CFR > Title 5 - Administrative Personnel > CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT > SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (parts 110 to 990) > PART 831—RETIREMENT > SUBPART N—Standards for Waiver of Overpayments (§831.1401 to §831.1407) > 831.1403—Equity and good conscience.

831.1403—Equity and good conscience.

(a) Defined. Recovery is against equity and good conscience when—
(1) It would cause financial hardship to the person from whom it is sought;
(2) The recipient of the overpayment can show (regardless of his or her financial circumstances) that due to the notice that such payment would be made or because of the incorrect payment either he/she has relinquished a valuable right or changed positions for the worse; or
(3) Recovery could be unconscionable under the circumstances.