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or special reports, or answers in writing to specific questions, furnishing information described in para- graph (4), as necessary for the Bureau to fulfill the monitoring, assessment, and reporting responsibilities imposed by Congress. (C) LIMITATION.—The Bureau may not use its authori- ties under this paragraph to obtain records from covered persons and service providers participating in consumer financial services markets for purposes of gathering or analyzing the personally identifiable financial information of consumers. (5) LIMITED INFORMATION GATHERING.—In order to assess whether a nondepository is a covered person, as defined in section 1002, the Bureau may require such nondepository to file with the Bureau, under oath or otherwise, in such form and within such reasonable period of time as the Bureau may prescribe by rule or order, annual or special reports, or answers in writing to specific questions. (6) CONFIDENTIALITY RULES.— (A) RULEMAKING.—The Bureau shall prescribe rules regarding the confidential treatment of information obtained from persons in connection with the exercise of its authorities under Federal consumer financial law. (B) ACCESS BY THE BUREAU TO REPORTS OF OTHER REGULATORS.— (i) EXAMINATION AND FINANCIAL CONDITION REPORTS.—Upon providing reasonable assurances of confidentiality, the Bureau shall have access to any report of examination or financial condition made by a prudential regulator or other Federal agency having jurisdiction over a covered person or service provider, and to all revisions made to any such report. (ii) PROVISION OF OTHER REPORTS TO THE BUREAU.—In addition to the reports described in clause (i), a prudential regulator or other Federal agency having jurisdiction over a covered person or service provider may, in its discretion, furnish to the Bureau any other report or other confidential supervisory information concerning any insured depository institu- tion, credit union, or other entity examined by such agency under authority of any provision of Federal law. (C) ACCESS BY OTHER REGULATORS TO REPORTS OF THE BUREAU.— (i) EXAMINATION REPORTS.—Upon providing reasonable assurances of confidentiality, a prudential regulator, a State regulator, or any other Federal agency having jurisdiction over a covered person or service provider shall have access to any report of examination made by the Bureau with respect to such person, and to all revisions made to any such report. (ii) PROVISION OF OTHER REPORTS TO OTHER REGU- LATORS.—In addition to the reports described in clause LAWS (i), the Bureau may, in its discretion, furnish to a prudential regulator or other agency having jurisdic- tion over a covered person or service provider anyPUBLIC with on anorris VerDate Nov 24 2008 10:40 Sep 02, 2010 Jkt 089139 PO 00203 Frm 00609 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL203.111 APPS06 PsN: PUBL203