---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 1215.29"
title: "5"
number: "1215.29"
heading: "Use of credit reporting agencies."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/1215.29"
---

# §1215.29. Use of credit reporting agencies.

- (a) The MSPB may report delinquent accounts to credit reporting agencies consistent with the notice requirements contained in the [§ 1215.26](/cfr/5/1215.26.md). Individual debtors must be given at least 60 days written notice that the debt is overdue and will be reported to a credit reporting agency.
- (b) Debts may be reported to consumer or commercial reporting agencies. Consumer reporting agencies are defined in [31 U.S.C. 3701(a)(3)](/usc/31/3701.md?p=a-3) pursuant to 5 U.S.C. [552a(b)(12)](/usc/5/552a.md?p=b-12) and [31](/usc/5/31.md) U.S.C. 3711(f). The MSPB may disclose only an individual's name, address, Social Security number, and the nature, amount, status and history of the debt and the program under which the claim arose.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: The authority for this part is the Federal Claims Collection Act of 1966, as amended, 31 U.S.C. 3711 and 3716-3719; the Federal Claims Collection Standards at 4 CFR parts 101-105, as amended by 49 FR 8889, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and Office of Management and Budget Circular A-129.

### Source

Source: 54 FR 50603, Dec. 8, 1989, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 72 FR 56885, Oct. 5, 2007.