The local fishwrapper reports on some unintended consequences of Ohio's tough new law "protecting" people from predatory lenders:

Praised by Democrats, Republicans and consumer advocates alike, the law has done much of what it was supposed to do, mortgage brokers and real-estate professionals say, by protecting consumers from incurring debt they can't afford to repay.

But the law also has made it harder -- close to impossible, some say -- for certain previously well-qualified borrowers to get a loan.

And file this one away under in your "rule of man" file:

"[Ohio's new Attorney General]Marc Dann is looking for someone to break his rules, and nobody wants to be his test case."