N.M. Stat. § 58-7-3
Loans covered by act.
A. The New Mexico Bank Installment Loan Act of 1959 applies to a loan that is a
precomputed loan repayable in installments and that is clearly identified on the loan
documents as being made under that act.
B. A loan in an amount equal to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or less shall be
made only pursuant to the New Mexico Bank Installment Loan Act of 1959 or the New
Mexico Small Loan Act of 1955 [Chapter 58, Article 15 NMSA 1978]. A loan made
pursuant to the New Mexico Bank Installment Loan Act of 1959 shall be identified in the
loan documents as being made pursuant to that act.
C. The provisions of Subsection B of this section shall not apply to a federally
insured depository institution.