Montana Title 32. Financial Institutions § 32-2-710. Confidentiality--penalties

(1)(a) Reports and statement under 32-2-701, 32-2-703, and 32-2-707 are confidential. Except for information made public by the federal deposit insurance corporation or another federal mutual association authority's publicly accessible website, any information contained in the reports and statements is confidential. Except as provided in subsection (1)(b), confidential information may not be disclosed to persons who are not officially associated with the department and must be used by the department only to further its official duties.

(b) The department may exchange information with federal financial institution regulatory agencies and with the financial regulatory departments of other states. The department may furnish reports of its examination findings under 32-2-701 and 32-2-703 to a federal home loan bank, as defined in the Federal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932, 12 U.S.C. 1422. The department may furnish information to the legislative auditor for use in pursuit of official duties. A prosecuting official may obtain the information by court order.