{"data":{"id":"us/12-cfr-1209.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"12 CFR 1209.2","heading":"Rules of construction.","body":"For purposes of this part:\n(a) Any term in the singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular, if such use would be appropriate;\n(b) Any use of a masculine, feminine, or neuter gender encompasses all three, if such use would be appropriate; and\n(c) Unless the context requires otherwise, a party's representative of record, if any, on behalf of that party, may take any action required to be taken by the party.","path":["Title 12—Banks and Banking","CHAPTER XII—FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER A—ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS","PART 1209—RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE","Subpart A—Scope and Authority"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-12.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:16Z","sha256":"2a4e1cfcddae2befc50fbae825c7de454fb798f0a768121b00ec1eecf3ad087d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/12-cfr-1209.1","next":"us/12-cfr-1209.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}