Title 12, Banks and BankingRelease 119-110

§4546 Prohibition of Public Disclosure of Proprietary Information

Title 12 › CHAPTER 46 — GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ENTERPRISES › SUBCHAPTER I — SUPERVISION AND REGULATION OF ENTERPRISES › Part B — Additional Authorities of the Director › subpart 1 — general authority › § 4546

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Director may decide, by rule or order, that certain information is proprietary and should not be released under sections 4543, 1723a(n)(3), or 1456(f)(3). The Director must not give the public any enterprise housing information that is judged proprietary. While a final decision is being made, that information cannot be shared with the public or their representatives. But, following the privacy rule in 12 U.S.C. 2803(j), the Director must make certain single-family mortgage data public: the same HMDA data banks report and the data collected under section 4544(b)(6).

Full Legal Text

Title 12, §4546

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(a)In general
Subject to subsection (d), the Director may, by regulation or order, provide that certain information shall be treated as proprietary information and not subject to disclosure under section 4543 of this title, section 1723a(n)(3) of this title, or section 1456(f)(3) of this title.
(b)Protection of information on housing activities
The Director shall not provide public access to, or disclose to the public, any information required to be submitted by an enterprise under section 1723a(n) of this title or section 1456(f) of this title that the Director determines is proprietary.
(c)Nondisclosure pending consideration
This section may not be construed to authorize the disclosure of information to, or examination of data by, the public or a representative of any person or agency pending the issuance of a final decision under this section.
(d)Mortgage information
Subject to privacy considerations, as described in section 304(j) of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 (12 U.S.C. 2803(j)), the Director shall, by regulation or order, provide that certain information relating to single family mortgage data of the enterprises shall be disclosed to the public, in order to make available to the public—
(1)the same data from the enterprises that is required of insured depository institutions under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 [12 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.]; and
(2)information collected by the Director under section 4544(b)(6) of this title.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975, referred to in subsec. (d)(1), is title III of Pub. L. 94–200, Dec. 31, 1975, 89 Stat. 1125, which is classified principally to chapter 29 (§ 2801 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 2801 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

2008—Pub. L. 110–289, § 1122(a)(1), substituted “Director” for “Secretary” wherever appearing in subsecs. (a) and (b). Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–289, § 1127(1), substituted “Subject to subsection (d), the Director” for “The Director”. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 110–289, § 1127(2), added subsec. (d).

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Citation

12 U.S.C. § 4546

Title 12, Banks and Banking

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110