(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section or as otherwise required by law, the Department and the employees, agents, and contractors of the Departments shall not disclose:
(1) The contents of a report or examination of a person by the Department, except as the Commissioner determines is appropriate to disclose in the final order issued under § 26-551.13;
(2) Information furnished to, or obtained by, the Department, the disclosure of which the Commissioner determines could endanger the safety and soundness of a financial institution;
(3) Personal financial information furnished to, or obtained by the Department, except as the Commissioner determines is appropriate to disclose in the final order issued under § 26-551.13.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the contents of a report or examination of a person or information, including personal information, furnished to or obtained by the Department may be disclosed:
(1) To employees, agents, and contractors of the Department in the performance of the duties of the employee, agent, or contractor;
(2) To the directors, officers, and other persons authorized by the board of directors of a financial institution or other entity, if the financial institution or other entity furnished the information to the Department;
(3) To authorized and appropriate government agencies; or
(4) In accordance with a court order.
(June 9, 2001, D.C. Law 13-308, § 118, 48 DCR 3244.)
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 26 - Banks and Other Financial Institutions
Chapter 5B - Administration of the Banking Code
Subchapter IV - Investigation, Examination, and Enforcement Powers of the Commissioner
§ 26–551.10. Examinations of financial institutions
§ 26–551.11. Reports on financial institutions
§ 26–551.12. Initiation of formal investigation of a financial institution
§ 26–551.13. Notice of charges; hearing; final order
§ 26–551.14. Notification of other government agencies
§ 26–551.15. Modification or rescission of orders
§ 26–551.16. Cease and desist order
§ 26–551.17. Temporary cease and desist order
§ 26–551.18. Confidentiality of information
§ 26–551.19. Enforcement of Department order, subpoena, or notice of charges