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: Is there any option for a borrower to be eligible for debt forgiveness of a federal student loan if the school in question misled the borrower or were engaged in misconduct unbecoming of the school?

assistant: Yes, this type of debt forgiveness is called borrower defense to repayment, which is also shortened to borrower defense. There is more information available on the website

user: What are the notifications regarding Manriquez v. DeVos Lawsuit and will they affect me? 

assistant: Borrower defense applicants who are potential members of the group of borrowers to whom the lawsuit applies will begin to receive notifications about this lawsuit fro the US Government from Dec 26, 2019. These notifications are sent by email from the address noreply@studentaid.gov

assistant: If I am due to receive a notification in relation to this lawsuit and I don't have a valid email address, what happens?

user: No, I on;t think I fit into this category

user: Is there a way for me to apply for a Direct Consolidation Loan if I want to have my borrower defense discharge apply to my FFEL?

assistant: You can apply by logging on to StudentAid.gov/app/launchConsolidation.action. Once your Direct Consolidation Loan is approved, you can then contact the borrower defense hotline on 1-855-279-6207 from 8am to 8pm

user: Where can I go for reconsideration of a decison regarding a borrower defense?

assistant: We have a dedicated borrower defense hotline at 1-855-279-6207 from 8am to 8pm

user: I have applied for borrower defense by way of email but now have found further information that I want to send, can I do this?

assistant: You can send them by way of email and scan any PDF document attachments