Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 706 § 706.720 — Reports filed with director; public inspection of records; exemptions;
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 706 ·
Oregon Code § 706.720·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Reports filed with director; public inspection of records; exemptions;
confidentiality; forms.
(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall
receive and file in the Department of Consumer and Business Services all
reports required by the Bank Act.
(2) Except as
provided in subsection (3) of this section and ORS 706.730, the records of the
Department of Consumer and Business Services that pertain to the administration
of the Bank Act are available for public inspection unless the director
determines in a particular instance that an Oregon operating institution or the
directors, stockholders, officers, employees and customers of the Oregon
operating institution have an interest in keeping the records confidential that
outweighs the public interest in disclosing the records, or that the records
are exempt from disclosure under ORS 192.338, 192.345 and 192.355. A
determination by the director under this subsection is subject to review under
ORS 192.311 to 192.478.
(3) Except as
provided in subsections (4) and (5) of this section, the following records of
the department are exempt from disclosure or production and must be treated as
confidential as provided in ORS 705.137:
(a) Examination
reports and work papers, directives, orders and correspondence that relate to
examination reports.
(b) Financial
statements of and investigatory information concerning persons subject to
investigation by the director under ORS 707.070, 707.080, 707.110, 707.140,
707.145, 707.155 or 707.705.
(c) Proprietary
information.
(d) Reviews of
financial statements submitted to the director.
(e) Reports filed
under ORS 706.655.
(f) Stockholder
lists.
(g)
Correspondence, reports or other information obtained from or provided to the
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network established by order of the United States
Secretary of the Treasury.
(4)
Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, the director may disclose a
record that is specified in this subsection and that pertains to an Oregon
operating institution that has been liquidated under ORS 711.400 to 711.615 if
the director determines in a particular instance that the public interest in
disclosure of the record outweighs the interests of the Oregon operating
institution or of the directors, stockholders, officers, employees or customers
of the Oregon operating institution in keeping the record confidential. The
director may not in any circumstances, however, disclose a record or a portion
of a record that contains proprietary information or information that relates
to a persons financial activities or affairs unless the director concludes
that the activities or affairs were a direct and substantial contributing
factor in the failure of the Oregon operating institution. This subsection
applies to the following records of the department:
(a) Examination
reports and work papers, directives, orders and correspondence relating to
examination reports;
(b) Investigatory
information concerning persons subject to investigation by the director under
ORS 707.070, 707.080, 707.110, 707.140, 707.145, 707.155 or 707.705;
(c) Reviews of
financial statements; and
(d) Reports filed
under ORS 706.655.
(5)
Notwithstanding ORS 40.270, an officer of the department may be examined
concerning records that are exempt from disclosure under subsection (2) or (3)
of this section and ORS 706.730. The records are subject to production if the
court before which a civil or criminal action is pending finds that the
examination and production is essential for establishing a claim or defense. In
making a finding under this subsection, if the court views the records, the
court shall do so in camera.
(6) A civil
penalty the director imposes under the Bank Act is subject to public inspection
after the 20th day after the director imposes the civil penalty.
(7) All records
of the department that pertain to the condition of Oregon operating
institutions may be furnished to:
(a) The Federal
Reserve Bank and examiners from the Federal Reserve Bank.
(b) The
Comptroller of the Currency of the United States and national bank examiners.
(c) The Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation and examiners from the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation.
(d) The Federal
Home Loan Bank of which the operating institution is a member or to which the
operating institution has applied for membership.
(e) The State
Treasurer, if the Oregon operating institution is or has applied to become a
depository of public fund deposits.
(f) A supervisory
authority that regulates financial institutions, financial holding companies or
bank holding companies.
(g) The
respective Oregon operating institution, or the financial holding company or
bank holding company that controls an Oregon operating institution.
(8) The director
shall prescribe and furnish to interested persons the forms for all reports
required by the Bank Act.
(9) If the
director is requested to
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 706.720
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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