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Fla. Stat. § 516.035 (2025)

Rate of interest upon default.

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516.035 Rate of interest upon default.—In the event that any balance remains unpaid at the expiration of the scheduled maturity date of a loan, licensees may continue to charge interest on the unpaid balance at the rate provided for in s. 516.031(1) for a period not to exceed 12 months. Thereafter, the interest shall not exceed the permissible rate of interest provided by chapter 687. When advances are made pursuant to a line of credit, a licensee may charge interest on the unpaid balance at the rate provided for in s. 516.031(1) for the period a balance remains unpaid.
History.—s. 1, ch. 79-59; s. 2, ch. 81-318; s. 5, ch. 85-32; s. 3, ch. 86-100; ss. 5, 16, 17, ch. 88-342; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

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