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
- 02/10/2012 - (COD System) Subject: COD Processing Update
- 02/10/2012 - (Loans) Subject: Loan Servicing Information - Federally-Owned Loan Transfer Initiatives Planned for February - April 2012
- 02/07/2012 - (General) Subject: Washington's Birthday Federal Holiday Processing and Customer Service Hours
- 02/03/2012 - (COD System) Subject: COD Processing Update
- 02/03/2012 - (Loans) Subject: Loan Servicing Information - Second Quarter's Customer Service Performance Results
- 01/31/2012 - (Loans) Subject: Loan Servicing Information - CornerStone Joins Federal Loan Servicer Team
- 01/27/2012 - (COD System) Subject: COD Processing Update
- 01/25/2012 - (General) Subject: Errata and Updates - Volume 5 - Overawards, Overpayments, & Withdrawal Calculations [2011-2012 Federal Student Aid Handbook]
- 01/25/2012 - (Loans) Subject: Loan Servicing Information - ESA/Edfinancial Joins Federal Loan Servicer Team
- 01/23/2012 - (COD System) Subject: 2012-2013 COD Technical Reference (January 2012 Update)
- 01/20/2012 - (COD System) Subject: COD Processing Update
- 01/19/2012 - (General) Subject: Volume 6 - Managing Campus-Based Programs [2011-2012 Federal Student Aid Handbook]
- 01/18/2012 - (Loans) Subject: Special Direct Consolidation Loan Information - Federal Loan Servicer Contact Underway
- 01/18/2012 - (COD System) Subject: TFA Information - Two Factor Authentication Implementation Information for the COD Web Site
- 01/13/2012 - (EDESuite) Subject: Beta Test Volunteers Needed for EDExpress 2012-2013, Release 2.0
Direct Loan Processing Information
Links to information about Direct Loan processing
New Direct Loan Schools
Links to information for potential and new Direct Loan schools
Foreign Schools
Default Prevention
Computer-Based Training
Direct Loan School Guide
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