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Amount Paid to Date
The dollar amount of financial aid you have received to date.
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Award Amount
The Amount of Pell Grant the school expects to pay you based on your enrollment and your school's cost of attendance.
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Award Year
The school year for which the financial aid is to be used to fund your education.
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Canceled Amount
The portion of a loan, in dollars, that was canceled and not disbursed by the lender. A Perkins loan may be entirely or partially canceled if you serve in any the following areas: (1) teaching, (2) military, (3) law enforcement, or (4) volunteer (i.e., VISTA, Peace Corps). A loan may also be fully or partially canceled if you die, become disabled, or declare bankruptcy.
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Cancellation Date
The date (month, day, and year) on which all or part of a loan was canceled.
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Contact
Current status of agency holding the overpayment.
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Current Guaranty Agency
The three-digit numeric identification code of the agency guaranteeing a Stafford Program loan.
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Current Lender
The six-digit code identifying the current holder of a Stafford Program promissory note.
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Current Servicer
The code identifying the specific organization currently servicing a loan for a lender or school. This organization is responsible for computing interest and mailing billing statements.
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Date Entered Repayment
The date on which you begin repaying your student loan.
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Date of Birth
Your Date of Birth. You must enter a valid Date of Birth to use the NSLDS Student Access system. The Date of Birth is also used to verify that your loan is recorded in the NSLDS database.
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Deferment
The temporary postponement of your loan payments.
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Deferment Start Date
The date when a deferment starts.
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Deferment Stop Date
The date when a deferment stops.
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Disbursement Amount
The dollar amount of each disbursement of a Stafford Program loan.
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Disbursement Date
Date on which each disbursement was made.
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Enrollment Effective Date
The date you first entered your enrollment status.
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Enrollment Status
Your academic workload as determined by your school (e.g., full-time, part-time).
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First Name
Your First Name. The First Name is used to verify that your loan is recorded in the NSLDS database.
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Grant Amount
The dollar amount of the grant
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Guaranty Agency
Agencies that guarantee Title IV loans for lenders. These agencies also aid in the collection and reinsurance of defaulted loans.
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Interest Balance
The dollar value of the accrued interest balance on a loan.
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Interest Rate
The interest rate shown on the signed promissory note.
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Last Date Status Change
The date on which the current Loan Status Code became effective.
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Last Name
Your last name. You must enter a valid Last Name to use the NSLDS Student Access system.
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Loan Amount
The amount that an agency or school approved for your loan. Not all this amount may have been disbursed.
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Loan Date
The date the Lender approved the loan.
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Loan Period Begin Date
The date classes are (or were) scheduled to begin for the period covered by your loan.
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Loan Period End Date
The date classes are (or were) scheduled to end for the period covered by your loan.
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Loan Status
A code representing the current status of your loan, as determined by the loan’s current holder. See Status Description.
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Maturity Date
The loan’s maturity date. This is the date on which the you must start repaying the loan.
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Outstanding Interest Balance
The dollar value of the interest balance on a loan.
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Outstanding Principal Balance
The dollar value of the balance due on a loan, including capitalized interest.
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PIN
Your electronic Personal Identification Number. You must enter a valid PIN to use the NSLDS Student Access system. You can obtain a PIN by filling out a FAFSA online.
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Principal Balance
The dollar value of the declining balance due on a loan, including capitalized interest.
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Remaining Amount to be Paid
The portion of the Pell Grant the school expects to give you for the remainder of the year.
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Repayment Date
The month and year in which repayment of a Stafford, Perkins or ICL is scheduled to begin; also the month and year of the first day after the expiration of a grace period. This Repayment Date is valid whether or not you actually begin making payments. It is not affected by deferments.
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Reporting School
The school reporting the overpayment.
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Scheduled Amount
Scheduled amount of the Pell Grant award.
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School
The name of the school you attended while receiving this loan.
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SSN
Your Social Security Number. You must enter a valid SSN to use the NSLDS Student Access system. The SSN is also used to verify that your loan is recorded in the NSLDS database.
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Status
The status of the overpayment.
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- AL
- Abandoned loan
- BC
- Bankruptcy claim—discharged
- BK
- Bankruptcy claim—active
- CA
- Canceled
- DA
- Deferred
- DB
- Defaulted then bankrupt, Chapter 13—active
- DC
- Defaulted—compromise
- DD
- Defaulted then died
- DE
- Death
- DF
- Defaulted, unresolved
- DI
- Disability
- DK
- Defaulted then bankrupt, Chapter 13—discharged
- DL
- Defaulted—in litigation
- DN
- Defaulted then paid in full through a consolidated loan
- DO
- Defaulted then bankrupt—active, other
- DP
- Defaulted—paid in full
- DR
- Defaulted loan included in rolled-up loan
- DS
- Defaulted then disabled
- DT
- Defaulted—Collection terminated
- DU
- Defaulted—Unresolved
- DW
- Defaulted—Write-off
- DX
- Defaulted—Six consecutive payments
- DZ
- Defaulted—Six consecutive payments, then missed payment(s)
- FB
- Forbearance
- FC
- False certification discharge
- FD
- Defaulted—Fraud
- FR
- Fraud
- IA
- Loan originated
- ID
- In school or grace period
- IG
- In grace period
- IM
- In military grace
- IP
- In post-deferment grace period
- OD
- Defaulted then bankrupt—discharged, other
- PC
- Paid in full through consolidation loan
- PF
- Paid in full
- PM
- Presumed paid in full
- PN
- Non-defaulted, paid in full through consolidated loan
- RF
- Refinanced
- RH
- Loan transferred by Debt Collection System to Sallie Mae
- RP
- In repayment
- UA
- Temporarily uninsured-no default claim requested
- UB
- Temporarily uninsured-default claim denied
- UC
- Permanently uninsured/unreinsured-no default claim requested
- UD
- Permanently uninsured/unreinsured-default claim denied
- UI
- Unreinsured
- XD
- Defaulted, six consecutive payments
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Total All Grants
The sum of all your Pell Grant amounts.
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Total All Loans
The sum of all your loan amounts, regardless of the loan type.
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Total By Grant Type
The sum of all your grant amounts, summarized by grant type.
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Total By Loan Type
The sum of all your loan amounts, summarized by loan type.
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Type
The Title IV assistance funds type for which you received an amount in excess of what you were eligible to receive.
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- CL
- FFEL Consolidated
- D1
- Direct Stafford Subsidized
- D2
- Direct Stafford Subsidized
- D3
- Direct PLUS for Graduate or Professional Students
- D4
- Direct PLUS
- D5
- Direct Consolidated Unsubsidized
- D6
- Direct Consolidated Subsidized
- D7
- Direct PLUS Consolidated
- DU
- National Defense Loan
- EU
- Perkins Expanded Lender
- FI
- Federally Insured Student Loan—FISL
- GB
- FFEL PLUS for Graduate or Professional Students
- IC
- Income Contingent Loan—ICL
- NU
- NDSL
- PL
- FFEL PLUS
- PU
- Federal Perkins
- RF
- FFEL Refinanced
- SF
- FFEL Stafford Subsidized
- SL
- Supplemental Loan—SLS
- SN
- FFEL Stafford Non-Subsidized
- SU
- FFEL Stafford Unsubsidized
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