New Mexico Interest Rate & Usury Laws

SUMMARY: New Mexico Maximum Interest Rate

  • 15% annually for undocumented loans
  • No stated maximum for loans agreed to in writing

New Mexico Statute

From New Mexico Article 8 Section 56-8-3: MONEY, INTEREST AND USURY

 

56-8-3. Interest rate; no written contract.

The rate of interest, in the absence of a written contract fixing a different rate, shall be not more than fifteen percent annually in the following cases:

  1. on money due by contract;
  2. on money received to the use of another and retained without the owner’s consent expressed or implied; and
  3. on money due upon the settlement of matured accounts from the day the balance is ascertained.

 

Disclaimer

 

This information may or may not be the full scope of New Mexico’s interest and usury laws.  Many States may, from time to time, adjust their statutes pertaining to allowable interest and usury rates as well as exceptions.  Be sure to review the New Mexico Interest & Usury statute in its entirety and consult with a relevant attorney if you have any specific questions.

 

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