(FINAL FAT Batch Record Layout) Codes and Flags

SFA Information for Financial Aid Professionals
U.S. Department of Education

PublicationDate: 1/21/2000 ChapterNumber: 5 ChapterTitle: Codes and Flags SectionNumber: SectionTitle: PageNumbers: 18-20 Section 5: Codes and Flags 5.1 Error Codes CodeValueMeaning Error Code 1spaceNo error. 1SSN must not be spaces. Error Code 2spaceNo error. 2First and last names must not be spaces. Error Code 3spaceNo error. 3Invalid date of birth. Error Code 4spaceNo error. 4School year must be numeric. 5School year must not be greater than current school year. 6School year field length must be equal to 4. 5.2 Match Flags FlagMeaning 0Successful match. No error. 1School and school servicer user association not found. 2Successful match. Student has no selectable loans but has Pell Grant(s). 3Successful match. Student has no selectable loans or Pell Grants. 6Student SSN not found. 7Matches on SSN, but not on date of birth and name. 5.3 Loan Type Codes CodeMeaning CLFFEL Consolidation DUNational Defense Student Loan D1Direct Stafford Subsidized D2Direct Stafford Unsubsidized D4Direct PLUS D5Direct Consolidation Unsubsidized D6Direct Consolidation Subsidized CodeMeaning D7Direct PLUS Consolidation EUPerkins Expanded Lending Option FIFederally Insured Student Loan (FISL) ICIncome Contingent Loan (ICL) NUNDSL PLFFEL PLUS PUFederal Perkins RFFFEL Refinanced SFFFEL Stafford Subsidized SLSupplemental Loan (SLS) SNFFEL Stafford Non-Subsidized SUFFEL Stafford Unsubsidized 5.4 Loan Status Codes CodeMeaning AEAssigned to U.S. Department of Education BCBankruptcy claim, discharged BKBankruptcy claim, active CACancelled DADeferred DBDefaulted, then bankrupt, active, Chapter 13 DCDefaulted, compromise DDDefaulted, then died DEDeath DIDisability DKDefaulted, then bankrupt, discharged, Chapter 13 DLDefaulted, in litigation DODefaulted, then bankrupt, active, other DPDefaulted, paid in full DSDefaulted, then disabled DTDefaulted, collection, terminated DUDefaulted, unresolved DWDefaulted, write-off DXDefaulted, six consecutive payments FBForbearance IDIn school or grace period ODDefaulted, then bankrupt, discharged, other PCPaid in full through consolidation loan PFPaid in full RFRefinanced RPIn repayment UIUnreinsured