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Colorado Interest Rates Laws
More Information on Interest Rate Laws
| Legal Maximum Rate of Interest | 8% (§5-12-101); maximum rate that may be contracted for is 45% (§5-12-103); interest on consumer loan may not exceed 12% unless made by supervised lender (§5-2-201) |
| Penalty for Usury (Unlawful Interest Rate) | Criminal penalty for knowingly exceeding 45%, Class 6 felony (§18-15-104) |
| Interest Rates on Judgments | 8% if none specified in contract; if contract rate is variable, then at rate on day of judgment (§5-12-102[4]) |
| Exceptions | Savings and loans (§11-41-115); mortgages (§5-13-101); business and agricultural loans (§5-13-102); small business loans (§5-13-103) |
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