(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 under this chapter.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the records of the department pertaining to the administration of this chapter are available for public inspection unless the director determines in the particular instance that the public interest in disclosing the records is outweighed by the interests of the credit union or its directors, members, officers or employees in keeping the records confidential, or that the records are exempt from disclosure under ORS 192.501 to 192.505. A determination by the director under this subsection is subject to review under ORS 192.410 to 192.505.
(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 shall 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) Investigatory information concerning persons subject to investigation by the director under ORS 723.014 or 723.132 and financial statements of those persons.
(c) Proprietary information.
(d) Reviews of financial statements submitted to the director.
(e) The name of a member or borrower and the amount of shares, deposits or debts of a member or borrower.
(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section and except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the director may disclose any record of the department specified in this subsection pertaining to a credit union that has been liquidated under ORS 723.676 if the director determines in the particular instance that the public interest in disclosing the record outweighs the interests of the credit union or its directors, members, officers or employees in keeping the record confidential. The director may not disclose any record or portion of a record that contains any proprietary information or any information relating to the individual financial activities or affairs of persons unless the director concludes that those activities or affairs were a direct and substantial contributing factor in the failure of the credit union. This subsection applies to the following records of the department:
(a) Examination reports and work papers, directives, orders and correspondence that relate to examination reports.
(b) Investigatory information concerning persons subject to investigation by the director under ORS 723.014 or 723.132.
(c) Reviews of financial statements.
(d) Reports filed under ORS 723.106.
(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 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) All records of the department pertaining to the condition of credit unions may be furnished to:
(a) The National Credit Union Administration.
(b) The Federal Home Loan Bank of which the credit union is a member or to which the credit union has applied for membership.
(c) The State Treasurer if the credit union is a depository of public fund deposits.
(d) The respective credit union.
(7) If the director is requested to disclose any record subject to this section and the record contains both material that is exempt from disclosure under this section or any other provision of law and material that is not exempt from disclosure, the director shall separate the exempt and nonexempt material and may disclose only the nonexempt material. [2005 c.95 §3]
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