[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 14]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1956.142]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
   CHAPTER XVIII--RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, RURAL BUSINESS--COOPERATIVE 
SERVICE, RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, AND FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF 
                         AGRICULTURE (CONTINUED)
 
PART 1956--DEBT SETTLEMENT--Table of Contents
 
       Subpart C--Debt Settlement--Community and Business Programs
 
Sec. 1956.142  Delinquent adjustment agreements.

    (a) The servicing official is responsible for notifying debtors in 
advance of the due dates of payments on debt settlement agreements and 
for monitoring compliance with the terms of settlement agreements. If a 
payment is delinquent, the servicing official should contact the debtor 
promptly to determine the reason for the delinquency and the debtor's 
plan for completing the agreement.
    (b) Delinquencies of 30 days or more will be reported to the State 
Director along with other pertinent information and the recommendation 
of the servicing official regarding further handling of the case.
    (c) The State Director may extend, for ninety days, the time for 
making

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the payments when the circumstances of the case justify an extension. 
Extensions for a greater period of time may be made by the State 
Director upon the recommendation of the County Committee and the 
servicing official.
    (d) When the debtor is financially unable to meet the terms of the 
debt settlement agreement, the State Director may void the existing 
agreement and process a new settlement more consistent with the debtor's 
repayment ability, provided the facts in the case justify such action.
    (e) If the State Director determines that the debtor cannot or will 
not meet the terms of the settlement agreement and if the facts do not 
justify approval of a new settlement agreement, the State Director will 
void the existing agreement and direct the servicing official to take 
other servicing actions appropriate to the circumstances of the case.
    (f) When an adjustment agreement is voided, the State Director will 
notify the debtor giving the reasons in writing, with a copy to the 
Finance Office and to the servicing official. Upon receipt, the Finance 
Office will return the original Form FmHA or its successor agency under 
Public Law 103-354 1956-1 to the State Office.