Texas Finance Code 342.253 – Maximum Interest Charge for Loan With Single Repayment
Terms Used In Texas Finance Code 342.253
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Month: means a calendar month. See Texas Government Code 312.011
A loan contract to which § 342.251 applies and that is payable in a single installment may provide for an acquisition charge and an interest charge on the cash advance that does not exceed a rate or amount that would produce the same effective return, determined as a true daily earnings rate, as allowed under § 342.252 considering the amount and term of the loan. If a loan that has a term in excess of one month under this section is prepaid in full, the lender may earn a minimum of the acquisition charge and interest charge for one month. If a loan under this section has an initial term of less than one month, the lender may earn a minimum of the acquisition charge and an interest charge that produces the same effective return as the installment account handling charge computed at a daily rate for the term the loan is outstanding.
