{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-1639.6","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 1639.6","heading":"Contracting for collection services.","body":"The Board will use the services of a private collection contractor where it determines that such use is in the best interest of the Board. When the Board determines that there is a need to contract for collection services, it will—\n(a) Retain sole authority to:\n(1) Resolve any dispute by the debtor regarding the validity of the debt;\n(2) Compromise the debt;\n(3) Suspend or terminate collection action;\n(4) Refer the debt to the Department of Justice for litigation; and\n(5) Take any other action under this part which does not result in full collection of the debt;\n(b) Require the contractor to comply with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, to the extent specified in 5 U.S.C. 552a(m), with applicable Federal and State laws pertaining to debt collection practices (e.g., the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692 et seq.)), and with applicable regulations of the Board;\n(c) Require the contractor to account accurately and fully for all amounts collected; and\n(d) Require the contractor to provide to the Board, upon request, all data and reports contained in its files relating to its collection actions on a debt.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER VI—FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD","PART 1639—CLAIMS COLLECTION","Subpart A—Administrative Collection, Compromise, Termination, and Referral of Claims"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"a31eb2117ef26026d9a7c217f5627cbc8d15b347f419ed69badbf02b0d5cc160","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-1639.5","next":"us/5-cfr-1639.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}