NSLDS and FAT Processing
Questions and Answers
July 1996

T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

FINANCIAL AID TRANSCRIPT REQUIREMENTS
Question & Answers #1 through #7 PAGE 1

USE OF THE NSLDS FOR FAT PURPOSES PAGE 2
Question & Answers #8 through #17

GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE NSLDS PAGE 6
Question & Answers #18 through #21

ACCESS TO NSLDS DATA PAGE 7
Question & Answers #22 through #29

FAT DATA ON SARs AND ISIRs PAGE 10
Question & Answers #30 through #35

USING FAT DATA FROM THE NSLDS PAGE 13
Question & Answers #36 through #39

MID-YEAR TRANSFERS PAGE 14
Question & Answers #40 through #47

OTHER ISSUES:

Outstanding Principal Balance PAGE 17
Question & Answers #48 through #51
Consolidation Loans PAGE 18
Question & Answers #52 through #55
Privacy Issues PAGE 20
Question & Answers #56 through #59

ENCLOSURES

Sample SAR NSLDS Financial Aid History Page ENCLOSURE A

Record layout for Financial Aid History Section
of ISIR ENCLOSURE B

Facsimile of NSLDS FAT Summary Screen ENCLOSURE C

Facsimile of NSLDS FAT Detail Screen ENCLOSURE D

Record description NSLDS FAT Request and
Data Files ENCLOSURE E

Facsimile of NSLDS FAT Print Record ENCLOSURE F