Section 494.00125(1), F.S. Except as provided therein, information relating to an investigation by the Office of Financial Regulation pursuant to the Mortgage Brokerage and Mortgage Lending Act, including any consumer complaint received by the office or the Department of Financial Services, is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until the investigation is completed or ceases to be “active” as defined in the subsection, unless disclosure would result in certain enumerated consequences. If the investigation could endanger the safety of employees or their families, specified information about such personnel and their families is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1). Section 494.00125(2), F.S. All audited statements submitted pursuant to this act (relating to mortgage brokerage and lending) are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1), except that employees of the Office of Financial Regulation shall have access to such information in the administration and enforcement of the act and prosecution of violations. Section 494.00125(3), F.S. Credit history information and credit scores held by the Office of Financial Regulation and related to licensing under ss. 494.001-494.0077 are confidential and exempt except as provided therein. (Florida Office of the Attorney General // © March 9, 2023)
