session ff-12 cod basics wood mason u.s. department of education
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Session FF-12
COD Basics
Wood MasonU.S. Department of Education
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What is COD?
• Federal Student Aid’s system for processing student award data for.. – Pell Grants– ACG/National SMART Grants– TEACH Grants– Direct Loans
• It’s a web site• It’s your lifeline to successful processing
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How is it populated?
• Student award data transmitted via Common Record (Document) as a “batch” by school or school’s 3rd Party Servicer
• Submitted online individually by user at www.cod.ed.gov
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Disbursement
Common Record “Data Blocks”
Award
Person
Entity Information
Common Record
Response
Response
Response
Response
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Who should use it?
• Financial Aid Officers/staff
• Business Office/staff
• Servicers/Corporate processors
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Will I. Tell
098765432
08/08/1991
Will I. Tell
098765432
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Will I. Tell
098765432
08/08/1991
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60-day window for date range searches
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Where do I get help?
•COD Technical Reference
-FSAdownload.ed.gov
•COD CBT
•Your COD Customer Service Representative (CSR)
•Your Direct Loan Servicing Center CSR
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Where do I get help?
•Direct Loan Website
•IFAP
- Direct Loan Bulletins
- Dear Colleague Letters
- Electronic Announcements
- FSA Student Aid Handbook
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Contact Information
I appreciate your feedback and comments. I can be reached at:
• Phone: 404/562-6270• Email: [email protected]