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NSLDS Reaffirmation User Guide (June 2026)

Alex Fuentes — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:38:40 +0000

FSA has published an updated NSLDS Reaffirmation User Guide. Reaffirmation is when a student who has inadvertently exceeded an annual or aggregate loan limit for a William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program or Federal Family Education Loan Program loan agrees, in writing, to repay the excess amount according to the terms and conditions of… More »NSLDS Reaffirmation User Guide (June 2026)

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COD System Updates Coming June 28, 2026: What Financial Aid Offices Need to Know

Alex Fuentes — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:01:14 +0000

The Department of Education will implement several Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) System updates on June 28, 2026, affecting Direct Loans and Campus-Based Programs for the 2026–27 award year. These changes are designed to improve the administration of new federal loan limits and streamline reporting requirements for schools. Enhanced Loan Limit Exception Processing The most… More »COD System Updates Coming June 28, 2026: What Financial Aid Offices Need to Know

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NSLDS Reports for Schools Guide (June 2026)

Alex Fuentes — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:38:44 +0000

FSA has announced the availability of an updated NSLDS Reports for Schools Guide. This guide provides detailed information to help school users better understand the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS®) reports that are available, the various report formats, and how to request each type of report. This updated guide, dated June 2026, replaces the… More »NSLDS Reports for Schools Guide (June 2026)

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2025–26 FAFSA Specifications Guide (May 2026 Update)

Alex Fuentes — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:45:31 +0000

Federal Student Aid has released volumes of the 2025-26 FAFSA Specifications Guide. The volumes contained in this guide contain FAFSA Processing System (FPS) technical information for the 2025-26 award year and are only available as PDF documents at this time. Update on May 27, 2026: FSA has updated Volumes 5 and 7. For more information,… More »2025–26 FAFSA Specifications Guide (May 2026 Update)

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Summer 2026 Campus-Based School Testing for Schools Reporting Federal Work-Study Wages

Alex Fuentes — Tue, 19 May 2026 22:13:09 +0000

The FSA Partner and School Relations Center will conduct Campus-Based school testing for schools reporting Federal Work-Study (FWS) wages using the Campus-Based Common Record XML Schema Version 1.0b (Campus-Based schema) from May 19, 2026, through Sept. 30, 2026. Campus-Based school testing provides schools, third-party servicers, and software providers an opportunity to test Campus-Based program business processes… More »Summer 2026 Campus-Based School Testing for Schools Reporting Federal Work-Study Wages

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2026–2027 COD Technical Reference (May 2026 Update)

Alex Fuentes — Mon, 18 May 2026 21:36:05 +0000

FSA has updated the 2026–2027 COD Technical Reference guide to add volumes 3 and 4. Volume 3: Combination System Supplement Volume 4: Campus-Based Processing Technical Reference Access the COD Technical Reference Guide here.

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2027–28 FAFSA Specifications Guide

Alex Fuentes — Wed, 06 May 2026 12:20:59 +0000

Federal Student Aid has announced the initial posting of the 2027–28 FAFSA Specifications Guide. The FAFSA Specifications Guide is designed to meet the reference needs of financial aid administrators, programmers, data processing staff, and other FSA partners who want to incorporate electronic Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) functionality into their institutional systems and… More »2027–28 FAFSA Specifications Guide

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REMINDER: Annual UEI Registration Renewal With SAM Website

Alex Fuentes — Wed, 06 May 2026 12:15:24 +0000

Federal Student Aid (FSA) has issued a reminder to institutions that receive Title IV funds. Institutions must have a Unique Entity ID (UEI) registered in the General Services Administration System for Award Management (SAM) website, and the institution must renew the UEI each year. G5 verifies that a UEI is active before carrying out administrative… More »REMINDER: Annual UEI Registration Renewal With SAM Website

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EDExpress for Windows 2026–27, Release 2.0 Now Available

Alex Fuentes — Fri, 01 May 2026 11:27:30 +0000

FSA has released EDExpress for Windows 2026–27, Release 2.0. This release builds on Release 1.0 by adding full processing functionality for key Title IV programs, including: Federal Pell Grant William D. Ford Direct Loan TEACH Grant These modules expand the system’s capabilities beyond the core features introduced earlier in the cycle (such as Application Processing and… More »EDExpress for Windows 2026–27, Release 2.0 Now Available

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COD System Implementation for 2026–27 Award Year

Alex Fuentes — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:39:43 +0000

On April 26, 2026, FSA will implement Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) System functionality that supports the processing of Federal Pell Grant, Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan awards and supports the Campus-Based programs for the 2026–27 award year. The U.S. Department of Education is… More »COD System Implementation for 2026–27 Award Year

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