§ 9019 — Reliance on the Commissioner

(a) The Commissioner may issue an opinion in response to a specific request from a member of the public or the banking or thrift industry or on his own initiative. The opinion may be in the form of an interpretive letter, no-objection letter, or other issuance the Commissioner deems appropriate. (b) If the Commissioner determines that the opinion is useful for the general guidance of the public or savings banks, the Commissioner may disseminate the opinion by newsletter, via an electronic medium such as the internet, in a volume of statutes or related materials published by the Commissioner or others, or by other means reasonably calculated to notify persons affected by the opinion. A published opinion must be redacted to preserve the confidentiality of the requesting party unless the requesting party consents to be identified in the published opinion. (c) No savings bank or other person shall be liable under this Act for any act done or omitted in good faith in conformity with any rule, interpretation, or opinion issued by the Commissioner, notwithstanding that after the act or omission has occurred, the rule, interpretation, or opinion upon which reliance is placed is amended, rescinded, or determined by judicial or other authority to be invalid for any reason.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 92-483, eff. 8-23-01.)