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Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Texas Supreme Court announces new method of calculating maximum interest for commercial transactions

On May 23, 2025, the Texas Supreme Court redetermined the method for calculating the maximum allowable interest for commercial loans under Chapter 306 of the Texas Finance Code. The decision is a radical change in how...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Texas Supreme Court Issues New Interpretation of Texas Usury Law

On May 23, the Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion holding that in determining whether a commercial loan is usurious under Texas state law, the “actuarial method” must be employed. This requires the applicable amount of...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Texas Supreme Court answers Fifth Circuit’s question on loans in ruling

On May 23, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled that the maximum permissible interest on a loan must be calculated using the declining principal balance rather than the initial total principal amount. This decision was in...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Colorado appeals to Tenth Circuit from Federal District Court order granting plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction in...

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On the very last day for filing an appeal, the Colorado Attorney General and UCCC Administrator filed a Notice of Appeal to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals of the Colorado federal district court’s order in favor of the...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

UK Tax Round Up - June 2024

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Welcome to the June edition of the UK Tax Round Up. This month features the latest Court of Appeal decision in a trilogy of recent cases regarding the loan relationship “unallowable purpose” test, an Upper Tribunal decision...more

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