FSA has announced the availability of the updated NSLDS Transfer Student Monitoring & Financial Aid History User Guide and Record Layouts.
The user guide provides step-by-step instructions for using Transfer Student Monitoring (TSM) online, describes how to request Financial Aid History (FAH), and includes detailed information about the TSM/FAH batch process.
The updated manual, dated August 2026, replaces the March 2026 version. Refer to the “What’s New” section for a description of the recent changes, which were made to address an issue that was preventing NSLDS from processing some FAH output requests. An August 28, 2026, Electronic Announcement (GENERAL-26-52) detailed more information about the issue and its resolution.