Ohio Code § 1733.44

§ 1733.44.

(A) No person, partnership, association, or corporation, other than credit unions and

associations of such credit unions, to which all credit unions in their respective

jurisdictions are eligible, shall use any name or title containing the words “credit

union” or represent themselves, in advertising or elsewhere, as conducting business

as a credit union. (B) Subject to all of the following, a credit union may adopt one or more trade names: (1) The credit union shall give written notice of the proposed trade name to the superintendent

of credit unions at least thirty days before using the trade name. (2) The superintendent may deny a credit union the right to use a given trade name or

terminate a credit union's right to use a trade name for any reason. (3) A credit union may use a trade name or a name other than its official charter name

in advertising or signage, so long as it uses its official charter name in communications

with the division of financial institutions and for share certificates or certificates

of deposit, signature cards, loan agreements, account statements, checks, drafts,

and other legal documents. (4) A trade name shall be registered with the secretary of state pursuant to the laws

of this state and the registration shall be accompanied by any written documentation

issued by the superintendent relating to the right to use, denial to use, or termination

of a trade name.