The Washington state Office of the Attorney General cannot release to a third party loan files and other papers that it obtained from Ameriquest Mortgage Co. during an investigation into the company’s lending practices, the Washington Supreme Court unanimously held Nov. 4 (Ameriquest Mortgage Co. v. Washington State Office of the Attorney General).
The disclosure is barred under the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the relevant Federal Trade Commission rule, Justice Mary E. Fairhurst said.
As part of its investigation of possible violations of the state Consumer Protection Act, the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) obtained loan files, e-mails, and ...
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