Borrowers may be eligible for forgiveness of the federal student loans used to attend a school if that school misled them or engaged in other misconduct in violation of certain laws. 
This type of loan forgiveness is called borrower defense to repayment, sometimes abbreviated to borrower defense. Learn more in the sections below to see whether you may qualify. 

Borrower Defense Application 
who attended Corinthian Colleges Everest, Heald, and WyoTech with a first date of attendance between July 1 , 2010, and Sept. 30 , 2014, and are seeking federal student loan forgiveness through borrower defense Borrowers will complete a Corinthian - specific application. For more information about forgiveness of federal student loan used to attend Corinthian Colleges , go to the Information about Debt Relief for Corinthian Colleges Students page. All other borrowers applying for borrower defense MUST submit their application using one of the U.S. Department of Education ED borrower defense application forms provided in the sections below. Please read the instructions provided within the application before filling out the application form. Please note that the instructions also include information for parent PLUS borrowers. To apply for federal student loan forgiveness based on borrower defense , complete an online application form. Within the online application form , you will be required to provide your signature digitally. It is helpful to include additional documentation as part of your application by uploading additional electronic documents for example, scanned PDF documents. ED recommends you prepare the additional documentation prior to starting the application process. If you choose to submit additional documents as part of your borrower defense application , the following types of documents are among those that may be helpful to your application : to confirm the school for which you are applying for borrower defense, your program of study, and your dates of enrollment

user: educate me on loan forgiveness because I think I was done wrong

assistant: Borrowers may be eligible for forgiveness of the federal student loans used to attend a school if that school misled them or engaged in other misconduct in violation of certain laws. This type of loan forgiveness is called “borrower defense to repayment,” sometimes abbreviated to “borrower defense.”

user: what will you review on an application?

assistant: They will look at things such as the campuses you attended, the programs in which you enrolled, and the dates that you enrolled

user: can loan forgiveness be applied to a Federal Perkins loan?

assistant: If you consolidate your loans into a Direct Consolidation Loan you can obtain a discharge

user: how will we know if we are eligible for loan forgiveness?

assistant: The U.S. Department of Education will notify borrower defense applicants through e-mail of their determination about borrower defense discharge eligibility.

assistant: Would you like a number you can call if you have more questions about this notification?

user: yes let me have it

assistant: You can call our borrower defense hotline: 1-855-279-6207. Representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time