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: I need to know if I am eligible for federal student loan forgiveness.

assistant: I can assist you with this. The type of loan forgiveness that you are referring to is known as borrower defense to repayment.

user: I defaulted on my federal student loan after entering a rehabilitation plan. Can I still qualify for loan forgiveness?

assistant: In your case, you should contact the collection agency that helped you set up the plan. They will be able to tell you whether or not, there would be any negative consequences if you chose to enter stopped collection status.

user: What about Direct Loans disbursed before July 1st, 2017?

assistant: If your school engaged in acts that would rise to a cause of action against the school under state law, you could be eligible for a discharge forgiveness of part or all of your Direct Loan.

user: When will I receive a notification about the Sweet v. DeVos Lawsuit?

assistant: If you are a potential member of the group of borrowers to which the lawsuit applies, you should receive an email and mail notification between June and early July 2020.

assistant: Do you have any other questions about the Sweet V DeVos lawsuit?

user: No. 

user: Are FFEL Program Loans eligible?

assistant: No, these loans are not eligible for discharge under the Borrower Defense to Repayment law.