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...(A) For open-end loans, "billing cycle" means the time interval between periodic billing dates. A billing cycle shall be considered monthly if the closing date of the cycle is the same date each month or does not vary by more than four days from such date. (B) A licensee may make open-end loans pursuant to an agreement between the licensee and the borrower whereby: (1) The licensee may permit the borrower to obta...

...(A) A licensee shall not permit any borrower to be indebted for a loan made under sections 1321.62 to 1321.702 of the Revised Code at any time while the borrower is also indebted to an affiliate or agent of the licensee for a loan made under sections 1321.01 to 1321.19 or sections 1321.51 to 1321.60 of the Revised Code for the purpose or with the result of obtaining greater charges than otherwise would be permitted b...

...on confidential, as if conducted from a commercial location, and to ensure remote employees work in an environment conducive and appropriate to that confidentiality; (7) Keeps a record of all remote locations that are being used, in the form of city, state, and type of location, and makes a list of those locations available to the superintendent upon request.

...(A) The division of financial institutions may, upon written notice to the licensee stating the contemplated action, the grounds for the action, and the licensee's reasonable opportunity to be heard on the action in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew any license issued under sections 1321.62 to 1321.702 of the Revised Code if it finds a violation of or failure to com...

...(A) The attorney general may directly bring an action to enjoin a violation of sections 1321.62 to 1321.702 of the Revised Code with the same rights, 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 sections 1321.62 to 1321.702 of the Revised Code only if the prosecut...

...The superintendent of financial institutions may adopt, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, rules that are necessary for the enforcement of sections 1321.62 to 1321.702 of the Revised Code and that are consistent with those sections. Each rule shall contain a reference to the section, division, or paragraph of the Revised Code to which it applies. The superintendent shall send by regular mail to each...

...As used in sections 1321.71 to 1321.83 of the Revised Code: (A) "Annual percentage rate" means the ratio of the finance charges, as authorized by sections 1321.79 and 1321.791 of the Revised Code, on a loan to the unpaid principal balance on the loan for any period of time, expressed on an annual basis. (B) "Insurance premium finance company" or "premium finance company" means a person engaged in the business of en...

...Except as provided in division (D) of section 1321.78, sections 1321.71 to 1321.83 of the Revised Code do not apply with respect to any of the following: (A) Life, property, or casualty insurance companies authorized to do business in this state as to policies issued by those companies; (B) The inclusion of a charge for insurance in connection with any installment transaction pursuant to Chapter 1317. of the Revise...

...(A) No person shall engage in the business of entering into or otherwise acquiring premium finance agreements in the state without first having obtained a license as a premium finance company from the division of financial institutions. (B) The annual license fee shall be determined by the superintendent of financial institutions pursuant to section 1321.20 of the Revised Code. Licenses may be renewed from year to ...

...(A) Application for a license as a premium finance company shall be in writing, under oath, in the form prescribed by the division of financial institutions. An applicant also shall provide the form of premium finance agreement it intends to use in doing business under sections 1321.71 to 1321.83 of the Revised Code. Upon the filing of an application and the payment of the license fee, and upon deposit of an investig...

...(A) The division of financial institutions may revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a license of any premium finance company if, after investigation, it appears to the division that: (1) Any license issued to the company was obtained by fraud; (2) There was any misrepresentation in the application for the license; (3) The holder of the license has otherwise shown himself, herself, or itself untrustworthy or incompe...

...(A) Each licensee shall keep records of its insurance premium finance transactions conducted under sections 1321.71 to 1321.83 of the Revised Code. Such records shall be maintained separately from any records pertaining to transactions that are not subject to those sections. Each licensee shall preserve its records pertaining to insurance premium finance transactions conducted under sections 1321.71 to 1321.83 of the...

...The division of financial institutions may adopt, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, rules that are necessary for the enforcement of sections 1321.71 to 1321.83 of the Revised Code and that are consistent with those sections. Each rule shall contain a reference to the section, division, or paragraph of the Revised Code to which it applies. The division shall send by regular mail to each licensee a c...

...(A) A premium finance agreement shall: (1) Be dated, signed by the insured, and the printed portion thereof shall be in at least eight-point type; (2) Contain the name and place of business of the insurance agent or broker negotiating the related insurance contract, the name and residence or the place of business of the insured as specified by him, the name and address of the premium finance company, and a de...

...(A) A premium finance company shall not charge, contract for, receive, or collect a finance charge other than as permitted by sections 1321.71 to 1321.83 of the Revised Code. (B) The finance charge shall be computed on the balance of the premium due, after subtracting the down payment made by the insured in accordance with the premium finance agreement, from the effective date of the insurance coverage, for which th...

...As an alternative to the finance charges permitted by division (C) of section 1321.79 of the Revised Code, a premium finance company may contract for and receive finance charges at any rate or rates agreed upon or consented to by the parties to the premium finance agreement or revolving credit premium finance agreement, but not exceeding an annual percentage rate of twenty-five per cent.

...A premium finance agreement may provide for the payment by the insured of any of the following: (A) A delinquency charge of not more than five per cent of any installment that is in default for a period of more than five days. If the insurance policies described in the premium finance agreement are primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, the maximum delinquency charge shall be ten dollars. (B) A canc...

...(A) When a premium finance agreement contains a power of attorney authorizing the premium finance company to cancel any insurance contract or contracts listed in the agreement, the insurance contract or contracts shall not be cancelled by the premium finance company unless the cancellation is effectuated in accordance with this section. (B) Not less than ten days' written notice shall be mailed to the insured at his...

...(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...

...No filing provisions of Chapter 1309. of the Revised Code apply to insurance premium finance agreements, and no filing of the premium finance agreement is necessary to perfect the validity of such agreements as a secured transaction as against creditors, subsequent purchasers, pledgees, encumbrancers, trustees in bankruptcy or any other insolvency proceeding under any law, or their successors or assigns.

...On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the division of consumer finance 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 license, certificate, or permit issued pursuant to this chapter.

...(A) Whoever violates section 1321.02 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree. (B) Whoever violates section 1321.13 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. (C) Whoever violates section 1321.14 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars for a firs...

...s or terms. (B) "Advertising" means a commercial message in any medium that promotes, either directly or indirectly, a residential mortgage lending transaction. (C) "Application" has the same meaning as in 12 C.F.R. 1026.2(a)(3). (D) "Approved education course" means any course approved by the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry. (E) "Approved test provider" means any test provider approved by t...

...The superintendent of financial institutions may, by rule, amend the definition of mortgage loan originator, mortgage broker, mortgage lender, mortgage servicer, or any other definition in section 1322.01 of the Revised Code, or the criteria for an entity to obtain a letter of exemption, or a registration or license, under this chapter, if the superintendent finds that the change is necessary to remain consistent wit...

...This chapter does not apply to any of the following: (A) Any entity chartered and lawfully doing business under the authority of any law of this state, another state, or the United States as a bank, savings bank, trust company, savings and loan association, or credit union, or a subsidiary of any such entity, which subsidiary is regulated by a federal banking agency and is owned and controlled by a depository insti...