§4639 Public Disclosure of Final Orders and Agreements

Summary

The Director must make public certain written agreements, written statements, final orders, and any changes or endings to them. That includes orders that are final under sections 4633 and 4634. Hearings on formal charges must be open to the public unless the Director decides an open hearing would harm the public interest. If the Director puts in writing that releasing a final order would seriously threaten a regulated entity’s financial health or security, the Director can delay release for a reasonable time. The Director can also file parts of documents under seal in hearings if putting them out would harm the public interest. The Director must keep these records and related enforcement documents for at least 6 years. Nothing in this allows refusing to give information to Congress or its committees.