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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 department’s supervisory function. The scope of the department’s 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]
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