Audit 396784

Finding 2025-003: Cash Management Federal Program - Student Financial Aid Cluster, Federal Direct Student Loans Federal Agency - U.S. Department of Education Assistance Listing Number - 84.268 Federal Award Year - June 30, 2025 Criteria: For institutions on the Advance Payment Method, any amount of Title IV funds not disbursed to recipients by the end of the third business day is considered excess cash. ED allows an institution to retain, for up to seven days, excess cash that does not exceed one percent of the total amount of funds drawn by the institution in the prior award year. The institution must return to ED any excess cash over the tolerable amount (one percent) and any amount remaining after the tolerable period (seven days). Condition: The Corporation did not disburse all funds that were drawn down within three business days of the initial draw down. The Corporation disbursed the funds over 30 days and did not return the excess funds for 1 drawdown in our sample of 5 drawdowns. The sample was not a statistically valid sample. Questioned Costs: There are $99,711 in known questioned costs associated with this finding. Cause: The Corporation drew down funds in December 2024 in anticipation of the Corporation being unable to draw funds in January 2025 due to the government shutdown. Effect: The Corporation was in possession of the funds for longer than three business days and therefore was in possession of excess cash longer than the allowable period. Recommendations: The Corporation should increase emphasis on timely disbursement of funds that are drawn down. Views of Responsible Officials: Management acknowledges and concurs with the finding. Management believes that the occurrence was a one-time event due to the anticipated government shutdown. They have no plans to draw down funds without planned disbursements within three business days in the future.

Finding 2025-004: Enrollment Reporting Federal Program - Student Financial Aid Cluster, Federal Direct Student Loans Federal Agency - U.S. Department of Education Assistance Listing Number - 84.268 Federal Award Year - June 30, 2025 Criteria: Title IV regulations (34 CFR Section 685.309(b)) require that upon receipt of an enrollment report from the Secretary, institutions must update all information included in the report and return the report to the Secretary: (i) in the manner and format prescribed by the Secretary; and (ii) within the timeframe prescribed by the Secretary. Unless it expects to submit its next updated enrollment report to the Secretary within the next 60 days, an institution must notify the Secretary within 30 days after the date the institution discovers that: (i) a loan under Title IV of the Act was made to or on behalf of a student who was enrolled or accepted for enrollment at the institution, and the student has ceased to be enrolled on at least a half-time basis or failed to enroll on at least a half-time basis for the period for which the loan was intended; or (ii) a student who is enrolled at the institution and who received a loan under Title IV of the Act has changed his or her permanent address. Condition: The Corporation did not notify the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) in a timely manner for one student with a status change in our sample of 25 students. The sample was not a statistically valid sample. Questioned Costs: There are no questioned costs associated with this finding. Cause: The Corporation’s procedures for reporting all students were not designed appropriately in order to allow for timely reporting to the NSLDS. Effect: The accuracy of Title IV student loan records depends heavily on the accuracy of the enrollment information reported by the schools. If an institution does not review, update and verify student enrollment statuses, effective dates of the enrollment status and the anticipated completion dates, then the Title IV student loan records will be inaccurate. Recommendations: The Corporation should review its procedures for student status changes and NSLDS notifications to ensure there are follow-up and review procedures being performed for all students with status changes at the Corporation. Views of Responsible Officials: Management acknowledges and concurs with this finding. The Corporation will periodically perform independent reviews of the information provided to the NSLDS to ensure the status change information has been updated in the NSLDS during the required time period.