Sec. 303.009. MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM WEEKLY, MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, OR ANNUALIZED CEILING. (a) If the rate computed for the weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annualized ceiling is less than 18 percent a year, the ceiling is 18 percent a year.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), if the rate computed for the weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annualized ceiling is more than 24 percent a year, the ceiling is 24 percent a year.
(c) For a contract made, extended, or renewed under which credit is extended for a business, commercial, investment, or similar purpose, the limitation on the ceilings determined by those computations is 28 percent a year.
(d) For an open-end account credit agreement that provides for credit card transactions on which a merchant discount is not imposed or received by the creditor or a retail charge agreement under Chapter 345 without a merchant discount, the ceiling is 21 percent a year.
(e) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1348, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
(f) In this chapter, "weekly ceiling," "monthly ceiling," "quarterly ceiling," or "annualized ceiling" refers to that ceiling as determined after the application of this section.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 7.18(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1348, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1018 (H.B. 955), Sec. 2.02, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1182 (H.B. 3453), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Regulation of Interest, Loans, and Financed Transactions
Chapter 303 - Optional Rate Ceilings
Subchapter A. Rate Ceilings: Applicability, Computation, and Publication
Section 303.001. Use of Ceilings
Section 303.002. Weekly Ceiling
Section 303.003. Computation of Weekly Ceiling
Section 303.004. Monthly Ceiling
Section 303.005. Computation of Monthly Ceiling
Section 303.006. Quarterly Ceiling
Section 303.007. Annualized Ceiling
Section 303.008. Computation of Quarterly and Annualized Ceiling
Section 303.009. Maximum and Minimum Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, or Annualized Ceiling
Section 303.010. Computation of Ceiling if Information Unavailable
Section 303.011. Publication of Rate Ceilings
Section 303.012. Judicial Notice
Section 303.013. Determination of Ceiling for Contract to Renew or Extend Debt Payment
Section 303.014. Rate for Lender Credit Card Agreement With Merchant Discount
Section 303.015. Variable Rate
Section 303.016. Charging of Rate Lower Than Agreed Rate
Section 303.017. Various Charges on Consumer Loans Made by Particular Lenders