Transmit SAI in CommonLine Files

Allows you to send the required data from the new 24/25 ISIR when processing Commonline Loans.

The Application Send and Change Transaction files contain an Expected Family Contribution Amount field to communicate to the Alt-loan lender how much the student's family is expected to contribute towards the cost of education for the requested loan period.  Previously the Expected Family Contribution Amount field within the Application Send file and Change Transactions was used to communicate the Primary EFC value from the student's ISIR. Since the updated 24/25 Award Year ISIRs will now have a calculated Student Aid Index (SAI) replacing the Primary EFC, this value will now be sent.

  • The SAI value will populate outbound CommonLine files from the 2025 ISIR when the highest Award Year COA associated to the academic year and loan is 24/25.
    • The Application Send file will be able to populate field field 52 (Field Name: Expected Family Contribution Amount, Start Position: 387) using the SAI value 
      • The application send file will populate a negative SAI value, when received within the students' ISIR
    • The Change Transaction @24 record will be able to populate field 26 (Field Name: Expected Family Contribution Amount, Start Position: 156) using the SAI value
      • The file will populate a negative SAI value, when received within the students' ISIR
  • The Response @1 record will be able to receive and store a negative value in field 52 (Field Name: Expected Family Contribution Amount, Start Position: 389).

Steps to Enable

You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.

Tips And Considerations

You will need to package the student with a valid 24/25 ISIR in order to send the SAI value in the Application Send and Change Transaction files.

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