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State Legal Rate Judgment Rate

 State
 Legal Rate
 Judgment Rate
AL

6%

12%

AK

8%

8% or contractual

AZ

10%

10% or contractual

AR

6%*

9.75% (*or 5 points above Fed disc rate)

CA

10%

10% or contractual

CO

8%

8%

CT

8%

10%

DE

10.25%*

10.25%* or contractual for both categories

DC

6%

 
FL

10%

10% up to 18% if contractual

GA

7%

12% Consumer, 18% Commercial Accounts

HI

10%

10%

ID

12%

10.125% Judgment

IL

5%

9%

IN

8%

8%

IA

-

Both Floating based on Federal T-Bill

KS

10%

10%

KY

8%

12%

LA

9.75%

9.75% on Judgment

ME

8%

15% post Judgment

MD

6%

10% or contractual

MA

12%

12% judgment, 12% contract

MI

5%

6.06%, Usury limit = 25%

MN

6%

5%

MS

-

8% or contract amount

MO

9%

9%

MT

10%

10%

NE

12% or contracutal

T-bond + 1%

NV

Prime + 2%

Prime + 2%

NH

0%

6.5%

NJ

5%

No Provision

NM

0%

8.75%

NH

0%

6.5%

NJ

0%

No Provision

NM

0%

8.75%

NY

16%

9%

NC

8%

8%

ND

6%

12%

OH

10%

10% or contractual

OK

6% or contractual

8.73%

OR

Statutory

9%

PA

6%

6%

RI

12%

12%

SC

8.75%

14%

SD

12%

10%

TN

10%

10% or contractual

TX

Contractual

Contractual

UT

6.51%

Contractual Rate

VT

12%

12%

VA

8%

9% or contractual

WA

12%

12%

WV

6% or up to 18%
by contract

10%

WI

5%

12%

WY

7%

10% or contractual


 
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