on how your institution handles this process.

  *   Do you verify every student, only students who receive aid, or just those identified as high risk?

  *   What tools are you using for identity verification/fraud detection (e.g., ID.me, Clear, Experian/Equifax identity services, TransUnion, Jumio, etc.)?
  *   Which ones are you happy with — and which should we avoid?



We’re looking into ID.me. Any insights on workflows and tools that work well at your institution are much appreciated!



Thank you!

-Dian



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