17.157—Application of offset funds: Single debt.
If the debtor does not timely notify the Secretary that he or she is exercising a right described in § 17.152, the Secretary will notify the Department of the Treasury of the debt no earlier than 65 calendar days from the date of the Department's Notice of Intent, and will request that the amount of the debt be offset against any amount payable by the Department of the Treasury as a Federal payment. Normally, recovered funds will be applied first to costs of collection, then to any special charges provided for in HUD regulations or contracts, then to interest and finally, to the principal owed by the debtor.