12 CFR § 1208.79 - Prohibited actions by employer.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t12/s1208.79"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "12 CFR § 1208.79 - Prohibited actions by employer."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "1208.79"
section_name: "Prohibited actions by employer."
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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# 1208.79 Prohibited actions by employer.
The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 prohibits an employer from discharging, refusing to employ, or taking disciplinary action against the debtor due to the issuance of a withholding order under this subpart E.