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...(A) To commence proceedings to enforce a lien, a broker shall comply with all of the following: (1) The broker shall file a complaint in the common pleas court in the county where the lien property is located. (2)(a) The complaint shall be filed within two years following the recording of the lien affidavit as provided in division (B) of section 1311.87 of the Revised Code. (b) Failure to file a complaint with...

...(A) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, to enable a transfer of lien property to close when a broker's perfected lien may otherwise prevent the closing, a separate escrow account shall be established by the owner into which moneys from the proceeds of the closing shall be deposited in an amount sufficient to release the broker's lien. The moneys shall be held in escrow and shall only be released as or...

...with this chapter and may commence arbitration proceedings or file a dwelling action without further notice to the contractor. (C)(1) If an owner rejects a contractor's offer to inspect the property or to compromise and settle a claim, the owner shall notify the contractor of that rejection within fourteen days after receiving the contractor's offer. The rejection notice shall be in writing and include a reason for ...

...with this chapter and may commence arbitration proceedings or file a dwelling action without further notice to the contractor if any of the following occur: (1) The contractor does not inspect the property within fourteen days after the owner accepts the offer to inspect. (2) Following an inspection, the contractor does not provide a written response. (3) The contractor responds that the contractor does not intend...

...(A) Within fifteen business days after the occurrence of any of the events listed below, a licensee shall file a written report with the superintendent describing the event and its expected impact on the licensee's activities in the state: (1) Any material changes in information provided in a licensee's application or any report submitted to the superintendent under sections 1315.01 to 1315.18 of the Revised Code; ...

...(A) Each licensee shall make, keep, and preserve with respect to the licensee the following books, accounts, and other records for a period of five years to be open to inspection by the superintendent of financial institutions: (1) A record or records of each money transmission transaction; (2) A general ledger containing all assets, liabilities, capital, income, and expense accounts, posted at least monthly; (3) ...

...(A) As often as the superintendent of financial institutions considers necessary, the superintendent, or any deputy or examiner appointed or any contractor engaged by the superintendent for that purpose, thoroughly shall examine the records and affairs of each licensee. The examination shall include a review of all of the following: (1) Compliance with law; (2) Safety and soundness; (3) Other matters that the supe...

...(A) In administering sections 1315.01 to 1315.18 of the Revised Code and fulfilling the duties imposed by those sections, including the duty imposed by section 1315.12 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of financial institutions may do any of the following: (1) Participate with financial institution regulatory authorities of this and other states, the United States, and other countries in any of the following: ...

...(A) Information leading to, arising from, or obtained in the course of the examination of a licensee or other person conducted pursuant to the authority of sections 1315.01 to 1315.18 of the Revised Code is privileged and confidential. No person, including any person to whom the information is disclosed under the authority of this section, shall disclose information leading to, arising from, or obtained in the course...

...(A) The superintendent of financial institutions may serve any notice that the superintendent is required or authorized to give and any subpoena or order that the superintendent is required or authorized to issue pursuant to sections 1315.01 to 1315.18 of the Revised Code, at the sole discretion of the superintendent, by any of the following means: (1) In person by the superintendent or an employee or agent of the d...

...ership; (c) If the applicant is a corporation or association, the exact name and residence address of each director and principal officer of the corporation or association. (2) The complete address of the principal office or offices from which the business is to be conducted, showing the street and number, if any, and the municipal corporation and county; (3) Any other pertinent information that the superintendent...

...(A)(1) No person shall conduct or attempt to conduct a transaction knowing that the property involved in the transaction is the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity with the purpose of committing or furthering the commission of corrupt activity. (2) No person shall conduct or attempt to conduct a transaction knowing that the property involved in the transaction is the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity...

...(A) A retail seller at the time of making any retail installment sale may charge and contract for the payment of a finance charge by the retail buyer and collect and receive the same, which shall not exceed the greater of the following: (1) A base finance charge at the rate of eight dollars per one hundred dollars per year on the principal balance of the retail installment contract. On retail installment contracts p...

...(A)(1) As an alternative to the delinquent charges permitted in division (B) of section 1317.06 and division (B) of section 1317.11 of the Revised Code, a retail seller or holder may contract for and receive delinquent charges in any amount agreed upon or consented to by the parties to the retail installment contract or revolving budget agreement. (2) Each retail installment contract and revolving budget agreement p...

...(A) If a contract for sale at retail is a layaway arrangement involving the sale of merchandise or specific goods at a price above five hundred dollars, the layaway arrangement shall be evidenced by a written contract between the buyer and the seller and shall not be subject to division (A)(1) of section 1317.21 of the Revised Code. The seller shall provide a copy of the written contract to the buyer at the time the ...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Contract of indebtedness" means a note, bond, mortgage, conditional sale contract, retail installment contract, lease, security agreement, or other written evidence of indebtedness, other than indebtedness incurred for purposes that are primarily personal, family, or household. (2) "Commitment to pay attorneys' fees" means an obligation to pay attorneys' fees that arises in c...

...otherwise, or for other valuable consideration, offers services to collect an alleged debt asserted to be owed to another. (2) "Collection agency" does not mean a person whose collection activities are confined to and directly related to the operation of another business, including, but not limited to, the following: (a) Any bank, including the trust department of a bank, trust company, savings and loan association...

... sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other commercial entity, whether for profit or not for profit. (2) "Commercial credit report" means any report provided to a business for a legitimate business purpose, relating to the financial status or payment habits of a business that is the subject of the report. "Commercial credit report" does not include any of the following: (a)...

... annual license or certificate of registration fee. On or about the fifteenth day of April of each year, the superintendent shall determine the license or certificate fees to be charged, pursuant to sections 1321.03, 1321.05, and 1321.73 of the Revised Code. Such determination shall be made by dividing the appropriation for the consumer finance section of the division of financial institutions for the current ...

...r renewal license, for a nonprofit corporation that is incorporated under Chapter 1702. of the Revised Code, shall be accompanied by an original or renewal license fee, for each business location, that is one-half of the fee otherwise required. All fees paid to the superintendent pursuant to this division shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the consumer finance fund. (B) Upon the filing of ...

...n (B)(2) of this section, the minimum duration of the loanis ninety-one days and the maximum duration of the loan is one year. (2) The minimum duration of the loan may be less than ninety-one days if the total monthly payment on the loan does not exceed an amount that is six per cent of the borrower's verified gross monthly income or seven per cent of the borrower's verified net monthly income, whichever is greater....

...ivision, concerning the business and operation for the preceding calendar year. If a licensee has more than one place of business in this state, the licensee shall furnish a report for each location. (2) The division shall publish annually and make available to the public an analysis of the information required under division (B)(1) of this section, but the individual reports shall not be public records and shall no...

...r, or receives greater interest, consideration, or charges than that authorized by this section for any such loan, or who for a fee or any manner of compensation arranges or offers to find or arrange for another person to make any such loan. (B) This section does not preclude the acquiring, directly or indirectly, by purchase or discount, of a bona fide obligation for goods or services when such obligation is payab...

...vernmental or other public entity, corporation, instrumentality, or agency, in or of the United States or any state of the United States, or any entity mentioned in division (B)(3) of section 1343.01 of the Revised Code; (R) Any college or university, or controlled entity of a college or university, as those terms are defined in section 1713.05 of the Revised Code; (S) Any person doing business under and as permitt...

...quire. Applicants that are foreign corporations shall obtain and maintain a license pursuant to Chapter 1703. of the Revised Code before a license is issued or renewed. (B) Upon the filing of the application and the payment by the applicant of a nonrefundable investigation fee of two hundred dollars, a nonrefundable annual registration fee of three hundred dollars, and any additional fee required by the NMLSR, the...