{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-685.404","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 685.404","heading":"Group process based on prior Secretarial final actions.","body":"(a) For purposes of forming a Secretary-initiated group process in accordance with § 685.402(b), the Department official may consider final actions as described in § 685.401(b)(5)(ii).\n(b) For groups based on prior Secretarial final actions in accordance with this section, § 685.405 will not apply to the affected institutions.","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 685—WILLIAM D. FORD FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM","Subpart D—Borrower Defense to Repayment"],"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":"ee018e14327f443c8b70899575d03e2da0a4b65b4485d46e5f437c8b5c96cdae","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-685.403","next":"us/34-cfr-685.405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}