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: [email protected]
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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 - [email protected]
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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: [email protected]
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