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When students file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the Central Processing System (CPS) compares data on the FAFSA with databases from other government agencies (Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, Veterans Administration, and National Student Loan Data System) to confirm that information reported on the FAFSA is correct. When a student’s FAFSA data conflicts with any of these databases, the school is notified that the student has a “C Code” (als