Direct Loan Tools:  Implementation Institutional Set Up With the Department of Education NDSLC Direct Loan Set Up Brochure This brochure provides step by step instructions for changing your profile in COD to support federal loan processing through COD. Instructions Prepared by the Department of Education for Schools New to the Direct Loan Programs Information from the Department of Education's website for New Direct Loan Schools, this resource expands upon the information in the NDSLC Set Up Brochure.