Case Study # 2 Joe’s co-op placement is at the local bank branch as a teller trainee. When he started his placement, he was required to sign an oath of confidentiality. By signing his oath, he agreed that he would not reveal any information about customers’ accounts. One day, while working with the bank’s loan officer, he discovered that his next door neighbour owed a large amount of money to the bank and he had fallen behind in his payments. If he does not make a payment within days, the bank will repossess his house which had been put up as collateral for the large loan. A friend of Joe’s mother has been looking for a good buy on a house in their neighbourhood. This would be a great opportunity for Joe to help out his mother’s friend.

What should he do?