Item 8.01 Other Information.
OnFebruary 8, 2023 ,Aspen University, Inc. ("Aspen University ") received notification from theUnited States Department of Education (the "DOE") that effectiveFebruary 7, 2023 theDOE had placedAspen University , a wholly-owned subsidiary ofAspen Group, Inc. ("AGI") on Heightened Cash Management 2 ("HCM2"). Under the HCM2 method of payment,Aspen University may continue to obligate funds under the federal student financial assistance programs authorized by Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. Heightened Cash Monitoring is a step that theU.S. Department of Education can take with institutions to provide additional oversight for a number of financial or federal compliance issues. A school placed on HCM2 no longer receives funds under the Advance Payment Method. After a school on HCM2 makes disbursements to students from its own institutional funds, a Reimbursement Payment Request must be submitted for those funds to theDOE . Consequently,Aspen University is estimating the next financial aid reimbursement received from theDOE will be delayed until lateMarch 2023 at the earliest. Subsequent to the receipt of the first financial aid payment under HCM2,Aspen University will be able to submit for financial aid reimbursement once every 30 days. Reimbursement payments could be delayed if theDOE has findings upon review of each of our reimbursement files. The letter from theDOE stated that theDOE acted in response to the Show Cause Directive from theDistance Education Accrediting Commission , which action AGI disclosed in a Form 8-K filedFebruary 3, 2023 .
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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