Ohio Revised Code Title XI. Banks Savings and Loan Associations § 1109.26

(A)(1) A state bank may own or hold for not more than five years any real estate it acquires by foreclosure, conveyance in lieu of foreclosure, or other legal proceedings relating to loan security interests or otherwise in satisfaction of a debt previously contracted. The superintendent of financial institutions may, upon application by a state bank, grant the bank the power to hold the real estate for a longer time.

(2) The superintendent may, at any time, require a state bank to obtain an independent qualified appraisal of real estate the bank owns or holds in accordance with division (A)(1) of this section.

(3) Real estate sold on contract, but with title remaining in the name of the state bank, shall not be considered real estate held by the bank for the purpose of divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section.

(B)(1) A state bank may own or hold for not more than five years shares of companies either acquired in securing satisfaction of a debt previously contracted in good faith or taken on a refinancing plan involving an investment that was legal at the time it was made. The superintendent may, upon application by a state bank, grant the bank the power to hold the shares for a longer time.

(2) The superintendent may, at any time, require a state bank to obtain an independent qualified appraisal of the shares the bank owns or holds in accordance with division (B) of this section.