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PALMONES, ELOISA C. Credit Transactions Transactions
Usury Law
(Act 2655, as amended by Presidential Decree No. 116)
The Usury Law is Act 2655, as amended by Presidential Decree No. 116, which provides, amon that the legal rate of interest for the loan or forbearance of any money, goods or credits, where such renewal or forbearance is secured in whole or in part by a mortgage upon real estate the title to which registered, in the absence of express contract as to such rate of interest, shall be 12% per annum. Any am interest paid or stipulated to be paid in excess of that fixed by law is considered usurious, therefore unlaw
However, pursuant to Central Bank Circular No. 905, adopted on 22 December 1982, the Suprem declared that the Usury law is now "legally inexistent".It should be clarified that CB Circular No. 90 repeal nor in anyway amend the Usury Law but simply suspended the latter's effectivity. Usury has bee non-existent in our jurisdiction. Interest can now be charged as lender and borrower may agree upon.
Usury is defined as:
Contracting for or receiving something in excess of the amount allowed by law for the forbea money, money, goods or things in action.
Any amount of interest paid or stipulated to be paid in excess of that fixed by law.
Background
Taking of excessive interest for the loan of money has been regarded with abhorrence f earliest times – prohibited by the ancient laws of the Chinese and Hindus, the Mosaic La Jews Jews,, by the the Kora Koran, n, by the the Athe Atheni nian anss and and by the Roma Romans ns and and has has been been frow frowne ne distinguished publicists throughout all the ages. Sign up to vote on this title The early American colonial usury acts were modeled after the English act, the rate of Useful Not useful allowed being usually higher. These early enactments adopted the penalty for usury fixe statue of the mother country. The tendency of subsequent statutes has been steadily to mit punishment inflicted on the usurer
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title to which is duly registered, in the absence of express contract as to such rate of interest 12% per annum. Any amount of interest paid or stipulated to be paid in excess of that fixed b considered usurious, therefore unlawful.
Usury law has been enacted for the protection of the borrower from the imposition of unsc lenders who are ready to take undue advantage of the necessities of others. It forms a pa public policy of the state, and is intended to prevent excessive charges for the loan of money.
It proceeds on the theory that a usurious loan is attributable to such inequality in the relatio lender and borrower that the borrower’s necessities deprive him of freedom in contracting a him at the mercy of the lender.
Pursuant to Central Bank Circular No. 905, adopted on 22 December 1982, the Suprem declared that the Usury law is now "legally inexistent". Under the authority.
SECTION 1.
The rate of interest, including commissions, premiums, fees and other charges, on forbearance of any money, goods, or credits, regardless of maturity and whether unsecured, that may be charged or collected by any person, whether natural or juridical, sha subject to any ceiling prescribed under or pursuant to the Usury Law, as amended.
SECTION 2.
The rate of interest for the loan or forbearance of any money, goods or credits and the rate al You're Reading a Preview judgments, in the absence of express contract as to such rate of interest, shall continue to b per cent (12%) per annum. Unlock full access with a free trial.
It should be clarified that CB Circular No. 905 did not repeal nor in anyway amend the Usury Law bu Download Withnon-existent Free Trial in our jurisdiction. Interest can suspended the latter's effectivity. Usury has been legally charged as lender and borrower may agree upon. Elements:
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Stipulated interest rates are illegal if they are unconscionable and the Court is allowed to temp interest rates when necessary. In exercising this vested power to determine what is iniquitous an unconscionable, the Court must consider the circumstances of each case. What may be iniqui and unconscionable in one case, may be just in another.
In that case, the SC reduced the interest rate from 18% to 12% per annum, noting, among oth
the amount involved has ballooned to an outrageous amount four times the principal debt there is no hard and fast rule to determine the reasonableness of interest rates. Stipulated inte of 21%, 23% and 24% per annum had been sustained in certain cases. On the other hand, t plenty of cases when the SC equitably reduced the stipulated interest rates; for instance, from 10% per annum. The SC also voided the stipulated interest of 5.5% per month (or 66% per for being “excessive, iniquitous, unconscionable and exorbitant, hence, contrary to morals bonos mores), if not against the law”. The same is true with cases involving 36% per annum month (or 72% per annum), and 10% and 8% per month. In these instances, the SC imposed interest of 12%.
“legal interest” doesn’t mean that anything beyond 12% is “illegal”. It simply means that in forbearance of money, the interest due should be that stipulated in writing, and in the absence the rate shall be 12% per annum.
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The Usury Law had been rendered legally ineffective by Resolution No. 224 dated 3 Decem of the Monetary Board of theUnlock Central Central Bank Circular No. 905 wh fullBank, access and with later a free by trial. effect on 1 January 1983. These circulars removed the ceiling on interest rates for sec unsecured loans regardless of maturity. The effect of these circulars is to allow the parties to Download With Free Trial any interest that may be charged on a loan. The virtual repeal of the Usury Law is within judicial notice which courts are bound to take into account. Although interest rates are n subject to a ceiling, the lender still does not have an unbridled license to impose increased rates. The lender and the borrower should agree on the imposed rate, and such imposed ra be in writing.
Here, the stipulations on interest rate repricing are valid because (1) the parties mutually a
said stipulations; (2) repricing takes effect only upon Solidbank’s written notice to Permane new interest rate; and (3) Permanent has the option to prepay its loan if Permanent and Soli not agree on the new interest rate. The phrases Sign “irrevocably authorize,” up to vote on this title “at any tim “adjustment of the interest rate shall be effective from date indicated in the written notic Useful the Not useful us by the bank, or if no date is indicated, from the time the notice was sent,” emphas Permanent should receive a written notice from Solidbank as a condition for the adjustme interest rates. ( Solidbank Corporation vs. Permanent Homes, Inc. G.R. No. 171925, July 23
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