Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 192 § 192.478 — unless the public interest in disclosure clearly outweighs the public
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 192 ·
Oregon Code § 192.478·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
unless the public interest in disclosure clearly outweighs the public
interest in confidentiality. However, the following records in the office must
remain open to public inspection:
(A) The contract
or promissory note establishing a directly held residential or commercial
mortgage and information identifying collateral;
(B) Any copy the
office retains of the underlying mortgage note in which the office purchases a
participation interest; and
(C) Information
showing that a directly held loan is in default.
(c) An
appropriate state or local agency in connection with any business relationship
or transaction between the financial institution and the customer, if the
disclosure is made in the ordinary course of business of the financial
institution and will further the legitimate business interests of the customer
or the financial institution.
(3) ORS 192.583
to 192.607 do not prohibit any of the following:
(a) The
dissemination of any financial information that is not identified with, or
identifiable as being derived from, the financial records of a particular
customer.
(b) The
examination by, or disclosure to, the Department of Consumer and Business
Services of financial records that relate solely to the exercise of the
departments supervisory function. The scope of the departments supervisory
function shall be determined by reference to statutes that grant authority to
examine, audit, or require reports of financial records or financial
institutions.
(c) The
furnishing to the Department of Revenue of information by the financial
institution, whether acting as principal or agent, as required by ORS 314.360.
(d) Compliance
with the provisions of ORS 708A.655 or 723.844.
(4)
Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a financial institution may:
(a) Enter into an
agreement with the Oregon State Bar that requires the financial institution to
make reports to the Oregon State Bar whenever a properly payable instrument is
presented for payment out of an attorney trust account that contains insufficient
funds, whether or not the instrument is honored by the financial institution;
and
(b) Submit
reports to the Oregon State Bar concerning instruments presented for payment
out of an attorney trust account under a trust account overdraft notification
program established under ORS 9.685. [Formerly 192.555; 2012 c.70 §§10a,26;
2013 c.352 §2; 2015 c.129 §3; 2017 c.644 §9]
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 192.478
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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