34 CFR § 685.400 - Scope and purpose.

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title: "34 CFR § 685.400 - Scope and purpose."
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title_name: "Education"
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section_name: "Scope and purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
part_number: "685"
part_name: "WILLIAM D. FORD FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM"
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regulatory_source: "59 FR 61690, Dec. 1, 1994, unless otherwise noted."
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# 685.400 Scope and purpose.

This subpart sets forth the provisions under which a borrower defense to repayment may be asserted and applies to borrower defense applications pending with the Secretary on July 1, 2023, or received by the Secretary on or after July 1, 2023.