(1) The commissioner and all deputies, agents, and employees of the bureau shall keep secret all facts and information obtained in the course of their duties, except if the person is required under law to report upon, take official action, or testify in any proceedings regarding the affairs of an institution. This subsection applies to all former commissioners, deputies, agents, and employees of the bureau.
    (2) This section does not apply to, and does not prohibit the furnishing of information or documents to, the federal, foreign, or out-of-state bank, association, or savings bank regulatory agencies, and is not applicable to disclosures made in the public interest by the commissioner, at his or her discretion.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 487.12109

  • Association: means a federal savings association organized under section 5 of the home owners' loan act, 12 USC 1464, or a savings and loan association, building and loan association, or homestead association that is organized under the laws of a state, the District of Columbia, or a territory or protectorate of the United States, and whose deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. See Michigan Laws 487.11201
  • Bank: means a state banking corporation that is organized or reorganized under this act or organized under any law of this state enacted before March 1, 2000, including a state banking corporation that voluntarily limits its activities. See Michigan Laws 487.11201
  • Institution: means a bank, state agency, or state foreign bank branch operating or organized or reorganized under this act or operating or organized under any law of this state enacted before August 20, 1969. See Michigan Laws 487.11202
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, governmental entity, or any other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 487.11202
  • Savings bank: means a savings bank that is organized under the savings bank act, 1996 PA 354, MCL 487. See Michigan Laws 487.11203
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.