If you withdrew from school and the school didn t make a required return of loan funds to the loan servicer, you might be eligible for a discharge of your federal student loans. 
Learn more about the unpaid refund discharge to see whether you might qualify. If you withdrew from school after receiving a loan made under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Direct Loan Program or Federal Family Education Loan FFEL Program , the school may have been required under federal regulations to return some or all of the loan money to your loan servicer. If the school didn t make a required return of the loan funds after you withdrew , you might be eligible for a discharge of the portion of your loan that the school failed to return. 

How do I apply for unpaid refund discharge? 
If the school that you attended is still open , you should contact that school and attempt to resolve the issue with the school before applying for an unpaid refund discharge. If the school that you attended has closed , you should first determine if you may be eligible for a closed school discharge instead. Contact your loan servicer for more information. Find out who your loan servicer is by logging in to My Federal Student Aid. If you re ready to apply for the unpaid refund discharge , you must complete the Loan Discharge Application: Unpaid Refund and send the completed form to your loan servicer. 

How much of my loan will be discharged if I m approved for a loan discharge? 
Only the portion of your loan that your school should have returned will be discharged. Contact your loan servicer for more information. 

I m a parent who received a Direct PLUS Loan to help pay for my child s education. Can my loan be discharged due to unpaid refund? 
Yes , if your child withdrew from school but the school didn t make a required return of your parent PLUS loan funds , the amount of the loan that the school should have returned will be discharged. Contact your loan servicer for more information. 

user: I need info on a loan for a school I dropped out of

assistant: Okay, we can help you learn more about the unpaid refund discharge to see whether you might qualify

assistant: Did you withdraw from school after receiving a loan made under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Direct Loan Program or Federal Family Education Loan 
 Program?

user: yes

assistant: The school may have been required under federal regulations to return some or all of the loan money to your loan servicer

user: What if the school didn't return anything after I left?

assistant: You could be eligible for a discharge of the portion of your loan that the school failed to return

user: what do I do to see about that discharge for the loan?

assistant: You will need to complete the Loan Discharge Application: Unpaid Refund,  and send the completed form to your loan servicer

user: is the discharge the same if you are the parent and you got the loan?

assistant: Yes,  the amount of the loan that the school should have returned will be discharged. You can contact your loan servicer for more information.

user: can I just go to the school and ask for the loan back?

assistant: You can contact that school and attempt to resolve the issue with the school before applying for an unpaid refund discharge.