{"podcast":{"title":"The College Investor Audio Show","slug":"the-college-investor-audio-show-414113","podcast_index_feed_id":414113,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-college-investor/","website_url":"https://thecollegeinvestor.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/f3c20c77-1ea5-4d2e-a65a-e87b0a5c9f68/college-investor-podcast-cover-c1.png","author":"The College Investor","episode_count":1036,"summary":"The College Investor podcast is a daily audio show that's dedicated to bringing you the best of TheCollegeInvestor.com. We discuss a variety of topics, all relating to millennial money - including student loan debt, investing, earning more money, and more! Robert Farrington, the founder of The College Investor and a Millennial Money Expert, shares how to get out of student loan debt so that you can start investing and building wealth for the future. Instead of cutting expenses and living a frugal life, he advocates side hustling and entrepreneurship to earn extra money to achieve your financial goals.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T20:18:09.903988+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113"},"episode":{"title":"California Tops List of States With Highest Student Aid Fraud at $171 Million","slug":"california-tops-list-of-states-with-highest-student-aid-fraud-at-171-million","published_at":"2026-05-04T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113/california-tops-list-of-states-with-highest-student-aid-fraud-at-171-million","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113","url":"https://thecollegeinvestor.com/78733/california-tops-list-of-states-with-highest-student-aid-fraud-at-171-million/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/3d3a7127-6baf-41da-a417-1a812806081b.mp3","summary":"The Big Number: $1 billion — that’s how much the Department of Education says it saved taxpayers by cracking down on student aid fraud over the past year. Why It Matters: The Department of Education announced that its identity verification requirements for first-time FAFSA applicants, launched in summer 2025, have blocked more than $1 billion in fraudulent federal student aid . The fraud prevention push came after colleges and universities across the country reported being targeted by sophisticated fraud rings that exploited weakened safeguards during the Covid-19 pandemic. That created openings for criminals to file fake FAFSA applications and siphon Pell Grants and federal student loans meant for legitimate students and families.","meta_description":"The Big Number: $1 billion — that’s how much the Department of Education says it saved taxpayers by cracking down on student aid fraud over the past year.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":255,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113/episodes/california-tops-list-of-states-with-highest-student-aid-fraud-at-171-million/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113/california-tops-list-of-states-with-highest-student-aid-fraud-at-171-million.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}