Mississippi Code
General Provisions
§ 75-17-3. Evasion of six percent interest law; interest forfeited if higher rate secretly exacted

If any person shall lend to another any sum of money and take any note or evidence of debt which shall stipulate a rate of interest not greater than six (6) per centum per annum after the date of the loan or after maturity, but who shall in fact contract for, charge, collect or receive as compensation or consideration for, or as the result of, such loan, directly or indirectly, a sum of money in excess of six (6) per centum per annum from the date of the loan, or a sum of money when taken with the interest contracted for, is in excess of six (6) per centum per annum from the date of the loan, such person shall forfeit all interest, and if the interest shall have been paid, same may be recovered by suit.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 75 - Regulation of Trade, Commerce and Investments

Chapter 17 - Interest, Finance Charges, and Other Charges

General Provisions

§ 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

§ 75-17-11. Rate of interest, amount of finance charge or rate of finance charge where specified to be paid at period of less than one year; payment earlier than final maturity; computation of interest upon prepayment of note; usurious rates; notes c...

§ 75-17-13. Liability for issuance of unsolicited credit cards; penalty for collection of excessive finance charge

§ 75-17-15. Small Loan Regulatory Law and Small Loan Privilege Tax Law Licensees; default charge; application of payments

§ 75-17-17. Law governing loans made or credit extended prior to July 1, 1974

§ 75-17-21. Maximum finance charges by licensees under Small Loan Regulatory Law and Small Loan Privilege Tax Law; lender option to use rates under this section or Section 75-67-181

§ 75-17-23. Maximum finance charges in connection with sales of factory manufactured moveable homes

§ 75-17-25. Meaning of "finance charge"; exclusion of prepayment penalties and default charges; effect of excessive finance charge

§ 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

§ 75-17-33. Announcement of discount rates and indices by Commissioner of Banking and Consumer Finance; recording of maximum finance charge rates

§ 75-17-35. Computation of interest on refunds of excess rates by public utilities