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Direct Loans


William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program awards are processed through the Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) System.

Operational communications and guidance, technical documents, and related information specific to the Direct Loan Program and the processing of Direct Loan awards through the COD System are provided on this page. Electronic Announcements about Direct Loans are available below. Related resource information is available on the right side of this page.


To access the COD System page, click here.
To access the Grants page, click here.
To access the EDESuite page, click here.

Electronic Announcements

The 15 most current Electronic Announcements specific to the Direct Loan Program are listed below.

To view past Direct Loan Bulletins, click here.

To view more Electronic Announcements about the Direct Loan Program, click here.
  • 02/08/2013 - (COD System) Subject: Removal of Data for Closed Award Years from Production Environment
  • 02/08/2013 - (COD System) Subject: COD Processing Update
  • 02/08/2013 - (General) Subject: Washington?s Birthday Federal Holiday Processing and Customer Service Hours
  • 02/07/2013 - (Direct Loans) Subject: Direct Loan Closeout Information for 2011-2012 Program Year
  • 02/06/2013 - (General) Subject: Change to Login Process for All Federal Student Aid Systems Behind AIMS
  • 02/04/2013 - (Loans) Subject: FY 2011 2-Year and FY 2010 3-Year Draft Cohort Default Rates Release Scheduled for February 2013
  • 02/01/2013 - (COD System) Subject: COD Processing Update
  • 02/01/2013 - (Loans) Subject: Loan Servicing Information - COSTEP Joins Federal Loan Servicer Team
  • 02/01/2013 - (Loans) Subject: Loan Servicing Information - EDGEucation Loans Joins Federal Loan Servicer Team
  • 01/31/2013 - (General) Subject: Application and Verification Guide [2013-2014 Federal Student Aid Handbook]
  • 01/30/2013 - (General) Subject: Availability of 2013 Blue Book
  • 01/25/2013 - (COD System) Subject: COD Processing Update
  • 01/25/2013 - (General) Subject: OUTAGE ALERT - SAIG Mailbox Functions Unavailable February 2-3, 2013
  • 01/25/2013 - (COD System) Subject: COD WEB SITE ACCESS - Preliminary Information About COD Web Site Access Change Planned for March and May 2013
  • 01/18/2013 - (COD System) Subject: COD Processing Update

Direct Loan Processing Information

Direct Loan School Guide

Links to information about Direct Loan processing

New Direct Loan Schools

New Direct Loan Schools

Links to information for potential and new Direct Loan schools

Foreign Schools

Foreign Schools

Links to information for foreign schools

Default Prevention

Default Prevention

Links to information for default prevention

Computer-Based Training

Computer-Based Training

Links to COD System computer-based training

Direct Loan School Guide

Direct Loan School Guide

Links to guide for Direct Loan schools

 
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