Session C-19

NSLDS Update

Ron Bennett Valerie Sherrer

U.S. Department of Education

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Agenda

• NSLDS Enhancements• Coming Soon• NSLDS Access and Security• FFELP Data Standards Initiative• Customer Service Reminders

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NSLDS Enhancements

• College Cost Reduction Access Act (CCRAA)– MR Deferment Type– Teacher Education Assistance for College

and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant– TEACH Loan - “D8” for Direct

Unsubsidized Loans– TEACH Overpayment– TEACH Org Contact

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Military Reserve Deferment

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TEACH Grant to Loan

NSLDS displays a loan symbol to identify a TEACH Grant that has converted to a loan. The Grant and Loan share the same Award ID. Click the loan symbol to navigate to loan detail.

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The Direct Unsubsidized Loans (TEACH) row is dynamic and will only display in a borrower’s Loan History if they have any D8 loan types.

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NSLDS Enhancements• Perkins Loans

– Technical Update PK-2008-02Detailed Perkins Loan data be reported as separate award year loans Effective July 1, 2008

– Technical Update PK-2008-04Relaxed edits for Student’s Academic Level (Field Code 270) until October 1, 2008

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NSLDS Enhancements

• Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act (ECASLA)– Increased Aggregate Limits to

accommodate increased unsubsidized loan limits effective 7/1/08

– Established reporting by ED Servicer for Loans under the Loan Purchase Program

• FEMA link for students to www.nslds.ed.gov

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Coming Soon• TEACH Grant and Direct Unsubsidized (TEACH)

Loan, D8 – Will be included on 2009-2010 ISIRs– Will be included for Transfer Student Monitoring

alerts beginning January 1, 2009

• Transfer Student Monitoring Web Enhancements– School will be able to customize the period of time

for NSLDS monitoring– School User will be able to “repopulate” Transfer

Monitoring List

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Coming Soon

• Security Training– Required of all NSLDS Users

Annually

• Rules of Behavior– Commitment required at sign-on

daily

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Coming Soon

• ECASLAChanges to accommodate – Loan Limits in all functions– PLUS Loans Deferments - PD– PLUS 6-month post-enrollment

period

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Coming Soon

• NSLDSFAP– Display the “P” for unsub loan for

which there was a PLUS Denial reported or assumed

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NSLDS Access and Security

Gen 05-06 - Access To and Use of NSLDS Information

NSLDS Users must:• Use their access properly • Protect the sensitive data • Not share User IDs and Passwords

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NSLDS Access and Security

NSLDS Newsletter #18

Outlines the rules and responsibilities of users granted on-line access to NSLDS. This information should be reviewed by all users of NSLDS.

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Establishing Relationships Guidelines in determining when a relationship between a student and a school exists:– Currently enrolled students at the

school– Students who have applied for

admission at the school– The student has applied for financial

aid at the school– Previously enrolled students

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Acceptable uses of NSLDS

NSLDS is to be used to perform Title IV aid eligibility requirements including:

• Determining a student’s Title IV eligibility for aid • Determining loan eligibility including resolving

loan aggregates• Reporting overpayments• Submitting student enrollment information• Transfer student monitoring activities• Exit counseling

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Privacy Act Reminder

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Keeping NSLDS Data and Access Secure

• Masking SSNs• Additional Monitoring of Access• Email alert notifications to Primary

Destination Point Administrator (PDPA)

• New reports to assist the PDPA’s monitoring process

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SSN Masking

• Web Pages–Display vs. Data Entry of SSN

• New reports–New reports delivered (viewable) on website

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SSN Masking- Web pages

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Web pages: Masked & Not Masked

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Reports- SSN Masking

• New reports delivered (viewable) on website will mask SSNs

• New reports delivered via SAIG will show full SSN with no masking

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Security Monitoring Enhancements

Email Alert Notifications to PDPA• Monitoring Activity/Usage

– Does not suspend user access• Questionable Activity

– Suspends user access– Could lead to deactivation of

Online Services at fsawebenroll

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User can continue accessing NSLDSFAP (PDPA should investigate)

• PDPA’s own user ID close to being turned off for 365 days of non-use

• Organization has no relationship with borrower

Email Alerts to PDPA- Monitoring Activity/Usage

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Email Alerts to PDPA- Questionable ActivityUser is suspended from NSLDSFAP• Log on an excessive number of times per

day• Attempt to log on from more than one

computer simultaneously an excessive number of times

• Log on to NSLDS from several locations in same day

• Fails Human Interface Verification (CAPTCHA) while logging on

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Email Alerts to PDPA- Email Text

• Emails include online user’s:– Name– TG#– NSLDS ID– Organization Code– Organization Name– Suspension Date– Reason for Suspension

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Resending Emails

• PDPA should keep warning emails for reference

• For a duplicate, PDPA can contact NSLDS Customer Service– Ph: 800-999-8219– Email: nslds@ed.gov

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Security Monitoring Enhancements

New reports to assist the PDPA’s monitoring process

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New Web Reports- PDPA user  

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FFEL Business Process and Data Standardization

Goals:• Eliminate duplicative reporting through

collection of the right data from the right data provider at the right time

• Collect data based on business needs• Establish in the XML Registry and

Repository (XML R&R) a common definition for data attributes that Federal Student Aid and the FFEL Community exchange

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Benefits to Students and Parents

• Single integrated view of student information

• Improved default prevention by predictive modeling to identify at-risk borrowers and early intervention to assist those borrowers

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Benefits to Students and Parents

• Reduced data entry burden through pre-population of information (e.g., consolidation application)

• Improved security of individual information through reduced reliance on the Social Security Number

• Information quality

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FFEL Data Standards Phased ApproachThe FFEL Data Standards project consists of 3phases:• Phase I - Internal Analysis with Federal Student Aid and

Department of Education Business Owners• Phase II – External Analysis with the FFEL Community of

Interest• Phase III – Modify/Add Data Standards through

Postsecondary Education Standards Council (PESC) Change Control Board

Phase 1:Internal

Analysis with Business Owners

Phase 2:External Analysis

with FFEL Community

Phase 3:PESC CCB

Data Requirements

Gathering

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Project Communication

• Updates on project progress provided through a link on the Financial Partners Portal, www.fp.ed.gov

• NCHELP, NASFAA and COHEAO provided the monthly communication to their respective listserves

• A dedicated email address for community comments and questions - DataStrategy@ed.gov

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NSLDS RemindersORG Contact Information • It is important to keep your Org contacts up to date on the NSLDS

ORG Contacts List Page• NSLDS uses Contacts from this page for important notifications

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NSLDS Reminders

•NEVER Share your NSLDS User ID and Password

• Protect the Privacy Act Data in NSLDS

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Contact Information

We appreciate your feedback and comments. We can be reached at:

Phone: 800-999-8219Fax: 785-838-2154Web: www.nsldsfap.ed.govEmail: nslds@ed.gov