Sec. 342.202.  MAXIMUM CHARGE FOR LOAN WITH SINGLE REPAYMENT.  A loan contract that exceeds the maximum cash advance under Section 342.251 and that is payable in a single installment may provide for an interest charge on the cash advance that does not exceed a rate or amount that would produce the same effective return, determined as a true daily earnings rate, as allowed under Section 342.201 considering the amount and term of the loan.  If a loan under this section is prepaid in full, the lender may earn a minimum interest charge of $25.
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 7.19(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 909, Sec. 2.09, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.