The 2025–2026 Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) Technical Reference, containing development information for the 2025–26 award year, is published below.
Contact Information
If you have questions about this publication, contact the FSA Partner and School Relations Center at 1-800-848-0978. You may also email CODSupport@ed.gov.
Attachments
Volume 1: Getting Started
Volume 2: Common Record Technical Reference
Volume 3: Combination System Supplement – Planned for Late January 2025
2025-2026 COD Technical Reference: Volume 3: Combination System Supplement (Master File) in PDF Format – Planned for March 2025
Volume 4: Campus-Based Record Layout – Planned for Late January 2025
2025-2026 COD Technical Reference: Volume 4: Campus-Based Processing Technical Reference (Master File) in PDF Format *
Volume 5: School Testing Guide – Planned for Late January 2025
2025-2026 COD Technical Reference: Volume 5: School Testing Guide (Master File) in PDF Format *
Volume 6: Appendices
Volume 7: COD XML Examples – Planned for Late January 2025
Booking Notification Response in Text Format, 2KB
Common Record Direct Loan Input Example in Text Format, 5KB
Common Record Input Example in Text Format, 23KB
Credit Status Response in Text Format, 5KB
Direct Loan Correction Response in Text Format, 9KB
Direct Loan Counseling Response in Text Format, 2KB
Direct Loan Denied Credit Decision Response in Text Format, 8KB
Direct Loan Web Origination and Disbursement Response in Text Format, 7KB
Direct Loan with Anticipated Disbursements and Warning Edits Response in Text Format, 6KB
Direct PLUS Loan Common Record Response in Text Format, 5KB
Direct PLUS Loan Web Origination and Disbursement Response in Text Format, 3KB
DL Grad PLUS Application Response in Text Format, 3KB
DL Grad PLUS Linked MPN Response in Text Format, 4KB
DL Grad PLUS Unlinked MPN Response in Text Format, 3KB
DL Parent PLUS Application Response in Text Format, 3KB
DL Parent PLUS Linked MPN Response in Text Format, 3KB
DL Parent PLUS Unlinked MPN Response in Text Format, 3KB
DL Sub Linked MPN Response in Text Format, 2KB
DL SubUnsub Unlinked MPN Response in Text Format, 3KB
DL Unsub Linked MPN Response in Text Format, 3KB
Entrance Counseling Acknowledgement in Text Format, 2KB
Informed Borrower Response in Text Format, 7KB
Linked Agreement Acknowledgement in Text Format, 3KB
Negative Disbursement Response in Text Format, 3KB
Origination Fee Response in Text Format, 5KB
Payment to Servicer Response in Text Format, 2KB
Pell Award Correction Response in Text Format, 4KB
Pell Award Reject Response in Text Format, 4KB
Pell Grant, TEACH Grant, and Direct Loan with Warning Edit Response in Text Format, 15KB
Pell Origination and Disbursement Response in Text Format, 7KB
PLUS Application Response for a Borrower with Accepted Credit in Text Format, 4KB
SSN Date of Birth Reject Response in Text Format, 8KB
Subsidized Usage Change Response in Text Format, 3KB
TEACH Grant Counseling Response in Text Format, 2KB
TEACH Grant Exit Counseling Response in Text Format, 2KB
TEACH Grant Initial and Subsequent Counseling Response in Text Format, 2KB
TEACH Grant Web Origination and Disbursement Response in Text Format, 5KB
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