Tex. Finance Code § 306.006
This is the official text of Tex. Finance Code § 306.006, part of Texas’s Finance Code — regulates banks and other financial institutions.
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§ 306.006. CERTAIN AUTHORIZED CHARGES ON COMMERCIAL LOANS.
Official statutory text
In addition to the interest authorized by this chapter, the parties to a commercial loan may agree and stipulate for:
(1) a delinquency charge on the amount of any installment or other amount in default for a period of not less than 10 days in an amount not to exceed five percent of the total amount of the installment; and
(2) a returned check fee in an amount that does not exceed the maximum fee authorized in Section 3.506, Business & Commerce Code, on any check, draft, order, or other instrument or form of remittance that is returned unpaid or dishonored for any reason.
(1) a delinquency charge on the amount of any installment or other amount in default for a period of not less than 10 days in an amount not to exceed five percent of the total amount of the installment; and
(2) a returned check fee in an amount that does not exceed the maximum fee authorized in Section 3.506, Business & Commerce Code, on any check, draft, order, or other instrument or form of remittance that is returned unpaid or dishonored for any reason.
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