The same year that the Great War ended, the voters of California approved an initiative measure governing allowable interest rates. This initiative remains uncodified but West Publisher designates these statutes as Civil Code Sections 1916-1 to...
Supreme Court: 1934 Amendment Repeals 1918 Limitation On Compound Interest
Posted on November 15, 2019
Can Usury Ever Be Waived?
Posted on May 30, 2017
California courts have defined "usury" as "the exacting, taking or receiving of a greater rate than is allowed by law, for the use or loan of money." Ross v. Wheeler 140 Cal. App. 217, 222 (1934). The California Constitution sets the maximum rate...