Use the IRS Where's My Refund tool or the IRS2Go mobile app to check your refund online. This is the fastest and easiest way to track your refund. The systems are updated once every 24 hours. You can contact the IRS to check on the status of your refund.
The average loan amount forgiven per borrower through the program is $13,549. It can take up to 3 years to process a Borrower Defense application. Approximately 76 million federal direct loan recipients are potentially eligible.
To check on the status of financial aid being disbursed (paid out) to you or your account, check with your college or career school's financial aid office.
If your application is approved, you should receive your Full Settlement Relief within one year of the date when you receive your approval notice. If you do not receive a decision by January 28, 2026, you are entitled to Full Settlement Relief.
You can check the status of your borrower defense case by logging in to your StudentAid.gov account. Or you can contact Borrower Defense Customer Support at 1-855-279-6207.
Under the settlement, initially approved by a federal court in 2022, the Education Department said it would automatically wipe out debts of certain borrowers who attended one of the institutions on a list of some 150 colleges.
Check the status of your form by logging in to your StudentAid.gov account and selecting your FAFSA submission from the “My Activity” section of your account Dashboard. If you submitted a paper FAFSA form, you can check its status after it has been processed (roughly 7–10 days from the date mailed).
If the U.S. Department of Education (ED) approves your application for borrower defense, we will discharge any remaining balance on the federal student loans you took out to attend the school and may also refund loan payments you already made.
If your borrower defense claim is approved, you may receive a refund of payments you previously made on the Direct Loan or on a loan repaid by the Direct Consolidation Loan. Your loan servicer will let you know whether or not you're eligible for a refund.
Most people get discharge a month after getting the Golden Email. The 30 day waiting period is so you can opt out if you want to.
To check the status of your e-filed IT return, log in to the income tax e-filing website and go to 'e-File' → 'Income Tax Returns'→ 'View Filed Returns'. Your income tax return has been processed but the Income Tax Department has determined no refund.
You must wait at least 24 hours after you get the acknowledgment e-mail that your tax return was received by the IRS. Note: If your TurboTax navigation looks different from what's described here, learn more. Your e-filed return was accepted (received) by the IRS less than 24 hours ago.
To check your refund's status you'll need your Social Security number, filing status and the amount of money you're owed as a refund. If you filed your taxes online and your return is error-free, you can expect your refund within 21 days.
To use Where's My Refund?, taxpayers must enter their Social Security number or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, their filing status and the exact whole dollar amount of their refund. The IRS updates the tool once a day, usually overnight, so there's no need to check more often.
Where's My Refund has the latest information on your return. If you don't have internet, call the automated refund hotline at 800-829-1954 for a current-year refund or 866-464-2050 for an amended return. For prior-year refunds, check Where's My Refund. We can't give you the refund status over the phone.
Contact the financial aid office at your school to find out when you'll receive your federal student aid. We don't determine when your aid is disbursed. Once we process your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form, we send the information to your school, and your school handles the rest.
Financial aid disbursement dates vary by school, but are generally between 10 days before the start of the semester and 30 days after classes begin. Factors affecting financial aid disbursement include the type of aid and your year in school.
The U.S. Department of Education will notify you of the dates your school plans to disburse your Direct Loan, and your school and your loan servicer will notify you when the loan money is actually disbursed.
Under the Borrower Defense to Repayment program, you may be able to have your loans canceled and get a refund if your college or university misled you, or engaged in other misconduct in violation of certain state laws.
Under the 2023 Regulation, we have three years to make a decision on your application once we determine that your application is materially complete. The three-year period is paused if your application becomes part of a group claim process.
The average time it takes to process a settlement check is between one and six weeks. However, it can take several months for you to receive just compensation.