Sec. 62.559.  CONFIDENTIALITY.  (a)  Except as provided by this section, information obtained by the commissioner under this subchapter is confidential and may not be disclosed by the commissioner or an officer or employee of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending.
(b)  The commissioner may disclose the information to a department, agency, or instrumentality of this state or the United States if the commissioner considers disclosure to be necessary or proper to the enforcement of the laws of this state or the United States and in the best interest of the public.
(c)  When the commissioner receives the application, the commissioner shall submit to the Texas Register notice of the application, its date of filing, and the identity of each party to the application.  The information submitted shall be published in the Texas Register in the next issue following the date the information is received.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by: 
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 6.028, eff. September 1, 2007.