Maryland Code, Business Regulation § 7-307.1

(a)(1) The requirements under any federal law and Title 4, Subtitles 1 through 5 of the General Provisions Article regarding the privacy or confidentiality of information or material provided to NMLS, and any privilege arising under federal or state law, including the rules of any federal or state court with respect to that information or material, shall continue to apply to that information or material after the information or material has been disclosed to NMLS.

(2) The information and material may be shared with all state and federal regulatory officials having authority over the debt collection industry, including the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and the Office of Foreign Assets Control, and any successor to these agencies, without the loss of privilege or the loss of confidentiality protections provided by federal law or Title 4, Subtitles 1 through 5 of the General Provisions Article.

(1) enter into information sharing agreements with any federal or state regulatory agency having authority over collection agencies or with any federal or state law enforcement agency, including the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and the Office of Foreign Assets Control, and any successor to these agencies, provided that the agreements prohibit the agencies from disclosing any shared information without the prior written consent from the Board regarding disclosure of the particular information; and

(2) exchange information about collection agencies with any federal or state regulatory agency having authority over collection agencies or with any federal or state law enforcement agency.

(1) disclosure under any federal or state law governing the disclosure to the public of information held by an officer or agency of the federal government or a state that has received the information or material; or

(2) subpoena, discovery, or admission into evidence, in any private civil litigation or administrative process, unless, with respect to any privilege held by NMLS, the person to whom the information or material pertains waives, in whole or in part, that privilege.