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...(A) As often as the superintendent of financial institutions considers it necessary, the superintendent may examine a person's records regarding covered loans. The superintendent may recover from the person any costs incurred in connection with and reasonably related to the examination. (B) The superintendent may investigate alleged failures to comply with sections 1349.25 to 1349.36 of the Revised Code, or any rul...

...There is hereby created in the division of financial institutions the office of consumer affairs. The responsibilities of the office shall, at a minimum, include all of the following: (A) Providing education to residents of this state regarding borrowing and related financial topics; (B) Providing referrals to credit counseling services; (C) Receiving complaints regarding alleged failures to comply with section 13...

...(A) As used in this section, "loan officer," "mortgage broker," and "nonbank mortgage lender" have the same meanings as in section 1345.01 of the Revised Code. (B) The department of commerce shall establish and maintain an electronic database accessible through the internet that contains information on all of the following: (1) The enforcement actions taken by the superintendent of financial institutions for each...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Consumer report" and "consumer reporting agency" have the same meanings as in the "Fair Credit Reporting Act," 84 Stat. 1128 (1970), 15 U.S.C.A. 1681a, as amended. (2) "Licensed resident insurance agent" means any natural person or business entity licensed as a resident insurance agent under section 3905.06 of the Revised Code. (B) No consumer reporting agency shall sell or otherw...

...(A) If a consumer credit reporting agency willfully fails to comply with division (C) or (J) of section 1349.52 of the Revised Code, the consumer may file a civil action against the consumer credit reporting agency. In the civil action, the consumer may recover all of the following: (1) Actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the consumer credit reporting agency's failure to comply with divi...

...(A)(1) Subject to division (C) of this section, no person or entity shall sell a gift card to a purchaser containing an expiration date that is less than two years after the date the gift card is issued. (2) No person or entity, within two years after a gift card is issued, shall charge service charges or fees relative to that gift card, including dormancy fees, latency fees, or administrative fees, that have the ef...

...As used in sections 1349.65 to 1349.76 of the Revised Code: (A) "Consumer product" has the same meaning as in section 101 of the "Magnuson-Moss Warranty-Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act," 15 U.S.C. 2301 and 16 C.F.R. 700.1. (B) "High-volume third party seller" means a participant on an online marketplace's platform that is a third party seller and that, in any continuous twelve-month period during the pre...

...As used in sections 1349.84 to 1349.86 of the Revised Code: (A) "Ammunition" has the same meaning as in section 2305.401 of the Revised Code and includes any ammunition component. (B) "Assign" or "assignment" refers to a financial institution's policy, process, or practice that labels, links, or otherwise associates a firearms code with a merchant or a payment card transaction in a manner that allows the financi...

...Except as otherwise provided in sections 135.14, 135.143, 135.181, and 135.182 of the Revised Code, as used in sections 135.01 to 135.21 of the Revised Code: (A) "Active deposit" means a public deposit necessary to meet current demands on the treasury, and that is deposited in any of the following: (1) A commercial account that is payable or withdrawable, in whole or in part, on demand; (2) A negotiable orde...

...(A) Any institution mentioned in section 135.03 of the Revised Code is eligible to become a public depository of the active deposits and interim deposits of public moneys of the state subject to the requirements of sections 135.01 to 135.21 of the Revised Code. (B) To facilitate the settlement of obligations of the state treasury and custodial funds in the custody of the treasurer of state, the state board of depo...

...(A) Beginning in 2025 and every four years thereafter, the state board of deposit shall meet on the third Monday of March for the purpose of designating the public depositories of the public moneys of the state, and at such meeting or any adjourned session thereof shall designate such public depositories and award the public moneys of the state to and among the public depositories so designated for the period of four...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Public depository" means that term as defined in section 135.01 of the Revised Code, but also means an institution which receives or holds any public deposits as defined in section 135.31 of the Revised Code. (2) "Public deposits," "public moneys," and "treasurer" mean those terms as defined in section 135.01 of the Revised Code, but also have the same meanings as are set forth in ...

...As used in sections 135.31 to 135.40 of the Revised Code: (A) "Active moneys" means an amount of public moneys in public depositories determined to be necessary to meet current demands upon a county treasury, and deposited in any of the following: (1) A commercial account and withdrawable, in whole or in part, on demand; (2) A negotiable order of withdrawal account as authorized in the "Consumer Checking Acc...

...(A)(1) The board of county commissioners shall meet every four years in the month next preceding the date of the expiration of its current period of designation for the purpose of designating its public depositories of active moneys for the next succeeding four-year period commencing on the date of expiration of the preceding period. At least sixty days before the meeting, the county treasurer shall submit to the b...

...(A) The investing authority shall deposit or invest any part or all of the county's inactive moneys and shall invest all of the money in the county public library fund when required by section 135.352 of the Revised Code. The following classifications of securities and obligations are eligible for such deposit or investment: (1) United States treasury bills, notes, bonds, or any other obligation or security issued...

...(A) In addition to the investments specified in section 135.35 of the Revised Code, the investing authority of a county may do all of the following: (1) Invest inactive or public moneys in linked deposits as authorized by resolution adopted pursuant to section 135.80 or 135.801 of the Revised Code; (2) Invest inactive or public moneys in linked deposits as authorized by resolution adopted pursuant to section 135.80...

...(A) Subject to division (B) of this section, a treasurer, governing board, or investing authority of a subdivision may pay public moneys of the subdivision into the Ohio subdivision's fund, which may be established in the custody of the treasurer of state. The treasurer of state shall invest the moneys in the fund in separately managed accounts and pooled accounts, including the state treasurer's investment pool, in ...

...(A) The treasurer of state may create a taxable investment pool or a tax-exempt investment pool, or both, for the purpose of providing a procedure for the temporary investment of bond proceeds. The pool shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state. (B) A treasurer, governing board, or investing authority of a subdivision, or any agency of the state that has debt-issuing authority may pay bond proceeds into ei...

...As used in sections 135.62 to 135.66 of the Revised Code: (A) "Discount interest rate" means an interest rate below the prevailing interest rate that the treasurer of state determines eligible lending institutions are willing to pay to hold linked deposits. (B) "Eligible borrower" means a borrower that has met all the requirements necessary to participate in the adoption linked deposit program under section 135...

...(A) Upon the treasurer of state placing, purchasing, or designating a linked deposit, the eligible lending institution shall lend the corresponding funds to each approved eligible borrower listed in the accepted linked deposit loan package, and in accordance with the deposit agreement required by section 135.623 of the Revised Code. Unless otherwise specified in the deposit agreement, the interest rates on the loans ...

...(A) The general assembly finds that making homeownership and maintenance costs more affordable is an important part of fostering a robust and lasting population across the state. However, homeowners often struggle to find adequate and affordable financing options to pursue home improvement, home restoration, or similar types of projects and upgrades aimed at maintaining or increasing the livability and value of a hom...

...As used in sections 135.70 to 135.71 of the Revised Code: (A) "Closing costs" means a disbursement listed on a closing disclosure for the purchase of a home by an eligible participant. (B) "Closing disclosure" means the statement of receipts and disbursements for a transaction related to real estate, including a statement prescribed under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974, 12 U.S.C. 2601 et seq....

...(A) The general assembly finds that making homeownership more attainable is an important part of fostering a robust and lasting population across the state. However, individuals often struggle to accumulate the financial resources needed to purchase a home. Accordingly, it is declared to be the public policy of the state through the homeownership savings linked deposit program to make available premium rate savings a...

...As used in sections 135.804 to 135.807 of the Revised Code: (A) "Taxes" has the same meaning as in section 323.01 of the Revised Code. (B) "Eligible borrower" means a person meeting all of the following: (1) The person is the owner of a homestead that is not charged with more than two years' worth of certified delinquent taxes. (2) The person had total income in the year prior to submitting an application ...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Advertisement" means any written, visual, or oral communication made to a lessee or prospective lessee by means of personal representation, newspaper, magazine, circular, billboard, direct mailing, sign, radio, television, telephone, or other means of communication, that aids, promotes, or assists, directly or indirectly, a lease-purchase agreement. (B) "Cash price" means the price...