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Kansas Interest Rates Laws
More Information on Interest Rate Laws
| Legal Maximum Rate of Interest | 10% (§16-201); maximum rate at which parties may contract: 15% (§16-207) |
| Penalty for Usury (Unlawful Interest Rate) | Forfeit all interest; lose a sum of money to pay borrower's attorney fees (§16-207) |
| Interest Rates on Judgments | 4% above federal discount rate as of July 1 preceding judgment (§16-204); where judgment on contract, contract rate controls (§16-205) |
| Exceptions | Business and agricultural loans; note secured by real estate mortgage; qualified plan loans (§16-207) |
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