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...(A) Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Revised Code, a licensee may contract for and receive interest, calculated according to the actuarial method, at a rate or rates not exceeding twenty-eight per cent per year on that portion of the unpaid principal balance of the loan not exceeding one thousand dollars and twenty-two per cent per year on any part of the unpaid principal balance exceeding one thousa...

...Notwithstanding section 1321.31 of the Revised Code, no assignment of, or order for wages or salary is valid unless the wages assigned or ordered are to be paid for the support of the employee's spouse or minor child in complying with an order of a court of record for the support of the employee's spouse or minor child. This section does not affect or invalidate any contract or agreement between employers and their e...

...The limitations and regulations of sections 1321.01 to 1321.19 and 1321.31 of the Revised Code do not apply to assignments of, or orders for, wages for the support of a spouse or children when such assignments or orders are made to comply with an order of a court of record. The employee may assign whatever portion of his earnings that may be required to comply with the court order for support.

...(A) The superintendent of financial institutions shall, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, suspend or revoke a license issued pursuant to sections 1321.35 to 1321.48 of the Revised Code, if the superintendent determines that either of the following applies: (1) The licensee has failed to comply with any order issued by the superintendent pursuant to section 1321.43 of the Revised Code. (2) ...

...(A) The superintendent of financial institutions shall report semiannually to the governor and the general assembly on the operations of the division of financial institutions with respect to the following: (1) Enforcement actions instituted by the superintendent for a violation of or failure to comply with any provision of sections 1321.35 to 1321.48 of the Revised Code, and the final dispositions of each...

...(A)(1) A registrant may make loans, other than a residential mortgage loan as defined in section 1322.01 of the Revised Code, on terms and conditions provided by sections 1321.51 to 1321.60 of the Revised Code. (2) Each person issued a certificate of registration is subject to all the rules prescribed under sections 1321.51 to 1321.60 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) All loans made to persons who at the time are resid...

...(A) Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Revised Code, a registrant may contract for and receive interest, calculated according to the actuarial method, at a rate or rates not exceeding twenty-one per cent per year on the unpaid principal balances of the loan. Loans may be interest-bearing or precomputed. (B) For purposes of computation of time on interest-bearing and precomputed loans, including, but not lim...

...As used in sections 1321.62 to 1321.702 of the Revised Code: (A) "Actuarial method" means the method of allocating payments made on a loan between the principal amount and interest whereby a payment is applied first to the accumulated interest and the remainder to the unpaid principal amount. (B) "Advertisement" and "advertising" mean all material printed, published, displayed, distributed, or broadcast, and all ...

...(A) Each licensee shall submit to the NMLSR call reports or other reports of condition, which reports shall be in such form and shall contain such information as the NMLSR may require. (B)(1) As required by the superintendent of financial institutions, each licensee shall file with the division of financial institutions an annual report under oath or affirmation, on forms supplied by the division, concerning the bu...

...(A)(1) The following information is confidential: (a) Examination information, and any information leading to or arising from an examination; (b) Investigation information, and any information arising from or leading to an investigation. (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 inst...

...In order to reduce the risk of consumer fraud and related harms, including identity theft, licensees shall comply with the provisions of the "Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003," 117 Stat. 1952 (amended 2010), 15 U.S.C. 1681w, as in effect on November 30, 2016, the "Gramm Leach Bliley Act," 113 Stat. 1138 (1999) (amended 2010), 15 U.S.C. 6801, as in effect on November 30, 2016, including those federa...

...The superintendent of financial institutions may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew any license issued by the superintendent under sections 1321.62 to 1321.702 of the Revised Code, or bring any other authorized administrative enforcement action in accordance with section 1321.70 of the Revised Code, against any person for failure to maintain records in accordance with section 1321.66 of the Revised Code.

...(A) For purposes of sections 1321.62 to 1321.702 of the Revised Code, a loan shall be considered closed upon the signature of the obligor or obligors, unless the loan contract is not executed by signature, in which case the loan is considered closed upon disbursement of loan funds. (B) All loans made under sections 1321.62 to 1321.702 of the Revised Code by direct mail shall be made from a place of business for whi...

...(A) Whenever a financed insurance policy is cancelled, the insurer that has been notified pursuant to division (C) of section 1321.78 of the Revised Code shall, not later than sixty days after the date of cancellation, return whatever gross unearned premium is due under the insurance policy to the insurance premium finance company for the account of the insured or insureds. If the insurer returns the unearned premium...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Administrative or clerical tasks" mean the receipt, collection, and distribution of information common for the processing or underwriting of a loan in the mortgage industry, and communication with a consumer to obtain information necessary for the processing or underwriting of a residential mortgage loan, to the extent the communication does not include offering or negotiating loan ra...

...(A) A credit union service organization or depository institution seeking exemption from registration pursuant to division (H) or (I) of section 1322.04 of the Revised Code or rules adopted by the superintendent in accordance with section 1322.02 of the Revised Code shall submit an application to the superintendent of financial institutions along with a nonrefundable fee of three hundred fifty dollars for each locati...

...(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) As used in sections 1329.01 to 1329.10 of the Revised Code: (1) "Trade name" means a name used in business or trade to designate the business of the user and to which the user asserts a right to exclusive use. (2) "Fictitious name" means a name used in business or trade that is fictitious and that the user has not registered or is not entitled to register as a trade name. It does not include the name of recor...

...The registrant of any trade name or a person who reports a fictitious name shall record all changes of the registrant's business address by filing with the secretary of state a statement in writing, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, setting forth the name previously registered or reported, the date of the registration or report, and the new address of the applicant. The filing fee specified in division...

...The secretary of state shall cancel from the secretary of state's files: (A) Any registration concerning which the secretary of state receives a voluntary request in writing, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, for cancellation of the registration from the registrant or the assignee of record; (B) All registrations granted under sections 1329.01 to 1329.10 of the Revised Code that are not renewed in acc...

...The registrant of a name, mark, or device used to indicate ownership shall record all changes of the registrant's business address by filing with the secretary of state a written statement, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, of the new address. The filing fee specified in division (U)(2) of section 111.16 of the Revised Code shall accompany the statement.

...The secretary of state shall cancel from the register all of the following: (A) Any registration concerning which the secretary of state receives a voluntary request in writing for the cancellation of the registration from the registrant or the assignee of record; (B) Any registration granted under sections 1329.41 to 1329.45 of the Revised Code, not renewed in accordance with the provisions of those sections. (C)...

...As used in sections 1329.54 to 1329.67 of the Revised Code: (A) "Trademark" means any word, name, symbol, device, or combination of any word, name, symbol, or device, that is adopted and used by a person to identify and distinguish the goods of that person, including a unique product, from the goods of other persons, and to indicate the source of the goods, even if that source is unknown. (B) "Service mark" means a...

...Upon compliance by the applicant with the requirements of sections 1329.54 to 1329.67 of the Revised Code, the secretary of state shall cause a certificate of registration to be issued and delivered to the applicant. The certificate of registration shall be issued under the signature and seal of the secretary of state, and it shall show the name and business address and, if a corporation, the state of incorporation, ...

...The registrant of a trademark or service mark shall record all changes of the registrant's business address by filing a written statement, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, of the new address with the secretary of state. The filing fee specified in division (U)(2) of section 111.16 of the Revised Code shall accompany the statement.