Achieving the Bankless

The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a loophole in state legislation allowing loan that is payday to work outside of limitations imposed in it by lawmakers in 2008. A customer enters a Payroll Advance location in Cincinnati in this Nov. 6, 2008 file photo.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a loophole in state law allowing pay day loan loan providers to work without limitations founded by lawmakers and endorsed by voters in a statewide referendum.

The decision that is unanimous a Ninth District Court of Appeals ruling that Ohio Neighborhood Finance, which operates Cashland shops, wrongly utilized a mortgage financing license to have around state legislation breaking down in the lenders. The Supreme Court choice comes back the full situation to test.