(a)Disclosure of Information. The information obtained by the commissioner or any examiner in making an examination into the affairs of the association shall be for the purpose of ascertaining the true condition of the affairs of the association, and shall not be disclosed by the party making the examination to any person, except that the examiner shall make a report of the condition of the affairs of the association ascertained from the examination to the commissioner and except that the commissioner may take action as a result of the report as provided by this chapter. The commissioner may in the commissioner’s discretion disclose reports of examination to other state financial institutions regulatory agencies.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 45-3-814

  • Association: means a capital stock or mutual savings and loan association. See Tennessee Code 45-3-104
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of financial institutions. See Tennessee Code 45-3-104
  • Department: means the department of financial institutions. See Tennessee Code 45-1-103
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Person: means an individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, trust, estate, unincorporated association, company, or corporation organized under the laws of this or any other state, the United States or foreign country. See Tennessee Code 45-3-104
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Stockholder: means the holder of one (1) or more shares of any class of capital stock of a capital stock association organized and operating pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 45-3-104
(b)Unlawful Disclosure. It is unlawful for the commissioner or any examiner, attorney or other employee of the department to make or report to any person any list of names of the depositors, debtors, or stockholders of any association, or to disclose to any person information as to who are the depositors, debtors, or stockholders or the amounts of the several deposits, debts or shares of stock owned by any stockholder, except as provided by this chapter.
(c)Reports as Evidence. In the event the commissioner takes possession of the business and affairs of any association as authorized by this chapter, the report of the commissioner, or examiner relating to the association on file in the office of the commissioner, may be used in any court, either by the commissioner or examiner or by the association, as evidence to the extent that the same is competent as evidence, or as an aid in arriving at the true condition of the association.