# 29 CFR § 20.8: Disclosure to credit reporting agencies

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-20.8

## Section

- **Citation:** 29 CFR § 20.8
- **Heading:** Disclosure to credit reporting agencies
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 29—Labor > Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Labor > PART 20—FEDERAL CLAIMS COLLECTION > Subpart A—Disclosure of Information to Credit Reporting Agencies

## Text

(a) In accordance with guidelines established by the Chief Financial Officer, the responsible Department of Labor agency shall make the disclosure of information on the debtor to the credit reporting agency. Such disclosure to consumer credit reporting agencies shall be made on or after the date specified in the § 20.4 notification to the individual owing the claim, and shall be comprised of the information set forth in the initial determination, or any modification thereof.
(b) This section shall not apply to individual debtors when—
(1) Such debtor has repaid or agreed to repay his or her obligation, and such agreement is still valid, as provided in § 20.6; or
(2) Such debtor has filed for review of the claim under § 20.7(b), and the reviewing official or employee has not issued a decision on the review.
(c) In addition, the agency may determine not to make a disclosure of information to a credit reporting agency when the agency, on its own initiative, is reviewing and has not concluded such review of its initial determination of the claim under § 20.7(f).

## Nearby sections

- [29 CFR § 20.1 § 20.1 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-20.1.md)
- [29 CFR § 20.2 § 20.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-20.2.md)
- [29 CFR § 20.3 § 20.3 Agency responsibilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-20.3.md)
- [29 CFR § 20.4 § 20.4 Determination of delinquency; notice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-20.4.md)
- [29 CFR § 20.5 § 20.5 Examination of records relating to the claim; opportunity for full explanation of the claim.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-20.5.md)
- [29 CFR § 20.6 § 20.6 Opportunity for repayment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-20.6.md)
- [29 CFR § 20.7 § 20.7 Review of the obligation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-20.7.md)
- [29 CFR § 20.8 § 20.8 Disclosure to credit reporting agencies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-20.8.md)
- [29 CFR § 20.9 § 20.9 Waiver of credit reporting.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-20.9.md)
- [29 CFR § 20.10 § 20.10 Responsibilities of the Chief Financial Officer.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-20.10.md)
- [29 CFR § 20.19 § 20.19 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-20.19.md)
- [29 CFR § 20.20 § 20.20 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-20.20.md)
- [29 CFR § 20.21 § 20.21 Agency responsibilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-20.21.md)
- [29 CFR § 20.22 § 20.22 Notifications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-20.22.md)

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