12 CFR Part 261 - RULES REGARDING AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION

Subpart A - General Provisions (§§ 261.1 - 261.3)
Subpart B - Published Information and Records Available to Public; Procedures for Requests (§§ 261.10 - 261.17)
Subpart C - Confidential Information Made Available to Supervised Institutions, Financial Institution Supervisory Agencies, Law Enforcement Agencies, and Others in Certain Circumstances (§§ 261.20 - 261.23)

Authority:

5 U.S.C. 552; 12 U.S.C. 248(i) and (k), 321 et seq., 611 et seq., 1442, 1467a, 1817(a)(2)(A), 1817(a)(8), 1818(u) and (v), 1821(o), 1821(t), 1830, 1844, 1951 et seq., 2601, 2801 et seq., 2901 et seq., 3101 et seq., 3401 et seq.; 15 U.S.C. 77uuu(b), 78q(c)(3); 29 U.S.C. 1204; 31 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 3601; 44 U.S.C. 3510.

Source:

53 FR 20815, June 7, 1988, unless otherwise noted.

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