There is no federal law that sets maximum interest rates on all consumer loans; rather, rates are restricted at the state level. This means usury laws vary between states.
An interest rate that exceeds the legal rate of interest is classified as usury.
In California, absent an exception which we discuss in depth below, the maximum allowable interest rate for consumer loans is 10% per year. For non-consumer loans, the interest rate can bear the maximum of whichever is greater between either: i) 10% per annum; or ii) the “federal discount rate” plus 5%.
A 6% Cap on Interest Rates The cap can apply to credit cards, mortgages and student loans (excluding Federal Guaranteed Student Loans). The excess interest will not be due after your release from active duty.
In Virginia, OppLoans (aka OppFi) is offering $500 to $4,000 loans at 160% APR, a rate that is not legal in Virginia for companies that are not banks, by laundering the loans through FinWise Bank, First Electronic Bank of Utah, or CC Bank.
These loans are also illegal under Virginia law, and Cashnet USA also uses contracts that claim Utah law applies; however, an old Virginia statute seems to give only open-end credit lenders the right to choose the laws of another state, or of the Lake Superior Chippewa Indian Tribe, or of another country when doing ...
The CRA charges instalment interest on all late or insufficient instalment payments. Instalment interest is compounded daily at the prescribed interest rate, which can change every three months.