"..When you apply for aid from FSA programs, we verify some of your information with certain federal agencies, including the Social Security Administration (for verification of Social Security numbers and U.S. citizenship status). If the information doesn’t match, the problem will have to be resolved for you to receive aid. We also check your records against our database, the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS),* for verification
that you don’t have a defaulted federal student loan, haven’t received an overpayment on a federal grant or a Federal Perkins Loan, and haven’t borrowed more than the total limit allowed..."