Types (2)
Secured Promissory Note – A loan agreement in which the lender accepts the borrower’s personal property as collateral.
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Unsecured Promissory Note – A loan that doesn’t allow the lender to obtain any collateral from the borrower.
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Laws
- Interest & Usury Laws: Chapter 687
- Usury Rate (§ 687.03(1)): 18%
- Usury Rate for Loans over $500,000 (§ 687.03(1) and 687.071(2)&(3)): Over 25% is a 2nd degree misdemeanor; over 45% is a 3rd degree felony.
- Usury Rate for Judgments (§ 55.03(1)): 4% above the federal discount rate.
- Usury Rate for Life Insurance Policy Loans (§ 627.4585(2)): 10% or an adjustable maximum interest rate as permitted by law.
- Usury Rate for Consumer Finance Loan (Up to $25,000) (§ 516.02(2)(a)): 18%