Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
Title 12 - Banks and Banking |
Chapter XVII - Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, Department of Housing and Urban Development |
SubChapter A - OFHEO Organization and Functions |
Part 1703 - RELEASE OF INFORMATION |
Subpart E - Testimony and Production of Documents in Legal Proceedings in Which OFHEO Is Not a Named Party |
§ 1703.40 - Responses to demands served on nonemployees.
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(a) OFHEO reports of examinations, or any documents related thereto, are the property of OFHEO and are not to be disclosed to any person without the Director's prior written consent.
(b) If any person who has possession of an OFHEO report of examination, or any documents related thereto, is served with a demand in a legal proceeding directing that person to produce such OFHEO documents or to testify with respect thereto, such person shall immediately notify the General Counsel of such service, of the testimony and described documents in the demand, and of all relevant facts. Such person shall also object to the production of such documents or information contained therein on the basis that the documents are the property of OFHEO and cannot be released without OFHEO's consent and that their production must be sought from OFHEO following the procedures set forth in § 1703.33, paragraphs (b) and (c) of § 1703.34, and paragraph (b) of § 1703.37 of this subpart.
[63 FR 71005, Dec. 23, 1998. Redesignated and amended at 65 FR 81328, Dec. 26, 2000]