---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 1450.26"
title: "29"
number: "1450.26"
heading: "Refunds."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/1450.26"
---

# §1450.26. Refunds.

- (a) Refunds shall promptly be made when—
  - (1) A debt is waived or otherwise found not owing to the United States (unless expressly prohibited by statute or regulation); or
  - (2) The employee's paying agency is directed by an administrative or judicial order to refund amounts deducted from his or her current pay.
- (b) **Refunds do not bear interest unless required or permitted by law or contract.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3701-3719; 5 U.S.C. 5514; 4 CFR parts 101-105; 5 CFR part 550.

### Source

Source: 51 FR 24817, July 9, 1986, unless otherwise noted.