Mississippi Code
General Provisions
§ 81-5-79. Small loans

Any bank or trust company heretofore or hereafter organized under any general or special law of this state and doing a banking business in this state and any national bank doing business in this state shall have power, in addition to such other powers as it may have, to make loans to any borrower or debtor in an amount not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) to be repaid in monthly installments and may charge interest thereon at not exceeding twelve percent (12%) per annum for the entire period of the loan, and aggregate the principal and interest for the entire period of the loan and divide same into monthly installments, and may take security therefor as for other loans.
A charge of Ten Dollars (10) in lieu of interest may be made on any loan payable in a single payment, and a charge of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) in lieu of interest may be made on any loan payable in monthly installments.
No further interest or discount or service charge, or other charge by way of compensation for the use of such money, shall be made directly or indirectly on any such loan or discount by any such bank, trust company or national bank, made under the provisions of this section, in addition to the charges herein expressly provided for.
However, this section shall in no way repeal any of the other present usury statutes.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 81 - Banks and Financial Institutions

Chapter 5 - General Provisions Relating to Banks and Banking

General Provisions

§ 81-5-2. Private corporation laws; application to state banks

§ 81-5-3. Bank not to permit use of its name

§ 81-5-5. Local and regional banks for farm loans authorized

§ 81-5-7. Preservation of old records

§ 81-5-9. Banks shall become members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

§ 81-5-11. State banks may become members of Federal Reserve Bank

§ 81-5-13. Federal Reserve Act requirements must be observed

§ 81-5-15. Officers and employees of banks to furnish fidelity bond; insurance

§ 81-5-17. Bank stock; transfer and use as collateral

§ 81-5-19. Stock; record of transfer of to be kept

§ 81-5-21. Stock of other banks not to be owned

§ 81-5-23. Preferred stock; issuance authorized

§ 81-5-25. Investments in stock of small business investment companies

§ 81-5-27. Liability of stockholders

§ 81-5-29. Corporations may be formed to purchase, hold and own bank assets

§ 81-5-31. Voting trusts prohibited

§ 81-5-33. Powers in regard to trusts

§ 81-5-34. Accounts of administrators, executors, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries

§ 81-5-35. State and national banks acting in fiduciary capacity not required to file bond; exception

§ 81-5-39. Banks may register securities held in fiduciary capacity in name of bank's nominee

§ 81-5-41. Foreign investors may engage in certain activities without qualifying

§ 81-5-45. Qualification and oath of directors; meetings; executive and auditing committee

§ 81-5-47. Directors may contract to sell stock while continuing to serve

§ 81-5-49. Interlocking directorates prohibited

§ 81-5-51. Loans to directors and executive officers

§ 81-5-53. Limitation of liability when dealing with agents, trustees, etc.

§ 81-5-56. Month and year checking account opened to be printed on face of checks

§ 81-5-57. Excess deposits; limit and penalty

§ 81-5-59. Deposit of minors

§ 81-5-61. Safe deposit boxes; leasing to minors

§ 81-5-62. Accounts payable at death

§ 81-5-64. Access to safe-deposit box upon death of sole lessee or last surviving co-lessee; definitions; order of priority; documentation required; rights and responsibilities of persons granted access; liability protections to financial institution...

§ 81-5-65. Accounts of deceased depositors to be reported; publicity of same

§ 81-5-67. Settlement of adverse claims to deposits

§ 81-5-71. Certifying checks

§ 81-5-75. Authorization for payment of dividend

§ 81-5-77. Limit of loans and extensions of credit to single borrower

§ 81-5-79. Small loans

§ 81-5-81. Effect of third-party deposits to induce making of unsound loans

§ 81-5-83. Limit of borrowing power of banks

§ 81-5-85. Consolidation, conversion or merger of state or state and national banks, state or federal savings and loan associations and state-chartered banks, and state or federal savings banks and state-chartered banks

§ 81-5-87. Holding of real estate by bank

§ 81-5-89. Limitations upon acceptances

§ 81-5-93. Clearinghouse associations authorized

§ 81-5-95. Powers of clearinghouse associations

§ 81-5-97. Banking hours

§ 81-5-98. Drive-in teller windows and branch offices considered to be branch banks

§ 81-5-101. Dissolution of solvent banks

§ 81-5-103. General penalty