Computation of interest - Installment loans

(a) This chapter does not limit or restrict the manner or method of contracting for interest, whether by way of add-on, discount, or otherwise, so long as the maximum effective rate of interest does not exceed that authorized by statute. (b) For installment loans, the maximum effective rate of interest shall: (1) Be determined in accordance with the actuarial method; (2) Be calculated, in the case of a precomputed loan, on the assumption that all scheduled payments will be made as contracted; and (3) Not be affected by the prepayment of the loan, in whole or in part. Acts 1979, ch. 203, § 6. (a) This chapter does not limit or restrict the manner or method of contracting for interest, whether by way of add-on, discount, or otherwise, so long as the maximum effective rate of interest does not exceed that authorized by statute. (b) For installment loans, the maximum effective rate of interest shall: (1) Be determined in accordance with the actuarial method; (2) Be calculated, in the case of a precomputed loan, on the assumption that all scheduled payments will be made as contracted; and (3) Not be affected by the prepayment of the loan, in whole or in part. (1) Be determined in accordance with the actuarial method; (2) Be calculated, in the case of a precomputed loan, on the assumption that all scheduled payments will be made as contracted; and (3) Not be affected by the prepayment of the loan, in whole or in part. Acts 1979, ch. 203, § 6.