Your legal rights are affected whether you act or don’t act. Read this website and the Notice carefully.

If you are a former ITT student who had a PEAKS student loan, a class action may affect your rights.

Important Update

The Defendants appealed the judgment against them, and on August 12, 2026, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s judgment in favor of Plaintiffs. A copy of that Opinion is available here.

On September 9, 2026, Plaintiffs filed a motion for an award of attorneys’ fees and expenses in connection with the appeal. The motion was transferred to the United States District Court, Southern District of California. A hearing on that motion will take place on October 16, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom 13A, 13th Floor, 333 West Broadway, San Diego, CA 94101. The deadline to file and serve an opposition (or “objection”) is October 2, 2026.


Your Legal Rights and Options in This Lawsuit
Do nothing. Stay in this case. Await the outcome. Give up certain rights. Stay in this lawsuit. Await the outcome. Give up certain rights for the possibility of receiving certain benefits.

By doing nothing, you keep the possibility of getting money or benefits that may come from the lawsuit. However, you give up any rights to sue Defendants separately about the same legal claims in this lawsuit and will instead be bound by the result of this lawsuit.
Exclude yourself. Get out of this case. Get no money from it if any is recovered in the future. Keep any rights you may have to sue on your own. Get out of this lawsuit. Get no benefits from it. Keep rights.

If you ask to be excluded and money or benefits are later awarded, you will not share in those monies or benefits. However, you keep any rights to sue Defendants separately about the same legal claims in this lawsuit. To exclude yourself, you must submit an “Exclusion Request” online here or in the form of a letter sent by mail, stating you want to exclude yourself from the Class, to Aliff v. Vervent, Inc., c/o Epiq, P.O. Box 2288, Portland, OR 97208-2288. Your exclusion request must be postmarked no later than April 28, 2023.

Current Status

On June 22, 2023, a jury returned a verdict in favor of the Plaintiffs on the certified RICO claim. A copy of the Jury Verdict is available here. On June 18, 2024, the court entered final judgment. A copy of the Final Judgment is available here. The Defendants appealed the judgment against, and on August 12, 2026, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s judgment in favor of Plaintiffs. No money is available to Class Members at this time. Please continue to check this website for updates.


Important Dates
  • April 10, 2016 – Present
    Class Period
  • April 28, 2023
    Deadline to Exclude Yourself from the Class