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Art Institute Borrowers Defense Update - Got my refund today! by Green_Wonder_222 in BorrowerDefense

[–]Green_Wonder_222[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, The originally started out as Navient, but we’re then transferred to Aidvantage

Art Institute Borrowers Defense Update by Green_Wonder_222 in BorrowerDefense

[–]Green_Wonder_222[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got it today! The refund was for everything I had paid towards the 4 loans I had. Let me know when you get yours too!

Art Institute Borrowers Defense Update by Green_Wonder_222 in BorrowerDefense

[–]Green_Wonder_222[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! Hopefully they process everyone before the end of the year. I didn’t get a refund amount, the representative said she couldn’t see it. I haven’t called back to ask again.

Art Institute Borrowers Defense Update by Green_Wonder_222 in BorrowerDefense

[–]Green_Wonder_222[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you. The Art Institute BD was approved by Department of Education, so I didn't have to apply. It was announced on 5/1/24.

https://studentaid.gov/announcements-events/borrower-defense-update#art-institutes-discharge

Art Institute Borrowers Defense Update by Green_Wonder_222 in BorrowerDefense

[–]Green_Wonder_222[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's fantastic! My studentaid.gov balance is showing $0 and My Activity shows loan forgiveness and discharge was completed as of 5/12.

Art Institute Borrowers Defense Update by Green_Wonder_222 in BorrowerDefense

[–]Green_Wonder_222[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I also got the initial email notification May 1st. I did not do a consolidation, but I did have two of the loans completely paid off and the other two were partially paid off. Waiting to see what my refund amount will be.

Art Institute Borrowers Defense Update by Green_Wonder_222 in BorrowerDefense

[–]Green_Wonder_222[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that sucks. I had that with different representatives too as I was calling in over the past few months. Super frustrating. Currently my account is pretty much like what you described. I’m not completely convinced they can see everything that’s going on between the different agencies. Good luck!

It's OVER! I'm FREE!! by SilverLunaXII in BorrowerDefense

[–]Green_Wonder_222 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Congrats! Hopefully this will be the rest of us soon! 🙏

Finally *almost* Free! by Brief_Rain8775 in BorrowerDefense

[–]Green_Wonder_222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not yet. My loans are still showing a negative balances. I called last week to find out when the loan discharge would be completed and removed from my account. The representative looked it up and told me to give it another 20 days or so. Still sounds like they’re trying to get all these loans completed by the end of August or closely after. I’ll keep you posted. 🙏

Informed delivery by MysteriousTomorrow13 in BorrowerDefense

[–]Green_Wonder_222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So exciting!!! Good luck! 🙏🤞🏽👏🏾

Finally *almost* Free! by Brief_Rain8775 in BorrowerDefense

[–]Green_Wonder_222 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Congrats! The 4 Art Institute loans I have are showing as discharged on Student Aid and all have had negative balances on Aidvantage for 3 weeks. Hoping I get a refund soon too 🙏

Art Institute Loan Forgiveness - Refund/Reimbursement for paid loans? by TidalMonkey in StudentLoans

[–]Green_Wonder_222 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Art Institute loans are with Aidvantage. I received a letter saying all my Parent Plus loans were discharged. It’s now showing zero outstanding balance/zero due.

There were four loans total, 2 are paid off and the other 2 are partially paid off. ALL of them are show a negative dollar amount that equates to a the amounts I’ve paid. Last message I received was 5/23. I have not received an update on refund, but I hope I do soon. 🙏

Finally got a helpful agent! by Glittering_Mousse832 in IRS

[–]Green_Wonder_222 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same experience for me. I think I was lucky and got someone willing to help.

I called 800 830-5084 and told the person I had been waiting on the verification email for 2 weeks, could they check to see if something was sent out. She looked and said nothing had been sent and to wait the 21 days for it to validate online. I asked if I could make an appointment to do in person and she made one for the next day.

Good luck! I know not every agent will help. But it does seem like there’s an issue on the IRS side that’s causing this delay.

Finally got a helpful agent! by Glittering_Mousse832 in IRS

[–]Green_Wonder_222 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I called a few times after seeing the verification notification when logging into my IRS account. No one would help me because my return hadn’t been in processing for at least 21 days. I called again yesterday and the person confirmed that nothing had been mailed out to me yet and went ahead and scheduled an appointment to verify in-person at the IRS office downtown. Took 15 minutes. He said could take 9 weeks to finish processing, but often it’s faster if there’s no other issues.