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Finding 2022-003 ? Federal Direct Student Loan ? Federal Student Financial Aid Cluster, CFDA# 84.268 Compliance Requirement: Reporting, Special Tests ? Borrower Data Transmission and Reconciliation Condition: Documentation to support the College?s reconciliation between the School Account Statement (?SAS?) data file and the College?s financial records were performed was not available. Criteria: Each month, the COD provides institutions with a SAS data file which consists of a Cash Summary, Cash Detail, and (optional at the request of the school) Loan Detail records. The school is required to reconcile these files to the Institution?s financial records. Cause: The College?s internal controls and processes in place surrounding borrower data transmission and reconciliations of the SAS data file need to be strengthened. Context: Two monthly reconciliations were selected for testing and documentation to support that the reconciliation was performed was not available. Effect: Incorrect disbursement dates could be reported to COD. Repeat Finding: This finding was a repeat of Finding 2021-004 in the immediate prior audit. Recommendation: The College should maintain documentation evidencing the reconciliation between the SAS data file and the College?s financial records. Management Response: The College concurs with this finding. Corrective Action Plan: See attached management?s corrective action plan.