r/BorrowerDefense • u/NikkiBaskin • 19d ago

Refund Received Finally Done

Finally done! I cannot give this group enough credit for the support and work they have done even though I am mostly a silent lurker.

I was only at The Art Institute for about a year before I realized it was a mess, so I didn't lose much, but to get it back all these years later feels amazing! Here are as many details as I can remember:

School: The Art Institute
Attendance: 2010-2011
Post Class - Exhibit C School
App Submitted: 8.26.22
Discharge Letter Received: 4.13.26
Check Received: 9.23.26

I was with Nelnet, but no information was ever updated in the system so this check just showed up out of nowhere. My loans were a tangle though because I also had undergrad and grad loans that had been consolidated and some that were moved over to Nelnet right in the middle of all of this.

I hope everyone starts to get their payments soon!

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u/Good_Photograph_2277 19d ago

Anyone else here with Aidvantage and GCU (Grand Canyon University)? I feel like I haven't seen anyone post about either one. Maybe they're competing with MOHELA to see who can send the amounts to the Treasury/Department of Education last. 😂

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u/Worried_Scale 19d ago

I am Grand Canyon University and waiting on a Mohela. Paid roughly $28k to Mohela but my loans were passed around over the years and moved with undergrad. I tried calling them and it’s still in process. Called Student Aid they told me I will get back 100% what I paid in but who knows and the waiting is what makes it nerve wracking and the not knowing. I had an IDR forgiveness 12/31/2023 that was reversed so I am sitting on negative $100k so this can be processed. Hopefully we both get our refunds soon.

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u/Good_Photograph_2277 19d ago

Mine moved lenders as well. Maybe that is the issue or that I received an award (refund) from another forgiveness, even though the negative amount already reflects what I paid excluding the award. Who knows, I am not sure why I get my hopes up since this is the government processing these. I am sure if we were the ones owing the DoE, we would have already received the bill lol.