Except as otherwise provided by this subtitle or a rule adopted under this subtitle, the following are confidential and may not be disclosed by the commissioner or an examiner, supervisor, conservator, liquidator, inspector, deputy, or assistant clerk or other employee of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending who is appointed or acting under this subtitle:

1. (1) information, regardless of the circumstances under which the information is obtained, regarding a financial institution or a shareholder, participant, officer, director, manager, affiliate, or service provider of a financial institution, other than information in a public statement or the public portion of a call report or profit and loss statement; and
2. (2) all related files and records of the department.

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 6.043, eff. September 1, 2007.