Sec. 342.253. MAXIMUM INTEREST CHARGE FOR LOAN WITH SINGLE REPAYMENT. A loan contract to which Section 342.251 applies and that is payable in a single installment may provide for an acquisition charge and an interest charge on the cash advance that does not exceed a rate or amount that would produce the same effective return, determined as a true daily earnings rate, as allowed under Section 342.252 considering the amount and term of the loan. If a loan that has a term in excess of one month under this section is prepaid in full, the lender may earn a minimum of the acquisition charge and interest charge for one month. If a loan under this section has an initial term of less than one month, the lender may earn a minimum of the acquisition charge and an interest charge that produces the same effective return as the installment account handling charge computed at a daily rate for the term the loan is outstanding.
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 7.19(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 909, Sec. 2.12, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Regulation of Interest, Loans, and Financed Transactions
Subtitle B - Loans and Financed Transactions
Subchapter F. Alternate Charges for Certain Loans
Section 342.251. Maximum Cash Advance
Section 342.252. Alternate Charges
Section 342.253. Maximum Interest Charge for Loan With Single Repayment
Section 342.254. No Other Charges Authorized
Section 342.255. Maximum Loan Term
Section 342.257. Default Charge; Deferment of Payment
Section 342.258. Schedules for Weekly, Biweekly, or Semimonthly Installments
Section 342.259. Loans With Larger Advances
Section 342.260. Alternate Interest Charge Computation Methods