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: Could forgiveness of my federal student loan be available if the school I attended misled me or engaged in misconduct in violation of certain laws?

assistant: Yes, this is available and the loan forgiveness is called borrower defense to repayment and you can learn more.

user: What if I accidentally used two email addresses associated with my borrower defense application?

assistant: The ED will send a notification email to both of the email addresses on file.

user: What are some common questions that are answered regarding forbearance or stopped collections status?

assistant: Some common questions are what happens while completing and submitting a borrower defense application and the answer is you may have all your federal student loans in repayment placed into forbearance and collections stopped; but interest will still accrue.

assistant: Has your application for borrower defense been denied?

user: No, my application has not been denied.

user: Where would I find more info about forgiveness of federal student loan I used to attend Corinthian Colleges?

assistant: You can go to info about Debt Relief for Corinthian Colleges Student page.

user: Can I have my borrower defense discharge applied to my FFEL or Federal Perkins loans?

assistant: Yes, you are able to consolidate your loans into a Direct Consolidation Loan and obtain a discharge.