U.S.

Department of
Education

Resolving Student Eligibility

Issues

NASFAA Conference
Washington, D.C.
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 Veteran’s Status
Match Flags
1 = Veterans status confirmed

2 = Not a qualifying veteran

3 = Not found in VA’s data base

4 = On Active Duty

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 Resolution Required?
★ VA Match flag of 2 or 3 will cause
VA Status to be assumed to
“NO”
★ If VA status alone would have
made student Independent, CPS
will process as
Dependent
★ Reject 15 (no parent signature)
and/or 2 (not enough
information to calculate EFC)
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Dependency Override
Documentation
★ DD214
• Certificate of release or
discharge from active duty
• Report of separation and record
of service

★ Release reason is other

than
dishonorable
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 Veteran’s Resolution -
Flag 2 - Not Confirmed
Vet
★ Contact regional VA office and
have VA update records

★ Provide copy of DD 214

• OK, if separation status is other than
dishonorable
• Dependents must supply parental
data & signatures
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 Veteran’s Resolution -
Flag 3 - Not on data
base
★ DOD has not sent data to VA

★ Provide copy of DD 214

• OK if separation status is other than
dishonorable
• Dependents must supply parental
data and signatures

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 Veteran’s Resolution -
Flag 4 - Active Duty
★Student provides
documentation from military
branch confirming
• Upcoming release via a memo or
letter
from an official military source
• Recent release via a copy of the
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 Cadets
VA Match Flag 2 or 3
★ Cadets are not qualifying Veterans
for Veterans Affairs
purposes

★ Current Cadets are not a

qualifying veteran for ED
purposes

★ Past Cadets are qualifying veteran

for ED purposes, if release
reason is other than dishonorable
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Military Academy Prep
Schools (US MAPS)
★ A veteran is “any individual” who
has engaged in “active duty” in the
armed services and was released
under a condition other than
dishonorable

★ Attendees at US MAPS are on

active duty at the time they attend
US MAPS

★ As prior attendees, they are

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 SSN Match - Date of
Death
★Provided by Social Security
Administration
• Now operational

• However, there have been no matches

to date

• Match Flag 5 - Comment 145

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SSA-Prisoner Match Flags
New in 2001-2002

★ Has been re-configured to be a

post-screening match

★ Resolution required for Match

Flags 2, 3, and 8

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SSA-Prisoner Match Flags
in 2000-01
1 = Not a Prisoner: No comments
2 = Prisoner in Local Facility:
Comment and SAR “C” Flag
3 = Prisoner in State or Federal
Facility: Comment and SAR “C” Flag
8 = Not sent for Match (name or DOB
missing or Pacific Islander w/888
SSN): Comment
9 = Sent, Match not conducted (SSN,
Name or DOB mismatch): No comments
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 NSLDS History Page
New for 2001-2002

★Add Master Promissory Note Flag

• Direct Loan MPN Indicator
• FFEL Program MPN Indicator
- Lender Code -- six digits; N/A; or Y
• Valid Values for both MPN Flags:
- N = No MPN on file at LOC
- A = Accepted MPN on file
- C = All MPN’s on file are closed
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 NSLDS History Page
New for 2001-2002
★ Additional Unsubsidized Loan
• Indicates a portion of the loan has
­ Additional Unsubsidized and/or
­ Health Professions Program loan

★ Capitalized Interest Flag

• Indicates a portion of the loan includes
capitalized interest
★ Valid Values will be “Y” or “N” for
each flag
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 NSLDS History Page
continued

★ Renamed field
• From “Outstanding Principal Balance”
• To “Aggregate Balance”
★ Field lengths for Pell and EFC to 6
digits
• Impacts record lengths

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 NSLDS History Page
continued
★ Changes to Title IV Overpayment
Information:
D = Deferred
W= Waived
★ Previously only:
Y = Yes
N = No
S = Satisfactory
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 ISIR - NSLDS History
Page
John B. Student
123-45-6789
2000-2001 NSLDS FINANCIAL AID HISTORY Processed: 03-17-2000
This page contains your previous financial aid information, which is contained in the
National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS). Your Financial Aid Administrator will
use it to determine your eligibility.
*******************************************************************************
#Overpayment: Contact: #Defaulted Loans:Y #Discharged:Y #Loan Sat. Repay:Y #ActiveBank:Y
Pell: Y Access NSLDS
FSEOG: Y 12345678
Perkins: Y 12345678
*******************************************************************************

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 NSLDS History Page
continued

★ NSLDS Post-screening Reason

Codes
• Reason code 5 will now indicate DL/FFEL
MPN value has changed
• Other will be changed from “5” to “9”
★ NSLDS History Page on SAR
• Reduced to provide student default and
aggregate loan information
• Information geared to the student only
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Drug Conviction Eligibility
- Not a Match -

★ The Drug Question

• Not final
• May move from #28 to #35
• Technical Amendments
– Only those in school and receiving aid
– Deny aid if left blank

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 IRS Test Match Study

★ Parent SSN and Last Name will be

collected for dependent
applicants on 2001-2002 FAFSA
★ The same edits as for 2000-2001
will be applied

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 IRS Test Match Study
★ Applicant will receive a comment
and the data element will be
highlighted if:
• they do not provide at least one parent’s
SSN and last name
• father’s SSN or mother’s SSN is equal to the
student’s SSN and student’s SSN has
been verified by SSA
• father’s SSN and mother’s SSN are blank
• the SSN is not within valid SSN table range,
• also, SSN must be numeric or will be set to
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Highlights and Tidbits
on
OTHER STUFF

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2000-2001 Reject Codes

★ Two types of reject codes:

– Alpha - verifiable rejects
– numeric - non-verifiable

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2000-2001 Reject Codes

★ Code & Condition

1 = SNT not met & supplemental data
blank

2 = Incomplete application or
renewal app

4 = DOB = or > current year

5 = DOB blank or invalid

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continued
 Reject Codes continued

8 = SSN match w/ Date of Death

10 = Marital status & # in family is blank

11 = Not married, two earnings reported

13 = First and last name blank

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Reject Codes continued

14 = No student signature on paper

15 = No parent signature

16 = No student signature on FAFSA

Express/Web transaction

continued

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 Reject Codes continued

17 = Citizenship blank or No
18 = SSN not on SSA database
19 = Student on verification or drug
abuse hold

20 = Too many comment codes

continued

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 2001-2002 Reject
Codes

★ New Verifiable Rejects for 2001-

2002
- can re-enter or correct field

A = DOB = 1900, 1901, or 1902

C = Taxes paid equal to AGI

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2000-2001 Reject Codes
continued
★Verify Rejects
B = Independent, DOB > 9/1/85, DOB
≠ or > current year, and not early
analysis
N = Either first name or last name blank
P = SSN not within valid SSA range
W = Questionable number of family
members
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 Do Not Send to MDE

★ Remind Students Not to

Send to the MDE:

- School printed Renewal

Application
- FOTW printed Application data
- FAFSA Express printed Application
data
- FAFSA Worksheets A & B
- Drug Worksheets We Help Put America Through School
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 Thank you!!
★ Ginger Klock
– e-mail: [email protected]
– Voice: 202-260-7361

★ Dan Klock
– e-mail: [email protected]
– Voice: 202-708-8242

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