(a) In this section, “governmental agency” includes, without limitation, any agency of this state, of any other state of the United States, of the United States, or of any foreign nation.

(b) The commissioner may furnish information to a governmental agency that regulates financial institutions.

(c) The commissioner may furnish to a governmental agency that administers a loan guarantee or similar program, information relating to a person who participates in the program.

(d) The commissioner may furnish to a governmental agency that regulates business activities, other than the type described in subdivision (b), information relating to any of the following:

(1) A suspected violation of a law administered by the agency.

(2) A person involved in an application to the agency for a license, approval, or other authorization.

(e) The commissioner may furnish to a governmental agency that is a law enforcement agency information relating to a suspected crime.

(f) The commissioner may furnish information to any person who provides share insurance or guaranty of the shares of a credit union in accordance with Section 14858, 16004, or 16503.

(g) The commissioner may furnish confidential information regarding a licensee to the directors, officers, employees, attorneys, accountants, and consultants of that licensee in accordance with Section 452.

(h) This section does not prescribe the only circumstances under which the commissioner may furnish information.

(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 243, Sec. 2. (SB 664) Effective January 1, 2012.)