SB3182 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB3182

Introduced 2/15/2018, by Sen. Paul Schimpf

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

205 ILCS 5/18	from Ch. 17, par. 325
205 ILCS 5/48.3	from Ch. 17, par. 360.2
205 ILCS 205/8015	from Ch. 17, par. 7308-15
205 ILCS 205/9012	from Ch. 17, par. 7309-12

Amends the Illinois Banking Act and the Savings Bank Act. Replaces "Commissioner" with "Secretary" to update references to the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation. Provides that before any person or persons may cause a change of control of a State bank or a savings bank, the Secretary shall be of the opinion and find that the future prospects of the institution will not jeopardize the financial stability of the State bank or the savings bank or prejudice the interests of the depositors of the State bank or the interests of the members of the savings bank. Provides that the provisions of this Act do not apply to an established holding company acquiring control of a State bank or a savings bank if the transaction is subject to approval under specified provisions of federal law. Provides that a State bank or a savings bank may disclose confidential supervisory information to any attorney, accountant, consultant, or other professional as needed to comply with any enforcement action issued by the Secretary. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning regulation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Banking Act is amended by changing Sections 18 and 48.3 as follows:

(205 ILCS 5/18) (from Ch. 17, par. 325)

Sec. 18. Change in control.

(a) Before any person, whether acting directly or indirectly or through or in concert with one or more persons, may cause (i) a change to may occur in the ownership of outstanding stock of any State bank, whether by sale and purchase, gift, bequest or inheritance, or any other means, including the acquisition of stock of the State bank by any bank holding company, which will result in control or a change in the control of the bank or (ii) before a change to occur in the control of a holding company having control of the outstanding stock of a State bank whether by sale and purchase, gift, bequest or inheritance, or any other means, including the acquisition of stock of such holding company by any other bank holding company, which will result in control or a change in control of the bank or holding company, or (iii) before a transfer of substantially all the assets or liabilities of the State bank, the Secretary Commissioner shall be of the opinion and find:

(1) that the general character of proposed management or of the person desiring to purchase substantially all the assets or to assume substantially all the liabilities of the State bank, after the change in control, is such as to assure reasonable promise of successful, safe and sound operation;

(1.1) that depositors' interests will not be jeopardized by the purchase or assumption and that adequate provision has been made for all liabilities as required for a voluntary liquidation under Section 68 of this Act;

(2) that the future earnings prospects of the person desiring to purchase substantially all assets or to assume substantially all the liabilities of the State bank, after the proposed change in control, are favorable;

(2.5) that the future prospects of the institution will not jeopardize the financial stability of the bank or prejudice the interests of the depositors of the bank;

(3) that any prior involvement by the persons proposing to obtain control, to purchase substantially all the assets, or to assume substantially all the liabilities of the State bank or by the proposed management personnel with any other financial institution, whether as stockholder, director, officer or customer, was conducted in a safe and sound manner; and

(4) that if the acquisition is being made by a bank holding company, the acquisition is authorized under the Illinois Bank Holding Company Act of 1957.

(b) Any person Persons desiring to purchase control of an existing State state bank, to purchase substantially all the assets, or to assume substantially all the liabilities of the State bank shall, prior to that purchase, submit to the Secretary Commissioner:

(1) a statement of financial worth;

(2) satisfactory evidence that any prior involvement by the persons and the proposed management personnel with any other financial institution, whether as stockholder, director, officer or customer, was conducted in a safe and sound manner; and

(3) such other relevant information as the Secretary Commissioner may request to substantiate the findings under subsection (a) of this Section.

A person who has submitted information to the Secretary Commissioner pursuant to this subsection (b) is under a continuing obligation until the Secretary Commissioner takes action on the application to immediately supplement that information if there are any material changes in the information previously furnished or if there are any material changes in any circumstances that may affect the Secretary's Commissioner's opinion and findings. In addition, a person submitting information under this subsection shall notify the Secretary Commissioner of the date when the change in control is finally effected.

The Secretary Commissioner may impose such terms and conditions on the approval of the change in control application as he deems necessary or appropriate.

If an applicant, whose application for a change in control has been approved pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section, fails to effect the change in control within 180 days after the date of the Secretary's Commissioner's approval, the Secretary Commissioner shall revoke that approval unless a request has been submitted, in writing, to the Secretary Commissioner for an extension and the request has been approved.

(b-1) Any person, whether acting directly or indirectly or through or in concert with one or more persons, who obtains ownership of stock of an existing State bank or stock of a holding company that controls the State bank by gift, bequest, or inheritance such that ownership of the stock would constitute control of the State bank or holding company may obtain title and ownership of the stock, but may not exercise management or control of the business and affairs of the bank or vote his or her shares so as to exercise management or control unless and until the Secretary Commissioner approves an application for the change of control as provided in subsection (b) of this Section.

(b-3) The provisions of this Section do not apply to an established holding company acquiring control of a State bank if the transaction is subject to approval under Section 3 of the federal Bank Holding Company Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, or the federal Home Owners' Loan Act.

(c) Whenever a State state bank makes a loan or loans, secured, or to be secured, by 25% or more of the outstanding stock of a State state bank, the president or other chief executive officer of the lending bank shall promptly report such fact to the Secretary Commissioner upon obtaining knowledge of such loan or loans, except that no report need be made in those cases where the borrower has been the owner of record of the stock for a period of one year or more, or the stock is that of a newly organized bank prior to its opening.

(d) The reports required by subsections (b) and (c) of this Section 18, other than those relating to a transfer of assets or assumption of liabilities, shall contain the following information to the extent that it is known by the person making the report: (1) the number of shares involved; (2) the names of the sellers (or transferors); (3) the names of the purchasers (or transferees); (4) the names of the beneficial owners if the shares are registered in another name: (5) the purchase price, if applicable; (6) the total number of shares owned by the sellers (or transferors), the purchasers (or transferees) and the beneficial owners both immediately before and after the transaction; and, (7) in the case of a loan, the name of the borrower, the amount of the loan, the name of the bank issuing the stock securing the loan and the number of shares securing the loan. In addition to the foregoing, such reports shall contain such other information which is requested by the Secretary Commissioner to inform the Secretary Commissioner of the effect of the transaction upon control of the bank whose stock is involved.

(d-1) The reports required by subsection (b) of this Section 18 that relate to purchase of assets and assumption of liabilities shall contain the following information to the extent that it is known by the person making the report: (1) the value, amount, and description of the assets transferred; (2) the amount, type, and to whom each type of liabilities are owed; (3) the names of the purchasers (or transferees); (4) the names of the beneficial owners if the shares of a purchaser or transferee are registered in another name; (5) the purchase price, if applicable; and, (6) in the case of a loan obtained to effect a purchase, the name of the borrower, the amount and terms of the loan, and the description of the assets securing the loan. In addition to the foregoing, these reports shall contain any other information that is requested by the Secretary Commissioner to inform the Secretary Commissioner of the effect of the transaction upon the bank from which assets are purchased or liabilities are transferred.

(e) Whenever such a change as described in subsection (a) of this Section 18 occurs, each State state bank shall report promptly to the Secretary Commissioner any changes or replacement of its chief executive officer or of any director occurring in the next 12 month period, including in its report a statement of the past and current business and professional affiliations of the new chief executive officer or directors.

(f) (Blank).

(g) (1) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this subsection (g), the Secretary Commissioners shall not approve an application for a change in control if upon consummation of the change in control the persons applying for the change in control, including any affiliates of the persons applying, would control 30% or more of the total amount of deposits which are located in this State at insured depository institutions. For purposes of this subsection (g), the words "insured depository institution" shall mean State banks, national banks, and insured savings associations. For purposes of this subsection (g), the word "deposits" shall have the meaning ascribed to that word in Section 3(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. For purposes of this subsection (g), the total amount of deposits which are considered to be located in this State at insured depository institutions shall equal the sum of all deposits held at the main banking premises and branches in the State of Illinois of State banks, national banks, or insured savings associations. For purposes of this subsection (g), the word "affiliates" shall have the meaning ascribed to that word in Section 35.2 of this Act.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection subsection (g)(1) of this Section, the Secretary Commissioner may approve an application for a change in control for a bank that is in default or in danger of default. Except in those instances in which an application for a change in control is for a bank that is in default or in danger of default, the Secretary Commissioner may not approve a change in control which does not meet the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection subsection (g)(1) of this Section. The Secretary Commissioner may not waive the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection subsection (g)(1) of this Section, whether pursuant to Section 3(d) of the federal Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 or Section 44(d) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, except as expressly provided in this paragraph subsection (g)(2) of this subsection.

(h) As used in this Section:

"Control" , the term "control" means the power, directly or indirectly, to direct the management or policies of the bank or to vote 25% or more of the outstanding stock of the bank. If there is any question as to whether a change in control application should be filed, the question shall be resolved in favor of filing the application with the Secretary Commissioner.

"Substantially As used in this Section, "substantially all" the assets or liabilities of a State bank means that portion of the assets or liabilities of a State bank such that their purchase or transfer will materially impair the ability of the State bank to continue successful, safe, and sound operations or to continue as a going concern or would cause the bank to lose its federal deposit insurance.

"Purchase" As used in this Section, "purchase" includes a transfer by gift, bequest, inheritance, or any other means.

As used in this Section, a person is acting in concert if that person is acting in concert under federal laws or regulations.

(Source: P.A. 92-483, eff. 8-23-01; 92-811, eff. 8-21-02.)

(205 ILCS 5/48.3) (from Ch. 17, par. 360.2)

Sec. 48.3. Disclosure of reports of examinations and confidential supervisory information; limitations.

(a) Any report of examination, visitation, or investigation prepared by the Secretary under this Act, the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, the Corporate Fiduciary Act, the Illinois Bank Holding Company Act of 1957, and the Foreign Banking Office Act, any report of examination, visitation, or investigation prepared by the state regulatory authority of another state that examines a branch of an Illinois State bank in that state, any document or record prepared or obtained in connection with or relating to any examination, visitation, or investigation, and any record prepared or obtained by the Secretary to the extent that the record summarizes or contains information derived from any report, document, or record described in this subsection shall be deemed "confidential supervisory information". Confidential supervisory information shall not include any information or record routinely prepared by a bank or other financial institution and maintained in the ordinary course of business or any information or record that is required to be made publicly available pursuant to State or federal law or rule. Confidential supervisory information shall be the property of the Secretary and shall only be disclosed under the circumstances and for the purposes set forth in this Section.

The Secretary may disclose confidential supervisory information only under the following circumstances:

(1) The Secretary may furnish confidential supervisory information to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the federal reserve bank of the federal reserve district in which the State bank is located or in which the parent or other affiliate of the State bank is located, any official or examiner thereof duly accredited for the purpose, or any other state regulator, federal regulator, or in the case of a foreign bank possessing a certificate of authority pursuant to the Foreign Banking Office Act or a license pursuant to the Foreign Bank Representative Office Act, the bank regulator in the country where the foreign bank is chartered, that the Secretary determines to have an appropriate regulatory interest. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to limit the obligation of any member State bank to comply with the requirements relative to examinations and reports of the Federal Reserve Act and of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the federal reserve bank of the federal reserve district in which the bank is located, nor to limit in any way the powers of the Secretary with reference to examinations and reports.

(2) The Secretary may furnish confidential supervisory information to the United States, any agency thereof that has insured a bank's deposits in whole or in part, or any official or examiner thereof duly accredited for the purpose. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to limit the obligation relative to examinations and reports of any State bank, deposits in which are to any extent insured by the United States, any agency thereof, nor to limit in any way the powers of the Secretary with reference to examination and reports of such bank.

(2.5) The Secretary may furnish confidential supervisory information to a Federal Home Loan Bank in connection with any bank that is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank or in connection with any application by the bank before the Federal Home Loan Bank. The confidential supervisory information shall remain the property of the Secretary and may not be further disclosed without the Secretary's permission.

(3) The Secretary may furnish confidential supervisory information to the appropriate law enforcement authorities when the Secretary reasonably believes a bank, which the Secretary has caused to be examined, has been a victim of a crime.

(4) The Secretary may furnish confidential supervisory information relating to a bank or other financial institution, which the Secretary has caused to be examined, to be sent to the administrator of the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.

(5) The Secretary may furnish confidential supervisory information relating to a bank or other financial institution, which the Secretary has caused to be examined, relating to its performance of obligations under the Illinois Income Tax Act and the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act to the Illinois Department of Revenue.

(6) The Secretary may furnish confidential supervisory information relating to a bank or other financial institution, which the Secretary has caused to be examined, under the federal Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act, Title 31, United States Code, Section 1051 et seq.

(6.5) The Secretary may furnish confidential supervisory information to any other agency or entity that the Secretary determines to have a legitimate regulatory interest.

(7) The Secretary may furnish confidential supervisory information under any other statute that by its terms or by regulations promulgated thereunder requires the disclosure of financial records other than by subpoena, summons, warrant, or court order.

(8) At the request of the affected bank or other financial institution, the Secretary may furnish confidential supervisory information relating to a bank or other financial institution, which the Secretary has caused to be examined, in connection with the obtaining of insurance coverage or the pursuit of an insurance claim for or on behalf of the bank or other financial institution; provided that, when possible, the Secretary shall disclose only relevant information while maintaining the confidentiality of financial records not relevant to such insurance coverage or claim and, when appropriate, may delete identifying data relating to any person or individual.

(9) The Secretary may furnish a copy of a report of any examination performed by the Secretary of the condition and affairs of any electronic data processing entity to the banks serviced by the electronic data processing entity.

(10) In addition to the foregoing circumstances, the Secretary may, but is not required to, furnish confidential supervisory information under the same circumstances authorized for the bank or financial institution pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section, except that the Secretary shall provide confidential supervisory information under circumstances described in paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of this Section only upon the request of the bank or other financial institution.

(b) A bank or other financial institution or its officers, agents, and employees may disclose confidential supervisory information only under the following circumstances:

(1) to the board of directors of the bank or other financial institution, as well as the president, vice-president, cashier, and other officers of the bank or other financial institution to whom the board of directors may delegate duties with respect to compliance with recommendations for action, and to the board of directors of a bank holding company that owns at least 80% of the outstanding stock of the bank or other financial institution;

(2) to attorneys for the bank or other financial institution and to a certified public accountant engaged by the State bank or financial institution to perform an independent audit provided that the attorney or certified public accountant shall not permit the confidential supervisory information to be further disseminated;

(3) to any person who seeks to acquire a controlling interest in, or who seeks to merge with, the bank or financial institution, provided that all attorneys, certified public accountants, officers, agents, or employees of that person shall agree to be bound to respect the confidentiality of the confidential supervisory information and to not further disseminate the information therein contained;

(3.5) to a Federal Home Loan Bank of which it is a member;

(4) (blank); or

(4.5) to any attorney, accountant, consultant, or other professional as needed to comply with any enforcement action issued by the Secretary; or

(5) to the bank's insurance company in relation to an insurance claim or the effort by the bank to procure insurance coverage, provided that, when possible, the bank shall disclose only information that is relevant to the insurance claim or that is necessary to procure the insurance coverage, while maintaining the confidentiality of financial information pertaining to customers. When appropriate, the bank may delete identifying data relating to any person.

The disclosure of confidential supervisory information by a bank or other financial institution pursuant to this subsection (b) and the disclosure of information to the Secretary or other regulatory agency in connection with any examination, visitation, or investigation shall not constitute a waiver of any legal privilege otherwise available to the bank or other financial institution with respect to the information.

(c) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any other law, confidential supervisory information shall be the property of the Secretary and shall be privileged from disclosure to any person except as provided in this Section. No person in possession of confidential supervisory information may disclose that information for any reason or under any circumstances not specified in this Section without the prior authorization of the Secretary. Any person upon whom a demand for production of confidential supervisory information is made, whether by subpoena, order, or other judicial or administrative process, must withhold production of the confidential supervisory information and must notify the Secretary of the demand, at which time the Secretary is authorized to intervene for the purpose of enforcing the limitations of this Section or seeking the withdrawal or termination of the attempt to compel production of the confidential supervisory information.

(2) Any request for discovery or disclosure of confidential supervisory information, whether by subpoena, order, or other judicial or administrative process, shall be made to the Secretary, and the Secretary shall determine within 15 days whether to disclose the information pursuant to procedures and standards that the Secretary shall establish by rule. If the Secretary determines that such information will not be disclosed, the Secretary's decision shall be subject to judicial review under the provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and venue shall be in either Sangamon County or Cook County.

(3) Any court order that compels disclosure of confidential supervisory information may be immediately appealed by the Secretary, and the order shall be automatically stayed pending the outcome of the appeal.

(d) If any officer, agent, attorney, or employee of a bank or financial institution knowingly and willfully furnishes confidential supervisory information in violation of this Section, the Secretary may impose a civil monetary penalty up to $1,000 for the violation against the officer, agent, attorney, or employee.

(Source: P.A. 100-22, eff 1-1-18; 100-64, eff. 8-11-17; revised 10-5-17.)

Section 10. The Savings Bank Act is amended by changing Sections 8015 and 9012 as follows:

(205 ILCS 205/8015) (from Ch. 17, par. 7308-15)

Sec. 8015. Change in control.

(a) No person, whether acting directly or indirectly or through or in concert with one or more persons, may acquire control of a savings bank operating under this Act without prior approval of the Secretary. The provisions of this Section do not apply to an established holding company acquiring control of a state savings bank if the transaction is subject to approval under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the federal Home Owners' Loan Act, or Section 3 of the federal Bank Holding Company Act.

(b) Any person seeking to acquire control of a savings bank or subsidiary of a savings bank operating under this Act shall submit an application in the form required by the Secretary.

(c) The Secretary may examine the books and records of the applicant and related persons, investigate any matter relevant to the application, and require the applicant to submit additional information and documents.

(d) The Secretary shall not approve an acquisition of control unless the application and related examination and investigation permit the Secretary to find positively on all of the following matters:

(1) The applicant has filed a complete application, has cooperated with all examinations and investigations of the Secretary, and has submitted all information and documents requested by the Secretary.

(2) The applicant and proposed management have the necessary competence, experience, integrity, and financial ability.

(3) The business plans of the applicant are consistent with the safe and sound operation of the savings bank and the purposes of this Act.

(4) The acquisition of control would not be inequitable to members, borrowers or creditors of the savings bank.

(5) The applicant and proposed management have complied with subsection (f) of this Section.

(6) The future prospects of the institution will not jeopardize the financial stability of the savings bank or prejudice the interests of the members of the savings bank.

(e) Shares of stock or mutual members shares acquired in violation of subsection (a) of this Section shall not be voted and shall not be counted in calculating the total number of shares eligible to vote. In addition to any other action authorized under this Act, the Secretary may require divestment of shares of stock acquired in violation of this Section and may require retirement of the withdrawal value of accounts providing mutual member voting shares acquired in violation of this Section, in which case the savings bank shall pay accrued interest on the retired withdrawal value and shall not assess any penalty for early withdrawal.

(f) An individual, whether acting directly or indirectly or through or in concert with one or more persons, shall file written notice to the Secretary within 10 days of the occurrence of either of the following events:

(1) becoming, directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the voting shares of a savings bank or savings bank holding company; or

(2) obtaining, directly or indirectly, the power to cast more than five percent of the member votes of a savings bank or savings bank holding company.

The requirements of this subsection (f) are separate and in addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this Section.

(g) The Secretary may promulgate rules to implement this provision, including definitions, form and content of application or notice, procedures, exemptions, and requirements for approval.

(h) As used in this Section, a person is acting in concert if that person is acting in concert under federal laws or regulations.

(Source: P.A. 96-585, eff. 8-18-09; 97-492, eff. 1-1-12.)

(205 ILCS 205/9012) (from Ch. 17, par. 7309-12)

Sec. 9012. Disclosure of reports of examinations and confidential supervisory information; limitations.

(a) Any report of examination, visitation, or investigation prepared by the Secretary under this Act, any report of examination, visitation, or investigation prepared by the state regulatory authority of another state that examines a branch of an Illinois State savings bank in that state, any document or record prepared or obtained in connection with or relating to any examination, visitation, or investigation, and any record prepared or obtained by the Secretary to the extent that the record summarizes or contains information derived from any report, document, or record described in this subsection shall be deemed confidential supervisory information. "Confidential supervisory information" shall not include any information or record routinely prepared by a savings bank and maintained in the ordinary course of business or any information or record that is required to be made publicly available pursuant to State or federal law or rule. Confidential supervisory information shall be the property of the Secretary and shall only be disclosed under the circumstances and for the purposes set forth in this Section.

The Secretary may disclose confidential supervisory information only under the following circumstances:

(1) The Secretary may furnish confidential supervisory information to federal and state depository institution regulators, or any official or examiner thereof duly accredited for the purpose. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to limit the obligation of any savings bank to comply with the requirements relative to examinations and reports nor to limit in any way the powers of the Secretary relative to examinations and reports.

(2) The Secretary may furnish confidential supervisory information to the United States or any agency thereof that to any extent has insured a savings bank's deposits, or any official or examiner thereof duly accredited for the purpose. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to limit the obligation relative to examinations and reports of any savings bank in which deposits are to any extent insured by the United States or any agency thereof nor to limit in any way the powers of the Secretary with reference to examination and reports of the savings bank.

(2.5) The Secretary may furnish confidential supervisory information to a Federal Home Loan Bank in connection with any savings bank that is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank or in connection with any application by the savings bank before the Federal Home Loan Bank. The confidential supervisory information shall remain the property of the Secretary and may not be further disclosed without the Secretary's permission.

(3) The Secretary may furnish confidential supervisory information to the appropriate law enforcement authorities when the Secretary reasonably believes a savings bank, which the Secretary has caused to be examined, has been a victim of a crime.

(4) The Secretary may furnish confidential supervisory information related to a savings bank, which the Secretary has caused to be examined, to the administrator of the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.

(5) The Secretary may furnish confidential supervisory information relating to a savings bank, which the Secretary has caused to be examined, relating to its performance of obligations under the Illinois Income Tax Act and the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act to the Illinois Department of Revenue.

(6) The Secretary may furnish confidential supervisory information relating to a savings bank, which the Secretary has caused to be examined, under the federal Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act, 31 United States Code, Section 1051 et seq.

(7) The Secretary may furnish confidential supervisory information to any other agency or entity that the Secretary determines to have a legitimate regulatory interest.

(8) The Secretary may furnish confidential supervisory information as otherwise permitted or required by this Act and may furnish confidential supervisory information under any other statute that by its terms or by regulations promulgated thereunder requires the disclosure of financial records other than by subpoena, summons, warrant, or court order.

(9) At the request of the affected savings bank, the Secretary may furnish confidential supervisory information relating to the savings bank, which the Secretary has caused to be examined, in connection with the obtaining of insurance coverage or the pursuit of an insurance claim for or on behalf of the savings bank; provided that, when possible, the Secretary shall disclose only relevant information while maintaining the confidentiality of financial records not relevant to such insurance coverage or claim and, when appropriate, may delete identifying data relating to any person.

(10) The Secretary may furnish a copy of a report of any examination performed by the Secretary of the condition and affairs of any electronic data processing entity to the savings banks serviced by the electronic data processing entity.

(11) In addition to the foregoing circumstances, the Secretary may, but is not required to, furnish confidential supervisory information under the same circumstances authorized for the savings bank pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section, except that the Secretary shall provide confidential supervisory information under circumstances described in paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of this Section only upon the request of the savings bank.

(b) A savings bank or its officers, agents, and employees may disclose confidential supervisory information only under the following circumstances:

(1) to the board of directors of the savings bank, as well as the president, vice-president, cashier, and other officers of the savings bank to whom the board of directors may delegate duties with respect to compliance with recommendations for action, and to the board of directors of a savings bank holding company that owns at least 80% of the outstanding stock of the savings bank or other financial institution.

(2) to attorneys for the savings bank and to a certified public accountant engaged by the savings bank to perform an independent audit; provided that the attorney or certified public accountant shall not permit the confidential supervisory information to be further disseminated.

(3) to any person who seeks to acquire a controlling interest in, or who seeks to merge with, the savings bank; provided that the person shall agree to be bound to respect the confidentiality of the confidential supervisory information and to not further disseminate the information other than to attorneys, certified public accountants, officers, agents, or employees of that person who likewise shall agree to be bound to respect the confidentiality of the confidential supervisory information and to not further disseminate the information.

(4) to the savings bank's insurance company, if the supervisory information contains information that is otherwise unavailable and is strictly necessary to obtaining insurance coverage or pursuing an insurance claim for or on behalf of the savings bank; provided that, when possible, the savings bank shall disclose only information that is relevant to obtaining insurance coverage or pursuing an insurance claim, while maintaining the confidentiality of financial information pertaining to customers; and provided further that, when appropriate, the savings bank may delete identifying data relating to any person.

(5) to a Federal Home Loan Bank of which it is a member.

(6) to any attorney, account, consultant, or other professional as needed to comply with an enforcement action issued by the Secretary.

The disclosure of confidential supervisory information by a savings bank pursuant to this subsection (b) and the disclosure of information to the Secretary or other regulatory agency in connection with any examination, visitation, or investigation shall not constitute a waiver of any legal privilege otherwise available to the savings bank with respect to the information.

(c) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any other law, confidential supervisory information shall be the property of the Secretary and shall be privileged from disclosure to any person except as provided in this Section. No person in possession of confidential supervisory information may disclose that information for any reason or under any circumstances not specified in this Section without the prior authorization of the Secretary. Any person upon whom a demand for production of confidential supervisory information is made, whether by subpoena, order, or other judicial or administrative process, must withhold production of the confidential supervisory information and must notify the Secretary of the demand, at which time the Secretary is authorized to intervene for the purpose of enforcing the limitations of this Section or seeking the withdrawal or termination of the attempt to compel production of the confidential supervisory information.

(2) Any request for discovery or disclosure of confidential supervisory information, whether by subpoena, order, or other judicial or administrative process, shall be made to the Secretary, and the Secretary shall determine within 15 days whether to disclose the information pursuant to procedures and standards that the Secretary shall establish by rule. If the Secretary determines that such information will not be disclosed, the Secretary's decision shall be subject to judicial review under the provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and venue shall be in either Sangamon County or Cook County.

(3) Any court order that compels disclosure of confidential supervisory information may be immediately appealed by the Secretary, and the order shall be automatically stayed pending the outcome of the appeal.

(d) If any officer, agent, attorney, or employee of a savings bank knowingly and willfully furnishes confidential supervisory information in violation of this Section, the Secretary may impose a civil monetary penalty up to $1,000 for the violation against the officer, agent, attorney, or employee.

(e) Subject to the limits of this Section, the Secretary also may promulgate regulations to set procedures and standards for disclosure of the following items:

(1) All fixed orders and opinions made in cases of appeals of the Secretary's actions.

(2) Statements of policy and interpretations adopted by the Secretary's office, but not otherwise made public.

(3) Nonconfidential portions of application files, including applications for new charters. The Secretary shall specify by rule as to what part of the files are confidential.

(4) Quarterly reports of income, deposits, and financial condition.

(Source: P.A. 100-22, eff. 1-1-18; 100-64, eff. 8-11-17; revised 10-5-17.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.