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...s, whether or not the other person is living. The receipt or acquittance of the person paid is a sufficient release and discharge of the bank for any payments made from the account to that person. (B) A bank may enter into a written contract with a natural person for the proceeds of the person's deposits to be payable on the death of that person to another person or to any entity or organization in accordance with t...

...(A) A bank may provide safes, vaults, safe deposit boxes, night depositories, and other secure receptacles for the uses, purposes, and benefits of its customers, on the terms and conditions the bank prescribes. (B) A bank may, on the terms and conditions the bank prescribes, receive tangible property and evidence of tangible or intangible property for safekeeping using any of the following: (1) The bank's safes, va...

...(A) A bank may do any of the following: (1) Accept deposits made by or on behalf of any minor and open an account however payable in the name of one or more persons, one or more or all of whom are minors, or in the name of another person as trustee for a minor, whether or not the deposit is made or the account is opened by the minor; (2) Enter into an agreement to rent a safe deposit box to a minor; (3) Accept the...

...If any claim not clearly consistent with the terms of any applicable authority on file with a bank is made to any deposit, safe deposit box, property held in safekeeping, security, obligation, or other property in the bank's possession or control, in whole or in part, by any person, including any depositor, individual, or group of individuals, whether or not authorized to draw on or exercise any right or control with...

...All deposits of money, or its equivalent, made with a bank shall be entered on its books only in terms of money of the United States.

...(A)(1) Subject to the restrictions and limitations of the Revised Code, a state bank may do any of the following: (a) Loan money, with or without security, and payable on demand, at maturity, in installments, or by any combination of these; (b) Issue, advise, and confirm letters of credit authorizing the beneficiaries of the letters to draw upon the bank or its correspondents; (c) Purchase open accounts, whether o...

...Unless otherwise expressly agreed to in writing by the bank, the relationship between a bank and its obligor, or a bank and its customer, creates no fiduciary or other relationship between the parties or any special duty on the part of the bank to the customer or any other party.

...(A) The superintendent of financial institutions shall adopt rules prescribing standards for extensions of credit that are either of the following: (1) Secured by liens on interests in real estate; (2) Made for the purpose of financing the construction of either a building or improvements to real estate. (B) In prescribing the standards required by division (A) of this section, the superintendent shall consider al...

...ts or bills of exchange drawn upon it having not more than six months' sight to run, exclusive of days of grace, that are any of the following: (a) From transactions involving the importation or exportation of goods; (b) From transactions involving the domestic shipment of goods; (c) Secured at the time of acceptance by a warehouse receipt or other documentation conveying or securing title covering readily marketa...

...credit to a customer pursuant to a revolving credit agreement allowing the customer to access the credit from time to time, subject to a limitation on the outstanding balance of the credit accessed and without regard to whether the customer has previously accessed and repaid the credit. A revolving credit agreement may authorize the customer to access the credit extended by either or both of the following: (1) Purc...

...A) As used in this section: (1) "Revolving credit agreement" means an agreement pursuant to which a bank contemplates repeated transactions and the amount of credit that may be extended pursuant to the agreement is made available to the extent that any outstanding balance is repaid. "Revolving credit agreement" does not include an agreement secured by a residential mortgage. (2) "Residential mortgage" means a...

... contract, extension of credit, or revolving credit agreement, but not exceeding an annual percentage rate of twenty-five per cent. In addition, a bank may charge, collect, and receive, as interest, other fees and charges that are agreed upon by the bank and the borrower, including, but not limited to, periodic membership fees, cash advance fees, charges for exceeding a designated credit limit, charges for late payme...

...(B)(2) of this section, by collateral having a market value at least equal to the amount of the loans and extensions of credit to that person that are outstanding shall not exceed fifteen per cent of the unimpaired capital of the bank. (2) The total loans and extensions of credit by a state bank to a person outstanding at one time and fully secured by readily marketable collateral having a market value, as determine...

...either of the following: (i) A bank, savings bank, or savings association, the deposits of which are insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation; (ii) A corporation the majority of the shares of which are owned by the United States or by any state of the United States. (3) "Control" of a company or state bank by a person means the person, directly or indirectly, or acting through or in concert with one or...

...ank's executive officers are partners having, individually or together, a majority interest. For purposes of division (D) of this section, the full amount of the credit extended shall be considered to have been extended to each executive officer of the bank who is a member of the partnership. (F) This section does not prohibit any executive officer of a state bank from endorsing or guaranteeing any loan or other ass...

...(A) No stock state bank shall lend money on the security of shares of its own stock or accept shares of its own stock in satisfaction of a debt, unless necessary to prevent loss on a debt previously contracted in good faith. (B) A stock state bank that accepts shares of its own stock as allowed by division (A) of this section shall retire or dispose of the shares at the time and in the manner required by the superin...

...ith or taken on a refinancing plan involving an investment that was legal at the time it was made. The superintendent may, upon application by a state bank, grant the bank the power to hold the shares for a longer time. (2) The superintendent may, at any time, require a state bank to obtain an independent qualified appraisal of the shares the bank owns or holds in accordance with division (B) of this section. (C) T...

..., including by ownership of an entity having as its exclusive authority the ownership and management of the bank's real estate interests. (B) A state bank may invest an amount equal to the greater of the bank's capital or ten per cent of its total assets in any other real estate. This limitation does not apply, however, to real estate acquired by foreclosure, conveyance in lieu of foreclosure, or other legal proceed...

... obligations in which national banks, savings banks, and savings associations insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation are permitted to invest.

...A state bank may apply to the superintendent of financial institutions for permission to invest, subject to the conditions and requirements prescribed by the superintendent, an amount, in the aggregate, not exceeding ten per cent of a stock state bank's paid-in capital and surplus or a mutual state bank's retained earnings in the stock of banks or corporations chartered or incorporated under the laws of the United St...

...(A) A state bank may invest in the securities of a domestic insurance company organized under Chapter 3907. or 3925. of the Revised Code, regulated by the superintendent of insurance under Title XXXIX of the Revised Code and engaged exclusively in the business of reinsuring risks, to the extent permitted by and subject to limitations and restrictions imposed by the superintendent of financial institutions by rules ad...

... small business for the purpose of receiving financial assistance from small business investment companies licensed under the "Small Business Investment Act of 1958," 72 Stat. 689, 15 U.S.C. 661, as amended, and rules of the small business administration. (2) A stock state bank may invest, in the aggregate, five per cent of its paid-in capital and surplus, and a mutual state bank may invest, in the aggregate, five p...

...To the extent permitted by and subject to any limitations and restrictions the superintendent of financial institutions may impose, a state bank may underwrite and deal in investments in the form of bonds, notes, debentures, or other debt securities that are any of the following: (A) The direct obligation of or guaranteed by the United States; (B) The direct obligation of or guaranteed by any state of the United St...

...In addition to the specific investments authorized in this chapter, a state bank may also invest, in the aggregate, no more than ten per cent of its assets in the common or preferred stock, obligations, or other securities of any corporations, as authorized by the bank's board of directors.

...(A) In addition to the other loan and investment authority provided for banks in Chapter 1109. of the Revised Code, but subject to all other provisions of the Revised Code, a state bank may invest up to fifteen per cent of its total assets in loans or investments authorized by the bank's board of directors. (B) If a loan or other investment is authorized under more than one section of Chapter 1109. of the Revised Co...