Any licensee under the provisions of the Small Loan Regulatory Law (Section 75-67-101 et seq.), and the Small Loan Privilege Tax Law (Section 75-67-201 et seq.), may contract for and receive a default charge not to exceed five percent (5%) of that portion of an installment which continues unpaid for ten (10) days or more following the date such payment is due, including Sundays and holidays. In no case shall such default charge exceed five dollars ($5.00). Such default charge shall not be collected more than once on the same installment. For the purpose of this section, payments shall be applied first to current installments and then to delinquent installments.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 75 - Regulation of Trade, Commerce and Investments
Chapter 17 - Interest, Finance Charges, and Other Charges
§ 75-17-3. Evasion of six percent interest law; interest forfeited if higher rate secretly exacted
§ 75-17-5. Discount, interest, bank issues
§ 75-17-7. Interest on judgments and decrees
§ 75-17-9. Partial payments applied
§ 75-17-17. Law governing loans made or credit extended prior to July 1, 1974
§ 75-17-23. Maximum finance charges in connection with sales of factory manufactured moveable homes
§ 75-17-27. Late payment charges
§ 75-17-29. Prohibition against use of multiple agreements to obtain excessive finance charge
§ 75-17-31. Limitations on prepayment penalties with respect to loans for certain real estate
§ 75-17-35. Computation of interest on refunds of excess rates by public utilities