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...(A) Each registrant or entity holding a valid letter of exemption under division (B)(1) of section 1322.05 of the Revised Code shall designate an employee or owner of that registrant's business as the operations manager. The operations manager shall be responsible for the management, supervision, and control of a particular registrant. (B) To be eligible for such a designation, an employee or owner shall have at le...

...No person shall acquire, sell, transfer, or hypothecate any interest in a registrant, or an entity holding a letter of exemption issued under this chapter, or an applicant for a certificate of registration under this chapter in order to obfuscate or conceal the true ownership or control of the registrant, exemption holder, or applicant.

...(A) A registrant that is a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust, or other business entity or association shall notify the division of financial institutions of every sale, transfer, or hypothecation of any stock, security, membership, partnership, or other equitable, beneficial, or ownership interest in the entity or association, if the interest represents at least a five per cent membership, pa...

...A person registered under this chapter solely to sell leads of potential buyers to residential mortgage lenders or mortgage brokers, or solely to match buyers with residential mortgage lenders or mortgage brokers through a computerized loan origination system recognized by the United States department of housing and urban development, shall be required to make only those disclosures under this chapter that apply to t...

...(A) An application for a license as a mortgage loan originator shall be in writing, under oath, and in a form prescribed by the superintendent of financial institutions that complies with the requirements of the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry. The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of two hundred dollars and any additional fee required by the nationwide mortgage lic...

...(A) Upon the conclusion of the investigation required under division (C) of section 1322.20 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of financial institutions shall issue a mortgage loan originator license to the applicant if the superintendent finds that the following conditions are met: (1) The application is accompanied by the application fee and any fee required by the nationwide mortgage licensing system and r...

...Each applicant for a mortgage loan originator license shall submit to a written test that is developed and approved by the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry and administered by an approved test provider. (A) The test shall adequately measure the applicant's knowledge and comprehension in appropriate subject areas, including ethics, federal and state law related to mortgage origination, fraud, consu...

...(A) Each licensee shall complete at least eight hours of continuing education every calendar year. To fulfill this requirement, the eight hours of continuing education must be offered in a course or program of study reviewed and approved by the superintendent of financial institutions. The course or program of study shall include all of the following: (1) Three hours of applicable federal law and regulations; (2) T...

...(A) A registrant or entity holding a valid letter of exemption under division (B)(1) of section 1322.05 of the Revised Code shall supervise all business of a mortgage loan originator conducted at the principal office, any branch office, or other location used by the individual mortgage loan originator. (B) If a mortgage loan originator's employment or association is terminated for any reason, the licensee may reque...

...A registrant or entity holding a letter of exemption under this chapter may contract for and receive interest at any rate or rates agreed upon or consented to by the parties to the residential mortgage loan, but not exceeding an annual percentage rate of twenty-five per cent.

...(A)(1) No registrant shall conduct business in this state, unless the registrant has obtained and maintains in effect at all times a corporate surety bond issued by a bonding company or insurance company authorized to do business in this state. The bond shall be in favor of the superintendent of financial institutions and in the penal sum of one-half per cent of the aggregate loan amount of residential mortgage loans...

...(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...

...(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 institu...

...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...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, no registrant, or any member of the immediate family of an owner of a registrant, shall own or control a majority interest in an appraisal company. (B) Division (A) of this section shall not apply to any registrant, or any member of the immediate family of an owner of a registrant, who, on January 1, 2010, directly or indirectly owns or controls a maj...

...(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...

...(A) After notice and opportunity for a hearing conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the superintendent of financial institutions may do the following: (1) Suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew a certificate of registration, license, or letter of exemption if the superintendent finds any of the following: (a) A violation of or failure to comply with any provision of this chapter o...

...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.

...(A)(1) A buyer injured by a violation of section 1322.07, 1322.40, or 1322.46 of the Revised Code may bring an action for recovery of damages. (2) Damages awarded under division (A)(1) of this section shall not be less than all compensation paid directly and indirectly to a registrant or mortgage loan originator from any source, plus reasonable attorney's fees and court costs. (3) The buyer may be awarded punitiv...

...(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; ...