1. Where Do I Find It and What Do I Do With It? Allene Begley Curto Springfield College School of Human Services

2. What Are the Tools? Your bookshelf (hard copy and/or electronic) Your bookshelf (hard copy and/or electronic) Web sites Web sites News Updates News Updates Listserves Listserves FA Associations and Conferences FA Associations and Conferences Webinars Webinars

3. Bookshelf FSA Handbook FSA Handbook Application and Verification Guide (AVG) Application and Verification Guide (AVG) SAR/ISIR Guide SAR/ISIR Guide Policy and Procedures Manual Policy and Procedures Manual IRS Publication 17 IRS Publication 17 EdPubs EdPubs

4. Web Sites Web Sites IFAP http://ifap.ed.gov IFAP http://ifap.ed.govhttp://ifap.ed.gov NSLDS http://www.nslds.ed.gov NSLDS http://www.nslds.ed.govhttp://www.nslds.ed.gov DL (borrowers) https://studentloans.gov DL (borrowers) https://studentloans.govhttps://studentloans.gov IRS http://www.irs.gov/ IRS http://www.irs.gov/http://www.irs.gov/ NASFAA http://www.nasfaa.org NASFAA http://www.nasfaa.orghttp://www.nasfaa.org Regional Associations, ex: www.easfaa.org Regional Associations, ex: www.easfaa.orgwww.easfaa.org State Associations, ex: http://www.vasfaavt.org/ State Associations, ex: http://www.vasfaavt.org/http://www.vasfaavt.org/

5. More Web sites…. Selective Service http://www.sss.gov/ Selective Service http://www.sss.gov/ http://www.sss.gov/ Americorps http://www.americorps.gov/ Americorps http://www.americorps.gov/ http://www.americorps.gov/ VA – GI Bill http://www.gibill.va.gov VA – GI Bill http://www.gibill.va.gov http://www.gibill.va.gov AACRAO http://www.aacrao.org/ AACRAO http://www.aacrao.org/ http://www.aacrao.org/ FinAid http://www.finaid.org/ FinAid http://www.finaid.org/http://www.finaid.org/

6. ...and look for even MORE Web Sites! Servicer sites Servicer sites Lender sites Lender sites Guarantor sites Guarantor sites ELM ELM Lumina Foundation Lumina Foundation CAEL (Council for Adults and Experiential Learning) CAEL (Council for Adults and Experiential Learning)

7. NEWS UPDATES Inside Higher ED http://www.insidehighered.com/home Inside Higher ED http://www.insidehighered.com/home http://www.insidehighered.com/home Chronicle of Higher Education http://chronicle.com Chronicle of Higher Education http://chronicle.com http://chronicle.com IFAP weekly digest and Electronic Announcements IFAP weekly digest and Electronic Announcements NASFAA NEWS NASFAA NEWS

8. LISTSERVES IFAP notices IFAP notices NASFAA NASFAA Regional Association Regional Association State Association State Association FAMS FAMS Finaid-L mailto:LISTSERV@LISTS.PSU.EDU Finaid-L mailto:LISTSERV@LISTS.PSU.EDU

9. WEBINARS Attend? Attend? Access later? Access later? Get someone else to attend and pick their brain? Get someone else to attend and pick their brain?

10. IFAP IFAP http://ifap.ed.gov IFAP http://ifap.ed.gov http://ifap.ed.gov FSA Handbook FSA Handbook Announcements Announcements Worksheets and Tools Worksheets and Tools Trainings Trainings Links Links EdPubs EdPubs

16. THE BASICS OF NSLDS What do we see on NSLDS? What do we see on NSLDS? How is data sent and received? How is data sent and received? Loans Loans Grants Grants Enrollment Enrollment Transfer Monitoring Transfer Monitoring NSLDS Exit Counseling NSLDS Exit Counseling

17. THE BASICS OF NSLDS Loans Loans  Aggregate limits  Annual Limits  Loan Periods  Pending Disbursements Grants Grants  Pell  ACG/Smart  Iraq/Afghanistan Service Grant?

18. THE BASICS OF NSLDS Enrollment Enrollment  Reporting  Enrolled at other school Transfer Monitoring Transfer Monitoring  Adding records  Reviewing Records NSLDS Exit Counseling NSLDS Exit Counseling

19. Data Sources Schools Schools US Department of Education US Department of Education Guarantee Agencies Guarantee Agencies Lenders Lenders Loan Servicers Loan Servicers Student Loan Clearinghouse Student Loan Clearinghouse

20. NSLDS Logon

21. Organization Contact Information It is important to keep your contacts up to date on the NSLDS Organization Contact List Page NSLDS uses Contacts from this page for important notifications

22. NSLDS Transfer Monitoring NSLDS Transfer Monitoring Process Q: Who do you add? A: Everyone who is not a freshman who never attended before! Who Reviews?  Updated Wednesday night so check Thursday am!

23. Help! There’s an Alert! Monitor the Pell and loan amounts Monitor the Pell and loan amounts Reduce the Pell or loan at your school if necessary Reduce the Pell or loan at your school if necessary Other school should be contacted if student disputes amount of Pell or loan received at other school Other school should be contacted if student disputes amount of Pell or loan received at other school Check COD – may be more current than NSLDS! Check COD – may be more current than NSLDS!

24. NSLDS Exit Counseling NSLDS Newsletter # 26 NSLDS Newsletter # 26 Official/Current Record of ALL Federal loans Official/Current Record of ALL Federal loans Introduces student to the NSLDS site Introduces student to the NSLDS site Repayment Calculators Repayment Calculators Links to loan Holders (where available) Links to loan Holders (where available) School can get Reports School can get Reports Automatic Compliance Updates Automatic Compliance Updates

25. NSLDS Postscreenings Aggregate Limits Aggregate Limits Overpayments Overpayments Defaults Defaults Discharges Discharges Bankruptcies Bankruptcies

26. NSLDS Postscreenings Review all CPS generated ISIRs Review all CPS generated ISIRs Review NSLDS record on postcreenings with a “negative” message Review NSLDS record on postcreenings with a “negative” message Resolve the issue(s)! Resolve the issue(s)!  Default(s) added/cleared  Satisfactory repayment added/removed  Exceeded subsidized or combined aggregate/No longer exceeding

27. Keys to Success! Review NSLDS data on ISIR, NSLDS postscreenings and NSLDS transfer monitoring Review NSLDS data on ISIR, NSLDS postscreenings and NSLDS transfer monitoring Review electronic announcements and new postings on IFAP at least weekly Review electronic announcements and new postings on IFAP at least weekly Make the FSA Handbook your friend Make the FSA Handbook your friend Use your FAMS Use your FAMS Monitor, monitor, monitor Monitor, monitor, monitor Document, document, document Document, document, document

28. RESOURCES Network with peers Network with peers Document what you’re told! Auditors don’t accept “but Suzie said…!” Document what you’re told! Auditors don’t accept “but Suzie said…!” Check out the web sites to which you send students! Check out the web sites to which you send students! Check out your own web site! What are you telling them? What are others telling them? Check out your own web site! What are you telling them? What are others telling them?

29. Questions? Allene Begley Curto Associate Director of Financial Aid Springfield College School of Human Services acurto@spfldcol.edu