The following records of the Bank of North Dakota are confidential:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 6-09-35

  • Bank: means any national bank, national banking association, corporation, state bank, state banking association, or savings bank, whether organized under the laws of this state or of the United States, engaged in the business of banking. See North Dakota Code 6-01-02
  • board: when used in this title includes the state banking board and the state credit union board. See North Dakota Code 6-01-03
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

1.    Commercial or financial information of a customer, whether obtained directly or indirectly, except for routine credit inquiries or unless required by due legal process. As used in this subsection, “customer” means any person who has transacted or is transacting business with, or has used or is using the services of, the Bank of North Dakota, or for whom the Bank of North Dakota has acted as a fiduciary with respect to trust property.

2.    Internal or interagency memorandums or letters which would not be available by law to a party other than in litigation with the Bank.

3.    Information contained in or related to examination, operating, or condition reports prepared by, on behalf of, or for the use of a state or federal agency responsible for the regulation or supervision of any Bank activity.

4.    Information obtained from the state department of financial institutions which would not be available from that agency under section 6-01-07.1.

5.    The report by a Bank officer or member of the Bank’s advisory board of directors concerning personal financial statements.