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 think I may be eligible for debt forgiveness of my federal student loan due to a law violation carried out by my school. How do I pursue this?

assistant: The type of debt forgiveness you are talking about is called borrower defense to repayment, or borrower defense for short. There is further information on this particular item on the website

user: Does the description of my issue come under borrower defense, do you know?

assistant: There are sections on the website dedicated to borrower defense and they will go through all questions and queries you may have

user: Does the ED do anything in particular for those who have successful borrower defense claims based on ED's CCI findings?

assistant: Yes, the ED have set up a process for the review of such cases for job placement rates asserted by borrowers enrolled in the covered programs at CCI schools during the eligibility period

user: If I receive a notification regarding the Sweet v. DeVos Lawsuit, and if I agree with the proposed settlement, what happens next?

assistant: In this case, you don't have to do anything. You of course have the right to attend the fairness hearing, but you are not obliged to do so, it is entirely a personal decision