Ohio Code 1349.43 – Internet database – violations and enforcement information
(A) As used in this section, “loan officer,” “mortgage broker,” and “nonbank mortgage lender” have the same meanings as in section 1345.01 of the Revised Code.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 1349.43
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Internet: means the international computer network of both federal and nonfederal interoperable packet switched data networks, including the graphical subnetwork known as the world wide web. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
(B) The department of commerce shall establish and maintain an electronic database accessible through the internet that contains information on all of the following:
(1) The enforcement actions taken by the superintendent of financial institutions for each violation of or failure to comply with any provision of Chapter 1322 of the Revised Code, upon final disposition of the action;
(2) The enforcement actions taken by the attorney general under Chapter 1345 of the Revised Code against loan officers, mortgage brokers, and nonbank mortgage lenders, upon final disposition of each action;
(3) All judgments by courts of this state, concerning which appellate remedies have been exhausted or lost by the expiration of the time for appeal, finding either of the following:
(a) A violation of any provision of Chapter 1322 of the Revised Code;
(b) That specific acts or practices by a loan officer, mortgage broker, or nonbank mortgage lender violate section 1345.02, 1345.03, or 1345.031 of the Revised Code.
(C) The attorney general shall notify the department of all enforcement actions and judgments described in divisions (B)(2) and (3)(b) of this section.
(D) The department may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119 of the Revised Code that are necessary to implement this section.
(E) The electronic database maintained by the department in accordance with this section shall not include information that, pursuant to section 1322.36 of the Revised Code, is confidential.
(F) The department may use the multistate licensing system authorized in section 1181.23 of the Revised Code to fulfill its obligations under this section.