A late payment charge, not exceeding Five Dollars ($5.00) or four percent (4%) of the amount of any delinquency, whichever is greater, if contracted for in writing, shall not be considered a finance charge, but no such charge shall be made unless such delinquency is more than fifteen (15) days past due; provided, however, that such late payment charge may be collected only one (1) time on a specific installment and no late payment charge may be collected on a partial payment resulting from the deduction of a late payment charge from a regular scheduled payment. On loans of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) or less having a stated maturity of five (5) years or less, such late payment charge shall in no event exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
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