12 CFR § 1208.32 - Request from a creditor agency for the services of a hearing official.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t12/s1208.32"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "12 CFR § 1208.32 - Request from a creditor agency for the services of a hearing official."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "1208.32"
section_name: "Request from a creditor agency for the services of a hearing official."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS"
part_number: "1208"
part_name: "DEBT COLLECTION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 5514; 12 U.S.C. 4526; 26 U.S.C. 6402(d); 31 U.S.C. 3701-3720D; 31 CFR 285.2; 31 CFR Chapter IX."
cfr_part: "1208"
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# 1208.32 Request from a creditor agency for the services of a hearing official.
(a) FHFA may provide qualified personnel to serve as hearing officials upon request of a creditor agency when:
(1) The debtor is employed by FHFA and the creditor agency cannot provide a prompt and appropriate hearing before a hearing official furnished pursuant to another lawful arrangement; or
(2) The debtor is employed by the creditor agency and that agency cannot arrange for a hearing official.
(b) Services provided by FHFA to creditor agencies under this section shall be provided on a fully reimbursable basis pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1535, or other applicable authority.