School-Specific Borrower Defense

Corinthian Colleges Borrower Defense

Corinthian Colleges — operating Everest, Heald, and WyoTech campuses — was one of the largest for-profit education frauds in U.S. history. Over 350,000 students were defrauded. The Department of Education has approved tens of thousands of Borrower Defense claims for former Corinthian students.

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Corinthian Colleges Student Loan Relief

Corinthian Colleges Inc. was one of the largest for-profit college operators until its collapse in 2015 after the Department of Education fined it $30 million for falsifying job placement data. The DOE has since granted billions in loan relief to former Corinthian students.

DOE $30M Fine

In 2015, the Department of Education fined Corinthian Colleges $30 million after finding the company systematically falsified job placement rates for Everest, Heald, and WyoTech students to maintain federal aid eligibility.

Widespread Fraud

Corinthian was found to have created fake employer verification letters, paid temporary agencies to hire graduates briefly to inflate placement stats, and falsified attendance records across its 100+ campuses.

Massive Borrower Relief

The Biden-Harris administration has approved over $5.8 billion in loan forgiveness for Corinthian students — the single largest group discharge in Department of Education history.

100% Materially Complete Claims

With Corinthian's extensively documented fraud, Borrower Defense applications from former students have one of the highest success rates of any school. Our team has helped thousands achieve full discharge.

What Corinthian Colleges Did Wrong

Falsified job placement rates by creating fake employer verification documents for thousands of graduates

Paid temporary staffing agencies to hire graduates for as little as 2 days to count them as 'placed in their field'

Inflated attendance records and grades to maintain eligibility for federal student aid dollars

Made false claims about program accreditation and transferability of credits to other institutions

Used deceptive and high-pressure recruitment tactics, targeting low-income individuals, veterans, and single parents

Charged tuition rates 4-5 times higher than comparable community college programs while delivering inferior education

Who Qualifies for Corinthian Borrower Defense?

You attended any Corinthian Colleges school (Everest, Heald College, or WyoTech) between 2010 and 2015

You took out federal Direct Loans, FFEL loans, or Perkins loans for your education

You were influenced by job placement rate claims when deciding to enroll at Corinthian

The education you received did not deliver the career outcomes that were promised to you

What You Can Get

100% discharge of your federal student loans from Corinthian

Refund of all payments previously made on discharged loans

Removal of loan entries from your credit report

Potential for automatic group discharge (no application needed for some)

No payments required while your claim is processed

No federal income tax on discharged amount under current law

Our Corinthian Colleges Borrower Defense Results

100%

Materially Complete Claims

$15M+

Corinthian Loans Discharged

1,000+

Corinthian Students Helped

24-36

Months Avg. Processing

Former Corinthian Student? Get Your Loans Forgiven

With the DOE's historic group discharge actions, former Corinthian students have never had a stronger case for loan forgiveness. Find out what you qualify for in your free assessment — no obligation.

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