Types (2)
Secured Promissory Note – Establishes payment terms for a loan that has been secured by the borrower with collateral.
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Unsecured Promissory Note – This type of promissory note doesn’t require collateral and should be reserved for low-risk borrowers.
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Laws
- Interest & Usury Laws: Ch. 16, Article 2
- Usury Rate in General (§ 16-201): 10%, unless another rate is agreed upon, in which case the interest rate cannot exceed the agreed-upon rate.
- Usury Rate for Contracts (§ 16-207(a)): 15%, unless a higher interest rate is authorized by § 16-207(e) et seq.
- Usury Rate for Judgments (§ 16-204(e)(1)): 4% above the *federal discount rate.
- Usury Rate for Judgments on Contract (§ 16-205(a)): The contract rate applies.
*The federal discount rate is the interest rate on loans issued to commercial banks and other depository institutions by the Federal Reserve Bank.