Exemption Eight - Regulation Of Financial Institutions
This exemption pertains to records related to the examination, operation or condition of certain financial institutions which are subject to federal regulation. Examples of such institutions include -

  • Commercial, savings, and investment banks
  • Trust companies
  • The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
  • The Federal Reserve System
  • The Federal Home Loan Bank Board

    This exemption does not apply to organizations, such as the Stock Exchange, which are not federal agencies.

    Exemption Nine - Oil Wells
    Geological and geophysical information concerning oil well locations. Examples include maps or charts, and files belonging to the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management and the Department of Energy's Federal Power Commission. Oil well information is also protected by Exemption 4.

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