12 CFR § 1081.300 - Public hearings.

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title: "12 CFR § 1081.300 - Public hearings."
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title_name: "Banks and Banking"
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authority: "12 U.S.C. 5512(b)(1), 5563(e)."
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# 1081.300 Public hearings.

All hearings in adjudication proceedings shall be public unless a confidentiality order is entered by the hearing officer pursuant to § 1081.119 or unless otherwise ordered by the Director on the grounds that holding an open hearing would be contrary to the public interest.