Tex. Finance Code § 31.301
This is the official text of Tex. Finance Code § 31.301, part of Texas’s Finance Code — regulates banks and other financial institutions.
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§ 31.301. DISCLOSURE BY DEPARTMENT PROHIBITED.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as expressly provided otherwise by this subtitle, Chapter 11 or 12, or a rule adopted under this subtitle, the following are confidential and may not be disclosed by the banking commissioner or an employee of the department:
(1) information directly or indirectly obtained by the department in any manner, including an application or examination, concerning the financial condition or business affairs of a financial institution, a present, former, or prospective shareholder, officer, director, or affiliate of a financial institution, or a third-party service provider of a financial institution or its affiliate, other than information in a published statement or in the public portion of a call report or profit and loss statement; and
(2) all related files and records of the department.
(b) Information obtained by the department from a federal or state regulatory agency that is confidential under federal or state law may not be disclosed except as provided by federal or state law.
(c) The banking commissioner or an officer or employee of the department commits an offense if the person:
(1) discloses information or permits access to a file or record of the department; and
(2) knows at the time of disclosure or permission that the disclosure or permission violates this subchapter.
(d) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(1) information directly or indirectly obtained by the department in any manner, including an application or examination, concerning the financial condition or business affairs of a financial institution, a present, former, or prospective shareholder, officer, director, or affiliate of a financial institution, or a third-party service provider of a financial institution or its affiliate, other than information in a published statement or in the public portion of a call report or profit and loss statement; and
(2) all related files and records of the department.
(b) Information obtained by the department from a federal or state regulatory agency that is confidential under federal or state law may not be disclosed except as provided by federal or state law.
(c) The banking commissioner or an officer or employee of the department commits an offense if the person:
(1) discloses information or permits access to a file or record of the department; and
(2) knows at the time of disclosure or permission that the disclosure or permission violates this subchapter.
(d) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
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