Hearing official

Hearing official means an individual who is responsible for conducting any hearing with respect to the existence or amount of a debt claimed and for rendering a final decision on the basis of such hearing. A hearing official may not be under the supervision or control of the Director of FHFA when FHFA is the creditor agency but may be an administrative law judge.

Source

12 CFR § 1208.2

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Scoping language

The following terms apply to this part, unless defined otherwise elsewhere-

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