45 CFR § 2506.21 - May the Corporation's failure to comply with these regulations be used as a defense to a debt?

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title: "45 CFR § 2506.21 - May the Corporation's failure to comply with these regulations be used as a defense to a debt?"
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "2506.21"
section_name: "May the Corporation's failure to comply with these regulations be used as a defense to a debt?"
chapter_name: "CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE"
part_number: "2506"
part_name: "COLLECTION OF DEBTS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 5514; 31 U.S.C. 3701-3720A, 3720D; 44 U.S.C. 2104(a)."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 16438, Apr. 4, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
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# 2506.21 May the Corporation's failure to comply with these regulations be used as a defense to a debt?

No, the failure of the Corporation to comply with any standard in the FCCS or these regulations will not be available to any debtor as a defense.