In an action upon a contract for the payment of money with interest at a rate forbidden by law, any payment of interest that may have been made on account of the contract is deemed to be payment made on account of the principal debt; and judgment shall be rendered for no more than the balance found due after deducting and properly crediting the interest so paid. A bona fide indorsee of negotiable paper purchased before due is not affected by any usury exacted by a former holder of the paper unless he had notice of the usury before his purchase.
(Aug. 30, 1964, 78 Stat. 676, Pub. L. 88-509, § 1.)
1981 Ed., § 28-3305.
1973 Ed., § 28-3305.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 28 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]
Chapter 33 - Interest and Usury
§ 28–3301. Rate of interest expressed in contract
§ 28–3302. Rate of interest not expressed and on judgments
§ 28–3304. Action to recover usury paid
§ 28–3305. Unlawful interest credited on principal debt
§ 28–3306. Parties compelled to testify
§ 28–3307. Council of the District of Columbia authorized to exempt certain mortgages and loans
§ 28–3308. Finance charge on direct installment loans
§ 28–3310. Consumer protections
§ 28–3311. Definition of interest
§ 28–3315. Exemption of institutions of higher learning from usury law