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This section contains manuals and guides that provide guidance to student financial assistance program participants.

ED Manuals, Guides, and Newsletters
Numerous ED publications are included in this section. FSA Handbooks, Audit Review and Cohort Default Rate Guides, as well as NSLDS and Ombudsman newsletters are found here.

NSLDS Specifications
This section includes the NSLDS Lender Manifest file specifications as well as numerous NSLDS extract report and batch file layouts.

Industry Manuals and Guides

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This collection contains manuals and guides produced by the FFELP industry. The Administrative Wage Garnishment Guidelines and Master Promissory Note Implementation manuals are included.

Item Name	Posted By	Date Posted
Master Prom. Note Implementation Guide (2003) PDF (876.73 KB)	Administration	6/23/2011
AWG Hearing Guidelines Manual (2005) PDF (147.19 KB)	Administration	6/23/2011
FFEL Common Claims Review Procedures (2009) PDF (140.29 KB) [ more ] [ hide ]	Administration	6/23/2011
Updated: 03/05/2009
Guaranty Agency Financial Report Instruction Guide PDF (961.14 KB) [ more ] [ hide ]	Administration	9/7/2011
The current Guaranty Agency Financial Report (GAFR) Instruction Guide dated June 2011 with changes noted in blue. This copy includes all changes since the August 2008 version of the guide.
Guaranty Agency Financial Report Guide (2013) PDF (1.14 MB) [ more ] [ hide ]	Administration	10/24/2013
Revised (07/2013) Guaranty agencies use the Guaranty Agency Financial Report to request payments from and make payments to the Department of Education (ED) under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program, which is authorized by Title IV, Part B of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). ED also uses this information to monitor the agency’s financial activities, including activities concerning its federal fund and operating fund.
FFEL CCI Post Claim Sampling Review Guide (2011) DOC (180.5 KB) [ more ] [ hide ]	Administration	2/3/2014
Includes the overview and instructions for filling out the PCS report. Revised: 02/03/2014 (with updated ED contact information)

National Directory of New Hires Information

Item Name	Posted By	Date Posted
Technical W-4 Matched Record Layouts (2000) DOC (37 KB)	Administration	6/23/2011
Technical UI Matched Record Layouts (2000) DOC (27.5 KB)	Administration	6/23/2011
Technical QW Matched Record Layouts (2000) DOC (32.5 KB)	Administration	6/23/2011
Technical Matched Trailer Record Layout (2000) DOC (22.5 KB)	Administration	6/23/2011
Technical Input Record Layout (2000) DOC (28 KB)	Administration	6/23/2011
Technical Error Record Layout (2000) DOC (29 KB)	Administration	6/23/2011
NDNH Status Update (11/2000) PDF (5.56 KB)	Administration	6/23/2011
NDNH Status Update (07/2001) DOC (25 KB)	Administration	6/23/2011
NDNH Project Status Update (12/2000) PDF (5.12 KB)	Administration	6/24/2011
NDNH Revised Security Addendum 01/23/2001 DOC (89.5 KB) [ more ] [ hide ]	Administration	6/24/2011
Posted: 07/16/2001 (REFERENCE ONLY)
NDNH Revised GA Agreement 06/20/2001 DOC (55.5 KB) [ more ] [ hide ]	Administration	6/24/2011
Posted: 07/16/2001
NDNH Exmp. Disclosure Security Agreement (02/2001) DOC (30 KB) [ more ] [ hide ]	Administration	6/24/2011
Revised: 02/2001

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