Bills › 88th General Assembly
Relating to permissible interest rates and charges for certain loans. Effective 7-1-19
Sponsored by the House Commerce Committee
Topics:Business & economy
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 6, 2019
- Skipped: SubcommitteeSkipped
- Done: House committeeMarch 13, 2019
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 13, 201953–46
- Done: Senate committeeApril 4, 2019
- Done: Passes the SenateApril 8, 201940–10
- Done: To the GovernorApril 15, 2019
- Done: Signed into lawApril 15, 2019
Signed into law What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to permissible interest rates and charges for certain loans. Current law allows the superintendent of banking to establish the maximum rate of interest or charges for regulated loans subject to Code chapter 536 with unpaid principal balances of $10,000 or less. The bill increases this amount to $30,000. For loans with unpaid principal balances in excess of $30,000 (formerly $10,000), the maximum interest rate or charges a lender may charge remains the greater of the rate permitted in Code chapter 535 or the rate authorized for supervised financial organizations in Code chapter 537.
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The bill authorizes a creditor to contract for and receive, for an interest-bearing consumer credit transaction, a service charge in an amount not to exceed the lesser of 10 percent of the amount financed or $30.2510.2510, relating to rebate upon prepayment, does not apply to service charges collected pursuant to the bill.
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