[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 12, Volume 6]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 12CFR602.2]



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                       TITLE 12--BANKS AND BANKING

 

                 CHAPTER VI--FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

 

PART 602_RELEASING INFORMATION--Table of Contents

 

               Subpart A_Information and Records Generally

 

Sec. 602.2  Disclosing reports of examination.



    (a) Disclosure by FCA. Reports of examination are FCA property. We 

prepare them for our confidential use and the use of the institution 

examined. We do not give reports of examination to the public. Except as 

provided in this section, only the Chairman or the Chairman's designee 

may consent to disclosing reports of examination of Farm Credit System 

institutions and other institutions subject to our examination. You may 

send a written request to our General Counsel that explains why we 

should give permission.

    (b) Disclosure by Farm Credit System institutions. An institution 

that we have examined may disclose its report of examination to its 

officers, directors, and agents, such as its attorney or accountant, if 

they agree to keep the report confidential. In addition, banks may 

disclose their reports of examination to their affiliated associations, 

associations may disclose their reports to their supervisory bank, and 

service corporations may disclose their reports of examination to the 

institutions that own them. An institution may not disclose these 

institutions' reports of examination to any other person without our 

written permission.

    (c) Disclosure to governmental entities. Without waiving any 

privilege, we will disclose reports of examination to other Federal 

government entities:

    (1) In response to a Federal court order;

    (2) In response to a request of either House or a Committee or 

Subcommittee of Congress; or

    (3) When requested for confidential use in an official investigation 

by authorized representatives of other Federal agencies.



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