31-1-817. Interest rates -- fees charged. - Montana Statutes

     31-1-817. Interest rates -- fees charged. (1) The maximum rate of interest that a title lender may contract for and receive for making and carrying any title loan authorized by this part may not exceed:
     (a) 25% for each 30-day period for the portion of a loan that does not exceed $2,000;
     (b) 18% for each 30-day period for the portion of a loan exceeding $2,000 but not exceeding $4,000; and
     (c) 10% for each 30-day period, plus fees, on the portion of a loan that exceeds $4,000.
     (2) Title lenders may charge their actual costs of recording liens on borrowers' certificates of title.
     (3) Title lenders may charge a service charge, as provided in 27-1-717, if there are insufficient funds to pay a check on the date of presentment. Title lenders may not collect damages under 27-1-717(3) based upon the presentment of an insufficient funds check.

     History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 455, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 178, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 497, L. 2007.