The federal limits on interest rates as provided in sections 501(a)(1), 511, and 524 of Public Law 96-221 shall not apply to loans, mortgages, credit sales, and advances made in Nebraska and are hereby rejected by the State of Nebraska pursuant to this section. Sections 521 to 523 of Public Law 96-221 are not rejected. Subject to the foregoing, the State of Nebraska elects to retain the power to establish or not establish usury limits provided under the Nebraska statutes and the Nebraska Constitution and retains the power to have such limits, if any, apply to any loan, mortgage, credit sale, or advance made in this state after July 17, 1982.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 45-1,104

  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Usury: Charging an illegally high interest rate on a loan. Source: OCC