{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-681.16","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 681.16","heading":"Power of attorney.","body":"Neither a lender nor a school may obtain a borrower's power of attorney or other authorization to endorse a disbursement check on behalf of a borrower. The borrower must personally endorse the check and may not authorize anyone else to endorse it on his or her behalf.","path":["Title 34—Education","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education","CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","PART 681—HEALTH EDUCATION ASSISTANCE LOAN PROGRAM","Subpart C—The Loan"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-34.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:40Z","sha256":"fb331f250d6fddeef2b026f463386b9a1f7bc53fa413e3dc297829ab876095bf","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-681.15","next":"us/34-cfr-681.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}