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: Hello there. My school misled me and I came here to find out if I am eligible for loan forgiveness in that context.

assistant: Of course. This type of loan forgiveness is called borrower defense to repayment, sometimes abbreviated to borrower defense.

user: Great. What happens if I receive a 100% discharge?

assistant: In that case you do not receive a separate interest waiver because your entire loan balance, including any interest, is discharged.

user: Good to know. And who exactly is eligible for this borrower defense?

assistant: Under the law, you may be eligible for borrower defense to repayment forgiveness of the federal student loans that you took out to attend a school if that school misled you, or engaged in other misconduct in violation of certain state laws. You may assert borrower defense by demonstrating that the school, through an act or omission, violated state law directly related to your federal student loan or to the educational services for which the loan was provided.

assistant: Are you eligible to receive federal student loan forgiveness?

user: Yes, I am.

assistant: In that case you may be able to have all or part of your outstanding federal student loan debt forgiven, and you also may be reimbursed for amounts you have already paid on those loans.