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...(A) As often as the superintendent of financial institutions considers it necessary, the superintendent may examine the records of a registrant or licensee or holder of a letter of exemption issued under this chapter, including all records created or processed by a licensee, pertaining to business transacted pursuant to this chapter. (B) A registrant or licensee shall maintain records pertaining to business transa...

...No person, in connection with any examination or investigation conducted by the superintendent of financial institutions under this chapter, shall knowingly do any of the following: (A) Circumvent, interfere with, obstruct, or fail to cooperate, including making a false or misleading statement, failing to produce records, or intimidating or suborning any witness; (B) Tamper with, alter, or manufacture any evidence...

...vestigation. (2) The information described in division (A)(1) of this section shall remain confidential for all purposes except when it is necessary for the superintendent of financial institutions to take official action regarding the affairs of a registrant or licensee, or in connection with criminal or civil proceedings to be initiated by a prosecuting attorney or the attorney general. This information may also b...

...No registrant, licensee, or person required to be registered or licensed under this chapter, or individual disclosed in an application as required by this chapter, shall do any of the following: (A) Obtain a certificate of registration or mortgage loan originator license through any false or fraudulent representation of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required by state law, or make any substantia...

...s chapter or any criminal offense described in division (A)(1)(b) of section 1322.50 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of financial institutions may, in addition to any of the actions authorized under section 1322.50 of the Revised Code, order the registrant or members of the immediate family of an owner of a registrant to divest their interest in the company.

...(A)(1) No registrant or licensee or person required to be registered or licensed under this chapter shall refer a buyer to any settlement service provider, including any title insurance company, that has an affiliated business arrangement with the registrant, licensee, or person without providing the buyer with written notice as required by rule adopted by the superintendent. (2) As used in division (A)(1) of this s...

...(A) No registrant and entity holding a valid letter of exemption under this chapter, through its operations manager or otherwise, shall fail to do either of the following: (1) Reasonably supervise a mortgage loan originator or any other person associated with the registrant or entity; (2) Establish reasonable procedures designed to avoid violations of any provision of this chapter or the rules adopted under this ...

...(A) A registrant, a licensee, and any person required to be registered or licensed under this chapter, in addition to duties imposed by other statutes or common law, shall do all of the following: (1) Safeguard and account for any money handled for the buyer; (2) Follow reasonable and lawful instructions from the buyer; (3) Act with reasonable skill, care, and diligence; (4) Act in good faith and with fair dealin...

...(A) A registrant or mortgage loan originator shall disclose in any printed, televised, broadcast, electronically transmitted, or published advertisement relating to the registrant's or mortgage loan originator's services, including on any electronic site accessible through the internet, the business name of the registrant or mortgage loan originator and the unique identifier of the registrant or mortgage loan origina...

...it by the superintendent, shall compel obedience by attachment proceedings for contempt, as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from the court or a refusal to testify therein. (D) If the superintendent determines that a person is engaged in or is believed to be engaged in activities that may constitute a violation of this chapter or any rule adopted thereunder, the superintendent, a...

...On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the division of financial institutions shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a certificate or license issued pursuant to this chapter.

..., privileges, and powers as those described in section 1345.06 of the Revised Code. The prosecuting attorney of the county in which the action may be brought may bring an action to enjoin a violation of any provision of this chapter only if the prosecuting attorney first presents any evidence of the violation to the attorney general and, within a reasonable period of time, the attorney general has not agreed to bring...

...(A) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, or any rule adopted thereunder, if the "Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008," 122 Stat. 2810, 12 U.S.C. 5101, as amended, is modified after October 16, 2009, or any regulation, statement, or position is adopted under that act, and the item modified or adopted affects any matter within the scope of this chapter, the superintendent of fina...

...The superintendent of financial institutions may adopt, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, any rule necessary to comply with the requirements of the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry, including requirements pertaining to all of the following: (A) Payment of nonrefundable fees to apply for, maintain, and renew licenses through the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry; ...

...The superintendent of financial institutions, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may adopt reasonable rules to administer and enforce this chapter and to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

...(A)(1) Whoever violates division (A) of section 1322.07 or division (E), (F), or (G) of section 1322.40 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree. (2) Whoever violates division (B) of section 1322.07 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (B) The offenses established under divisions (A) and (B) of section 1322.07 of the Revised Code are strict liability offenses, and...

... general partner in a partnership described in division (G)(1)(b) of this section; (d) A corporation of which the debtor is a director, officer, or person in control. (2) If the debtor is a corporation, any of the following: (a) A director of the debtor; (b) An officer of the debtor; (c) A person in control of the debtor; (d) A partnership in which the debtor is a general partner; (e) A general partner in a pa...

...(A)(1) A debtor is insolvent if the sum of the debts of the debtor is greater than all of the assets of the debtor at a fair valuation. (2) A debtor who generally is not paying his debts as they become due is presumed to be insolvent. (B) A partnership is insolvent under division (A)(1) of this section if the sum of the debts of the partnership is greater than the aggregate, at a fair valuation, of all of the asset...

...(A) Value is given for a transfer or an obligation if, in exchange for the transfer or obligation, property is transferred or an antecedent debt is secured or satisfied, but value does not include an unperformed promise made otherwise than in the ordinary course of the business of the promisor to furnish support to the debtor or another person. (B) For the purposes of division (A)(2) of section 1336.04 and division ...

...(A) A transfer made or an obligation incurred by a debtor is fraudulent as to a creditor, whether the claim of the creditor arose before, or within a reasonable time not to exceed four years after, the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred, if the debtor made the transfer or incurred the obligation in either of the following ways: (1) With actual intent to hinder, delay, or defraud any creditor of ...

...(A) A transfer made or an obligation incurred by a debtor is fraudulent as to a creditor whose claim arose before the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred if the debtor made the transfer or incurred the obligation without receiving a reasonably equivalent value in exchange for the transfer or obligation and the debtor was insolvent at that time or the debtor became insolvent as a result of the transfer or...

...For the purposes of this chapter: (A)(1) A transfer is made if either of the following applies: (a) With respect to an asset that is real property other than a fixture, but including the interest of a seller or purchaser under a contract for the sale of the asset, when the transfer is so far perfected that a good faith purchaser of the asset from the debtor against whom applicable law permits the transfer to be per...

...(A) In an action for relief arising out of a transfer or an obligation that is fraudulent under section 1336.04 or 1336.05 of the Revised Code, a creditor or a child support enforcement agency on behalf of a support creditor, subject to the limitations in section 1336.08 of the Revised Code, may obtain one of the following: (1) Avoidance of the transfer or obligation to the extent necessary to satisfy the claim of t...

...(A) A transfer or an obligation is not fraudulent under division (A)(1) of section 1336.04 of the Revised Code against a person who took in good faith and for a reasonably equivalent value or against any subsequent transferee or obligee. (B)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, to the extent a transfer is voidable in an action by a creditor or a child support enforcement agency under division (A)(1) of s...

...A claim for relief with respect to a transfer or an obligation that is fraudulent under section 1336.04 or 1336.05 of the Revised Code is extinguished unless an action is brought in accordance with one of the following: (A) If the transfer or obligation is fraudulent under division (A)(1) of section 1336.04 of the Revised Code, within four years after the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred or, if later...