In the state of Ohio, a new law referred to as SB 247, amends existing law in relation to claims against a credit union. SB 247 states that if any depositor, individual, member, or group of persons makes a claim to any share/share account, deposit, security, property held in safekeeping, safe deposit box, obligation, or other possessions in the credit union’s ownership without the authority to exercise any right or control with respect to the property, the credit union is not obligated to recognize the claim unless there is a court order or a posted surety bond. The surety bond form and amount will be determined by the credit union; it functions to indemnify the credit union against any liabilities or loss the credit union might acquire because of its acknowledgment of the claim or because of its denial, due to the claim, to respect or recognize any entitlement to the property.

HB 562, introduced on 05/19/2008, is a new law involving university treasurers. The new Ohio state law authorizes the treasurer of the Board of Trustees for multiple universities to be insured in lieu of acquiring a surety bond. HB 562 requires the attained bond to be an amount no less than the anticipated amount of funds that may be in a treasurer’s control at any time. At the end of the day, the Board of Trustees decides the amount required for the bond. When it comes to insurance policies, the new law requires the policy to be in the same amount of the bond, but it will also allow for a decrease of the required amount by the quantity of the deductible. The universities included are Bowling Green State, Central State, Cleveland State, Wright State, Youngstown State, and the universities of Akron, Cincinnati, and Toledo. The Governor’s line item veto emerged, have an affect on HB 562.

In the state of Ohio, there is a new law concerning short term lenders. HB 545, enacted on 06/02/2008, controls short-term lenders while requiring licensure and a surety bond from a state licensed surety or bonding company. The surety bond must be at least $100,000 unless the license applicant is a non-profit corporation, in which case the bond requirement is reduced to $50,000. The term of the bond runs along with the license period. HB 545 became operational 3 months after it was filed with the Secretary of State.