49 CFR § 1018.31 - Use of credit reports.

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title: "49 CFR § 1018.31 - Use of credit reports."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "1018.31"
section_name: "Use of credit reports."
chapter_name: "SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS"
part_number: "1018"
part_name: "DEBT COLLECTION"
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authority: "31 U.S.C. 3701, 31 U.S.C. 3711  49 U.S.C. 1321, 31 CFR parts 900-904."
regulatory_source: "58 FR 7749, Feb. 9, 1993, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1018.31 Use of credit reports.

The Board may institute a credit investigation of the debtor at any time following receipt of knowledge of the debt in order to aid the Board in making appropriate determinations as to:

(a) The collection and compromise of a debt;

(b) The collection of interest, penalties, and administrative costs;

(c) The use of administrative offset;

(d) The use of other collection methods; and

(e) The likelihood of collecting the debt.