Public registries · United States · Agency detail

ED — U.S. Department of Education

Parent: Cabinet department. Domains in this note: ed.gov, studentaid.gov, fafsa.gov.

What they regulate

Federal education programs, student aid, and related civil-rights enforcement in education. ED does not license securities, mortgage, insurance, or freight brokers. Student-loan servicing and aid are not BrokerMafia endorsement of any private lender or broker.

Always prefer the live .gov site over a third-party mirror. Index ≠ endorsement.

How to verify

  1. ED home — Federal education policy and program administration.
  2. Federal Student Aid — Student-aid programs — not a securities or insurance broker license.

Official portal: https://www.ed.gov/

Questions this page answers

Does a FAFSA listing mean a broker is ED-licensed?

No. FAFSA/student aid is not a broker license. Securities, insurance, and mortgage products keep their own registers.

Is studentaid.gov the same as a private student-loan broker site?

No. studentaid.gov is federal student aid. Private lenders and brokers are separate entities — indexed ≠ endorsed.

Is a BrokerMafia agency page an endorsement?

No. Index ≠ endorsement. BrokerMafia is not a government agency and does not issue licenses.

Where is the full .gov directory?

https://brokermafia.com/usa/ — with JSON/CSV downloads that include the full local SLD inventory from CISA.

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