{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-685.408","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 685.408","heading":"Discharge.","body":"(a) The Secretary discharges the obligation of the borrower in accordance with the procedures described in subpart D of this part.\n(b) Members of a group that received a written notice of an approved borrower defense claim in accordance with § 685.406(f)(1) may request to opt out of the discharge for the group.","path":["Title 34—Education","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education","CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","PART 685—WILLIAM D. FORD FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM","Subpart D—Borrower Defense to Repayment"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-34.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:40Z","sha256":"5692a4687c20ee8e679e1d956490c5ec72e72a19951bbf49972c92a55c2fb501","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-685.407","next":"us/34-cfr-685.409"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}