---
kind: "section"
citation: "12 C.F.R. § 1217.7"
title: "12"
number: "1217.7"
heading: "Response."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/12/1217.7"
---

# §1217.7. Response.

- (a) **General.**
  - (1) To obtain a hearing, the respondent must file a written response to a notice under [§ 1217.6](/cfr/12/1217.6.md):
    - (i) In accordance with [§ 1209.24](/cfr/12/1209.24.md) of this chapter; and
    - (ii) **Not later than 30 days after the date of service of the notice.**
  - (2) A timely filed response to a notice under [§ 1217.6](/cfr/12/1217.6.md) shall be deemed to be a request for a hearing.
  - (3) A response to a notice under [§ 1217.6](/cfr/12/1217.6.md) must include:
    - (i) The admission or denial of each allegation of liability made in the notice;
    - (ii) Any defense on which the respondent intends to rely;
    - (iii) Any reasons why the penalty and, if appropriate, any assessment should be less than the amount set forth in the notice; and
    - (iv) The name, address, and telephone number of the person who will act as the respondent's representative, if any.
- (b) **Failure to respond.** If no response to a notice under this part is timely submitted, FHFA may file a motion for default judgment in accordance with [§ 1209.24(c)](/cfr/12/1209.24.md?p=c) of this part.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 4501; 12 U.S.C. 4526, 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 31 U.S.C. 3801-3812.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 43034, July 1, 2016, unless otherwise noted.