{"data":{"id":"us/12-cfr-625.20","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"12 CFR 625.20","heading":"Settlement.","body":"A prevailing party and the FCA through its counsel may agree on a proposed settlement of an award at any time, either in connection with a settlement of the underlying adversary adjudication or after the underlying adversary adjudication has been concluded. If a prevailing party and the FCA counsel agree on a proposed settlement of an award, the proposed settlement must be submitted to the presiding officer for a recommended decision pursuant to § 625.26 of this part. If it has not been previously filed, the application must be submitted to the presiding officer along with the proposed settlement.","path":["Title 12—Banks and Banking","CHAPTER VI—FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION","SUBCHAPTER B—FARM CREDIT SYSTEM","PART 625—APPLICATION FOR AWARD OF FEES AND OTHER EXPENSES UNDER THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT","Subpart C—Procedures for Considering Applications"],"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":"85c31250a6c61d9cc91fc3567c5a37a056d8388d87c6bc0e00cbdf4033f5bc61","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/12-cfr-625.13","next":"us/12-cfr-625.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}