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PERSON INFORMATION EDITS '10-'11
CR Edit Type/ Error Code CR Message Program Condition How To Fix
R 011 For Pell, ACG, National SMART Grant, and TEACH Grant:

No Eligible SSN, DOB, and Last Name Combination Match Found On CPS For Student. (Last Name match is on first 2 characters only)

For DL:

No Eligible SSN and DOB Combination Match Found On CPS For Student (No match on Last Name is done)
Pell/DL/ACG/National SMART Grant/TEACH Grant This condition applies to NEW students and NEW awards. A NEW student is defined as a student whose SSN does not already exist in COD.

A new award is submitted for a new student, AND the combination of SSN, DOB and Last Name (Pell only) does not match ANY Transaction Number on CPS for that award year*.

* If the award period extends across July 1, COD will attempt to match the Student Identifier (SSN, DOB and Last Name) on CPS from two award years. If the academic begin date is prior to July 1, 2010 and the academic end date is after July 1, 2010, COD will attempt to match the Student Identifier on CPS for 2009-2010 and 2010-2011.

This edit is not applied to DL PLUS awards.

NOTE: Applicable for all award years.
Compare SSN, Date of Birth and Last Name combination reported in the Common Record to the same data elements on the student's ISIR based on the reported CPS Transaction Number. If any of these identifiers do not match, resubmit with the corrected data.
R 012 For Pell, ACG, National SMART Grant, and TEACH Grant:

No Eligible SSN, DOB, and Last Name Combination Match Found On CPS For Student. (Last Name match is on first 2 characters only)

For DL:

No Eligible SSN and DOB Combination Match Found On CPS For Student (No match on Last Name is done)
Pell/DL/ACG/National SMART Grant/TEACH Grant This condition applies for EXISTING students and EXISTING awards. An EXISTING student is defined as a student whose SSN already exists in COD.

An Identifier change is submitted in the simple element tags <SSN>, <BirthDate> and/or <LastName> of the Common Record for an EXISTING award, AND the combination of SSN, DOB and Last Name (Pell only), and the CPS Transaction Number does not match CPS for that award year*.

* If the award period extends across July 1, COD will attempt to match the Student Identifier (SSN, DOB and Last Name) on CPS from two award years. If the academic begin date is prior to July 1, 2010 and the academic end date is after July 1, 2010, COD will attempt to match the Student Identifier on CPS for 2009-2010 and 2010-2011.

NOTE: Applicable for all award years.

This will apply to DL PLUS beginning June 2010.
If the student's identifiers have changed, confirm the change has been reported to CPS before submitting the simple elements to COD.
R 013 Citizenship Status Indicator for PLUS Borrower is not eligible DL-PLUS PLUS Borrower's Citizenship Status Indicator is not "1" for U.S. citizen or "2" for eligible non-citizen If this data is correct, the PLUS borrower is not eligible for a PLUS loan.

If this data is incorrect, update and resubmit.
R 014 Citizenship Status is not eligible for this award DL-PLUS/ACG/National SMART Grant/TEACH Grant For PLUS, Student's Citizenship Status Indicator is not "1" for U.S. citizen or "2" for eligible non-citizen.

For Pell, ACG, National SMART Grant, and TEACH Grant, Student's Citizenship Status Indicator is not "1" for U.S. Citizen or "2" for eligible non-citizen.

This will apply to DL beginning June 2010.
If this data is correct, the student is not eligible for a loan. If this data is incorrect, update and resubmit.
R 016 If award year is prior to 2005-2006 OR the Student Level Code is less than or equal to 5, PLUS Borrower and Student CANNOT be the same person. If award year is 2005-2006 or later AND the Student Level Code is 6 or greater, the PLUS Borrower and Student MUST be the same person. DL PLUS This edit applies in 3 different conditions:
  • If the award year is < 2005-2006 and the PLUS borrower has the same SSN as the student associated with the PLUS loan.
  • If the award year is >=2005-2006 and the PLUS borrower has the same SSN as the student associated with the PLUS loan AND the Grade Level < 6.
  • When a change to only the Student SSN was attempted for a PLUS award where the Borrower and Student have the same SSN.
Note: Only applicable for award years 2007-2008 and prior. For awards years 2008-2009 and forward, new Edits 150, 151, 152, and 153 will be applied.
How to fix Condition 1:

Verify the SSN of the borrower and the student are not equal. Update records as appropriate and resubmit.

How to fix Condition 2:

Verify the SSN of the borrower and student are not equal. If they are, ensure the student's Grade Level is >= 6. Update records as appropriate and resubmit.

How to fix Condition 3:

Resubmit the SSN change for the Borrower only or resubmit the SSN change for the Borrower and Student.
R 017 PLUS Endorser and Student Cannot be the Same Person DL-PLUS The PLUS endorser has the same SSN as the student associated with this PLUS loan. Verify the SSN of the endorser and the student. Update records appropriately and resubmit.
R 020 First and Last Name Blank Pell/DL/ACG/National SMART Grant/TEACH Grant First Name and Last Name are both blank. Submit first name, last name or both.
R 021 Address is Incomplete Pell/DL/ACG/National SMART Grant/TEACH Grant A complete address is defined as when at least one occurrence of each of the following is be present:
  • AddressLine
  • City
  • StateProvinceCode
  • PostalCode
  • CountryCode (only required for foreign addresses)
For Pell, ACG, National SMART Grant, TEACH Grant and Direct Loan (Subsidized and Unsubsidized): The student's address is incomplete on the incoming record, on CPS, and in the COD database.

For Direct Loan PLUS: The borrower's address is incomplete on the incoming record, on CPS and the COD database.
If rejected, update and resubmit address information.
W 120 Incomplete Address: Complete Address Exists on COD. For Direct Loan PLUS Only, Student Address is Incomplete. Pell/DL/ACG/National SMART Grant/TEACH Grant A complete address is defined as when at least one occurrence of each of the following is be present:
  • AddressLine
  • City
  • StateProvinceCode
  • PostalCode
  • CountryCode (only required for foreign addresses)
For Pell and Direct Loan (Subsidized and Unsubsidized): The student's address is incomplete on the incoming record; however a complete address is found on CPS or the COD database.

For Direct Loan PLUS: The student's address is incomplete on the incoming record, the COD database or the CPS.
No action required.

Schools may check the address COD has for a student on the COD web site. Schools can update the address on the COD web site or can submit an updated address via batch.
R 121 SSN Change Request Rejected as person is also a PLUS Borrower. Pell/DL-PLUS/ACG/National SMART Grant/TEACH Grant Edit 121 will be returned when an SSN Change is submitted (for any award type) for a PLUS borrower with the following conditions:
  • The award amount is greater than zero, and
  • The sum of all actual disbursements for PLUS loans does not equal the PLUS award amount (i.e. the award is not fully disbursed).
NOTE: An award must be fully disbursed for 24 hours before an SSN change is submitted. An attempt to change the borrower's SSN on a PLUS award that has been fully disbursed for less than 24 hours will result in Edit 121 being returned.
Cancel the loan/grant and reoriginate with the correct SSN.
R 122 Increase to PLUS Loan Award Amount Rejected. DL-PLUS Edit 122 will be returned when a school submits an increase to a PLUS loan award amount and the person has had an SSN change.

NOTE: Applicable for all award years.
Cancel the loan and reoriginate with the correct SSN.
R 147 Identifier inconsistency for PLUS Award for Graduate/Professional Student DL-PLUS A DL PLUS origination or maintenance record for Graduate/Professional Student is submitted AND one of the following Student tags does not match the corresponding tag for the Borrower:
  • Last Name (origination only)
  • Date of Birth (origination only)
  • Last Name change
  • Date of Birth change
  • SSN change
If submitting an origination or maintenance record with matching Student and Borrower SSNs, verify all of the following tags match for the Student and Borrower:
  • Last Name (origination only)
  • Date of Birth (origination only)
  • Last Name change
  • Date of Birth change
  • SSN change

In any event, Update record as appropriate and resubmit.
W 148 First Name inconsistency on PLUS Award for Graduate/Professional Student DL-PLUS An origination or maintenance record for a DL PLUS loan for Graduate/Professional Student is received and the complete First Name in the Student First Name Tag and Borrower First Name Tag do not match Verify that:
  • This is not a DL PLUS loan for Graduate/Professional Student (Student SSN does not match Borrower SSN),
    OR
  • Complete Student First Name matches complete Borrower First Name
Update record as appropriate and resubmit.
R 149 Identifier inconsistency for PLUS Award for Parent of a Dependent Undergraduate Student Pell/ACG/DL/National SMART Grant/TEACH Grant An origination or Maintenance record is submitted that would result in the student Date of Birth equaling the borrower DOB on a DL PLUS award for Parent of a Dependent Undergraduate student (student SSN is not equal to the borrower SSN). This occurs when:
  • The complete Student Date of Birth identifier tag and complete Borrower Date of Birth identifier tag match on Award Origination or Maintenance
  • The complete Student Date of Birth change matches what is submitted in the Borrower Date of Birth identifier tag and no corresponding Borrower Date of Birth change tag is submitted on Award Origination
  • The complete Student Date of Birth change matches what exists on the COD system for the Borrower and no Borrower Date of Birth change is submitted in Award Maintenance
  • The complete Student Date of Birth change tag and complete Borrower Date of Birth change tag match
  • The complete Borrower Date of Birth change matches what is submitted in the Student Date of Birth identifier tag and no Student Date of Birth change is submitted on Award Origination
  • The complete Borrower Date of Birth change matches what exists in the COD system for the Student and no Student Date of Birth change is submitted on Award Maintenance
Verify condition at left, update record as appropriate and resubmit.
R 151 Incorrect Student Grade Level on a Direct Loan PLUS Award for Graduate/Professional Student OR incorrect student Grade Level on a Direct Loan Subsidized award for Graduate/Professional Student with Award Begin Date on or after 7/1/2012. DL-PLUS An origination or maintenance record for DL PLUS award for Graduate/Professional students is submitted with a Grade Level <6. An origination or maintenance record for DL Subsidized award is submitted for a Graduate/Professional student with a Grade Level of >5 with an Award Begin Date on or after 7/1/2012.
For award years 2007-2008 and prior, Edit 016 will be applied.
If student SSN equals borrower SSN, then grade level must be greater than or equal to 6.

Verify the Student and Borrower SSNs and Student Grade Level.

Update record as appropriate and resubmit.

R 152 Invalid Student SSN change on a Direct Loan PLUS Award for Parent of a Dependent Undergraduate Student Pell/ACG/DL/National SMART Grant/TEACH Grant An origination or maintenance record is submitted with a change to the student SSN that would result in the student SSN equaling the borrower SSN on a DL PLUS award for Parent of a Dependent Undergraduate Student (Student SSN and Borrower SSN are not currently equal).

Note: Only applicable for Award Year 2008-2009 and forward. For award years 2007-2008 and prior, Edit 016 will be applied.
If student SSN is not equal to the borrower SSN on a DL PLUS for Parent of Dependent Undergraduate Student, a student SSN change may not be made on any award type that would result in the student SSN matching the borrower SSN on the DL PLUS award.

Verify the student SSN change tag.

Update record as appropriate and resubmit.
R 153 Invalid Borrower SSN change on a Direct Loan PLUS Award for Parent of a Dependent Undergraduate Student Pell/ACG/DL/National SMART Grant/TEACH Grant An origination or maintenance record is submitted with an SSN change that would result in the borrower SSN equaling the student SSN on a DL PLUS award for Parent of a Dependent Undergraduate Student (student SSN and borrower SSN are not currently equal).

Note: Only applicable for Award Year 2008-2009 and forward. For award years 2007-2008 and prior, Edit 016 will be applied.
If borrower SSN is not equal to the student SSN on a DL PLUS award for Parent of Dependent Undergraduate Student, an SSN change may not be made on any award type that would result in the borrower SSN matching the student SSN on the DL PLUS award.

Verify the borrower SSN change tag.

Update record as appropriate and resubmit.