2k Maximum Interest Rate Clause Examples for Any Agreement
The Maximum Interest Rate clause sets a cap on the amount of interest that can be charged under an agreement, ensuring that the rate does not exceed a legally permissible or contractually agreed-upon maximum. In practice, this clause applies to loans or other financial arrangements, preventing lenders from charging excessive interest by specifying a clear upper limit, often referencing applicable usury laws. Its core function is to protect borrowers from predatory lending practices and to ensure compliance with legal restrictions on interest rates.
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Maximum Interest Rate. In no event shall any interest rate provided for hereunder exceed the maximum rate legally chargeable under applicable law with respect to loans of the Type provided for hereunder (the “Maximum Rate”). If, in any month, any interest rate, absent such limitation, would have exceeded the Maximum Rate, then the interest rate for that month shall be the Maximum Rate, and, if in future months, that interest rate would otherwise be less than the Maximum Rate, then that interest rate shall remain at the Maximum Rate until such time as the amount of interest paid hereunder equals the amount of interest which would have been paid if the same had not been limited by the Maximum Rate. In the event that, upon payment in full of the Obligations, the total amount of interest paid or accrued under the terms of this Agreement is less than the total amount of interest which would, but for this Section 3.3, have been paid or accrued if the interest rate otherwise set forth in this Agreement had at all times been in effect, then the Borrower shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, pay the Agent, for the account of the applicable Lenders, an amount equal to the excess of (a) the lesser of (i) the amount of interest which would have been charged if the Maximum Rate had, at all times, been in effect or (ii) the amount of interest which would have accrued had the interest rate otherwise set forth in this Agreement, at all times, been in effect over (b) the amount of interest actually paid or accrued under this Agreement. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the Agent and/or any Lender has received interest and other charges hereunder in excess of the Maximum Rate, such excess shall be deemed received on account of, and shall automatically be applied to reduce, the Obligations other than interest, and if there are no Obligations outstanding, the Agent and/or such Lender shall refund to the Borrower such excess.
Maximum Interest Rate. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the applicable interest rate as provided for herein shall exceed the maximum lawful rate which may be contracted for, charged, taken or received by the Holder in accordance with any applicable law (the “Maximum Rate”), the rate of interest applicable to this Debenture shall be limited to the Maximum Rate. To the greatest extent permitted under applicable law, the Company hereby waives and agrees not to allege or claim that any provisions of this Note could give rise to or result in any actual or potential violation of any applicable usury laws.
Maximum Interest Rate. Regardless of any provisions contained in this Amendment or in any other Loan Documents, Lenders shall never be deemed to have contracted for or be entitled to receive, collect or apply as interest on the Notes or otherwise any amount in excess of the maximum rate of interest permitted to be charged by applicable law, and if Lenders ever receive, collect or apply as interest any such excess, or if acceleration of the maturity of the Notes or if any prepayment by Borrower results in Borrower having paid any interest in excess of the maximum rate, such amount which would be excessive interest shall be applied to the reduction of the unpaid principal balance of the Notes for which such excess was received, collected or applied, and, if the principal balances of Notes are paid in full, any remaining excess shall forthwith be paid to Borrower. All sums paid or agreed to be paid to Lenders for the use, forbearance or detention of the indebtedness evidenced by the Notes and/or the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread throughout the full term of such indebtedness until payment in full so that the rate or amount of interest on account of such indebtedness does not exceed the maximum lawful rate permitted under applicable law. In determining whether or not the interest paid or payable under any specific contingency exceeds the maximum rate of interest permitted by law, Borrower and Lenders shall, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, (i) characterize any non-principal payment as an expense, fee or premium, rather than as interest; and (ii) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effect thereof; and (iii) compare the total amount of interest contracted for, charged or received with the total amount of interest which could be contracted for, charged or received throughout the entire contemplated term of the Notes at the maximum lawful rate under applicable law.
Maximum Interest Rate. It is the intention of Lender hereof to conform strictly to applicable usury laws now or hereafter in force, and therefore all agreements between the Company and Lender are expressly limited so that in no contingency or event whatsoever, whether by reason of advancement of the proceeds hereof, acceleration of maturity of the unpaid principal balance hereof, or otherwise, shall the amount paid or agreed to be paid to Lender hereof, for the use, forbearance, or detention of the money to be advanced hereunder exceed the highest lawful rate permitted under the laws of the State of New York.
Maximum Interest Rate. Nothing contained in the Loan Documents shall require the Borrower at any time to pay interest at a rate exceeding the Maximum Permissible Rate. If interest payable by the Borrower on any date would exceed the maximum amount permitted by the Maximum Permissible Rate, such interest payment shall automatically be reduced to such maximum permitted amount, and interest for any subsequent period, to the extent less than the maximum amount permitted for such period by the Maximum Permissible Rate, shall be increased by the unpaid amount of such reduction. Any interest actually received for any period in excess of such maximum amount permitted for such period shall be deemed to have been applied as a prepayment of the Loans.
Maximum Interest Rate. Regardless of any provision of any Loan Document, none of the Agent or any Lender shall be entitled to contract for, charge, receive, collect, or apply as interest on any Liability, any amount in excess of the maximum rate imposed by applicable law. Any payment which is made which, if treated as interest on a Liability would result in such interest's exceeding such maximum rate shall be held, to the extent of such excess, as additional collateral for the Liabilities as if such excess were "Collateral."
Maximum Interest Rate. Nothing contained herein or in any document referred to herein or delivered in connection herewith shall be deemed to establish or require the payment of a rate of interest or other charges in excess of the maximum permitted by applicable law. In the event that the rate of interest or dividends required to be paid or other charges hereunder exceed the maximum permitted by such law, any payments in excess of such maximum shall be credited against amounts owed by the Company to the Holder and thus refunded to the Company.
Maximum Interest Rate. Regardless of any provision contained herein, or in any other documents or instruments executed in connection herewith, the Holder hereof shall never be entitled to receive, collect, or apply, as interest hereon, any amount in excess of the Highest Lawful Rate and in the event the Holder hereof ever receives, collects, or applies, as interest, any such excess, such amount which would be excessive interest shall be deemed a partial prepayment of principal and treated hereunder as such; and, if the principal hereof is paid in full, any remaining excess shall be refunded to Maker. In determining whether or not the interest paid or payable, under any specific contingency, exceeds the Highest Lawful Rate, Maker and the Holder hereof shall, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, (a) characterize any nonprincipal payment as an expense, fee, or premium rather than as interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) spread the total amount of interest throughout the entire contemplated term hereof; provided that if the interest received for the actual period of existence hereof exceeds the Highest Lawful Rate, the Holder hereof shall either apply or refund to Maker the amount of such excess as herein provided, and in such event the Holder hereof shall not be subject to any penalties provided by any laws for contracting for, charging, or receiving interest in excess of the Highest Lawful Rate. For purposes of this Note, the term "Highest Lawful Rate" shall mean, at any given time, the maximum nonusurious interest rate, if any, that may be contracted for or received on the indebtedness evidenced by this Note under applicable federal and state laws.
Maximum Interest Rate. No provision of this Agreement, the Note, or any other Loan Document shall require the payment or permit the collection of interest in excess of the maximum permitted by applicable law (the "Maximum Rate"). If interest in excess of the Maximum Rate is provided for in this Agreement, in any other Loan Document, or otherwise in connection with the Loan, or is adjudicated to be so provided, the provisions of this section shall govern and prevail and Borrower shall be obligated to pay the excess amount of such interest or any other excess sum paid for the use, forbearance, or detention of Advances made under this Agreement. In the event Lender ever receives, collects or applies, as interest due and payable under the Note, any sum in excess of the Maximum Rate, the amount of the excess shall be applied as a payment and reduction of the principal of the indebtedness represented by the Note; and if the principal of the indebtedness represented by the Note has been fully paid, any remaining excess shall forthwith be paid to Borrower. In determining whether or not interest paid or payable exceeds the Maximum Rate, Borrower and Lender shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, (a) characterize any non-principal payment as an expense, fee or premium rather than as interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate and spread, in equal or unequal parts, the total amount of interest throughout the entire contemplated term of the indebtedness represented by the Note so that interest for the entire term does not exceed the Maximum Rate.
Maximum Interest Rate. (a) Nothing in this Agreement shall require the Borrower to pay interest at a rate exceeding the maximum rate permitted by applicable law. Neither this Section nor Section 11.01 is intended to limit the rate of interest payable for the account of any Lender to the maximum rate permitted by the laws of the State of New York (or any other applicable law) if a higher rate is permitted with respect to such Lender by supervening provisions of U.S. Federal law.
(b) If the amount of interest payable for the account of any Lender on any interest payment date in respect of the immediately preceding interest computation period, computed pursuant to this Article III, would exceed the maximum amount permitted by applicable law to be charged by such Lender, the amount of interest payable for its account on such interest payment date shall automatically be reduced to such maximum permissible amount.
(c) If the amount of interest payable for the account of any Lender in respect of any interest computation period is reduced pursuant to Section 3.06(b) and the amount of interest payable for its account in respect of any subsequent interest computation period would be less than the maximum amount permitted by law to be charged by such Lender, then the amount of interest payable for its account in respect of such subsequent interest computation period shall be automatically increased to such maximum permissible amount; provided that at no time shall the aggregate amount by which interest paid for the account of any Lender has been increased pursuant to this Section 3.06(c) exceed the aggregate amount by which interest paid for its account has theretofore been reduced pursuant to Section 3.06(b).