# 12 CFR § 1208.20: Authority and scope

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-1208.20

## Section

- **Citation:** 12 CFR § 1208.20
- **Heading:** Authority and scope
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 12—Banks and Banking > CHAPTER XII—FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY > SUBCHAPTER A—ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS > PART 1208—DEBT COLLECTION > Subpart B—Salary Offset

## Text

(a) Authority. FHFA may collect debts owed by employees to the Federal Government by means of salary offset under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 5514; 5 CFR part 550, subpart K; and this subpart B.
(b) Scope. (1) The procedures set forth in this subpart B apply to situations where FHFA is attempting to collect a debt by salary offset that is owed to it by an individual employed by FHFA or by another agency; or where FHFA employs an individual who owes a debt to another agency.
(2) The procedures set forth in this subpart B do not apply to:
(i) Any routine intra-agency adjustment of pay that is attributable to clerical or administrative error or delay in processing pay documents that have occurred within the four pay periods preceding the adjustment, or any adjustment to collect a debt amounting to $50 or less. However, at the time of any such adjustment, or as soon thereafter as possible, FHFA or its designated payroll agent shall provide the employee with a written notice of the nature and the amount of the adjustment and a point of contact for contesting such adjustment.
(ii) Any negative adjustment to pay that arises from an employee's election of coverage or a change in coverage under a Federal benefits program that requires periodic deductions from pay, if the amount to be recovered was accumulated over four pay periods or less. However, at the time such adjustment is made, FHFA or its payroll agent shall provide in the employee's earnings statement a clear and concise statement that informs the employee of the previous overpayment.

## Nearby sections

- [12 CFR § 1208.1 § 1208.1 Authority and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-1208.1.md)
- [12 CFR § 1208.2 § 1208.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-1208.2.md)
- [12 CFR § 1208.3 § 1208.3 Referrals to the Department of the Treasury, collection services, and use of credit bureaus.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-1208.3.md)
- [12 CFR § 1208.4 § 1208.4 Reporting delinquent debts to credit bureaus.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-1208.4.md)
- [12 CFR § 1208.20 § 1208.20 Authority and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-1208.20.md)
- [12 CFR § 1208.21 § 1208.21 Notice requirements before salary offset where FHFA is the creditor agency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-1208.21.md)
- [12 CFR § 1208.22 § 1208.22 Review of FHFA records related to the debt.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-1208.22.md)
- [12 CFR § 1208.23 § 1208.23 Opportunity for a hearing where FHFA is the creditor agency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-1208.23.md)
- [12 CFR § 1208.24 § 1208.24 Certification where FHFA is the creditor agency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-1208.24.md)
- [12 CFR § 1208.25 § 1208.25 Voluntary repayment agreements as alternative to salary offset where FHFA is the creditor agency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-1208.25.md)
- [12 CFR § 1208.26 § 1208.26 Special review where FHFA is the creditor agency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-1208.26.md)
- [12 CFR § 1208.27 § 1208.27 Notice of salary offset where FHFA is the paying agency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-1208.27.md)
- [12 CFR § 1208.28 § 1208.28 Procedures for salary offset where FHFA is the paying agency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-1208.28.md)
- [12 CFR § 1208.29 § 1208.29 Coordinating salary offset with other agencies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-1208.29.md)

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