California § 22105.3 - Except as otherwise provided in Section 1512 of the SAFE Act, the requirements un

§ 22105.3. Except as otherwise provided in Section 1512 of the SAFE Act, the requirements un

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 1512 of the SAFE Act, the requirements under any federal or state law regarding the privacy or confidentiality of any information or material provided to the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry, and any privilege arising under federal or state law, including the rules of any federal or state court, with respect to that information or material, shall continue to apply to the information or material after the information or material has been disclosed to the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. The information and material may be shared with all state and federal regulatory officials with applicable oversight authority without the loss of privilege or the loss of confidentiality protections provided by federal or state law. (b) For these purposes, the commissioner is authorized to enter agreements or share arrangements with other governmental agencies, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators, or other associations representing governmental agencies as established by rule, regulation, or order of the commissioner. (c) Information or material that is subject to a privilege or confidentiality under subdivision (a) shall not be subject to the following: (1) Disclosure under any federal or state law governing the disclosure to the public of information held by an officer or an agency of the federal government or the state. (2) Subpoena or discovery, or admission into evidence, in any private civil action or administrative process, unless with respect to any privilege held by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry with respect to the information or material, the person to whom the information or material pertains waives, in whole or in part, in the discretion of the person, that privilege. (3) This section shall not apply with respect to the information or material relating to the employment history of, and publicly adjudicated disciplinary and enforcement actions against, mortgage loan originators that is included in the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry for access by the public. (d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2019.